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Essex County, NJ

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Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

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U.S. House

ZIP 07006 spans District 11 and District 10, so your U.S. House race depends on your street address. Enter a full address to pin down your district, or browse both fields on the New Jersey hub.

U.S. Senate
4 candidates
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Cory Booker
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Cory Booker is New Jersey's incumbent U.S. senator and the Democratic nominee for a third full term in 2026. The former mayor of Newark, he has served in the Senate since 2013 and set the record for the longest Senate floor speech in 2025 protesting administration policy. His work centers on justice reform, economic opportunity, health care, and defending democratic institutions.
Top Priorities
  • Lower health care and living costs for New Jersey families
  • Advance criminal justice reform and economic opportunity
  • Defend democratic institutions and civil rights
Campaign Finance
$32,267,998 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (50% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (28% of receipts)
Key voting record
Opposed Laken Riley Act as one of nine Senate votes against it, saying it would expand mandatory detention of people not convicted of crimes and invite profiling of immigrant communities. Opposed
Opposed Republican stopgap funding measure during the government shutdown that began , holding out for an extension of Affordable Care Act health insurance tax credits. Opposed
Campaign siteFull profile
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Justin Murphy
REP
Biography
Justin Murphy is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, a self-employed small business owner from Tabernacle in Burlington County's Pine Barrens, per his campaign site and the New Jersey Globe. He served four years in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Comte De Grasse, including six months in the Persian Gulf, per WHYY, and served one term on the Tabernacle Township Committee after his 2000 election, per the New Jersey Globe. He won the four-way June nomination with about a third of the vote.
Top Priorities
  • Replace the tax code with a flat income tax
  • Expand parental rights and school choice
  • Increase domestic energy production, including nuclear power
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Veronica Fernandez
Biography
Veronica Fernandez is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from New Jersey, running under the slogan "End the Corruption." A lifelong New Jersey resident, Fernandez co-owns a small commercial electrical contracting business with her husband, according to the campaign site. Fernandez's platform centers on campaign finance reform, affordability and answering to constituents rather than party leadership.
Top Priorities
  • Campaign finance reform, opposing the influence of big donors and special interests
  • Making it more affordable to own a home, raise a family and access healthcare
  • Answering to constituents rather than party leadership or donors
Per the campaign site.
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Joanne Kuniansky
Biography
Joanne Kuniansky is the Socialist Workers Party nominee for U.S. Senate from New Jersey. Kuniansky joined the Socialist Workers Party in 1977 and has worked in oil refineries, railroads, meatpacking and as a Walmart deli worker, according to Insider NJ. Kuniansky submitted 3,000 petition signatures to qualify for the ballot and has run for New Jersey governor and U.S. Senate in earlier cycles, per The Militant. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Top Priorities
  • Breaking from the Democratic and Republican parties to build independent working-class political action
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Countywide races in Essex County

ZIP 07006 sits in Essex County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Essex County races (7).

Essex County Executive
2 candidates
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Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. is the Essex County Executive, a position he has held since 2002, and is seeking a seventh term in November, per the New Jersey Globe. His administration's stated priorities are infrastructure improvements, public safety, recreational opportunities and economic growth, per the Essex County government website. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.
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Maritza Mathews
REP
Biography
Maritza Mathews is the Essex County Republican Party's nominee for county executive. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Maritza Mathews.
Full profile
About this race
Incumbent Democrat Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., who has held the office since 2002, is seeking a seventh term against Republican nominee Maritza Mathews, who won the June 2, 2026 GOP primary with 5,275 votes, per the New Jersey Globe. Republicans have not won a countywide race in Essex since 1998, per the same report.
Essex County Commissioner At-Large
8 candidates
County ▾
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Christine McGrath
DEM
Biography
McGrath has served on the Verona Town Council since 2019 and chairs the Verona Democratic Committee, per search-aggregated local reporting. She has served as president of the Friends of the Verona Library and the Junior Woman's Club, co-created Verona Fights Hunger Week, and has been involved with the gun-violence-prevention group Moms Demand Action, per search-aggregated local reporting. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Christine McGrath.
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Abdur R. Yasin
DEM
Biography
Yasin is a West Orange fire captain and serves as the West Orange Democratic Municipal Chairman, per search-aggregated local reporting. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Abdur R. Yasin.
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Deborah Engel
DEM
Biography
Deborah Engel is a longtime Maplewood and South Orange community leader who served three years on the Maplewood Township Committee, including one year as deputy mayor, and chaired the board of South Orange Downtown, per The Village Green. She founded two local businesses, Work and Play (a coworking space with childcare) and General Store Cooperative (a co-retail incubator for small businesses), and won her Democratic nomination in June 2026 without the county party's backing. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Deborah Engel.
Top Priorities
  • Address rising costs of healthcare, housing, groceries, utilities, insurance and transportation, per per The Village Green candidate profile
  • Expand shared services between municipalities to cut costs and improve efficiency, per per The Village Green candidate profile
  • Invest in infrastructure, including complete streets, pedestrian and bike infrastructure, flood mitigation and EV charging, per per The Village Green candidate
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Wayne L. Richardson
DEM INCUMBENT
Biography
Wayne L. Richardson is the incumbent Essex County Commissioner for one of the four at-large seats and was the only sitting at-large commissioner to seek re-election in 2026, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Wayne L. Richardson.
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Demetrius Eley
REP
Biography
Demetrius Eley of West Orange is one of four Republican nominees for the four at-large Essex County Commissioner seats, endorsed by the Essex County Republican Party. He previously ran unsuccessfully for the 34th Legislative District Assembly seat, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Demetrius Eley.
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Daniela Ferreira Almeida
REP
Biography
Daniela Ferreira Almeida is one of four Republican nominees for the four at-large Essex County Commissioner seats, endorsed by the Essex County Republican Party. She previously ran unsuccessfully for the 29th Legislative District Assembly seat, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Daniela Ferreira Almeida.
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Douglas Freeman
REP
Biography
Douglas Freeman of Newark is one of four Republican nominees for the four at-large Essex County Commissioner seats, endorsed by the Essex County Republican Party, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Douglas Freeman.
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Sahwa DeFrank
REP
Biography
Sahwa DeFrank of Newark is one of four Republican nominees for the four at-large Essex County Commissioner seats, endorsed by the Essex County Republican Party, per the New Jersey Globe. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Sahwa DeFrank.
Full profile
About this race
Four at-large seats are on the November 2026 ballot. In the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary, Christine McGrath (38,543 votes), Abdur Yasin (32,657), Deborah Engel (31,211) and incumbent Wayne Richardson (30,549) won the four nominations over Shawn Klein (28,773) and Marques-Aquil Lewis (19,444), per the New Jersey Globe; Engel's win was notable because she lacked the county Democratic organization's backing. Republicans Demetrius Eley, Daniela Ferreira Almeida, Douglas Freeman and Sahwa DeFrank were endorsed by the Essex County Republican Party for the four seats; Republicans have not won an at-large commissioner seat since 1971, per the New Jersey Globe.
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