Editing New Brunswick, New Jersey (section)

==Government==
[[New Brunswick City Hall]], the [[New Brunswick Free Public Library]], and the [[New Brunswick Main Post Office]] are located in the city's [[Civic Square, New Brunswick|Civic Square]] government district, as are numerous other city, county, state, and federal offices.

===Local government===
[[File:NewBrunswickCityHall.tiff|thumb|City Hall]]
The City of New Brunswick is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] system of municipal government. The city 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> The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member City Council, all of whom are elected [[at-large]] on a partisan basis to four-year terms of office in even-numbered years as part of the November general election. The City Council's five members are elected on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election every other year and the mayor up for election at the same time that two council seats are up for vote. As the legislative body of New Brunswick's municipal government, the City Council is responsible for approving the annual budget, ordinances and resolutions, contracts, and appointments to boards and commissions. The Council President is elected to a two-year term by the members of the Council at a reorganization meeting held after election and presides over all meetings.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 81.</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.cityofnewbrunswick.org/government/city_council/index.php City Council], City of New Brunswick. Accessed December 12, 2019. "The City Council has seven members elected at large. The Council President is elected to a 2-year term by the Council and presides over all meetings."</ref>

{{As of|2024}}, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] James Cahill is the 62nd [[List of mayors of New Brunswick, New Jersey|mayor of New Brunswick]]; he was sworn in as mayor on January 1, 1991, and is serving a term that expires on December 31, 2026.<ref name=Mayor>[https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/government/mayors_office/index.php Mayor's Office], City of New Brunswick. Accessed April 14, 2024.</ref> Members of the City Council are Council President Rebecca H. Escobar (D, 2026), Council Vice President John A. Anderson (D, 2024), Manuel J. Castañeda (D, 2024), Matthew Ferguson (D, 2026; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Glenn J. Fleming (D, 2024), Petra N. Gaskins (D, 2026) and Suzanne M. Sicora Ludwig (D, 2024).<ref>[https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/government/city_council/meet_the_council_members.php Meet the Council Members], City of New Brunswick. Accessed April 14, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://cms2.revize.com/revize/brunswicknj/2024%20Introduced%20Budget.pdf 2024 Municipal Data Sheet], City of New Brunswick. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2022>[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Middlesex/116148/web.307039/#/summary November 8, 2022 General Election Official Results], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], updated November 22, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Middlesex2020>[https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiODhjZDE4ZGUtZjk2Yy00MTI4LTk4ZjYtMmNkY2Q1ZTJmNjY0IiwidCI6IjhlZjNiNGU0LTBlODgtNDM4Yi1iOWE1LTEwZmVjYmQwYjcxZSJ9 Official Results of the 2020 General Election], [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

In January 2024, the city council appointed Matthew Ferguson to fill the seat expiring in December 2026 that had been held by [[Kevin Egan (New Jersey politician)|Kevin Egan]] until he resigned earlier that month to take a seat in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]. Ferguson will serve on an interim basis until the November general election, when voters will choose a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref>[https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/news_detail_T10_R1221.php "Matthew Ferguson Selected to Fill Vacant City Council Seat"], City of New Brunswick, January 26, 2024. Accessed April 14, 2024. "Matthew Ferguson was appointed to the City Council on January 17 by a 6-0 vote to fill the unexpired term of Kevin Egan, who resigned to take a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 17th District.... Ferguson will have to run in the June primary and the November general election to secure his seat going forward."</ref>

In January 2023, the City Council expanded from five to seven members. Gaskins was sworn in as the first black woman and youngest in history, and Castañeda was elected as the first Latino man.<ref>O'Donnell, Chuck. [https://www.tapinto.net/towns/new-brunswick/sections/government/articles/new-brunswick-trailblazers-gaskins-castaneda-eager-to-join-city-council "New Brunswick Trailblazers Gaskins, Castaneda Eager to Join City Council"], [[TAPinto]] New Brunswick, November 13, 2022. Accessed April 14, 2024. "Gaskins is the first Black woman to be elected to the City Council. At 29, she is also believed to be the youngest person. And, Castaneda is the first Latino man to be elected to the City Council, and just the third Latino overall. They are eager to bring their unique perspectives and experiences to the city’s governing body when they start their terms in January as the City Council expands from five to seven members."</ref>

===Emergency services===
====Police department====
The New Brunswick Police Department has received attention for various incidents over the years. In 1991, the fatal shooting of Shaun Potts, an unarmed black resident, by Sergeant Zane Grey led to multiple local protests.<ref>via [[Associated press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/02/nyregion/police-slaying-of-a-black-man-brings-protest.html "Police Slaying of a Black Man Brings Protest"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820012339/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/07/02/nyregion/police-slaying-of-a-black-man-brings-protest.html |date=August 20, 2016 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 2, 1991. Accessed May 19, 2012.</ref> In 1996, Officer James Consalvo fatally shot Carolyn "Sissy" Adams, an unarmed prostitute who had bit him.<ref>[http://empowernb.com/content/lawyers-see-pattern-police-brutality-and-legal-abuse-new-brunswick Lawyers See 'Pattern' of Police Brutality and Legal Abuse in New Brunswick] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425130341/http://empowernb.com/content/lawyers-see-pattern-police-brutality-and-legal-abuse-new-brunswick |date=April 25, 2012 }}, Empower Our Neighborhoods</ref> The Adams case sparked calls for reform in the New Brunswick Police Department, and ultimately was settled with the family.<ref>[http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/new_brunswick_man_charged_in_2.html New Brunswick man charged in 20-year-old murder case] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120113032400/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/08/new_brunswick_man_charged_in_2.html |date=January 13, 2012 }}, NJ.com</ref> Two officers, Sgt. Marco Chinchilla and Det. James Marshall, were convicted of running a bordello in 2001. Chinchilla was sentenced to three years and Marshall was sentenced to four.<ref>[http://www.policeone.com/news/32418-Two-New-Jersey-officerssentenced-for-operating-a-brothel-New-Brunswick-NJ/ "Two New Jersey officerssentenced for operating a brothel"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029200606/http://www.policeone.com/news/32418-Two-New-Jersey-officerssentenced-for-operating-a-brothel-New-Brunswick-NJ/ |date=October 29, 2013 }}, PoliceOne.com, January 3, 2001. Accessed January 11, 2015.</ref> In 2011, Officer Brad Berdel fatally shot [[Barry Deloatch]], a black man who had run from police (although police claim he struck officers with a stick);<ref>Haydon, Tom. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/in_uproar_over_alleged_police.html "In uproar over alleged police brutality, New Brunswick residents call for mayor's resignation"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111030154713/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/in_uproar_over_alleged_police.html |date=October 30, 2011 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 27, 2011. Accessed January 11, 2015.</ref> this sparked daily protests from residents.<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/friends_relatives_of_slain_new.html "Friends, relatives of slain New Brunswick man protest, claiming wrongful death"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028024057/http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/friends_relatives_of_slain_new.html |date=October 28, 2011 }}, ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', September 23, 2011. Accessed January 11, 2015.</ref>

Following the Deloatch shooting, sergeant Richard Rowe was formally charged with mishandling 81 Internal Affairs investigations; Mayor Cahill explained that this would help "rebuild the public's trust and confidence in local law enforcement."<ref>Bradshaw, Jennifer. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/former-new-brunswick-police-sergeant-accused-of-mishabe6c998b41 "Former New Brunswick Police Sergeant Accused of Mishandling 81 Internal Affairs Investigations; Sgt. Richard Rowe faces a maximum of six and a half years in prison if found guilty."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040751/http://patch.com/new-jersey/newbrunswick/former-new-brunswick-police-sergeant-accused-of-mishabe6c998b41 |date=March 4, 2016 }}, New Brunswick Patch, October 13, 2011. Accessed January 11, 2015.</ref>

====Fire department====
The current professional city fire department was established in 1914, but the earliest volunteer fire company in the city dates back to 1764. The department operates out of three stations, with a total of approximately 90 officers and firefighters.<ref>[https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/residents/public_safety/fire/about_the_department.php History of the Department] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402015452/https://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org/residents/public_safety/fire/about_the_department.php |date=April 2, 2023 }}, City of New Brunswick. Accessed April 1, 2023. "The New Brunswick Fire Department was formally organized in 1764 when the first Bucket Company was put into service.... The paid department was installed on July 1, 1914 which ended volunteer service in New Brunswick after 150 years.... As of August 2020, the New Brunswick Fire Department is comprised of one Director, four Deputy Chiefs, eight Captains, 11 Lieutenants, 67 Firefighters and 1 Secretary. The Division of Fire Safety is comprised of one Fire Official and three Fire Prevention Specialists."</ref>

In 2014, the city received criticism and public attention after fire director Robert Rawls, whose driving record included dozens of accidents and license suspensions, had struck three children in a crosswalk while driving a city-owned vehicle.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/new-brunswick-fire-director-ticketed-in-accident-that-injured-3-kids/ "New Brunswick Fire Director Who Struck Kids Has Been In 19 Car Accidents Since 2002"], [[CBS News]], May 9, 2014. Accessed February 5, 2024. "A spokeswoman for the city said Robert Rawls received summonses for careless driving and failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk. The tickets are motor vehicle violations, and Rawls is not charged with a crime. Authorities say Rawls was on duty and in a city-owned SUV when he struck two 14-year-old girls and a 6-year-old boy on Livingston Avenue on Tuesday. According to the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, Rawls has been involved in 19 accidents, most of them since 2002."</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
New Brunswick 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 17th 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#17 Districts by Number for 2011–2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714024328/https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#17 |date=July 14, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 22,742 registered voters in New Brunswick, of which 8,732 (38.4%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 882 (3.9%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 13,103 (57.6%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 25 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 24, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential Elections Results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
![[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web|url=https://www.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 9, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|25.7% ''2,195''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''71.0%'''  ''6,065''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.3% ''142''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{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}}|17.1% ''1,608''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''81.4%'''  ''7,639''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.5% ''139''
|-
| 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}}|14.1% ''1,516''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''81.9%'''  ''8,776''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |4.0% ''426''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.gov/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 23, 2014|archive-date=December 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151203192232/http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-middlesex.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.3% ''1,576''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''83.4%'''  ''9,176''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.2% ''247''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name=":2" />'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.8% ''1,899''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''83.3%'''  ''10,717''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% ''140''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]<ref name="Results2004">[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 24, 2012.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|19.7% ''2,018''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''78.2%'''  ''8,023''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.4% ''143''
|-
|}

In the [[2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2016 presidential election]], Democrat [[Hillary Clinton]] received 81.9% of the vote (8,779 cast), ahead of Republican [[Donald Trump]] with 14.1% (1,516 votes), and other candidates with 4.0% (426 votes), among the 10,721 ballots cast.<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Elections Results Middlesex County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724035749/https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-middlesex.pdf |date=July 24, 2019 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], December 14, 2016. Accessed December 16, 2019.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Democrat [[Barack Obama]] received 83.4% of the vote (9,176 cast), ahead of Republican [[Mitt Romney]] with 14.3% (1,576 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (247 votes), among the 11,106 ballots cast by the township's 23,536 registered voters (107 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 47.2%.<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 83.3% of the vote (10,717 cast), ahead of Republican [[John McCain]] with 14.8% (1,899 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (140 votes), among the 12,873 ballots cast by the township's 23,533 registered voters, for a turnout of 54.7%.<ref name=":2">[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 24, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Gubernatorial Elections Results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|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}}|19.2% ''721''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''79.2%'''  ''2,972''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.6% ''60''
|-
| 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}}|13.6% ''590''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''83.1%'''  ''3,616''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.4% ''148''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[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}}|31.2% ''1,220''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.5%'''  ''2,604''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.3% ''92''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009]]<ref name=":4" />'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|20.9% ''1,314''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''68.2%'''  ''4,281''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |8.2% ''515''
|-
| 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}}|17.2% ''880''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''76.9%'''  ''3,943''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |4.2% ''214''
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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] received 66.5% of the vote (2,604 cast), ahead of Republican [[Chris Christie]] with 31.2% (1,220 votes), and other candidates with 2.3% (92 votes), among the 3,991 ballots cast by the township's 23,780 registered voters (75 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 16.8%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/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-date=February 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220125054/http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-middlesex.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><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]], Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] received 68.2% of the vote (4,281 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 20.9% (1,314 votes), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 6.2% (387 votes) and other candidates with 2.0% (128 votes), among the 6,273 ballots cast by the township's 22,534 registered voters, yielding a 27.8% turnout.<ref name=":4">[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 24, 2012.</ref>