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2 candidates are tracked for Middlesex County Surrogate on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Claribel Cortes and Harold V. Kane Jr.. Candidate information follows official Middlesex County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
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.
Democratic · Incumbent
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.
Republican
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.