Middlesex County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Middlesex County Surrogate

County

• Claribel Cortes · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  

  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.

  Priorities: Probate and estate services · Guardianship support for families · Multilingual access to Surrogate's Court
• 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.

Middlesex County Commissioner (Vote for 2)

County

• Charles E. Tomaro · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  

  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.

  Priorities: County infrastructure and roads · Capital projects and engineering · Shared services with municipalities
• Leslie Koppel · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  

  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.

  Priorities: County social services · Senior and community programs · Open space preservation
• 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.
• 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.

Woodbridge Township Mayor & Council

City

Woodbridge Township Board of Education (Nov 2026)

Local

Mayor, South Amboy

City

• Anthony Conrad · Democratic▾

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Mayor, New Brunswick

City

• Charlie Kratovil · Democratic▾

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• Jim Cahill · Democratic▾

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City Council, Perth Amboy

City

• Milady Tejeda · Democratic▾

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• Jose Amarante · Republican▾

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• Kenneth Puccio · Democratic▾

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• Aaran Yunes · Republican▾

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• Maria Rodriguez · Republican▾

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• Lisa Nanton · Democratic▾

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• Junior Iglesia · Democratic▾

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• Kenneth Gonzalez · Democratic▾

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City Council At-large, Newark

City

• Altarik B. White, Sr.▾

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Mayor, South Brunswick

City

• John G. O'Sullivan · Republican▾

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• Charlie Carley · Democratic▾

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City Council Central Ward, Newark

City

• Michael J. Silva▾

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Mayor, Carteret

City

• Dan Reiman · Democratic▾

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Township Council Ward 3, Piscataway

City

• Sharon Carmichael · Democratic▾

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• Viola Stone · Democratic▾

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Township Council Ward 4, Piscataway

City

• Michele Lombardi · Democratic▾

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• Rashaad Couloote · Democratic▾

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Township Council Ward 1, Piscataway

City

• Frank Uhrin · Democratic▾

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• William Lawrence · Republican▾

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• Shantell Cherry · Democratic▾

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City Council West Ward, Newark

City

• C. Lawrence Crump▾

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• Malcolm X. Outlaw, Sr.▾

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Township Council Ward 2, Piscataway

City

• Elizabeth Aumack · Democratic▾

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• Dennis Espinosa · Democratic▾

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Township Committee, Maplewood

Local

• Martin Ceperley▾

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Mayor, South Plainfield

City

• Matthew Anesh · Republican▾

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