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2 candidates are tracked for Monmouth County Surrogate on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Maureen T. Raisch and Anthony L. Cherry. Candidate information follows official Monmouth County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Surrogate Maureen T. Raisch is seeking a second five-year term. She is challenged by Democrat Anthony L. Cherry Jr. Both ran unopposed in their party's June 2, 2026 primary, per the New Jersey Globe. The field matches the County Clerk's official November 3, 2026 Federal and County candidate list (read September 8, 2026).
Maureen T. Raisch is the incumbent Monmouth County Surrogate, having previously served more than 20 years in public service in the Middletown Township Mayor's Office, per her official Surrogate's office biography. A Middletown resident for more than 35 years, she has volunteered as a grief support facilitator at Stephy's Place in Red Bank for over eight years. As Surrogate she has prioritized modernization, including an online probate filing portal and multilingual AI public-assistance tools. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Maureen T. Raisch.
2026 priorities (per the Monmouth County Surrogate's official biography page)
- Modernizing and expanding online access to probate filing
- Public outreach and accessibility for residents navigating probate and guardianship
Anthony L. Cherry Jr. is a criminal defense attorney and founder of Cherry Law Firm, serving Monmouth County; he previously worked as an Assistant Deputy Public Defender with the New Jersey Office of the Public Defender, per his law firm's website. He holds a Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law and a bachelor's degree in political science from Grambling State University. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Anthony L. Cherry.
