Ben Kestenbaum, Author at New Jersey Globe

Maps: How Nick Sacco won North Bergen

May 15, 2019 8:08 pm

North Bergen Mayor Nick Sacco decisively won re-election for his 10th term in office, defeating Larry Wainstein, his 2015 opponent for a second time, this time by a 37% Margin. Winning 68.53% of the vote, Mayor Sacco won re-election and...

Maps: How Gabe Rodriguez won West New York

May 15, 2019 8:02 pmMay 15, 2019 9:55 pm

West New York Mayor Felix Roque lost his re-election bid for a third term to Gabriel Rodriguez, one of the towns commissioners. Rodriguez won the election with 57% of the vote, with a 14% margin of victory over Mayor Roque...

Map: The Gender Gap in the New Jersey Legislature

May 13, 2019 11:25 amMay 13, 2019 11:42 am

You can drive from Delaware to New York without going through a district represented by a woman in the New Jersey State Assembly. The majority of Assembly districts a — 23 of 40 (57.5%) elect one man and one woman...

West New York Map: How Felix Roque did in his past elections

May 10, 2019 3:01 pm

Tuesday is Election Day in West New York, where voters will pick five town commissioners to serve for the next four years. Mayor Felix Roque is seeking re-election to a third term. He faces a slate headed by his onetime...

South Orange Map: How Sheena Collum did in her last election

May 10, 2019 2:53 pm

South Orange Village President Sheena Collum is seeking re-election to a second term in Tuesday’s non-partisan municipal election. She was elected in 2015 with 70% of the vote. Now she faces Village Trustee Deborah Ford Davis, the Clerk of the...

North Bergen Map: How Nick Sacco did in his past elections

May 10, 2019 2:00 pmMay 10, 2019 2:34 pm

North Bergen voters will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect all five commissioners for a four-year term. The mayor, Nicholas J. Sacco, has been on the Township Commission since 1985 and has been mayor since 1991. His five-candidate...