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4 candidates are tracked for Burlington County Board of Commissioners, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Joseph Abegg, James Melton, Randy Brolo and Jonathan Chebra. Candidate information follows official Burlington County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
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.
2026 priorities (per the Pine Barrens Tribune)
- 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
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.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- 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
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-09.
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