Democrats Leading In Bernards Township Committee Election 2026

Updated as of 10:14 p.m.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Democrats are leading Republicans in the Bernards Township Committee race for 2026, according to Somerset County.

Current Mayor and Democrat incumbent Ana Duarte McCarthy and newcomer Joan Bannan are leading ahead of Republican Paul Humbert and Kirsten Light, according to unofficial results.

Here are the results for the Bernards Township Committee (*denotes incumbent). According to Somerset County, all 24 of the districts have been reported. However, these results remain unofficial until all mail-in and provisional ballots are counted:

Bernards Township Committee:

• Ana Duarte McCarthy - Democrat* - 6,741
• Joan Bannan - Democrat - 6,392
• Paul Humbert - Republican - 4,926
• Kirsten Light - Republican - 4,838

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