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Passaic County, New Jersey

2026 election results. Cory Booker (D) has 62% of the U.S. Senate vote in Passaic County, with about 96% of the expected vote counted. The margin is 31.9 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Passaic County is split between 3 U.S. House districts. Below are also 47 local contests from the county's own results.

2026 results in Passaic County

U.S. Senate

Cory Booker
62.3%81,853
Justin Murphy
34.3%45,109
Veronica Fernandez
2.3%3,080
Joanne Kuniansky
1.1%1,396
96% counted

Statewide: Cory Booker wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 5th District

Josh Gottheimer
51.3%10,897
Sean Kirrane
46.4%9,855
Adam Rueda
2.3%492
100% counted

Only part of Passaic County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Josh Gottheimer wins. Called.

U.S. House: New Jersey 9th District

Nellie Pou
72.6%59,543
Rosie Pino
25.7%21,087
Terrisa Bukovinac
1.7%1,416
89% counted

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

U.S. House: New Jersey 11th District

Analilia Mejia
51.7%13,605
Joe Hathaway
47.4%12,473
Alan Bond
1.0%262
100% counted

Only part of Passaic County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Analilia Mejia wins. Called.

The leader in Passaic 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.

47 local contests in Passaic County

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

Surrogate

CandidateVotesShare
Zoila CASSANOVA D82,68564.6%
Jessica SPRAGUE R45,13235.3%
Write-in1280.1%

Zoila CASSANOVA ahead in Passaic County.

Members of the Board of County Commissioners 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Orlando CRUZ D82,23032.3%
Nicholas VELIKY D81,95532.2%
Edward 'Ed' LEONARD R45,11717.7%
Bill J. RODRIGUEZ R44,95517.7%
Write-in2610.1%

Orlando CRUZ and Nicholas VELIKY ahead in Passaic County.

County Commissioner UNEXP TERM

CandidateVotesShare
Aleksandra TASIC D81,31864.4%
Marko KOPIC R44,87035.5%
Write-in1390.1%

Aleksandra TASIC ahead in Passaic County.

Cities & towns

Mayor BLOOMINGDALE

CandidateVotesShare
John J. D'AMATO D2,00097.7%
Write-in482.3%

John J. D'AMATO is unopposed.

Members of Borough Council BLOOMINGDALE 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Peyman 'Ray' YAZDI D1,70529.8%
Dominic V. CATALANO D1,70129.7%
Pamela PEARCE R1,15720.2%
Darlene SANTANGELO R1,15420.2%
Write-in80.1%

Peyman 'Ray' YAZDI and Dominic V. CATALANO ahead in Passaic County.

Council-at-Large CLIFTON 7 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Ray GRABOWSKI9,3677.7%
Iris A. REYES9,2067.6%
Richard MEJIA8,9747.4%
Antonio LATONA7,9846.6%
Mary SADRAKULA7,3876.1%
Joseph KOLODZIEJ7,3856.1%
Rosie PINO6,9985.8%
Tarek ALNATUR6,7155.5%
Matthew J. WARD6,4965.4%
Assad MUJTABA6,4925.3%
Tom WHITTLES6,3565.2%
Raj RANA6,0205.0%
George D. SIKORA5,5534.6%
Avraham Shaya EISENMAN5,5094.5%
John THOMAS, Jr.4,8654.0%
Norman A. TAHAN4,1653.4%
Fred BARNES4,1033.4%
Matt MULLINS3,9053.2%
Tafari K. ANDERSON3,6193.0%
Write-in2610.2%

Ray GRABOWSKI, Iris A. REYES, Richard MEJIA, Antonio LATONA, Mary SADRAKULA, Joseph KOLODZIEJ and Rosie PINO ahead in Passaic County.

Mayor HALEDON

CandidateVotesShare
Michael JOHNSON D1,86499.0%
Write-in191.0%

Michael JOHNSON is unopposed.

Members of Borough Council HALEDON 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Junior MORRIS D1,72647.3%
Carlos MOCZO D1,64545.1%
Christopher ZAMORA2637.2%
Write-in150.4%

Junior MORRIS and Carlos MOCZO ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Township Council LITTLE FALLS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Christopher VANCHERI D2,62919.6%
Nancy FRIEDRICH D2,47818.5%
Daniel BECK D2,45618.3%
Mark FACCIOLLIO R1,96414.7%
Jayna PATEL R1,92314.4%
Jenna ANEVSKI R1,92114.4%
Write-in150.1%

Christopher VANCHERI, Nancy FRIEDRICH and Daniel BECK ahead in Passaic County.

Mayor NORTH HALEDON

CandidateVotesShare
Randolph J. GEORGE R2,42496.7%
Write-in823.3%

Randolph J. GEORGE is unopposed.

Members of Borough Council NORTH HALEDON 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Jacqueline ROSCIO R2,40849.5%
Rocco LUISI R2,39549.2%
Write-in651.3%

Jacqueline ROSCIO and Rocco LUISI are unopposed.

Members of Borough Council POMPTON LAKES 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Ekamon 'Ek' VENIN R2,15748.6%
Maria C. PETIX-KENT R2,13348.1%
Write-in1483.3%

Ekamon 'Ek' VENIN and Maria C. PETIX-KENT are unopposed.

Mayor PROSPECT PARK

CandidateVotesShare
Mohamed T. KHAIRULLAH D1,11172.1%
Maria Emma ANDERSON R42627.7%
Write-in30.2%

Mohamed T. KHAIRULLAH ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Borough Council PROSPECT PARK 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Felicia ORTIZ D1,18539.0%
Daysi GONZALEZ D1,15338.0%
Nelvin MERCADO DURAN R35011.5%
William J. WILLEMSEN R34411.3%
Write-in30.1%

Felicia ORTIZ and Daysi GONZALEZ ahead in Passaic County.

Mayor TOTOWA

CandidateVotesShare
John COIRO R3,00899.0%
Write-in311.0%

John COIRO is unopposed.

Members of Borough Council TOTOWA 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
William BUCHER, Jr. R2,91150.0%
Sanders REYNOSO R2,85749.1%
Write-in490.8%

William BUCHER, Jr. and Sanders REYNOSO are unopposed.

Mayor WANAQUE

CandidateVotesShare
Sandy E. LAWSON D2,35855.2%
Daniel MAHLER R1,90744.7%
Write-in50.1%

Sandy E. LAWSON ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Borough Council WANAQUE 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Darlyn J. WARNER D2,23126.4%
Richard McFARLANE D2,22326.4%
Donald J. PASQUARIELLO, Jr. R2,00723.8%
Robert PETTET R1,96623.3%
Write-in80.1%

Darlyn J. WARNER and Richard McFARLANE ahead in Passaic County.

5th Ward Council UNEXP TERM WAYNE

CandidateVotesShare
Dennis MARNICK D1,42755.4%
Matthew CAVALLO R1,14744.5%
Write-in20.1%

Dennis MARNICK ahead in Passaic County.

Member of Township Council WEST MILFORD 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
William CYTOWICZ R5,38535.5%
David S. MARSDEN R5,14533.9%
Kate HUGGINS D4,47029.5%
Write-in1651.1%

William CYTOWICZ and David S. MARSDEN ahead in Passaic County.

Mayor WOODLAND PARK

CandidateVotesShare
Christine TISEO D3,06398.4%
Write-in511.6%

Christine TISEO is unopposed.

Schools

Members of Board of Education BLOOMINGDALE 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Marco MARGOTTA1,40326.0%
Christine SPENCER1,38625.7%
Smita Nadia HUSSAIN1,29524.0%
James R. LUSKI1,27623.6%
Write-in420.8%

Marco MARGOTTA, Christine SPENCER and Smita Nadia HUSSAIN ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Board of Education CLIFTON 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph SIANO10,96027.2%
Tanya SUAREZ10,37825.8%
Evelyn ESTRICT BARNES9,73524.2%
Joseph CANOVA8,99722.3%
Write-in2210.5%

Joseph SIANO, Tanya SUAREZ and Evelyn ESTRICT BARNES ahead in Passaic County.

Member of Board of Education 1YR UNXP CLIFTON

CandidateVotesShare
Elvia 'Melissa' LEMUS6,10551.6%
Frank KASPER5,66847.9%
Write-in580.5%

Elvia 'Melissa' LEMUS ahead in Passaic County.

Members of the Manchester Reg Bd of Ed HALEDON 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Liliana M. BAEZ-MOLINA1,24753.7%
Jose ZAMORA1,05445.4%
Write-in231.0%

Liliana M. BAEZ-MOLINA and Jose ZAMORA are unopposed.

Members of Board of Education HALEDON 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
George GUZMAN1,21134.7%
Angelina CUADRADO1,17033.5%
Gregory T. WILLIAMS1,08131.0%
Write-in260.7%

George GUZMAN, Angelina CUADRADO and Gregory T. WILLIAMS are unopposed.

Member of Board of Education 1YR UNXP HALEDON

CandidateVotesShare
Eileen JAQUEZ81461.2%
Chloe SOSA-JARRETT50638.1%
Write-in90.7%

Eileen JAQUEZ ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Board of Education HAWTHORNE 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Erica MULKEY-KOLTZAN2,71822.4%
Melissa RILEY2,67222.0%
Diane OLIVER2,36819.5%
Jennifer THORNTON2,24018.4%
Erick L. GILL2,08417.1%
Write-in740.6%

Erica MULKEY-KOLTZAN, Melissa RILEY and Diane OLIVER ahead in Passaic County.

Member of Passaic Valley Reg Bd of Ed LITTLE FALLS

CandidateVotesShare
Pasqualino PALMIERI2,60599.0%
Write-in261.0%

Pasqualino PALMIERI is unopposed.

Members of Board of Education LITTLE FALLS 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Rachel CAPIZZI2,15827.8%
Wendy ZULUAGA1,98825.6%
Keegan AVINO1,78423.0%
Michael TULLO1,77022.8%
Write-in560.7%

Rachel CAPIZZI, Wendy ZULUAGA and Keegan AVINO ahead in Passaic County.

Members of the Board of Education NORTH HALEDON 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Lucia De NOVA1,86028.9%
Dina O'DONNELL1,54524.0%
Michele SCROFANI1,28320.0%
Jeremy SERFOZO90914.1%
Hector MONTES81212.6%
Write-in220.3%

Lucia De NOVA, Dina O'DONNELL and Michele SCROFANI ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Board of Education PATERSON 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Kenneth L. SIMMONS8,60919.9%
Joel D. RAMIREZ7,78518.0%
Christopher SMALL7,48817.3%
Mohammed H. RASHID7,42517.1%
Banita HERNDON4,89311.3%
Madelen LEMOINE4,0339.3%
Sumaidah RAMADAN2,9656.8%
Write-in1370.3%

Kenneth L. SIMMONS, Joel D. RAMIREZ and Christopher SMALL ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Board of Education POMPTON LAKES 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Susan O'MALLEY1,77729.3%
Donald DOUGHERTY1,65727.3%
Matthew SINKE1,39623.0%
Coleen DAWSON1,18519.6%
Write-in440.7%

Susan O'MALLEY, Donald DOUGHERTY and Matthew SINKE ahead in Passaic County.

Member of Board of Education 1YR UNXP POMPTON LAKES

CandidateVotesShare
Joseph LUPPINO1,30198.7%
Write-in171.3%

Joseph LUPPINO is unopposed.

Member of the Manchester Reg Bd of Ed PROSPECT PK

CandidateVotesShare
Villó FIDDLER78398.7%
Write-in101.3%

Villó FIDDLER is unopposed.

Members of Board of Education PROSPECT PARK 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Zugeica TAPIA SAMBOY58537.8%
Arwa ENSOUR58137.6%
Tanya HANEY37023.9%
Write-in110.7%

Zugeica TAPIA SAMBOY and Arwa ENSOUR ahead in Passaic County.

Member of Board of Education 1YR UNXP PROSPECT PARK

CandidateVotesShare
Bridget ARRICK71898.5%
Write-in111.5%

Bridget ARRICK is unopposed.

Member of the Lakeland Reg Bd of Ed RINGWOOD

CandidateVotesShare
Joanna VARGAS2,66798.4%
Write-in441.6%

Joanna VARGAS is unopposed.

Members of Board of Education RINGWOOD 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Melissa ZEPPONI-KEARNEY1,97721.3%
Tiffany COOPER1,90620.6%
Daryen F. DeVITO1,82919.7%
Timothy R. LANNI1,78319.2%
Thomas CIFICHIELLO1,72218.6%
Write-in540.6%

Melissa ZEPPONI-KEARNEY, Tiffany COOPER and Daryen F. DeVITO ahead in Passaic County.

Member of Passaic Valley Reg Bd of Ed TOTOWA

CandidateVotesShare
Giovanni D'AMBROSIO1,93299.0%
Write-in191.0%

Giovanni D'AMBROSIO is unopposed.

Member of Lakeland Reg Bd of Ed WANAQUE 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Leane TULLY2,39149.9%
John J. GRIFFIN2,36549.3%
Write-in380.8%

Leane TULLY and John J. GRIFFIN are unopposed.

Members of Board of Education WANAQUE 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Tina JOHANNEMANN1,54920.7%
Abigail GIRONDA1,36718.2%
Scott RYAN1,27317.0%
Joseph D. DeMARCO1,17315.6%
Marc BELLANTE1,13615.1%
Brian BRZOZOWSKI96912.9%
Write-in320.4%

Tina JOHANNEMANN, Abigail GIRONDA and Scott RYAN ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Board of Education WAYNE 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Donald PAVLAK7,48420.8%
Wendy LIMANDRI7,27720.3%
Mark FABER6,90819.2%
James FERA5,09014.2%
Burcin OGRENIR4,80313.4%
Joseph 'Joe' TROY Jr.4,12211.5%
Write-in2120.6%

Donald PAVLAK, Wendy LIMANDRI and Mark FABER ahead in Passaic County.

Members of Board of Education WEST MILFORD 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Caitlyn BABCOCK4,95933.1%
Elizabeth McQUAID4,94233.0%
Miranda JURGENSEN4,84532.4%
Write-in2261.5%

Caitlyn BABCOCK, Elizabeth McQUAID and Miranda JURGENSEN are unopposed.

Members of Passaic Valley Reg Bd WOODLAND PARK

CandidateVotesShare
Samuel YODICE, Jr.2,61698.8%
Write-in311.2%

Samuel YODICE, Jr. is unopposed.

Members of Board of Education WOODLAND PARK 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Krystal CHIARAVALLO2,43533.5%
Glen GRIMES2,41833.3%
Aslan N. BACHKHAZ2,36032.5%
Write-in460.6%

Krystal CHIARAVALLO, Glen GRIMES and Aslan N. BACHKHAZ are unopposed.

Local measures

Public Question POMPTON LAKES

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes1,59763.8%
No90536.2%

Yes ahead with 63.8% in Passaic County.

Passaic County's election-night results, last updated Nov 10, 7:44 AM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
NJ SenateD +28.9R +3.0D +31.9
NJ-05 part of the countyD +5.0R +18.0D +23.0
NJ-09 part of the countyD +47.7D +5.7Not yet
NJ-11 part of the countyD +4.3R +17.5D +21.8

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 Passaic County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris47.0%Donald Trump49.7%R +2.8203,233
2020Joe Biden57.7%Donald Trump41.1%D +16.6223,636
2016Hillary Clinton59.9%Donald Trump37.4%D +22.5194,802
2012Barack Obama63.7%Mitt Romney35.5%D +28.2181,988
2008Barack Obama60.8%John McCain39.0%D +21.9186,196
2004John Kerry55.4%George W. Bush43.9%D +11.5171,311
2000Al Gore57.7%George W. Bush39.0%D +18.7156,573

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 +21.5.

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.