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New Jersey Essex County candidates

New Jersey Essex County roster

New Jersey Essex County lists 30 public candidate profiles.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 21
  • Republican: 8
  • Independent: 1

Office counts

  • COUNTY COMMISSIONER: 26
  • COUNTY CLERK: 2
  • COUNTY EXECUTIVE: 1
  • STATE ASSEMBLY: 1

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seen
A'Dorian Murray-ThomasDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Abdur R YasinDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 17, 2026June 30, 2026
Adam KraemerRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Brendan GillDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Carlos M PomaresDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026222June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Christine McgrathDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026222June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Christopher J DurkinDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2025222June 10, 2026May 22, 2026June 10, 2026
Corey AndersonDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Daniela Ferreira AlmeidaRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Deborah EngelDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Demetrius EleyRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Douglas FreemanRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Frank ContellaRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Joseph DivincenzoDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026222June 30, 2026May 24, 2026June 30, 2026
Leonard M LucianoDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Maritiza MathewsRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 10, 2026May 24, 2026June 10, 2026
Maritza MathewsRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2025222June 10, 2026May 22, 2026June 10, 2026
Marqes-Aquil LewisDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Medinah MuhammadDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111August 4, 2026July 31, 2026August 4, 2026
Medinah MuhammadDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Patricia SeboldDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Robert J RussoDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Robert MercadoDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Romaine Graham SermonsDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Sahwa DefrankRepublicanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Shawn KleinDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Vineeta KhannaDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Wayne RichardsonDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Wilson A PichardoDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026
Wynnie-Fred Victor HindsIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredother2026111June 30, 2026May 16, 2026June 30, 2026

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for 29 profiles, including A'Dorian Murray-Thomas, Abdur R Yasin, Adam Kraemer, Brendan Gill, Carlos M Pomares, Christine Mcgrath, Christopher J Durkin, and Corey Anderson, and 21 more.
  • 30 of 30 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle years on file: 2025 for 2 profiles and 2026 for 28 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from June 10, 2026 to August 4, 2026.
  • 28 profiles have a stored summary.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from June 10, 2026 to August 31, 2026.

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Abdur R Yasin

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Adam Kraemer

Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

A'Dorian Murray-Thomas

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Brendan Gill

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Carlos M Pomares

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Christine Mcgrath

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Christopher J Durkin

Democrat · COUNTY CLERK

Corey Anderson

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Daniela Ferreira Almeida

Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Deborah Engel

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Demetrius Eley

Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Douglas Freeman

Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Frank Contella

Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Joseph Divincenzo

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Leonard M Luciano

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Maritiza Mathews

Republican · COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Maritza Mathews

Republican · COUNTY CLERK

Marqes-Aquil Lewis

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Medinah Muhammad

Democrat · STATE ASSEMBLY

Medinah Muhammad

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Patricia Sebold

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Robert J Russo

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Robert Mercado

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Romaine Graham Sermons

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Sahwa Defrank

Republican · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Shawn Klein

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Vineeta Khanna

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Wayne Richardson

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Wilson A Pichardo

Democrat · COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds

Independent · COUNTY COMMISSIONER