General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Essex County Clerk, 2026 General Election Official Sample Ballots (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at New Jersey voter registration check (Division of Elections).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| County Executive | Maritza Mathews (R) vs. Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. (D) |
| County Commissioner, At Large Vote for 4 | Demetrius Eley (R), Daniela Ferreira Almeida (R), Douglas Freeman (R), Sahwa DeFrank (R), Christine McGrath (D), Abdur R. Yasin (D), Deborah Engel (D), Wayne Richardson (D), Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds (I) |
| County Commissioner, District 4 | Adam Kraemer (R) vs. Leonard M. Luciano (D) |
| County Commissioner, District 5 | Frank Contella (R) vs. Carlos Pomares (D) |
Also on every Essex County ballot: U.S. Senate, your U.S. House district and any statewide public questions.
In Commissioner Districts 1, 2 and 3 no Republican was nominated. Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds runs by petition under the slogan "Let's Wynn This!".
Party labels as printed by the county clerk (R = Republican, D = Democratic, I = independent, nominated by petition).
Only county races are listed. Your ballot also has U.S. Senate, your U.S. House district, any public questions and, in many towns, mayor, council, school board and fire district races; those are in the county clerk's list linked above. Your exact ballot is the sample ballot the county clerk mails you.
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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