Incumbent Democrat Claribel Cortes and Republican Harold V. Kane Jr. each advanced unopposed from the June 2 primaries and meet in the November 3 election for Middlesex County surrogate.
Claribel Cortes · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Claribel Cortes serves as Middlesex County Surrogate, the countywide office that oversees probate of wills, estates, and guardianships. A North Brunswick resident, she is the first Latina elected to a countywide constitutional office in Middlesex County and is seeking a new five-year term. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Claribel Cortes.
Priorities: Probate and estate services · Guardianship support for families · Multilingual access to Surrogate's Court
Harold V. Kane Jr. is running for Middlesex County Surrogate on the Middlesex County Republican Organization slate in the November 2026 election. The Surrogate oversees probate of wills, estates, adoptions, and guardianships for county residents. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Harold V. Kane Jr..
Incumbent Democrats Leslie Koppel and Charles E. Tomaro advanced from the June 2 primary and face Republicans John Mikolajczyk and Andrew Zaborney for two Middlesex County commissioner seats on November 3.
Charles E. Tomaro · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Charles E. Tomaro of Edison has served on the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners since 2014, with a county portfolio focused on infrastructure and engineering. He previously spent sixteen years on the Edison Township Council. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: County infrastructure and roads · Capital projects and engineering · Shared services with municipalities
Leslie Koppel of Monroe Township has served on the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners since 2017 and is a former Monroe Township council president. Commissioners set the county budget and oversee county services for 25 municipalities. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Leslie Koppel.
Priorities: County social services · Senior and community programs · Open space preservation
John "Jack" Mikolajczyk is running for Middlesex County Commissioner on the Middlesex County Republican Organization slate in the November 2026 election. The seven-member board sets the county budget and oversees county departments. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for John "Jack" Mikolajczyk.
Andrew Zaborney is running for Middlesex County Commissioner on the Middlesex County Republican Organization slate in the November 2026 election. The seven-member board sets the county budget and oversees county departments. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Andrew Zaborney.
School-board candidate filing for the November 2026 election closes in late July 2026. The certified candidate roster will appear here once the Middlesex County Clerk publishes it.
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