Hunterdon County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
4 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Hunterdon County races, led by the Hunterdon County Clerk contest.
County offices
ClerkMary H. Melfi (R) · Caitlin Giles-McCormick (D)
Mary H. Melfi Republican Incumbent
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Per the campaign site.
About Mary H. Melfi
Mary H. Melfi is the sitting Hunterdon County Clerk and a Flemington resident since 1977, per the county's staff directory. Per the directory she served on the Flemington Borough Council from 1994 to 2006 and is a past president of the New Jersey Association of Counties.
Caitlin Giles-McCormick Democratic
Caitlin Giles-McCormick is a former Flemington councilwoman and a former non-profit executive who has worked at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority since 2024, per New Jersey Globe (March 2026). No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
Voters choose one county clerk for a 5-year term on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Republican Mary H. Melfi, who holds the office, and Democrat Caitlin Giles-McCormick, per the County Clerk's official candidate lists.
Full race pageCommissionerShaun C. Van Doren (R) · Jason Blazakis (D)
Shaun C. Van Doren Republican Incumbent
Shaun C. Van Doren is a senior specialist in safety and environment at Merck and an eighth-generation resident of Oldwick in Tewksbury Township, per the county's staff directory. Per the directory he has served on the county commissioner board since 2018 and previously served as Tewksbury Township mayor and committee member; New Jersey Globe also notes he is the township historian. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
Jason Blazakis Democratic
Jason Blazakis is a professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies who runs its center on terrorism and extremism, and a former U.S. State Department official focused on counterterrorism and sanctions, per New Jersey Globe (March 23, 2026). He lives in Lambertville and grew up in Warren County, per New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 29, 2026.
One of the five seats on the Board of County Commissioners is on the November 3, 2026 ballot, for a 3-year term: Republican Shaun C. Van Doren, who holds the seat, and Democrat Jason Blazakis, per the County Clerk's official candidate lists.
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Who is on the ballot in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on November 3, 2026?
Hunterdon County sample ballot 2026: who is running for county clerk and county commissioner, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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Candidate roster last updated Sep 29, 2026 from official election sources.