Eatontown Mayor Election 2026: Talerico Vs. Escalante [Live Results]

EATONTOWN, NJ — Polls are now closed in the 2026 midterm elections.

In 2026, there was an election for Eatontown mayor and town council. Mayor Anthony Talerico, a Democrat, asked voters to re-elect him to a third term as the town's mayor. He was challenged by Councilwoman Maria Grazia Escalante, Republican, in her first attempt to become Eatontown's mayor.

Talerico ran on his record as the town's current mayor, where he touted his availability to residents to address their problems, and his negotiations with Netflix that secured a $47 million payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) to the town.

Escalante was a vocal challenger this year. She challenged Talerico on what she said was his lack of transparency in negotiating with Netflix, and she is also critical of his proposal to build a new Eatontown town hall.

Here are unofficial vote tallies as they come in Tuesday night:

Talerico:

Escalante:

For the town council, voters were asked to choose two, and here are the unofficial vote counts as they come in Tuesday night:

Councilwoman Candace Faust (D)

Councilwoman Danielle Jones (D)

Kevin Gonzalez (been on the town Council before) (R)

Ali Mehdaoui (R)