Cape May County, New Jersey

2026 election results. Justin Murphy (R) has 54% of the U.S. Senate vote in Cape May County, with about 96% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 10.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 36 local contests from the county's own results.

2026 results in Cape May County

U.S. Senate

Justin Murphy

53.6%20,803

Cory Booker

45.1%17,497

Veronica Fernandez

0.8%301

Joanne Kuniansky

0.5%208

96% counted

Statewide: Cory Booker wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 2nd District

Jeff Van Drew

54.7%21,805

Zack Mullock

44.8%17,856

Ramon Mora

0.5%192

100% counted

Whole district: Zack Mullock wins. Called.

The leader in Cape May County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 8:54 PM.

36 local contests in Cape May County

County offices, city and town races, school boards and local measures on Cape May County's ballots, from Cape May County's election-night results. Names are as the county prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

Sheriff

Candidate	Votes	Share
Robert A. Nolan R	25,106	98.7%
Write-in	343	1.3%

Robert A. Nolan is unopposed.

Member of the Board of County Commissioners 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Curtis Bashaw R	21,725	28.6%
Patrick Rosenello R	21,539	28.3%
Eric J. Morey D	16,728	22.0%
David Temple D	15,979	21.0%
Write-in	81	0.1%

Curtis Bashaw and Patrick Rosenello ahead in Cape May County.

Cities & towns

Member of the Council-City of Cape May 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Shaine P. Meier	816	33.4%
Lorraine Baldwin	799	32.7%
Maureen K. McDade	789	32.3%
Write-in	39	1.6%

Shaine P. Meier, Lorraine Baldwin and Maureen K. McDade are unopposed.

Member of the Township Committee-Township of Dennis 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Thomas Van Artsdalen R	1,747	31.3%
Scott Turner R	1,710	30.6%
Renee Pettit D	1,089	19.5%
John Carson D	1,037	18.6%
Write-in	6	0.1%

Thomas Van Artsdalen and Scott Turner ahead in Cape May County.

Member of Council-Township of Lower-Ward 1

Candidate	Votes	Share
Thomas Conrad R	1,514	98.6%
Write-in	22	1.4%

Thomas Conrad is unopposed.

Member of Council-Township of Lower-Ward 2

Candidate	Votes	Share
Joseph Wareham R	1,715	53.5%
Elizabeth Blair-Slemmer D	1,372	42.8%
Caroline Rankovic	117	3.7%
Write-in	1	0.0%

Joseph Wareham ahead in Cape May County.

Member of Council-Township of Lower-Ward 3

Candidate	Votes	Share
Roland A. Roy, Jr. R	1,971	58.4%
Michelle Simmons D	1,401	41.5%
Write-in	3	0.1%

Roland A. Roy, Jr. ahead in Cape May County.

Member of the Township Committee-Township of Middle

Candidate	Votes	Share
Christopher M. Leusner R	4,866	97.9%
Write-in	106	2.1%

Christopher M. Leusner is unopposed.

Member of the Council At Large-City of North Wildwood(UN

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ronald Simone R	1,187	98.8%
Write-in	14	1.2%

Ronald Simone is unopposed.

Member of the Council 1st Ward-City of North Wildwood

Candidate	Votes	Share
David Del Conte R	687	99.0%
Write-in	7	1.0%

David Del Conte is unopposed.

Member of the Council 2nd Ward-City of North Wildwood

Candidate	Votes	Share
Kellyann Tolomeo R	530	99.3%
Write-in	4	0.7%

Kellyann Tolomeo is unopposed.

Member of the Council-Borough of Stone Harbor 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Geoff Woolery	248	37.2%
Wendi L. Powers R	232	34.8%
Kenneth Biddick R	172	25.8%
Write-in	15	2.2%

Geoff Woolery and Wendi L. Powers ahead in Cape May County.

Member of the Township Committee-Township of Upper

Candidate	Votes	Share
Curtis T. Corson, Jr. R	3,514	96.9%
Write-in	111	3.1%

Curtis T. Corson, Jr. is unopposed.

Mayor-Borough of Woodbine

Candidate	Votes	Share
William Pikolycky R	344	99.4%
Write-in	2	0.6%

William Pikolycky is unopposed.

Member of the Council-Borough of Woodbine 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Hector Cruz R	314	51.1%
David Bennett R	301	48.9%
Write-in	0	0.0%

Hector Cruz and David Bennett are unopposed.

Schools

Board of Ed-Borough of Avalon 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Joyce Cremin	428	49.4%
Alexis B. Binder	424	48.9%
Write-in	15	1.7%

Joyce Cremin and Alexis B. Binder are unopposed.

Board of Ed-City of Cape May 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Sharon Lee A. Kustra	727	46.6%
Robert Gorgone	707	45.3%
Write-in	127	8.1%

Sharon Lee A. Kustra and Robert Gorgone are unopposed.

Board of Ed-Borough of Cape May Point

Candidate	Votes	Share
Peter J. Manzo, Jr.	90	97.8%
Write-in	2	2.2%

Peter J. Manzo, Jr. is unopposed.

Board of Ed-Township of Dennis 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Jamie Burrows	1,578	33.3%
Nichol Hoff	1,552	32.8%
Claudia Miller	1,545	32.6%
Write-in	60	1.3%

Jamie Burrows, Nichol Hoff and Claudia Miller are unopposed.

Board of Ed-Lower Cape May Regional-Lower Township 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Pat Holden	4,879	39.7%
Roy Abrams, Jr.	4,128	33.6%
Violanda Di Renzo-Adams	3,235	26.3%
Write-in	62	0.5%

Pat Holden and Roy Abrams, Jr. ahead in Cape May County.

Board of Ed-Township of Lower Elementary 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Gary Douglass, Sr.	4,282	24.7%
Joann Mc Laughlin	3,892	22.4%
Lauren Cox	3,299	19.0%
Joseph E. Thomas	3,248	18.7%
Cynthia Baldacchini	2,569	14.8%
Write-in	76	0.4%

Gary Douglass, Sr., Joann Mc Laughlin and Lauren Cox ahead in Cape May County.

Board of Ed-Township of Middle 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Brian L. Vergantino	3,081	17.5%
Jonathon E. Hand, Jr.	3,032	17.2%
Mark A. Higginbottom	3,004	17.0%
Burgess R. Hamer	2,346	13.3%
Christopher Ingersoll	2,273	12.9%
David DelConte, Jr.	1,973	11.2%
Necheala Shelton	1,871	10.6%
Write-in	42	0.2%

Brian L. Vergantino, Jonathon E. Hand, Jr. and Mark A. Higginbottom ahead in Cape May County.

Board of Ed-City of North Wildwood 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Ronald Golden	835	67.2%
Write-in	408	32.8%

Ronald Golden is unopposed.

Board of Ed-City of Ocean City 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Michael Allegretto	2,673	21.1%
Jocelyn Palaganas	2,421	19.1%
Corey Niemiec	2,134	16.9%
Kelly Anne Hudak	1,607	12.7%
Catherine Panico	1,420	11.2%
Steve Flogaus	1,293	10.2%
Matthew L. Maas	1,087	8.6%
Write-in	24	0.2%

Michael Allegretto, Jocelyn Palaganas and Corey Niemiec ahead in Cape May County.

Board of Ed-City of Ocean City(UNEX)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Lisa Capra-Mansfield	1,844	98.5%
Write-in	29	1.5%

Lisa Capra-Mansfield is unopposed.

Board of Ed-City of Sea Isle City 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Sue F. Williamson	700	50.6%
Kerry E. Mullane	664	48.0%
Write-in	19	1.4%

Sue F. Williamson and Kerry E. Mullane are unopposed.

Board of Ed-Borough of Stone Harbor 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Suzanne M. Walters	295	48.3%
Mark R. Matreale	201	32.9%
Kara Sweet	110	18.0%
Write-in	5	0.8%

Suzanne M. Walters and Mark R. Matreale ahead in Cape May County.

Board of Ed-Township of Upper 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Elsie Jamison	2,577	26.9%
Kelly Pratt-Johnson	2,401	25.0%
Meghan Miller	2,339	24.4%
Anna Nistorenko	2,176	22.7%
Write-in	99	1.0%

Elsie Jamison, Kelly Pratt-Johnson and Meghan Miller ahead in Cape May County.

Board of Ed-Lower Cape May Regional-West Cape May

Candidate	Votes	Share
Kathleen Elwell	400	97.1%
Write-in	12	2.9%

Kathleen Elwell is unopposed.

Board of Ed-Borough of West Cape May

Candidate	Votes	Share
Mary Margaret Lynn	392	98.2%
Write-in	7	1.8%

Mary Margaret Lynn is unopposed.

Board of Ed-Borough of West Wildwood 2 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
April K. Howard	158	48.5%
Donna Howard	153	46.9%
Write-in	15	4.6%

April K. Howard and Donna Howard are unopposed.

Board of Ed-City of Wildwood 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Lynn Quinlan	620	77.8%
Write-in	177	22.2%

Lynn Quinlan is unopposed.

Board of Ed-Borough of Wildwood Crest

Candidate	Votes	Share
Nicholas Holland	1,004	98.6%
Write-in	14	1.4%

Nicholas Holland is unopposed.

Board of Ed-Borough of Wildwood Crest(UNEX)

Candidate	Votes	Share
Eileen Gianakopoulos	627	64.6%
Patrick Wood	331	34.1%
Write-in	12	1.2%

Eileen Gianakopoulos ahead in Cape May County.

Board of Ed-Borough of Woodbine 3 seats

Candidate	Votes	Share
Janita Hutchinson	312	47.3%
Miriam Vives-Rivera	302	45.8%
Write-in	46	7.0%

Janita Hutchinson and Miriam Vives-Rivera are unopposed.

Local measures

Stone Harbor Bond Question

Choice	Votes	Share
Yes	271	75.5%
No	88	24.5%

Yes ahead with 75.5% in Cape May County.

Cape May County's election-night results, last updated Nov 3, 8:47 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

Race	Margin	2024 president	Shift
NJ Senate	R +8.6	R +19.5	D +10.9
NJ-02	R +10.0	R +19.7	D +9.8

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Cape May County has voted for president

Year	Democrat	Share	Republican	Share	Margin	Votes
2024	Kamala Harris	39.7%	Donald Trump	58.8%	R +19.1	54,754
2020	Joe Biden	41.5%	Donald Trump	57.5%	R +16.0	57,697
2016	Hillary Clinton	38.5%	Donald Trump	58.4%	R +19.9	48,722
2012	Barack Obama	45.2%	Mitt Romney	53.8%	R +8.6	47,931
2008	Barack Obama	45.4%	John McCain	54.2%	R +8.7	50,381
2004	John Kerry	42.3%	George W. Bush	56.8%	R +14.5	50,762
2000	Al Gore	46.6%	George W. Bush	50.0%	R +3.4	47,594

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +15.8.

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until New Jersey certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. New Jersey's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.