2 candidates are tracked for Hunterdon County Commissioner on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Shaun C. Van Doren and Jason Blazakis. Candidate information follows official Hunterdon County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.
This race. 3-year term. The sitting officeholder, Shaun C. Van Doren, is on the ballot.
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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.
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.
Who is running for Hunterdon County Commissioner in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Hunterdon County Commissioner on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Shaun C. Van Doren and Jason Blazakis. Candidate information follows official Hunterdon County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Hunterdon County Commissioner election in New Jersey?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for New Jersey are on the New Jersey election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Hunterdon County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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