Akil Khalfani Archives - New Jersey Globe

Menendez, Payne ran strongest in Hispanic and Black areas

June 20, 2022 4:28 pmJune 21, 2022 12:08 am

When Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez and Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) won their respective Democratic primaries two weeks ago for dark-blue North Jersey congressional districts, they did so in landslides, with around 83% of the vote each. Menendez and...

Payne overwhelmingly wins renomination in 10th district Democratic primary

June 7, 2022 9:26 pmJune 7, 2022 10:53 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) has won the Democratic primary in the 10th congressional district, defeating challenger Imani Oakley. As of 10:53 p.m., Payne had 83% of the vote to Oakley’s 11%, with minor...

Good morning, New Jersey. The polls are open

June 7, 2022 6:00 amJune 7, 2022 3:15 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s 6 AM and the polls are now open for the 2022 New Jersey primary election. Saying the polls are open comes with a big asterisk. In reality, people have been voting since April 23, when...

What to watch for in New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 3, 2022 4:54 pmJune 7, 2022 3:16 pm

This Tuesday, June 7, New Jerseyans will head to the polls to vote in primary elections for the state’s 12 congressional districts – and without the presidency or either U.S. Senate seat up for election, the House represents the top...

Payne has 6-1 cash advantage over Oakley

May 27, 2022 10:34 amJune 7, 2022 2:00 pm

Rep. Donald Payne, Jr. (D-Newark), who had struggled to raise money during parts of his political career, is now the Gottheimer of Newark after raising $988,773 against two primary challengers in the Democratic primary for Congress in New Jersey’s 10th...

Timberlake endorses Payne for Congress

May 18, 2022 6:47 amSeptember 4, 2025 5:27 pm

Continuing the avalanche of bad news for mountebank candidate Imani Oakley, her former boss has endorsed her opponent in the Democratic congressional primary in New Jersey’s 10th district. Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake (D-East Orange), perhaps the most progressive member of the...

Payne gets endorsement from Sierra Club

April 19, 2022 2:12 pm

The Sierra Club, one of the county’s most influential environmental organizations, announced this morning that it is endorsing Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) for re-election in the 10th congressional district. “I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Sierra...