Frank Schillari

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Frank Schillari

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Democratic Party

Hudson County Sheriff

Tenure

Present officeholder

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2026

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Last elected

November 8, 2022

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Frank Schillari (Democratic Party) is the Hudson County Sheriff in New Jersey. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.

Schillari (Democratic Party) ran for re-election for Hudson County Sheriff in New Jersey. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2025)

General election

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General election for Hudson County Sheriff

James Davis, Elvis Alvarez, and Justin Avishay are running in the general election for Hudson County Sheriff on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	James Davis (D)
	Submit photo	Elvis Alvarez (R)
	Submit photo	Justin Avishay (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hudson County Sheriff

James Davis defeated incumbent Frank Schillari in the Democratic primary for Hudson County Sheriff on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	James Davis	53.0	35,833
	Submit photo	Frank Schillari	46.2	31,241
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	484

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,558
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hudson County Sheriff

Elvis Alvarez advanced from the Republican primary for Hudson County Sheriff on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elvis Alvarez	95.6	7,798
		Other/Write-in votes	4.4	362

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,160
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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2022)

General election

General election for Hudson County Sheriff

Incumbent Frank Schillari defeated Hussain Kolani in the general election for Hudson County Sheriff on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frank Schillari (D)	76.3	81,269
	Submit photo	Hussain Kolani (R)	23.6	25,110
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	157

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 106,536
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hudson County Sheriff

Incumbent Frank Schillari advanced from the Democratic primary for Hudson County Sheriff on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frank Schillari	99.4	29,333
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	181

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,514
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hudson County Sheriff

Hussain Kolani advanced from the Republican primary for Hudson County Sheriff on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Hussain Kolani	99.6	3,207
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	14

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,221
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2019

See also: Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2019)

General election

General election for Hudson County Sheriff

Incumbent Frank Schillari defeated Adela Rohena in the general election for Hudson County Sheriff on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frank Schillari (D)	83.0	54,329
	Submit photo	Adela Rohena (R)	16.9	11,053
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	80

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,462
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hudson County Sheriff

Incumbent Frank Schillari advanced from the Democratic primary for Hudson County Sheriff on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Frank Schillari	100.0	22,151

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,151
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Hudson County Sheriff

Adela Rohena advanced from the Republican primary for Hudson County Sheriff on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Adela Rohena	100.0	1,992

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,992
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2025

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2022

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2019

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