{ "id": "epw34bmq0w", "slug": "zack-mullock", "title": "Zack Mullock", "updated": "2026-09-29", "topic_path": [ { "id": "society", "label": "Society and history", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society" }, { "id": "society.politics", "label": "Politics and government", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions", "label": "Government and public administration", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders", "label": "Politicians and government officeholders (biographies)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates", "label": "US candidates for federal and statewide office", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates", "label": "Candidates for the US House", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates" }, { "id": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates.alpha-mi-to-r", "label": "Surnames Mi to R", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates.alpha-mi-to-r" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates.alpha-mi-to-r", "label": "United States · 2021 and later: Surnames Mi to R", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates.alpha-mi-to-r", "path": [ { "id": "geo.us", "label": "United States", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021", "label": "United States · 2021 and later", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society", "label": "Society and history", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.politics", "label": "Politics and government", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.politics" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions", "label": "Government and public administration", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders", "label": "Politicians and government officeholders (biographies)", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates", "label": "US candidates for federal and statewide office", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates", "label": "Candidates for the US House", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates" }, { "id": "geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates.alpha-mi-to-r", "label": "Surnames Mi to R", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.us.t2021.society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates.alpha-mi-to-r" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Zack Mullock is an American politician and mayor of Cape May, New Jersey, and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in New Jersey's 2nd district in 2026.", "snippet": "Zack Mullock is an American politician and mayor of Cape May, New Jersey, and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in New Jersey's 2nd district in 2026.", "node": "society.politics.institutions.politicians_and_officeholders.us-candidates.house-candidates.alpha-mi-to-r", "markdown": "# Zack Mullock\n\nZack Mullock is an American politician and the Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the 2026 election.[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ02251/) He is the mayor of the city of [Cape May, New Jersey](https://www.edgepedia.org/cape-may-new-jersey).[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/) In the November 2026 general election he will challenge Rep. [Jeff Van Drew](https://www.edgepedia.org/jeff-van-drew) (R-Dennis).[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Party | Democratic[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ02251/) |\n| Current office | 2026 Democratic nominee, U.S. House, NJ-2[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ02251/); Mayor of Cape May, New Jersey[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nMullock is a Democrat. He filed as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in New Jersey's 2nd district in 2026.[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ02251/)\n\n## Career\n\nMullock serves as mayor of the city of Cape May, New Jersey.[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/) In 2026 he filed as a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey's 2nd congressional district.[1](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ02251/) He entered the primary later than his three opponents and had not previously run for office outside of Cape May.[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/)\n\n## Electoral history\n\nIn the June 2026 Democratic primary for New Jersey's 2nd district, Mullock won the nomination. As of 10:24 p.m. on primary night, with the vast majority of votes counted, Mullock had 40% of the vote, civil rights attorney and former detective [Tim Alexander](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-alexander) had 28%, former USAID official Bayly Winder had 22%, and local activist Terri Reese had 11%.[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/) The New Jersey Globe projected Mullock as the winner of the nomination.[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/)\n\n## Issues specific to Mullock\n\nMullock's 2026 primary campaign centered on the argument that he offered Democrats their best chance of unseating Rep. Jeff Van Drew in the general election; he said he gave Democrats their best shot at unseating Van Drew, and voters supported him in the primary.[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/) Van Drew, a former Democrat who changed parties in 2019, was unopposed in his own primary.[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/)\n\nMullock's opponent Tim Alexander had been the Democratic nominee against Van Drew in 2022 and lost a Democratic primary in 2024; [Alexander](https://www.edgepedia.org/alexander) earned the support of four of the district's six party organizations in 2026.[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/) On primary night, Alexander was leading in Salem and Ocean counties while Mullock led in Atlantic and [Cumberland](https://www.edgepedia.org/cumberland) counties, and Mullock had a large advantage in his home of Cape May County.[2](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Zack Mullock candidate page, FEC](https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6NJ02251/)\n2. [Zack Mullock gets Dem nod to challenge Jeff Van Drew in NJ-2, New Jersey Globe](https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/zack-mullock-gets-dem-nod-to-challenge-jeff-van-drew-in-nj-2/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Politics and government › Government and public administration › Politicians and government officeholders (biographies) › US candidates for federal and statewide office › Candidates for the US House › Surnames Mi to R*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 28, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/zack-mullock", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/zack-mullock.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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