Editing Edison, New Jersey (section)

==Government==
===Local government===
Edison Township operates within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] form of government, which was implemented as of January 1, 1958, based on the recommendations of a [[Charter Study Commission]].<ref>[http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040522/http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf |date=October 12, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey State League of Municipalities]], July 2007. Accessed October 9, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> Edison's governing body is comprised of the mayor and the seven-member Township Council. Members of the council are elected [[at-large]] in partisan elections held as part of the November general election to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three or four seats coming up for election in odd-numbered years, with the mayoral seat up for vote at the same time that three seats are expiring.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 84.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://www.edisonnj.org/departments/council/index.php Edison Municipal Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200512013755/https://edisonnj.org/departments/council/index.php |date=May 12, 2020 }}, Township of Edison. Accessed December 14, 2022. "The Edison Township Council is the legislative branch of this local government. It is comprised of seven members. All of the members are elected to at-large seats with four year terms. The terms are staggered. Three council seats are up of election in a given year and then the remaining four seats are up for election two years later."</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, the [[Mayor of Edison, New Jersey|Mayor of Edison]] is [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democrat]] Samip "Sam" Joshi, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.edisonnj.org/departments/mayor/index.php Mayor Sam Joshi] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202757/https://www.edisonnj.org/departments/mayor/index.php |date=December 4, 2019 }}, Township of Edison. Accessed May 27, 2024.</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Nishith Patel (D, 2025), Council Vice President Margot Harris (D, 2025), Richard Brescher (D, 2027), Joseph Coyle (D, 2027), Ajay Patil (D, 2027) and John Poyner (D, 2025) and Asaf Shmuel (D, 2027).<ref>[https://www.edisonnj.org/departments/council/council_members.php Council Members] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202804/https://www.edisonnj.org/departments/council/council_members.php |date=December 4, 2019 }}, Township of Edison. Accessed May 27, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://cms2.revize.com/revize/townshipofedison/Departments/Finance/Budget%20Documents/20240514_To%20Web_2024%20Budget%20Introduced%20Municipal.pdf#page=12 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], Township of Edison. Accessed May 27, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2023>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/119048/web.317647/#/summary November 7, 2023 General Election Official Results], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], December 7, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2021>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/110780/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104080323/https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/110780/web.278093/#/summary |date=January 4, 2022 }}, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], updated November 19, 2021. Accessed April 13, 2022.</ref>

The first (and to-date, only) female mayor of Edison was Antonia "Toni" Ricigliano, whose term of office ended on December 31, 2013.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130907211347/http://edisonnj.org/mayor/index.php Mayor Antonia Ricigliano] Township of Edison, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 7, 2013. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Currently serving as the first woman Mayor of Edison Township since being sworn into office January 1, 2010."</ref><ref>Melisurgo, Len. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/local_leaders_in_new_jersey_ge.html "Local leaders in New Jersey getting ready to take oath"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004130827/https://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/local_leaders_in_new_jersey_ge.html |date=October 4, 2018 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 1, 2010. Accessed October 9, 2013. "In Edison, the first female mayor in the township's history -- Antonia 'Toni' Ricigliano -- is scheduled to take the oath of office today, ending the four-year reign of the township's first Asian-American mayor, Jun Choi."</ref>

====Election 2017 ====
Former Edison Democratic Chair and Detective Keith Hahn ran for mayor as a Republican<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Craig |title=Outsted Edison Democratic Chair plans to run for mayor (as a Republican) |url=https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2017/08/former_edison_dem_chairman_to_make_mayoral_run_as.html |website=nj.com |date=August 23, 2017 |publisher=NJ Advance Media |access-date=15 July 2018 |archive-date=July 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715065110/https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2017/08/former_edison_dem_chairman_to_make_mayoral_run_as.html |url-status=live }}</ref> against incumbent Mayor Thomas Lankey. Lankey was re-elected with 12,032 votes to Hahn's 8,574 votes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCarthy |first1=Craig |title=Middlesex County real-time elections results 2017 |url=https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2017/11/nj_elections_2017_results_in_middlesex_county.html |website=nj.com |date=November 8, 2017 |publisher=NJ Advance Media |access-date=15 July 2018 |archive-date=July 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180715065424/https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2017/11/nj_elections_2017_results_in_middlesex_county.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Election 2016====
In June 2016, the Township Council selected Joseph Coyle from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2019 that had been held by [[Robert Karabinchak]], until he stepped down from office to take a vacant seat in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]].<ref>Kent, Spencer. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/06/edison_township_council_appoints_dem_to_fill_vacan.html "Edison Township Council appoints Dem to fill vacancy"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918023134/http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/06/edison_township_council_appoints_dem_to_fill_vacan.html |date=September 18, 2017 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], June 24, 2016. Accessed July 12, 2016. "The Edison Township Council has appointed Joseph A. Coyle, a Democrat, to fill the seat left vacant by Robert Karabinchak after Karabinchak was appointed to the state Assembly in late May, according to a statement from the township."</ref> Coyle served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when voters elected him to fill the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Middlesex2016>[https://mcgisweb.co.middlesex.nj.us/elections/historic/results?e=2016-11-8 November 8, 2016 General Election Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214061813/https://mcgisweb.co.middlesex.nj.us/elections/historic/results?e=2016-11-8 |date=December 14, 2019 }}, [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 30, 2017.</ref>

====Election 2005====
Running on a [[good government]] platform and a call to reform the [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic Party]], [[Jun Choi]] won the June 2005 primary by a 56–44% margin, defeating longtime incumbent Mayor [[George A. Spadoro]], the first time in Edison history that a challenger won the Democratic primary.<ref>Barca, Jerry. [https://archive.today/20120712183231/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/access/1789041521.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+09,+2005&author=JERRY+BARCA&pub=Home+News+Tribune&desc=Edison+Dems+endorse+Choi+Primary+victor+gains+support&pqatl=google "Edison Dems endorse Choi Primary victor gains support"], ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', June 9, 2005. Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref> An article in ''[[The American Prospect]]'' details aspects that Choi brought together in his 2005 mayoral campaign, including 1. attracting new voters into the process, 2. a good government message, 3. anti-[[Wal-Mart]] or economic justice theme and 4. an effective Internet-based progressive mobilization.<ref>Green, Adam; and Stoller, Matt. {{cite web|url=http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articleId=10802 |title=Jersey Boy: The election of a Korean-American mayor in Edison, New Jersey may offer a blueprint for Democrats nationwide in 2006 |access-date=2007-09-23 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513194654/http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articleId=10802 |archive-date=May 13, 2008 }}, ''[[The American Prospect]]'', January 9, 2006, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 13, 2008. Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref> In the general election, Jun Choi declared victory, leading in unofficial results with a vote of 12,126 to 11,935; a recount effort was unsuccessful. On January 1, 2006, at age 34, Choi was sworn in by [[Governor of New Jersey|Governor]] [[Jon Corzine]] as the youngest mayor in Edison history.<ref>Barca, Jerry. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-choi-sw/131414690/ "Choi sworn in as mayor"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907233726/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news-choi-sw/131414690/ |date=September 7, 2023 }}, ''[[Home News Tribune]]'', January 2, 2006. Accessed September 7, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "In order to gain the mayor's seat, Choi, a first-time candidate for office, defeated incumbent Mayor George Spadoro in a crushing upset to win the Democratic primary. In the general election, Choi beat an- other party stalwart, William Stephens, a former council president who ran as an independent."</ref>

Recent politics in Edison have concerned plans for zoning the township to facilitate the creation of "walkable" communities that will attract businesses, while still maintaining open spaces and parks and easy access to commuter transit. This strategy is meant to encourage "Smart Growth".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070917115712/http://www.edisonnj.org/edison-smart-growth.asp Edison Smart Growth Planning Summit], Township of Edison, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of September 17, 2007.</ref>

Politics in Edison since the 2005 mayoral election have been polarized by an attempt by retail giant [[Walmart]] to open a store in central Edison near the junction of [[Interstate 287]] and [[New Jersey Route 27]]. Even though Jun Choi stated in his mayoral campaign that he would stop Walmart from being built, Walmart filed suit and won, and Choi was there to cut the yellow ribbon when the store was opened.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-04-28|title=Mayor Loses Courageous Legal Battle With Wal-Mart|url=https://sprawl-busters.com/mayor-loses-courageous-legal-battle-with-wal-mart/|access-date=2021-01-18|website=Sprawl Busters|language=en-US|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226215402/https://sprawl-busters.com/mayor-loses-courageous-legal-battle-with-wal-mart/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Law enforcement====
The town is served by the full-time Edison Division of Police, led by Chief Thomas Bryan and employing 168 officers as of 2012, assisted by the Edison Auxiliary Police.<ref>[http://www.edisonnj.org/departments/police_division/index.php Division of Police] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108223656/https://www.edisonnj.org/departments/police_division/index.php |date=November 8, 2019 }}, Township of Edison. Accessed September 17, 2017.</ref> The department is striving to overcome a history of widespread officer misconduct.<ref>Mueller, Mark. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/edison_police_misconduct_bruta.html "Betraying the badge: Edison police produce astonishing record of misconduct"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115070746/https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/12/edison_police_misconduct_bruta.html |date=January 15, 2019 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 10, 2012. Accessed December 15, 2015.</ref><ref>Cohen, Noah. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/09/4_edison_cops_pleaded_guilty_in_retaliation_plot_o.html "4 Edison cops plead guilty in retaliation plot over DUI"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918022859/http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/09/4_edison_cops_pleaded_guilty_in_retaliation_plot_o.html |date=September 18, 2017 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 16, 2016. Accessed September 17, 2016.</ref><ref>Mueller, Mark. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/02/edison_police_departments_ugly_infighting_expected.html "Edison Police Department's ugly infighting expected to spill out in court this week"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002120804/https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2015/02/edison_police_departments_ugly_infighting_expected.html |date=October 2, 2018 }}, ''The Star-Ledger'', February 23, 2015. Accessed December 15, 2015.</ref><ref>Kent, Spencer. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/08/retired_edison_officer_admits_to_stealing_38k_offi.html "Retired Edison officer admits to stealing $38K from town"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519184710/http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/08/retired_edison_officer_admits_to_stealing_38k_offi.html |date=May 19, 2018 }}, ''The Star-Ledger'', August 2, 2016. Accessed August 3, 2016.</ref><ref>Napoliello, Alex. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/11/edison_cop_former_officer_accused_of_plotting_to_s.html "Edison cop, ex-officer charged with plot to burn down superior's house"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123180513/http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/11/edison_cop_former_officer_accused_of_plotting_to_s.html |date=January 23, 2018 }}, ''The Star-Ledger'', November 7, 2016. Accessed November 7, 2016.</ref><ref>Russell, Suzann. [http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2016/03/09/edison-cop-sex-scandal-return-work-monday/81530604/ "Edison cop in sex scandal to return to work Monday"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230922044912/https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/middlesex-county/2016/03/09/edison-cop-sex-scandal-return-work-monday/81530604/ |date=September 22, 2023 }}, ''[[Courier News]]'', March 9, 2016. Accessed December 3, 2019. "An Edison police officer who has been suspended with pay for more than two years in connection with allegedly pressuring a woman for sex and lying to internal affairs, is slated to return to work Monday, in compliance with a judge's court order."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Edison is located in the 6th Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219202014/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf |date=February 19, 2020 }}, [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 18th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120165412/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf |date=November 20, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105221009/https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf |date=November 5, 2019 }}, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#18 Districts by Number for 2011-2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#18 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 53,352 registered voters in Edison Township, of which 25,163 (47.2%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democrats]], 6,242 (11.7%) were registered as [[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republicans]] and 21,929 (41.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 18 voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-middlesex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary – Middlesex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004215902/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-middlesex-co-summary-report.pdf |date=October 4, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-middlesex.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 5, 2024 – Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 5, 2024}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.5% ''17,554''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.2%''' ''21,475''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.3% ''1,316''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-middlesex.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 3, 2020 – Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.4% ''15,986''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.6%''' ''26,335''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.0% ''239''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 8, 2016 – Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119223546/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.2% ''13,483''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.0%''' ''22,707''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.8% ''1,031''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Middlesex County|date=March 15, 2013|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 23, 2014|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119223546/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2016-results/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.3% ''12,769''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.8%'''  ''22,104''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.0% ''339''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]'''<ref name="Presidential Election 2008">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Middlesex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722203923/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf |date=July 22, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.3% ''14,986''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.8%'''  ''22,409''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% ''418''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_middlesex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Middlesex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130722204150/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_middlesex_co_2004.pdf |date=July 22, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.1% ''15,615''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.2%'''   ''20,000''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.6% ''311''
|}

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 62.8% of the vote (22,104 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 36.3% (12,769 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (339 votes), among the 35,546 ballots cast by the township's 54,857 registered voters (334 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 64.8%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-middlesex.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 6, 2012 – Middlesex County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111233101/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-middlesex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-middlesex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 6, 2012 – General Election Results – Middlesex County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=January 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111223203/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-middlesex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Democrat Barack Obama received 58.8% of the vote (22,409 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 39.3% (14,986 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (418 votes), among the 38,129 ballots cast by the township's 55,305 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.9%.<ref name="Presidential Election 2008"/> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Democrat [[John Kerry]] received 55.2% of the vote (20,000 ballots cast), outpolling Republican [[George W. Bush]] with 43.1% (15,615 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (311 votes), among the 36,205 ballots cast by the township's 52,308 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 69.2.<ref name="Presidential Election 2004"/> 2004 and [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]] were the only presidential elections where the Republican candidate got over 40.0% of the vote in the township, while Democrats obtained under 60.0%. In the 2024 presidential election, Republican candidate Donald Trump earned the most votes, 17,554 votes, as well as the highest percentage of all votes cast, 43.5%, that the party had ever earned in Edison since at least the 2004 presidential election. Third-party candidates also earned the most votes, with 1,316 votes, and highest percentage of all votes cast, 3.3%, in 2024 since at least the same year.

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Gubernatorial elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (New Jersey)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (New Jersey)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021|2021]]<ref name="2021Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf|title=Governor – Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.7% ''9,684''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.3%''' ''14,484''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.0% ''253''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2017|2017]]<ref name="2017Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.njelections.org/2017-results/2017-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf|title=Governor – Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101082423/http://www.njelections.org/2017-results/2017-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf|archive-date=January 1, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.4% ''8,382''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.5%''' ''12,453''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.1% ''451''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013]]<ref name="2013Elections">{{cite web|url=http://nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf|title=Governor – Middlesex County|date=January 29, 2014|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910072807/http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf|archive-date=September 10, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.6%''' ''12,502''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.3%  ''8,373''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.1% ''443''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009]]'''<ref name="2009Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2009-governor_results-middlesex.pdf|title=Governor – Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911213517/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2009-governor_results-middlesex.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.3%''' ''11,230''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.2%  ''10,727''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |7.5% ''1,792''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005|2005]]'''<ref name="2005Elections">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2005governor%27s_results-middlesex.pdf|title=Governor – Middlesex County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=January 2, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119223551/https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2005governor%27s_results-middlesex.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.8% ''10,166''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.3%''' ''14,636''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.9% ''1,002''
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 58.6% of the vote (12,502 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 39.3% (8,373 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (443 votes), among the 21,877 ballots cast by the township's 55,392 registered voters (559 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 39.5%.<ref name=2013Elections/><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-middlesex.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast – November 5, 2013 – General Election Results – Middlesex County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924133312/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-middlesex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 46.6% of the vote (11,230 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 44.5% (10,727 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.4% (1,549 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (243 votes), among the 24,097 ballots cast by the township's 53,358 registered voters, yielding a 45.2% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-middlesex.pdf 2009 Governor: Middlesex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017230558/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-middlesex.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 22, 2012.</ref>