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Lewis, Montero head to 3rd ballot in race for Mercer County Commissioner

March 16, 2022 7:48 pmMarch 16, 2022 9:06 pm

Lawrence Councilwoman Cathleen Lewis and Elvin Montero, a top advisor to Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora, have advanced to a 3rd ballot at the Mercer County Democratic Convention tonight for an open county commissioner seat. Lewis, a former mayor, led the...

Seven Democratic candidates seek pair of Mercer County commissioner seats

March 15, 2022 4:42 pmMarch 16, 2022 8:09 pm

Seven county commissioner candidates are seeking party support at tomorrow’s Mercer County Democratic convention, where one incumbent, Andrew Koontz, is not seeking re-election and another, Nina Melker, is running for a second full-term without any guarantee that she’ll be on...

Koontz not seeking re-election as Mercer commissioner

November 15, 2021 4:37 pmNovember 15, 2021 4:55 pm

Mercer County Democrats will have about four months to figure out who will replace County Commissioner Andrew Koontz, who announced last week that he will not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2022. “It has been the greatest honor...

Somerset, Hunterdon and Mercer jockey for open 16th district Assembly seat

December 4, 2020 11:18 amFebruary 2, 2021 8:39 pm

Democrats in three counties have begun eyeing a State Assembly seat in the politically competitive 16th district, where at least one Democratic assemblyman will give up his seat to run for the State Senate. The process of replacing Andrew Zwicker...

Guide to Mercer County Elections

November 4, 2019 6:48 pmNovember 4, 2019 7:07 pm

Republicans may be on the verge of political extinction in Mercer County, where a toxic race in Hamilton Township could leave Hightstown Councilman Lee Stults and Hopewell Borough Council President Schuyler Morehouse as the only Republicans elected to municipal office...