Who’s Running In The Freehold 2026 Primary Election: See Details

FREEHOLD, NJ — Freehold residents will hit the polls this fall to vote in their local elections, but before that, the primary election will take place in June.

In the primary race, Democratic and Republican candidates compete for their party’s nomination, and the winners face off again in the general election on Nov. 3, which will also include third-party and independent candidates.

In-person voting for the primary election will take place on Tuesday, June 2, while early in-person voting will run from Tuesday, May 26, through Sunday, May 31.

The candidates set to run in the Freehold and Monmouth County primary election are as follows, according to the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office:

Freehold Township Committee

• Republicans (Vote for 2)
  • Alan C. Walker (Monmouth County Republican Organization)
  • Christopher M. Novella (Monmouth County Republican Organization)
• Democrats (Vote for 2)
  • No petition filed
  • No petition filed

Freehold Borough Council

• Republicans (Vote for 2)
  • Sara Razi (Monmouth County Republican Organization)
  • Autumn Nonnenmacher (Monmouth County Republican Organization)
• Democrats (Vote for 2)
  • Michael DiBenedetto (Monmouth County Democratic Organization)
  • Jeffrey Friedman (Monmouth County Democratic Organization)

Upper Freehold Township Committee

• Republicans (Vote for 1)
  • Michael R. McGuire (Monmouth County Republican Organization)
• Democrats (Vote for 1)
  • No petition filed

Monmouth County Surrogate

• Republicans (Vote for 1)
  • Maureen T. Raisch (Monmouth County Republican Organization)
• Democrats (Vote for 1)
  • Anthony L. Cherry (Monmouth County Democratic Organization)

Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners

• Republicans (Vote for 2)
  • Erik Anderson (Monmouth County Republican Organization)
  • Tony Perry (Monmouth County Republican Organization)
• Democrats (Vote for 2)
  • Chelsey Tanner (Monmouth County Democratic Organization)
  • Sofia J. Ugarte (Monmouth County Democratic Organization)

To learn more about the primary election or see a full list of county-wide candidates, you can visit the Monmouth County Votes website.