Incumbent Democrat Brian J. Carlin, elected in November 2021 and in office since January 2022, is seeking a second 5-year term, per the Burlington County Democratic Committee's campaign biography for Carlin. The original Republican nominee, Michael Boyd, was ruled off the ballot after a Superior Court judge upheld a finding that his nominating petitions fell 27 signatures short of the 269 required; Dale McPeak was subsequently selected as the Republican candidate for Surrogate, per New Jersey Globe (April 14, 2026).
Dale McPeak · Republican▾
Dale McPeak appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Burlington County Surrogate, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Dale McPeak.
Carlin has practiced law since 1986, specializing in estate planning, administration and litigation, and holds a law degree from Widener University School of Law, per his campaign biography. He previously served as Burlington Township Mayor from 2011 to 2021, and earlier on the Township Council and Board of Education, per the same source.
Priorities: Says his office cleared its COVID-era case backlog through staff cross-training and aims to keep providing reliable service · Emphasizes handling the office's roughly 3,200 annual probate, estate, guardianship and adoption cases with empathy and respect (per the per his campaign biography)
Two 3-year seats are up in November 2026. Republicans Joseph Abegg and James Melton face Democrats Randy Brolo and Jonathan Chebra. Brolo, a sitting commissioner, was elected in a Democratic convention runoff in 2025 to complete an unexpired term and was sworn in at the board's 2026 organization meeting, per Burlington County's official news release; he is now seeking a full term. Chebra, chair of the Burlington County Library Commission, won the Democratic Party's convention endorsement over Mount Laurel Councilman Nikitas Moustakas by an 81%-19% margin and ran unopposed for the nomination, per New Jersey Globe.
Joseph Abegg · Republican▾
Abegg served 29 years in the U.S. Air Force and 17 years as a United Airlines captain, per the Pine Barrens Tribune. He is a 37-year union member who has served on seven finance committees, chairing five, per the same report. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joseph Abegg.
Priorities: Has said he wants to address county government waste, inefficiency and potential contractor fraud · Has called for higher wages for county employees to address staff retention (per the Pine Barrens Tribune)
James Melton appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Burlington County Board of Commissioners, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for James Melton.
Brolo is the South Jersey business development manager for the Laborers' Union and a 19-year member of Laborers Local 172, per New Jersey Globe. He won a 2025 Democratic convention runoff to succeed Assemblyman Balvir Singh on the Board of Commissioners and was sworn in to continue his term at the board's 2026 organization meeting, per Burlington County's official news release. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Randy Brolo.
Chebra served as chief of staff to Assemblymember Herb Conaway focusing on healthcare policy and spent six years as a deputy commissioner at the New Jersey Department of Human Services, per his campaign site. He has chaired the Burlington County Library Commission as a volunteer for seven years, per the same source.
Priorities: Says he wants county tax dollars spent wisely and county government to operate with integrity and transparency · Cites work on overdose-prevention (naloxone) access and SNAP food-assistance outreach in his healthcare policy background (per the campaign site)
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