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2 candidates are tracked for Elizabeth City Council, Second Ward on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Isaias J. Rivera and Glenn Maldonado. Candidate information follows official Union County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Democrat Isaias Rivera won a four-candidate primary for the seat being vacated by retiring member Nelson Gonzalez and faces Republican Glenn Maldonado in November, per New Jersey Globe and the Union County Clerk's certified candidate list.
Rivera has worked since 2013 in workforce development through the Union County Workforce System and small-business support, per his campaign site. He has served on the Elizabeth Planning Board since 2013, the Elizabeth Board of Education since 2023, and as Second Ward Democratic Committee member since 2017, per InsiderNJ.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Support minority- and women-owned business certification and responsible development along South Broad Street, Bayway Avenue, and Elmora Avenue
- Improve street lighting, traffic safety, and community policing, and push for full use of the Bayway Avenue firehouse to improve emergency response times
- Increase civic participation through multilingual communication and hybrid community-watch meetings
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Glenn Maldonado appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Elizabeth City Council, Second Ward, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Glenn Maldonado.
