CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, Nov. 4, 2026 — Here are the unofficial results for every contest on Cape May County's ballot in Tuesday's general election, with all 127 of the county's voting districts reporting, according to the Cape May County Clerk's results.
The results are unofficial. They do not yet include provisional ballots, mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive by Nov. 9, or mail-in ballots waiting on a cure form, due Nov. 14. The official count will be posted on or before Nov. 18, according to the Cape May County Board of Elections.
U.S. House, 2nd District
Across the six-county district, with 544 of 561 voting districts reporting: Zack Mullock (D) 136,573, Jeff Van Drew (R) 129,541, Ramon Mora Jr. (I) 2,808. Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew conceded to Democrat Zack Mullock on Tuesday night; the Associated Press had not declared a winner when he conceded, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
In Cape May County: Jeff Van Drew (R) 21,805, Zack Mullock (D) 17,856, Ramon Mora Jr. (I) 192.
U.S. Senate
In Cape May County: Justin Murphy (R) 20,803, Cory Booker (D) 17,497, Veronica Fernandez 301, Joanne Kuniansky 208. Sen. Cory Booker won reelection statewide, the Associated Press projected.
County offices
- Sheriff: Robert A. Nolan (R) 25,106 (unopposed)
- County Commissioner, 2 seats: Curtis Bashaw (R) 21,725, Patrick Rosenello (R) 21,539, Eric J. Morey (D) 16,728, David Temple (D) 15,979
Municipal races and school boards
Avalon
- Board of Education, 2 seats: Joyce Cremin 428, Alexis B. Binder 424 (unopposed)
Cape May
- Council, 3 seats: Shaine P. Meier 816, Lorraine Baldwin 799, Maureen K. McDade 789 (unopposed)
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Sharon Lee A. Kustra 727, Robert Gorgone 707 (2 candidates for 3 seats; write-ins 127)
Cape May Point
- Board of Education: Peter J. Manzo, Jr. 90 (unopposed)
Dennis Township
- Township Committee, 2 seats: Thomas Van Artsdalen (R) 1,747, Scott Turner (R) 1,710, Renee Pettit (D) 1,089, John Carson (D) 1,037
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Jamie Burrows 1,578, Nichol Hoff 1,552, Claudia Miller 1,545 (unopposed)
Lower Township
- Council, Ward 1: Thomas Conrad (R) 1,514 (unopposed)
- Council, Ward 2: Joseph Wareham (R) 1,715, Elizabeth Blair-Slemmer (D) 1,372, Caroline Rankovic 117
- Council, Ward 3: Roland A. Roy, Jr. (R) 1,971, Michelle Simmons (D) 1,401
- Board of Education, Lower Cape May Regional, 2 seats: Pat Holden 4,879, Roy Abrams, Jr. 4,128, Violanda (V. Adams) Di Renzo-Adams 3,235
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Gary Douglass, Sr. 4,282, Joann Mc Laughlin 3,892, Lauren Cox 3,299, Joseph E. Thomas 3,248, Cynthia Baldacchini 2,569
Middle Township
- Township Committee: Christopher M. Leusner (R) 4,866 (unopposed)
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Brian L. Vergantino 3,081, Jonathon E. Hand, Jr. 3,032, Mark A. Higginbottom 3,004, Burgess R. Hamer 2,346, Christopher Ingersoll 2,273, David DelConte, Jr. 1,973, Necheala Shelton 1,871
North Wildwood
- Council, at large, unexpired term: Ronald Simone (R) 1,187 (unopposed)
- Council, Ward 1: David Del Conte (R) 687 (unopposed)
- Council, Ward 2: Kellyann Tolomeo (R) 530 (unopposed)
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Ronald Golden 835 (1 candidate for 3 seats; write-ins 408)
Ocean City
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Michael Allegretto 2,673, Jocelyn Palaganas 2,421, Corey Niemiec 2,134, Kelly Anne Hudak 1,607, Catherine Panico 1,420, Steve Flogaus 1,293, Matthew L. Maas 1,087
- Board of Education, unexpired term: Lisa Capra-Mansfield 1,844 (unopposed)
Sea Isle City
- Board of Education, 2 seats: Sue F. Williamson 700, Kerry E. Mullane 664 (unopposed)
Stone Harbor
- Council, 2 seats: Geoff Woolery 248, Wendi L. Powers (R) 232, Kenneth Biddick (R) 172
- Board of Education, 2 seats: Suzanne M. Walters 295, Mark R. Matreale 201, Kara Sweet 110
- School bond question: Yes 271, No 88
Upper Township
- Township Committee: Curtis T. Corson, Jr. (R) 3,514 (unopposed)
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Elsie Jamison 2,577, Kelly Pratt-Johnson 2,401, Meghan Miller 2,339, Anna Nistorenko 2,176
West Cape May
- Board of Education, Lower Cape May Regional: Kathleen Elwell 400 (unopposed)
- Board of Education: Mary Margaret Lynn 392 (unopposed)
West Wildwood
- Board of Education, 2 seats: April K. Howard 158, Donna Howard 153 (unopposed)
Wildwood
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Lynn Quinlan 620 (1 candidate for 3 seats; write-ins 177)
Wildwood Crest
- Board of Education: Nicholas Holland 1,004 (unopposed)
- Board of Education, unexpired term: Eileen Gianakopoulos 627, Patrick Wood 331
Woodbine
- Mayor: William Pikolycky (R) 344 (unopposed)
- Council, 2 seats: Hector Cruz (R) 314, David Bennett (R) 301 (unopposed)
- Board of Education, 3 seats: Janita Hutchinson 312, Miriam Vives-Rivera 302 (2 candidates for 3 seats; write-ins 46)
Cape May Scanner's full results, municipality by municipality, update as the county reports.
Sources: Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem county election results; Cape May County Board of Elections; The Philadelphia Inquirer; New Jersey Monitor.
