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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Northvale Mayor & Borough Council Election 2026

2 of 6 council seats are on the ballot, with 6 candidates running. Updated Oct 20, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

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Voters choose one of two candidates for mayor and up to two of four candidates for two Borough Council seats; the other four council members are not on the ballot.

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What the next council decides

01Budget, taxes and the revaluation4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council adopted the 2026 municipal budget 6-0 on July 16, 2026, after a townwide revaluation and with far less surplus than in 2025.

What's on the tableThe next mayor and council will write the 2027 budget, decide how much surplus to use and whether to exceed the state appropriation cap again.

02Affordable housing and zoning4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe council adopted affordable housing zoning changes in March 2026, and the borough attorney reported in July that a judge signed off on the borough's plan.

What's on the tableThe next mayor and council will carry out the affordable housing plan and respond to state rules on local zoning.

03Employee health insurance costs3 sourced facts

Where it standsNorthvale left the state health benefits plan for a self-insured group of towns in April 2026.

What's on the tableThe next mayor and council will decide how to hold down employee health insurance costs, a large and rising part of the budget.

04Roads and drainage3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn September 2026 the council adopted bond ordinances for White Avenue resurfacing and for stormwater and drainage work.

What's on the tableThe next mayor and council will decide which road and drainage projects to fund and how much to borrow for them.

2 notes on these statements

Joseph E. McGuire, Hovannes Bakalian and Laura N. Fernandez share a campaign website paid for by the Northvale GOP. Northvale 2026 (McGuire, Bakalian and Fernandez campaign): Home

The Northvale Democratic Club lists Kenneth K. Cho, Jean Marie Cerbasi and David E. Sillery as its candidates for mayor and council. Northvale Democratic Club

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Who matches you?

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  1. 1. Should Northvale let its budget grow above the standard state cap when costs rise?

  2. 2. Should rebuilding the borough's budget surplus come before new spending?

  3. 3. Should Northvale urge the state to repeal the automatic gas tax escalator?

  4. 4. Should Northvale resist state rules that override local planning and zoning decisions?

  5. 5. Should Northvale limit new development to what its current infrastructure can support?

  6. 6. Should the borough stay out of the state health benefits plan to control insurance costs?

  7. 7. Should Northvale borrow through bond ordinances to pay for road and drainage work?

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 voted7 council decisions, each member's vote side by side, with a link to the minutes.

Key dates

The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Martin Mattessich, Kara McMorrow, Domenic Menafra, Roy Sokoloski2 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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