MIDDLETOWN, NJ — It is now 8 p.m. and polls have closed in the 2026 primary election for Middletown Township Committee. Here are the race results as the votes come in Tuesday night. This article will be updated throughout the night, so keep checking back.
Voters were asked to choose two of three Republicans running for Township Committee: Current Middletown committeeman Ryan Clarke, his running mate Morganne Dudzinski and school board member Mark Soporowski.
In the Democratic primary, voters were asked to elect two: Shawn Wallach and Jeremy Seideman.
(These are unofficial race results as they come in in real time Tuesday night; these results are not yet certified by the Monmouth County Clerk.)
Republican primary, choose two:
As of 9:16 p.m. Tuesday with 41/52 Middletown voting districts reporting, from MonmouthCountyVotes.org:
| Ryan M. CLARKE | 2,563(43.41%) |
| 43.41 percent of the vote | |
| REPMorganne DUDZINSKI | 2,220(37.60%) |
| 37.60 percent of the vote | |
| REP Mark SOPOROWSKI | 1,090(18.46%) |
| 18.46 percent of the vote | |
Democratic primary, choose two:
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