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2 candidates are tracked for Union County Sheriff on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Peter Corvelli, Jr. and Gerardo Napolitano. Candidate information follows official Union County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Democratic incumbent Peter Corvelli, seeking a fourth three-year term, won renomination with 39,798 votes (99.26%) in the June 2, 2026 primary, per the Union County Clerk's certified primary results. He faces Republican Gerardo Napolitano, who won the GOP nomination with 8,478 votes (99.15%) and previously trailed Corvelli in the 2023 general election, 62%-37%, per New Jersey Globe.
Corvelli, a Kenilworth resident, brings more than 27 years of law enforcement experience to the sheriff's office, per the Union County Sheriff's Office. He previously served as assistant director of the Union County Department of Corrections, director of custody at the county's juvenile detention center, and completed a 30-year career with the Hillside Police Department, retiring as a sergeant in 2016, per the Sheriff's Office. He served more than seven years on the Kenilworth Borough Council before his 2017 election as sheriff, per the Sheriff's Office and New Jersey Globe. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Peter Corvelli, Jr..
Napolitano, a Cranford resident, is the certified Republican nominee for Union County Sheriff. He previously ran for the office in 2023 and was outpolled by Corvelli, 62%-37%, per New Jersey Globe. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Gerardo Napolitano.
