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New Jersey Atlantic County roster
New Jersey Atlantic County lists 27 public candidate profiles.
Party counts
- Republican: 16
- Democratic: 11
Office counts
- COUNTY COMMISSIONER: 21
- COUNTY CLERK: 2
- COUNTY SHERIFF: 2
- COUNTY SURROGATE: 2
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Ballot status | Profile status | Race status | Election system | Cycle | Sourced claims | Valid citations | Primary sources | Latest source | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Gatto | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Andrew Parker | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Art Schenker | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Byrnes June | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Collins A Days Sr. | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Elizabeth Bender | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 20, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Ernest Coursey | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Frank X Balles | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| George Tibbitt | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Healy Richard | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| James Bertino | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| James Curcio | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 10, 2026 | May 24, 2026 | June 10, 2026 |
| John W Risley Jr. | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Jonathan A Marcellus | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Jonathan Marcellus | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Joseph J Giralo | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Joseph Odonoghue | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| June Byrnes | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Kyle Gornick | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Parker Andrew | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Rich Dase | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Richard Healey | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Risley John Jr. | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Sean Riggin | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Sherri Parmenter | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 10, 2026 | May 24, 2026 | June 10, 2026 |
| Vern Macon | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Victoria Dolceamore | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
Stored fields
- Stored status "challenger" is on file for 27 profiles, including Amy Gatto, Andrew Parker, Art Schenker, Byrnes June, Collins A Days Sr., Elizabeth Bender, Ernest Coursey, and Frank X Balles, and 19 more.
- 27 of 27 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
- Cycle years on file: 2025 for 13 profiles and 2026 for 14 profiles.
- Source times on file run from June 10, 2026 to June 30, 2026.
- 14 profiles have a stored summary.
- Profile record updates on this page run from June 13, 2026 to October 18, 2026.
Related hubs
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Sources
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Amy Gatto
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Andrew Parker
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Art Schenker
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Byrnes June
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Collins A Days Sr.
Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Elizabeth Bender
Democrat · COUNTY CLERK
Ernest Coursey
Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Frank X Balles
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
George Tibbitt
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Healy Richard
Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
James Bertino
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
James Curcio
Republican · COUNTY SURROGATE
John W Risley Jr.
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Jonathan A Marcellus
Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Jonathan Marcellus
Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Joseph J Giralo
Republican · COUNTY CLERK
Joseph Odonoghue
Republican · COUNTY SHERIFF
June Byrnes
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Kyle Gornick
Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Parker Andrew
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Richard Healey
Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Rich Dase
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Risley John Jr.
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Sean Riggin
Democrat · COUNTY SHERIFF
Sherri Parmenter
Democrat · COUNTY SURROGATE
Vern Macon
Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Victoria Dolceamore
Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Districts
- District 02 · 5 profiles
- District 03 · 5 profiles
- District 04 · 6 profiles
- District 05 · 4 profiles
- District 06 · 3 profiles
- District 07 · 12 profiles
- District 09 · 5 profiles
- District 10 · 3 profiles
- District 11 · 20 profiles
- District 12 · 23 profiles