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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Middlesex Borough Council Election 2026

2 of 6 council seats are on the ballot, with 4 candidates running. Updated Oct 5, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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Nov 3Election Day

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Voters choose two of four candidates for three-year terms on the six-member council. The mayor is not on this ballot.

Last day to apply by mail for a mail-in ballot · Oct 27

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Districts come from 2020 Census blocks and the district maps for this election. Your address decides your districts.

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

What the next council decides

01Municipal budget and cap bank2 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council adopted a $25.6 million 2026 municipal budget in May 2026, after adopting a cap-bank ordinance in March.

What's on the tableThe next council will set future budgets and decide whether to use the cap bank.

02Affordable housing2 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council adopted affordable housing ordinances in March 2026, including overlay zones.

What's on the tableThe next council will carry out the housing ordinances and related resolutions.

03Lincoln Boulevard redevelopment plan1 sourced fact

Where it standsThe council introduced an amendment to the Lincoln Boulevard Redevelopment Plan on May 12, 2026.

What's on the tableThe council will take the amendment through the land use board review and final adoption.

04Electric bicycles and scooters1 sourced fact

Where it standsThe council introduced an ordinance on May 12, 2026 to regulate low speed electric vehicles.

What's on the tableThe council will decide the final rules for electric bicycles and scooters.

  • Ordinance 2170-26 would create Chapter 191, Low Speed Electric Vehicles, to regulate electronic bicycles, low-speed electric bicycles and motorized bicycles. Middlesex Borough · May 12, 2026
05Inoperable vehicles and property maintenance1 sourced fact

Where it standsThe council adopted an ordinance in March 2026 to unify enforcement of abandoned and inoperable vehicle rules.

What's on the tableThe next council oversees enforcement of the property maintenance code.

2 notes on these statements

Vincent Rouse and Vinnie Lella are both Democrats and are running separate campaigns for council, according to Inside - Middlesex. Inside - Middlesex · Apr 21, 2026

Incumbent Republicans Michael Conahan and Kevin Dotey are seeking re-election; Republicans currently hold all six council seats. New Jersey Globe

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  1. 1. How should Middlesex use the state limit on municipal budget growth?

Seat the councilSeat the Council →Pick a winner for each open seat and see where the resulting council stands on each issue.On the recordHow the council voted6 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.New · How Middlesex is runWho runs Middlesex, and what it costsThe interim borough administrator earns $40,000. See council pay, whether the city is in the red, and where your property tax goes.

Key dates

The seat math

5 stay (not up this year): Jennifer Clock, Joseph DeScenza, Kenneth Griggs Jr., Jack Mikolajczyk, Shannon Quinn2 on this ballot

6 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

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