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Dems Lead South Brunswick Mayor, Council Election 2026

The incumbent mayor and councilman lead their Republican challengers, with ballots still being counted.

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SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — Democratic Mayor Charlie Carley leads Republican John O'Sullivan in the race for South Brunswick mayor, according to unofficial results from the Middlesex County Clerk's Office as of 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Carley had 11,153 votes, or 73.19 percent, to O'Sullivan's 4,047, or 26.56 percent. That's a margin of 7,106 votes.

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In an email to Patch, O'Sullivan conceded the race and wished Carley on his win. "Congratulations to the mayor for his win," O'Sullivan wrote.

In the race for one four-year Township Council seat, Democratic Councilman Ken Bierman leads Republican Mike Havardansky, 11,021 to 4,052, or 72.98 percent to 26.83 percent.

In the Board of Education race, Mike Mitchell, Raja Krishna and Maryam Pal are the top three vote-getters among four candidates. Magesh Kamalakannan trails by 5,276 votes.

The results are unofficial until the Middlesex County Clerk's Office certifies them.

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South Brunswick Township Council (one seat)

South Brunswick Board of Education (three seats)

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