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2 candidates are tracked for Bergen County Executive on the November 3, 2026 ballot: James J. Tedesco III and Todd H. Hennessey. Candidate information follows official Bergen County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Democratic incumbent James J. Tedesco III, first elected in 2015 and now seeking a fourth term, faces Republican Todd H. Hennessey on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Bergen County Clerk's official countywide candidate list. Neither faced primary opposition; the Bergen County GOP struggled to recruit a candidate before finding Hennessey, per New Jersey Globe.
Tedesco has served as Bergen County Executive since first winning election in 2015 and is seeking a fourth term in 2026, per the county's official website. During his tenure the county launched its first countywide Emergency Medical Service and Bergen became the first county in the nation to end veteran homelessness, per the same source. He has been endorsed for re-election by more than 100 Bergen County Democratic elected officials and party leaders, per InsiderNJ. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official roster and election filing is the only verifiable source for James J. Tedesco III.
Hennessey is retired from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and previously worked in Hudson County government, including as an executive assistant to the Jersey City mayor, per the Bergen County Republican Organization. He served on the Rutherford Planning Board for more than a decade and sits on the Rutherford Republican County Committee, per the same source. He emerged as the Republican nominee for county executive after the party initially struggled to recruit a challenger to Tedesco, per New Jersey Globe. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Todd H. Hennessey.
