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4 candidates are tracked for Camden County Commissioner on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Louis Cappelli, Jr., Jonathan Young, Robert Stone and Shane Bernat. Candidate information follows official Camden County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Two seats up for three-year terms (Camden County's Sheriff, County Clerk, and Surrogate are not up in 2026: Sheriff Chuck Billingham's term runs to 2027, County Clerk Pam Lampitt's to 2029, and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer, re-elected in November 2025, to 2030). Democratic incumbents Louis Cappelli Jr. (Commissioner Director) and Jonathan Young Sr. finished ahead of a progressive primary challenge from Vonetta Hawkins and Constance Mercedes in the June 2, 2026 primary, 33,214 and 26,668 votes to 19,369 and 16,723, per the Camden County Clerk's unofficial primary results. Republican Robert Stone was the only candidate to qualify for the primary ballot (9,848 votes) after running mate Shane Bernat's nominating petition fell short of the signature requirement; Camden County Republicans organized a write-in campaign in the primary that secured Bernat the party's second nomination, per New Jersey Globe. An official November candidate list had not been posted by the Camden County Clerk as of September 8, 2026; the four-candidate November field is confirmed by New Jersey Globe and the Camden County Republican Party's own candidate page.
Cappelli, of Haddon Township, is Director of the Camden County Board of Commissioners, a post he has held since 2006 after joining the board in 2003, per the county's official commissioners page. He is managing partner at the Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli & Tipton law firm, per a local Camden County elections tracker. 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 Louis Cappelli, Jr..
Young, of West Berlin, is a Camden County Commissioner first elected in 2015, per the county's official commissioners page. He is Political Director for the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, a former president of the New Jersey Association of Counties, and was named NJAC Commissioner of the Year in 2020, per a local Camden County elections tracker. 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 Jonathan Young.
Stone, of Stratford, is Stratford's Republican municipal chairman and has worked as a 911/EMS responder for more than 32 years, including EMT training completed through Camden County College, per the Camden County Republican Party's candidate page. This is his fourth run for county commissioner, per a local Camden County elections tracker. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Robert Stone.
Bernat, of Winslow Township, is a real estate investor and entrepreneur, per the Camden County Republican Party's candidate page. His nominating petition fell short of the signature requirement for the June 2026 primary ballot; the Camden County Republican Party organized a write-in campaign that secured him the party's second nomination, per New Jersey Globe. He previously ran unsuccessfully for an unexpired county commissioner term in 2025, per a local Camden County elections tracker. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Shane Bernat.
2026 priorities (per the Camden County Republican Party candidate page)
- Economic growth and fiscal responsibility
- "Bold redevelopment with effective leadership"
