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Mercer County, New Jersey

2026 election results. Cory Booker (D) has 75% of the U.S. Senate vote in Mercer County, with about 98% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 19.3 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Mercer County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 35 local contests from the county's own results.

2026 results in Mercer County

U.S. Senate

Cory Booker
74.7%86,951
Justin Murphy
22.4%26,021
Veronica Fernandez
1.9%2,203
Joanne Kuniansky
1.0%1,162
98% counted

Statewide: Cory Booker wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 3rd District

Herbert Conaway
68.9%40,484
Michael McGuire
29.1%17,105
Ryan Kelly
1.1%675
Steven Welzer
0.9%522
100% counted

Only part of Mercer County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Herbert Conaway wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 12th District

Adam Hamawy
80.2%44,549
Gregg Mele
17.5%9,704
Winston Jordan
1.3%737
Andres Jinete
1.0%556
94% counted

Only part of Mercer County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Adam Hamawy wins. Called.

The leader in Mercer 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 10, 7:32 AM.

35 local contests in Mercer County

County offices, city and town races, school boards, local measures and districts on Mercer County's ballots, from Mercer 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

CandidateVotesShare
John A. 'Jack' KEMLER D88,77077.5%
David MEISWINKLE R25,66222.4%
Write-in870.1%

John A. 'Jack' KEMLER ahead in Mercer County.

Surrogate

CandidateVotesShare
Diane GEROFSKY D87,27976.6%
Priscilla DeVINE R26,59023.3%
Write-in540.0%

Diane GEROFSKY ahead in Mercer County.

Board of County Commissioners 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Nakia White BARR D85,51237.9%
Lucylle RS WALTER D84,26337.4%
Kevin MONTE DE RAMOS R27,94312.4%
Donald OBER R27,64412.3%
Write-in1520.1%

Nakia White BARR and Lucylle RS WALTER ahead in Mercer County.

Cities & towns

East Windsor Twp - Council - 1 Yr. Unexpired Term

CandidateVotesShare
Richard ELAND D6,62674.3%
Barry GREENSTEIN R2,28425.6%
Write-in80.1%

Richard ELAND ahead in Mercer County.

Ewing Twp - Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Bert H. STEINMANN D10,25678.5%
Jessica J. MARASCO R2,77721.3%
Write-in280.2%

Bert H. STEINMANN ahead in Mercer County.

Ewing Twp - Council 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Carl BENEDETTI, Jr. D10,43940.6%
Sarah STEWARD D10,33440.2%
James W. ANDERSON R2,4769.6%
John Wesley BROWN II R2,4409.5%
Write-in120.0%

Carl BENEDETTI, Jr. and Sarah STEWARD ahead in Mercer County.

Hightstown Boro - Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Susan BLUTH D1,31396.4%
Write-in493.6%

Susan BLUTH is unopposed.

Hightstown Boro - Common Council 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Alexander COSTANTINO D1,32449.8%
Michael BOLLENTIN D1,28248.2%
Write-in552.1%

Alexander COSTANTINO and Michael BOLLENTIN are unopposed.

Hopewell Boro - Common Council 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Justine LEVINE D78041.3%
Sheri HOOK D70637.4%
James E. HIGGINS38920.6%
Write-in140.7%

Justine LEVINE and Sheri HOOK ahead in Mercer County.

Hopewell Twp - Committee 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Sophie PURGAVIE D5,40832.2%
Michael RUGER D5,38932.1%
John R. HART, Jr. R3,06918.3%
Steven NIEDERER R2,93317.5%
Write-in80.0%

Sophie PURGAVIE and Michael RUGER ahead in Mercer County.

Lawrence Twp - Council - 1 Yr. Unexpired Term

CandidateVotesShare
Bonne GIGLIO D9,86199.0%
Write-in971.0%

Bonne GIGLIO is unopposed.

Pennington Boro - Common Council 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Catherine 'Kit' CHANDLER D1,14749.8%
John J. VALENZA II D1,12648.9%
Write-in281.2%

Catherine 'Kit' CHANDLER and John J. VALENZA II are unopposed.

Princeton - Council 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
David COHEN D8,07944.6%
Marina RUBINA D7,81243.1%
Antonio MEROLLI R2,04511.3%
Write-in1841.0%

David COHEN and Marina RUBINA ahead in Mercer County.

Robbinsville Twp - Council - 1 Yr. Unexpired Term

CandidateVotesShare
Kiran AGRAHARA2,84256.8%
Ravi PATNI2,11142.2%
Write-in521.0%

Kiran AGRAHARA ahead in Mercer County.

Trenton - Mayor

CandidateVotesShare
Corey Isiah McNAIR4,72837.2%
W. Reed GUSCIORA2,94823.2%
Austin J. EDWARDS1,81414.3%
Jasi EDWARDS1,60112.6%
Rolando RAMOS1,27410.0%
Edward FORCHION3242.5%
Write-in300.2%

Corey Isiah McNAIR ahead in Mercer County.

Trenton - Council At Large 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Crystal FELICIANO7,30032.9%
Yazminelly GONZALEZ5,71325.7%
Eric McROY2,54411.5%
Mary A. HORNE2,48011.2%
Evangeline UGORJI2,30910.4%
Richa THOMPSON1,3966.3%
Write-in4762.1%

Crystal FELICIANO, Yazminelly GONZALEZ and Eric McROY ahead in Mercer County.

Schools

East Windsor Twp - East Windsor Regional - Members of the Board of Education 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Nancy King BASKIN4,20727.4%
Bina SHAH4,20527.4%
Jeanne M. BOURJOLLY2,80918.3%
Robert P. LAVERTY2,71917.7%
James AVALLONE1,3548.8%
Write-in480.3%

Nancy King BASKIN and Bina SHAH ahead in Mercer County.

Ewing Twp - Members of the Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jennifer MILLER10,14437.0%
Elyse CARMICHAEL8,79532.0%
Sandra L. HERRINGTON8,35830.5%
Write-in1480.5%

Jennifer MILLER, Elyse CARMICHAEL and Sandra L. HERRINGTON are unopposed.

Hamilton Twp - Members of the Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Meaghan STANTON16,51326.6%
Denise SOTO15,63625.2%
Christina Vassiliou HARVEY15,38824.8%
Angela Nicole LEA14,15922.8%
Write-in3730.6%

Meaghan STANTON, Denise SOTO and Christina Vassiliou HARVEY ahead in Mercer County.

Hamilton Twp - Member of the Board of Education - 2 Yr. Unexpired Term

CandidateVotesShare
Anthony D. BENJAMIN9,29537.0%
Susan LOMBARDO7,57630.2%
Rafael COLON4,25617.0%
Andrew KASZIMER3,85215.4%
Write-in1100.4%

Anthony D. BENJAMIN ahead in Mercer County.

Hightstown Boro - East Windsor Regional - Member of the Board of Education

CandidateVotesShare
Michael WEEKS1,31297.5%
Write-in332.5%

Michael WEEKS is unopposed.

Hopewell Twp - Hopewell Valley Regional - Members of the Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Luis MARTINEZ6,04634.5%
Pamela LILLESTON5,75632.8%
John SLOTMAN5,63932.2%
Write-in840.5%

Luis MARTINEZ, Pamela LILLESTON and John SLOTMAN are unopposed.

Hopewell Twp - Hopewell Valley Regional - Member of the Board of Education - 2 Yr. Unexpired Term

CandidateVotesShare
William KEITHLER6,23599.2%
Write-in490.8%

William KEITHLER is unopposed.

Lawrence Twp - Members of the Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Michele BOWES9,29233.2%
Mark ELLIOTT9,24733.0%
Arundale CLARKE9,14932.7%
Write-in3271.2%

Michele BOWES, Mark ELLIOTT and Arundale CLARKE are unopposed.

Princeton - Princeton Public Schools - Members of the Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Beth A. BEHREND7,17933.4%
Eleanor HUBBARD7,08033.0%
Adam BIERMAN6,87532.0%
Write-in3441.6%

Beth A. BEHREND, Eleanor HUBBARD and Adam BIERMAN are unopposed.

Robbinsville Twp - Members of the Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Harry Anthony RAY4,29533.3%
Michael Jared NORDEN4,25233.0%
Ilene ASTEMBORSKI4,22732.8%
Write-in1231.0%

Harry Anthony RAY, Michael Jared NORDEN and Ilene ASTEMBORSKI are unopposed.

Trenton - Trenton Public Schools - Members of the Board of Education 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Yolanda MARRERO-LOPEZ6,53127.9%
Addie DANIELS-LANE6,41827.4%
Larry TRAYLOR5,41623.1%
Donna Dee WELLONS3,55815.2%
Manoucheka DESROSIERS1,3986.0%
Write-in1250.5%

Yolanda MARRERO-LOPEZ, Addie DANIELS-LANE and Larry TRAYLOR ahead in Mercer County.

West Windsor Twp - West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional - Members of the Board of Education 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Dana KRUG5,87935.4%
Shwetha SHETTY5,63934.0%
Amarendra P. ATRE4,88029.4%
Write-in2091.3%

Dana KRUG and Shwetha SHETTY ahead in Mercer County.

Local measures

Hopewell Boro - Fire Election Question

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes83888.6%
No10811.4%

Yes ahead with 88.6% in Mercer County.

Hopewell Twp - Municipal Question

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,46866.1%
No2,29633.9%

Yes ahead with 66.1% in Mercer County.

Hopewell Twp - Charter Study Commissioners 5 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Melanie R. WALTER3,94413.8%
Tamera MATTEO3,74613.1%
Grace Elizabeth RARICH3,43412.0%
Francis GUENTHER3,21511.2%
Christopher PAZDAN3,13610.9%
Stephen KLOPFER3,03210.6%
Michael MARKULEC2,87310.0%
Chad GOERNER2,5659.0%
Joshua J. WILSON2,5488.9%
Write-in1610.6%

Melanie R. WALTER, Tamera MATTEO, Grace Elizabeth RARICH, Francis GUENTHER and Christopher PAZDAN ahead in Mercer County.

Hopewell Twp - Fire Election Question

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes6,10082.2%
No1,32517.8%

Yes ahead with 82.2% in Mercer County.

Districts

Hopewell Boro - Fire Commissioner 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Gregory DAVIES77254.6%
William H. SPRINGER, Jr.63945.2%
Write-in30.2%

Gregory DAVIES and William H. SPRINGER, Jr. are unopposed.

Hopewell Twp - Fire Commissioner 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Linda ABEY4,59638.6%
Thomas PEARSE-DRANCE3,90232.8%
Kevin R. BARANOWSKI3,38228.4%
Write-in310.3%

Linda ABEY and Thomas PEARSE-DRANCE ahead in Mercer County.

Pennington Boro - Fire Commissioner 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Ross DODD1,03551.1%
Scott T. SCHAUB97548.1%
Write-in170.8%

Ross DODD and Scott T. SCHAUB are unopposed.

Mercer County's election-night results, last updated Nov 13, 2:14 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NJ SenateD +53.9D +34.6D +19.3
NJ-03 part of the countyD +40.6D +16.8D +23.8
NJ-12 part of the countyD +64.2D +53.9D +10.3

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 Mercer County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris66.7%Donald Trump30.9%D +35.9122,187
2020Joe Biden69.4%Donald Trump29.2%D +40.2176,537
2016Hillary Clinton66.9%Donald Trump29.5%D +37.4156,529
2012Barack Obama68.0%Mitt Romney30.8%D +37.1153,511
2008Barack Obama68.1%John McCain31.7%D +36.4158,549
2004John Kerry61.3%George W. Bush37.9%D +23.4149,510
2000Al Gore61.4%George W. Bush34.4%D +27.0135,559

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 D +8.9.

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.