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Hudson County, New Jersey

2026 election results. Cory Booker (D) has 77% of the U.S. Senate vote in Hudson County, with about 97% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 34.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Hudson County is split between 3 U.S. House districts. Below are also 35 local contests from the county's own results.

2026 results in Hudson County

U.S. Senate

Cory Booker
77.4%118,150
Justin Murphy
17.5%26,665
Veronica Fernandez
3.0%4,532
Joanne Kuniansky
2.1%3,246
97% counted

Statewide: Cory Booker wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 8th District

Rob Menendez
87.6%85,028
Craig Honts
5.0%4,824
Aristotle Eliopoulos
4.7%4,543
Da'Shone Hughey
2.8%2,694
100% counted

Only part of Hudson County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Rob Menendez wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 9th District

Nellie Pou
68.5%8,961
Rosie Pino
30.0%3,919
Terrisa Bukovinac
1.5%198
100% counted

Only part of Hudson County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Nellie Pou wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 10th District

LaMonica McIver
87.6%22,532
Carmen Bucco
12.4%3,203
80% counted

Only part of Hudson County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: LaMonica McIver wins. Called.

The leader in Hudson 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 12, 2:54 PM.

35 local contests in Hudson County

County offices, city and town races and local measures on Hudson County's ballots, from Hudson 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

County Register

CandidateVotesShare
Jeffrey Dublin D119,34783.5%
Qamar Raza R23,05016.1%
Write-in4780.3%

Jeffrey Dublin ahead in Hudson County.

County Commissioner - 1st

CandidateVotesShare
Kenneth Kopacz D12,53698.7%
Write-in1631.3%

Kenneth Kopacz is unopposed.

County Commissioner - 2nd

CandidateVotesShare
Bill O'Dea D15,25998.9%
Write-in1741.1%

Bill O'Dea is unopposed.

County Commissioner - 3rd

CandidateVotesShare
Pam Johnson D14,19099.1%
Write-in1230.9%

Pam Johnson is unopposed.

County Commissioner - 4th

CandidateVotesShare
Yraida Aponte-Lipski D10,86374.0%
Aaron Weiner3,74525.5%
Write-in680.5%

Yraida Aponte-Lipski ahead in Hudson County.

County Commissioner - 5th

CandidateVotesShare
Ron Bautista D15,50998.0%
Write-in3142.0%

Ron Bautista is unopposed.

County Commissioner - 6th

CandidateVotesShare
Fanny Cedeño D14,51299.4%
Write-in930.6%

Fanny Cedeño is unopposed.

County Commissioner - 7th

CandidateVotesShare
Caridad Rodriguez D13,19899.0%
Write-in1351.0%

Caridad Rodriguez is unopposed.

County Commissioner - 8th

CandidateVotesShare
Robert P. Baselice D14,03999.3%
Write-in980.7%

Robert P. Baselice is unopposed.

County Commissioner - 9th

CandidateVotesShare
Alex Valdez D10,65275.6%
Anmol Gopalak R3,39224.1%
Write-in510.4%

Alex Valdez ahead in Hudson County.

Cities & towns

City of Bayonne - BOE-3 YRS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Robyn Kopacz6,60729.9%
Scott Cubberly6,22028.1%
Remonda 'Rona' Yacoub5,49324.8%
Melissa Alexander3,39015.3%
Write-in4201.9%

Robyn Kopacz, Scott Cubberly and Remonda 'Rona' Yacoub ahead in Hudson County.

City of Bayonne - BOE-1 YR

CandidateVotesShare
John 'Jack' Hladik4,76065.0%
Amanda Klich2,48333.9%
Write-in771.1%

John 'Jack' Hladik ahead in Hudson County.

Council at-Large Borough of East Newark 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
ACACIO De OLIVEIRA D27450.2%
Jeanne Zincavage D27249.8%
Write-in00.0%

ACACIO De OLIVEIRA and Jeanne Zincavage are unopposed.

Borough of East Newark - BOE-3 YRS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Genesis Santos22732.3%
Heather Leone21130.0%
Lisa Ditchkus20629.3%
Write-in598.4%

Genesis Santos, Heather Leone and Lisa Ditchkus are unopposed.

Council at-Large Town of Guttenberg 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
William Hokien D1,90549.9%
Juana Malave D1,90149.8%
Write-in150.4%

William Hokien and Juana Malave are unopposed.

Town of Guttenberg - BOE-3 YRS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sukaina Tehfa84486.4%
Write-in13313.6%

Sukaina Tehfa is unopposed.

Mayor Town of Harrison

CandidateVotesShare
James A. Fife D2,52490.0%
Write-in28210.0%

James A. Fife is unopposed.

Town of Harrison Council - Ward 1

CandidateVotesShare
Jesus R. Huaranga D45287.6%
Write-in6412.4%

Jesus R. Huaranga is unopposed.

Town of Harrison Council - Ward 2

CandidateVotesShare
Joe Diaco D79494.0%
Write-in516.0%

Joe Diaco is unopposed.

Town of Harrison Council - Ward 3

CandidateVotesShare
James T. Woods D69691.8%
Write-in628.2%

James T. Woods is unopposed.

Town of Harrison Council - Ward 4

CandidateVotesShare
James P. Doran D60997.0%
Write-in193.0%

James P. Doran is unopposed.

City of Hoboken - BOE-3 YRS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sheillah Dallara7,61629.2%
Adrian Oxman7,59929.1%
Sharyn Angley7,49628.7%
Patricia Waiters2,97311.4%
Write-in4321.7%

Sheillah Dallara, Adrian Oxman and Sharyn Angley ahead in Hudson County.

City of Jersey City - BOE-3 YRS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Danielle Walker22,60419.4%
Jessica Taube21,10618.1%
Chloe Williams20,26117.4%
Fernando Garcia8,7867.5%
De'Jon Morris8,6837.4%
Julietta Vogt8,4237.2%
George P. Blount8,3537.2%
Videsh A. Bahadur8,0406.9%
Alpa Patel7,6096.5%
Write-in2,8902.5%

Danielle Walker, Jessica Taube and Chloe Williams ahead in Hudson County.

City of Jersey City - BOE-1 YR

CandidateVotesShare
Gina Verdibello17,25151.1%
Vanessa Rodriguez10,64731.5%
Zebedayo Masongo5,27115.6%
Write-in6001.8%

Gina Verdibello ahead in Hudson County.

Town of Kearny Council - Ward 1

CandidateVotesShare
George A. Zapata D1,29997.3%
Write-in362.7%

George A. Zapata is unopposed.

Town of Kearny Council - Ward 2

CandidateVotesShare
Julio Huancaya D1,14997.6%
Write-in282.4%

Julio Huancaya is unopposed.

Town of Kearny Council - Ward 3

CandidateVotesShare
Sarah Bonilla D1,78266.4%
Dariusz Bystrowski R89233.2%
Write-in100.4%

Sarah Bonilla ahead in Hudson County.

Town of Kearny Council - Ward 4

CandidateVotesShare
Orlando Miranda D1,58097.8%
Write-in352.2%

Orlando Miranda is unopposed.

Town of Kearny - BOE-3 YRS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Laura Cifelli-Pettigrew2,51622.9%
Samantha Paris2,47522.5%
S.j. Zibbie Viscuso2,22320.2%
Ann Rodrigues1,98318.0%
Mackenzie Elliott1,53513.9%
Write-in2772.5%

Laura Cifelli-Pettigrew, Samantha Paris and S.j. Zibbie Viscuso ahead in Hudson County.

Town of Secaucus Council - Ward 1

CandidateVotesShare
John Gerbasio58897.2%
Write-in172.8%

John Gerbasio is unopposed.

Town of Secaucus Council - Ward 2

CandidateVotesShare
JAMES J. CLANCY Sr.1,25196.5%
Write-in463.5%

JAMES J. CLANCY Sr. is unopposed.

Town of Secaucus Council - Ward 3

CandidateVotesShare
Orietta Tringali1,08097.7%
Write-in252.3%

Orietta Tringali is unopposed.

Town of Secaucus - BOE-3 YRS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Dina Khiry Gerbasio2,03233.6%
Katherine Nguyen1,93332.0%
Anthony Graniere1,85730.7%
Write-in2223.7%

Dina Khiry Gerbasio, Katherine Nguyen and Anthony Graniere are unopposed.

Local measures

East Newark Board of Education Question

ChoiceVotesShare
No23972.9%
Yes8927.1%

No ahead with 72.9% in Hudson County.

Town of Guttenberg Public Question

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,43182.3%
No30717.7%

Yes ahead with 82.3% in Hudson County.

Hudson County's election-night results, last updated Nov 12, 7:53 AM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NJ SenateD +63.2D +28.9D +34.3
NJ-09 part of the countyD +39.1R +0.6D +39.7
NJ-10 part of the countyD +75.1D +51.4Not yet

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 Hudson County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris62.6%Donald Trump34.5%D +28.1232,095
2020Joe Biden72.6%Donald Trump26.3%D +46.3249,878
2016Hillary Clinton74.7%Donald Trump22.4%D +52.4219,375
2012Barack Obama77.5%Mitt Romney21.5%D +56.1197,504
2008Barack Obama73.3%John McCain26.3%D +47.0210,148
2004John Kerry67.3%George W. Bush32.0%D +35.3189,446
2000Al Gore70.6%George W. Bush26.2%D +44.5167,361

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 +16.4.

Other counties in New Jersey

New Jersey results

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.