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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
| Candidate | Party | Ballot status | Profile status | Race status | Election system | Cycle | Sourced claims | Valid citations | Primary sources | Latest source | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A'Dorian Murray-Thomas | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Abdur R Yasin | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 17, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Adam Kraemer | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Brendan Gill | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Carlos M Pomares | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Christine Mcgrath | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Christopher J Durkin | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 10, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | June 10, 2026 |
| Corey Anderson | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Daniela Ferreira Almeida | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Deborah Engel | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Demetrius Eley | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Douglas Freeman | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Frank Contella | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Joseph Divincenzo | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 30, 2026 | May 24, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Leonard M Luciano | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Maritiza Mathews | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 10, 2026 | May 24, 2026 | June 10, 2026 |
| Maritza Mathews | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2025 | 2 | 2 | 2 | June 10, 2026 | May 22, 2026 | June 10, 2026 |
| Marqes-Aquil Lewis | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Medinah Muhammad | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | August 4, 2026 | July 31, 2026 | August 4, 2026 |
| Medinah Muhammad | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Patricia Sebold | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Robert J Russo | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Robert Mercado | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Romaine Graham Sermons | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Sahwa Defrank | Republican | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Shawn Klein | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Vineeta Khanna | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Wayne Richardson | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Wilson A Pichardo | Democratic | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 |
| Wynnie-Fred Victor Hinds | Independent | challenger | Active candidate | discovered | other | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | June 30, 2026 | May 16, 2026 | June 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.
Related hubs
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Sources
- Research methodology New Jersey Essex County cites 30 stored source times.
- Trust and corrections Corrections for public records cited on New Jersey Essex County.
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
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