7 candidates are tracked for Trenton Mayor, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: W. Reed Gusciora, Corey Isiah McNair, Austin Edwards, Rolando Ramos, Jasi Edwards, Robin M. Vaughn and Edward Forchion. Candidate information follows official Trenton City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Seven candidates certified for the November 3, 2026 nonpartisan election, including incumbent Mayor W. Reed Gusciora; a December 8, 2026 runoff follows if no candidate wins a majority, per the city's Certified Candidates page.
Mayor. The mayor is the city's chief elected official. In a strong-mayor city the mayor runs the city government, prepares the budget and appoints department heads; in a council-manager city the mayor presides over the council and a hired manager runs operations. Which model applies depends on the city charter.
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W. Reed Gusciora served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 before being sworn in as Trenton's mayor on July 1, 2018, per the City of Trenton. He previously worked as a municipal prosecutor and adjunct professor, per the City of Trenton, and is seeking re-election in 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
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Corey Isiah McNair is a Trenton Police Detective who is running for mayor of Trenton, per the Trenton Journal. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
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Per the campaign site.
Edwards is a civil rights attorney who has served as a Deputy Attorney General for New Jersey and as President of the Trenton NAACP, per his campaign site.
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Per the campaign site.
Ramos is a 26-year Trenton Police officer who led the department's TAC Unit, Warrant Squad, Street Crimes Unit, Violent Crimes Unit, SWAT Team and Homicide Unit, per his campaign site. He also served more than two years as Chief of Police for a tribal police department in Northern California and is a 1987 graduate of Trenton Central High School, per his campaign site.
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Per the campaign site.
Jasi Edwards is a third-generation Trentonian and sitting Councilwoman At-Large, per her campaign site and the City of Trenton. She is running for Trenton mayor in 2026.
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Robin M. Vaughn is a sitting Trenton City Council at-large member running for mayor, per the city's certified candidates list. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026.
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Edward Forchion appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Trenton Mayor, per the county clerk's official November 3, 2026 candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 22, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for Edward Forchion.
Who is running for Trenton Mayor in 2026?
7 candidates are tracked for Trenton Mayor, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: W. Reed Gusciora, Corey Isiah McNair, Austin Edwards, Rolando Ramos, Jasi Edwards, Robin M. Vaughn and Edward Forchion. Candidate information follows official Trenton City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Trenton Mayor 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 Trenton City and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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