Mayor in Bergen, New Jersey

2026 Primary Election

• Kenneth K. Cho — Attorney in Northvale, NJ

  Kenneth K. Cho is a highly accomplished attorney with over 35 years of experience advising businesses and practicing law. He is a product of New Jersey public schools, having moved to Northvale in 1967 and attending local elementary, middle, and high schools before earning degrees from Rutgers College of Engineering and Rutgers School of Law. Cho has volunteered in leadership roles for legal associations, including the American Intellectual Property Association, International Association of Korean Lawyers, and Korean Lawyers’ Association of Greater New York. He is also a certified mediator in New York and New Jersey. As a Democrat, he previously ran for Northvale Council in 2023 and again in 2025.

• Joseph E. Mcguire — Incumbent Northvale Mayor in Northvale, NJ

  Joseph E. McGuire currently serves as the Republican Mayor of Northvale, a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, with his term set to conclude at the end of 2026. He previously ran for Northvale Mayor in the Republican primary in 2022. Beyond his mayoral duties, McGuire has a background in civic involvement, having served as President of the Northvale Board of Education and coached youth basketball for St. Anthony's Friars, where he also directed community services. Professionally, he is associated with MTMG Inc. and is an alumnus of LaSalle University, having also published a book titled "The Great Blame Escape."