Adrian Mapp Archives - New Jersey Globe

A tale of two Democratic primaries

June 4, 2026 5:03 pmJune 5, 2026 4:51 pm

A few ballots from 2026’s primary elections still remain to be counted, but the two biggest contests of the night have been firmly decided: Rebecca Bennett and Adam Hamawy are the Democratic nominees in the 7th and 12th congressional districts....

Adam Hamawy wins wide-open NJ-12 race in major victory for the left

June 2, 2026 10:00 pmJune 3, 2026 1:59 am

Adam Hamawy is set to become the next congressman from New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, after winning a 12-candidate Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing). Hamawy, a plastic surgeon and U.S....

As 12th district race enters final days, can anyone stop Adam Hamawy?

May 29, 2026 5:53 pmMay 30, 2026 10:34 am

When a new super PAC called American Priorities announced that it would spend $2 million supporting a first-time candidate named Adam Hamawy in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, it was seen as the opening salvo in what promised to be...

Bennett, Hamawy pull further away in fundraising, per pre-primary reports

May 22, 2026 4:48 pm

The last FEC reports before New Jersey’s June 2 primary election were due last night, and among other things, they show two leading Democratic candidates in competitive House primaries pulling further away from the pack. In the 7th district, Rebecca...

After super PAC’s ad blitz, Hamawy internal poll puts him in the lead

May 11, 2026 11:26 amMay 11, 2026 10:06 pm

DISCLAIMER: Polls can be a helpful tool for understanding elections, but they are an imperfect one, as demonstrated by New Jersey’s three most recent statewide general elections, all of which had results substantially different from what nearly every pollster had...

The not-so-secret way New Jersey candidates are sending messages to super PACs

May 6, 2026 1:59 pmJune 1, 2026 9:07 pm

The four Democrats running for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district will all spend plenty of their own campaigns’ money and time reaching out to voters ahead of the June 2 primary. But just in case anyone else wants to give...

Ex-Plainfield mayoral candidate admits voter fraud scheme

April 30, 2026 12:35 pmApril 30, 2026 2:38 pm

A former Plainfield mayoral candidate pleaded guilty this week to voter fraud, admitting he directed campaign workers to submit hundreds of fraudulent voter registration applications and personally delivered a large garbage bag containing nearly 1,000 forms to a Union County...