New Jersey: 2026 election results
Unofficial. Compiled by Fezz from public reports, with artificial intelligence (AI) research help. Not affiliated with any news organization or government. Check your state or county election office for official results.
Unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 election, rechecked on November 5, 2026. Updated counts run through about 1 p.m. Eastern time November 5, and many still date from November 4.
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US House
New Jersey has 12 seats in the U.S. House. 2 are listed here.
12 seats: 2 flipped to Democrats, 10 held or not yet checked. Label on the map: “D+2”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- New Jersey's 2nd district: Flipped to Democrats. Mullock (Democrat) over Representative Van Drew, who conceded; not yet called by the Associated Press. Source: whyy.org
- New Jersey's 7th district: Flipped to Democrats. Bennett (Democrat) over Representative Kean, 57.1–41.4 with 94% counted. Source: yahoo.com
US Senate
Held by the same party. Label on the map: “D”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
Governor
No result recorded for New Jersey on this level.
Statewide offices
No result recorded for New Jersey on this level.
State senate
No result recorded for New Jersey on this level.
State house
No result recorded for New Jersey on this level.
County
Flip to Democrats, reported. Label on the map: “D+15”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- All Republican-held and unofficial. Atlantic 5: sheriff, clerk, 3 commissioners; board 5–4 Republican, from 8–1.
- Cumberland 4: sheriff and 3 commissioners; Democrats take control.
- Monmouth 3: 2 commissioners and surrogate.
- Salem 2: commissioners; board 3–2 Republican, from 5–0.
- Morris 1: first Democrat on the board in over 50 years.
- Gloucester: Democrats keep 3–2.
- Also checked, no party change reported: Gloucester, Somerset, Essex, Hudson. Details are in the list below.
Sources: newjerseyglobe.com, criticalreport.substack.com, mccarter.com, newjerseyglobe.com, newjerseyglobe.com, peteoneglia.substack.com
10 counties: 5 flipped to Democrats, 1 pending, 4 checked, no flip found.
- Atlantic: Flipped to Democrats. Riggin beat Sheriff O'Donoghue, Bender beat Clerk Giralo, 3 Democratic commissioners. Board 5–4 Republican, from 8–1
- Cumberland: Flipped to Democrats. Democrats flipped the commission: Pepitone, Franceschini, Smith beat 3 Republican incumbents. Austino beat Sheriff Donato
- Monmouth: Flipped to Democrats. Tanner and Ugarte (Democrat) beat Anderson and Perry; Cherry (Democrat) beat Surrogate Raisch 51–49. Ends an 18-year Republican streak. Board 3–2 Republican per McCarter; the Globe gives only 3–2
- Morris: Flipped to Democrats. Russo (Democrat) beat Commissioner Selen, the first Democrat on the board in over 50 years
- Salem: Flipped to Democrats. Hassler beat Ramsay 10,853–9,800; Ayars beat Collier 10,604–10,330. Board 3–2 Republican, from 5–0
- Gloucester: Checked, no flip found. Democrats won all 3 seats and keep 3–2
- Somerset: Checked, no flip found. Democrats swept countywide offices, per one newsletter
- Hunterdon: Pending. Clerk Melfi won a fifth term. Commissioner Van Doren leads narrowly
- Essex: Checked, no flip found. Pichardo, Murray-Thomas, Muhammad (Democrat)
- Hudson: Checked, no flip found. 7 Democratic commissioners named
City & town
Flips both ways. Label on the map: “D+5 D+1? R+1”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Trenton: Mayor Gusciora finished about 1,700 votes behind Corey McNair, and they meet in a December 8 runoff.
- Newark: Baraka re-elected in May.
- 10 more mayors from the U.S. Conference of Mayors list. Winners are as listed; incumbents and parties were not checked.
- Town flips come from one newsletter, the Nov. 4 Oneglia briefing, plus New Jersey Globe headlines, so treat them as reported, not confirmed.
- Town flips counted from the 22 New Jersey towns listed on the map: 5 to Democrats reported (Hillsborough, Pemberton, Bernardsville, Sayreville, Dunellen), 1 more to Democrats not final (South Amboy), and 1 to Republicans (Linden, a council seat). The map shade follows these counts. The six county clerk files read for New Jersey name no earlier holders, so they add no flips and no counts.
Sources: newjerseyglobe.com, en.wikipedia.org, usmayors.org, peteoneglia.substack.com, newjerseyglobe.com, mccarter.com
22 places: 5 flipped to Democrats, 1 Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final, 1 flipped to Republicans, 1 incumbent out, same party, 1 runoff or not final, 13 checked, no flip found.
- Newark: Checked, no flip found. Baraka re-elected
- Trenton: Runoff or not final. December 8 runoff: Mayor Gusciora trails McNair by about 1,700
- Clifton: Checked, no flip found. Raymond Grabowski listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- Evesham Township: Checked, no flip found. Jaclyn Veasy listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- Ewing Township: Checked, no flip found. Bert Steinmann listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- Jackson Township: Checked, no flip found. Elliot Shem-Tov listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- Linden: Flipped to Republicans. Derek Armstead listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked. Republicans won a council seat in an upset
- Manchester Township: Checked, no flip found. Joseph Hankins listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- New Brunswick: Checked, no flip found. James Cahill listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- Rahway: Checked, no flip found. Raymond A. Giacobbe listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- South Brunswick Township: Checked, no flip found. Charles Carley listed as mayor-elect; incumbent and party not checked
- West Orange Township: Incumbent out, same party. Rudin beat Mayor McCartney, nonpartisan
- Hillsborough Township: Flipped to Democrats. Democrats swept and took the township committee for the first time since 2002
- Pemberton Township: Flipped to Democrats. Republican mayor ousted; Democrats took the council
- Bernardsville: Flipped to Democrats. Democrats edged Republicans for mayor and council
- Sayreville: Flipped to Democrats. Democrats unseated 2 Republican council members
- South Amboy: Democrat leads in a Republican seat, not final. Democrats swept 2 council seats; prior holders not stated
- Dunellen: Flipped to Democrats. Democrats unseated 2 Republican councilwomen, per a New Jersey Globe headline
- Cranbury Township: Checked, no flip found. Democrats kept the committee, per a headline
- Belmar: Checked, no flip found. Democrats swept; prior control not stated
- Egg Harbor Township: Checked, no flip found. Democrats swept; prior control not stated
- Peapack-Gladstone: Checked, no flip found. Democrats dominated the council race; prior control not stated
Courts
No result recorded for New Jersey on this level.
Data centers
1 measure: 1 limits won.
- Downe Township (Township): Limits won. Advisory: support data centers. Rejected, 87% to 13%
Ballot measures
No result recorded for New Jersey on this level.
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