Middlesex County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Middlesex County, New Jersey

9 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 4 Middlesex County races, led by the Middlesex County Surrogate contest.

4 races on the November ballot · 9 candidates
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County offices

SurrogateClaribel Cortes (D) · Harold V. Kane Jr. (R)

Claribel Cortes (Democratic) and Harold V. Kane Jr. (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Middlesex County Surrogate.

Claribel Cortes Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Probate and estate services
  • Guardianship support for families
  • Multilingual access to Surrogate's Court
About Claribel Cortes
Claribel Cortes

Claribel Cortes serves as Middlesex County Surrogate, the countywide office that oversees probate of wills, estates, and guardianships. A North Brunswick resident, she is the first Latina elected to a countywide constitutional office in Middlesex County and is seeking a new five-year term. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Claribel Cortes.

Harold V. Kane Jr. Republican

Harold V. Kane Jr. is running for Middlesex County Surrogate on the Middlesex County Republican Organization slate in the November 2026 election. The Surrogate oversees probate of wills, estates, adoptions, and guardianships for county residents. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Harold V. Kane Jr.

Incumbent Democrat Claribel Cortes and Republican Harold V. Kane Jr. each advanced unopposed from the June 2 primaries and meet in the November 3 election for Middlesex County surrogate.

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Commissioner (Vote for 2)Charles E. Tomaro (D) · Leslie Koppel (D) · John "Jack" Mikolajczyk (R) · Andrew Zaborney (R)

Charles E. Tomaro (Democratic), Leslie Koppel (Democratic), John "Jack" Mikolajczyk (Republican) and Andrew Zaborney (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Middlesex County Commissioner (Vote for 2).

Charles E. Tomaro Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • County infrastructure and roads
  • Capital projects and engineering
  • Shared services with municipalities
About Charles E. Tomaro
Charles E. Tomaro

Charles E. Tomaro of Edison has served on the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners since 2014, with a county portfolio focused on infrastructure and engineering. He previously spent sixteen years on the Edison Township Council. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Leslie Koppel Democratic Incumbent

Top priorities
  • County social services
  • Senior and community programs
  • Open space preservation
About Leslie Koppel
Leslie Koppel

Leslie Koppel of Monroe Township has served on the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners since 2017 and is a former Monroe Township council president. Commissioners set the county budget and oversee county services for 25 municipalities. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Leslie Koppel.

John "Jack" Mikolajczyk Republican

John "Jack" Mikolajczyk is running for Middlesex County Commissioner on the Middlesex County Republican Organization slate in the November 2026 election. The seven-member board sets the county budget and oversees county departments. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John "Jack" Mikolajczyk.

Andrew Zaborney Republican

Andrew Zaborney is running for Middlesex County Commissioner on the Middlesex County Republican Organization slate in the November 2026 election. The seven-member board sets the county budget and oversees county departments. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Andrew Zaborney.

Incumbent Democrats Leslie Koppel and Charles E. Tomaro advanced from the June 2 primary and face Republicans John Mikolajczyk and Andrew Zaborney for two Middlesex County commissioner seats on November 3.

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School board

Woodbridge Township Board of EducationNonpartisan race · Frank DellaPietro III · Marie Anderson · Nazam Mohammed

Frank DellaPietro III, Marie Anderson and Nazam Mohammed are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Woodbridge Township Board of Education.

Frank DellaPietro III Nonpartisan Incumbent

Frank DellaPietro III is a sitting member of the Woodbridge Township Board of Education, whose term ends in 2026, and chairs its Personnel and Safety & Security committees, per the district's board page. He is a firefighter, EMT and fire prevention official with the Fords Fire Department (since 1991) and a fire service instructor at the Middlesex County Fire Academy, per the slate profile Patch published in September 2023. The ballot slogan filed with the county clerk is "Improving Our Schools." No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.

Marie Anderson Nonpartisan Incumbent

Marie Anderson is a sitting member of the Woodbridge Township Board of Education, whose term ends in 2026, per the district's board page. She is director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Hackensack Meridian Health and a former school business administrator, with a bachelor's degree from Florida A&M University and a master's in healthcare administration from Seton Hall University, per the slate profile Patch published in September 2023. The ballot slogan filed with the county clerk is "Improving Our Schools." No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.

Nazam Mohammed Nonpartisan Incumbent

Nazam Mohammed is a sitting member of the Woodbridge Township Board of Education, whose term ends in 2026, per the district's board page. He is a CPA and auditor who owns NZM Accounting & Consulting Services, an adjunct professor at Hudson County Community College and an assistant director in Rutgers University's Office for Research, per the slate profile Patch published in September 2023. The ballot slogan filed with the county clerk is "Improving Our Schools." No campaign website was found as of October 1, 2026.

Voters choose three members for three-year terms. Three candidates filed for the three seats, per the Middlesex County Clerk's official candidate list; the names still print on the November 3, 2026 ballot. All three are sitting board members, per the district's board page.

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Cities and towns

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Middlesex County 2026 election questions

Who is on the ballot in Middlesex County, New Jersey on November 3, 2026?

Middlesex County sample ballot 2026: who is running for commissioner and county surrogate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.

When is the 2026 general election in New Jersey?

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