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Despite lots of turnover, new legislature will be demographically similar to current one

November 8, 2023 5:29 pm

One of the dominant themes of this year’s New Jersey legislative elections was turnover. Thanks to a large number of retirements and defeats, there will be a whopping 29 new faces joining the legislature in January, plus another seven current...

Dems sweep three Hudson legislative districts; McKnight, Mukherji, Stack win

November 7, 2023 8:21 pmNovember 7, 2023 8:42 pm

Democrats have retained their legislative seats in Hudson County, with a few Democratic incumbents and lots of newcomers easily winning the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd districts, the New Jersey Globe projects. In the 31st district, which includes Bayonne, Kearny, and...

13 newcomers win safe-seat legislative primaries unopposed

June 6, 2023 8:01 pmJune 6, 2023 8:49 pm

The New Jersey Legislature will be gaining dozens of brand-new members in this year’s elections – and a huge number of them just won their primaries unopposed. In the 9th district, based in Ocean County, two new Republicans will soon...

Team Sires sweeps West New York

May 9, 2023 8:31 pmMay 10, 2023 9:21 am

17 years after he left to take a seat in Congress, Albio Sires will be mayor of West New York once again. Sires, who served in the U.S. House from 2006 until last year, has won a seat on the...

A look at New Jersey’s 2023 May municipal elections

May 5, 2023 5:21 pmMay 8, 2023 12:45 pm

New Jersey’s third-most important Election Day is nearly here. The top spots, of course, go to the state’s June primary and November general elections. But next week’s May 9 local elections will still be consequential for the future of more...

Sires vs. Cirillo battle in West New York could lead to split result

April 24, 2023 4:47 pmApril 26, 2023 11:59 am

With West New York’s May 9 local elections just over two weeks away, Hudson County Democrats are bracing for the possibility of a split result, in which members of two opposing slates each win seats on the five-seat town board...

Retirements are imperiling the legislature’s march towards gender parity

February 8, 2023 1:07 pmFebruary 8, 2023 11:10 pm

With the election of State Sen. Renee Burgess (D-Irvington) last year, the number of women in the New Jersey Legislature reached an all-time high-water mark, with 42 women – more than one-third of the legislature’s 120 members – serving concurrently....