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Christopher Durkin
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2006 - Present
2026
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Christopher Durkin (Democratic Party) is the Essex County Clerk in New Jersey. He assumed office on January 1, 2006.
Durkin (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Essex County Clerk in New Jersey. He won in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2025)
General election
General election for Essex County Clerk
Incumbent Christopher Durkin defeated Maritza Mathews in the general election for Essex County Clerk on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Durkin (D) | 78.0 | 162,468 | |
| Maritza Mathews (R) | 22.0 | 45,782 | ||
| Total votes: 208,250 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Essex County Clerk
Incumbent Christopher Durkin advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Clerk on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Durkin | 100.0 | 81,880 | |
| Total votes: 81,880 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Essex County Clerk
Maritza Mathews advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Clerk on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maritza Mathews | 100.0 | 10,856 | |
| Total votes: 10,856 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Durkin in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Essex County, New Jersey (2020)
General election
General election for Essex County Clerk
Incumbent Christopher Durkin defeated Kristina Christoforou in the general election for Essex County Clerk on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Durkin (D) | 78.8 | 257,059 | |
| Kristina Christoforou (R) | 21.2 | 69,038 | ||
| Total votes: 326,097 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Essex County Clerk
Incumbent Christopher Durkin advanced from the Democratic primary for Essex County Clerk on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Durkin | 100.0 | 89,011 | |
| Total votes: 89,011 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Essex County Clerk
Kristina Christoforou advanced from the Republican primary for Essex County Clerk on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kristina Christoforou | 100.0 | 9,772 | |
| Total votes: 9,772 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Christopher Durkin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Christopher Durkin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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