| County Executive of Mercer County | |
|---|---|
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Incumbent since 2024Daniel J. Benson | |
| Term length | Four years; renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Arthur Sypek Sr. |
| Formation | 1976 |
| Website | County Executive |
The County Executive of Mercer County, New Jersey, United States is the chief officer of the county's executive branch. The executive oversees the administration of county government and works in conjunction with Board of County Commissioners, which acts in a legislative role. The New Jersey Superior Court had subsumed and replaced county courts in 1983. The office of the County Executive is in the county seat and state capital, Trenton.
The County Executive is elected directly by the voters to a term of four years, which begins on January 1. At the 2010 United States Census, the county's population was 365,513.[1] As of Election Day 2017 there were 233,860 registered voters in Mercer.[2]
There have been five county executives since the establishment of the office in 1975. The incumbent, Daniel J. Benson, took office in 2024 after being elected in November 2023.
- ^ DP1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Hudson County, New Jersey Archived 2020-02-12 at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 21, 2013.
- ^ "Statewide Voter Registration Summary" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. November 7, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2018.