Antonio Romero Archives - New Jersey Globe

Cumberland still one of few N.J. counties where either party can win

November 1, 2021 12:04 amNovember 1, 2021 9:27 am

Cumberland might have a 6-1 Democratic majority on their Board of Commissioners, but it’s still one of just three New Jersey counties that aren’t controlled entirely by one political party. This isn’t a control election. The best case scenario for...

Donna Pearson wins race for Cumberland freeholder in Democratic sweep

November 17, 2020 8:49 am

Democrats have swept all three seats on the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders, with Donna Pearson defeating Republican Victoria Lods by 2,463 votes. Pearson returns the freeholder board following a 17-year absence after winning an off-the-line victory in the July...

Pearson lead expand by 43 in close Cumberland freeholder race

November 11, 2020 8:14 am

Democrat Donna Pearson expanded her lead by 43 votes on Tuesday and is now 1,637 votes ahead of Republican Victoria Lods in a close race for a seat on the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders. Pearson, a former freeholder attempting...

Cumberland freeholder race remains close

November 10, 2020 9:07 am

The lead in the race for Cumberland County freeholder still belongs to the Democrats, with more than 5,000 vote-by-mail and provisional ballots still uncounted. Democrat Donna Pearson has a 1,595-vote lead over Republican Victoria Lods, 28,551 to 26,956. Pearson, a...

Democrats still lead in Cumberland freeholder race, but one Republican staying alive

November 9, 2020 9:43 amNovember 9, 2020 2:32 pm

The race for seats on the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders remains close in what might be the slowest-counting place in New Jersey. After just 2,601 ballots were counted on Sunday, there are still about 8,000 vote-by-mail ballots and around...

Musso, Castellini and Pearson win Cumberland Dem freeholder primary

July 16, 2020 9:23 pmJuly 17, 2020 9:11 am

This story was updated on July 17, 2020 at 9:04 AM. Donna Pearson staged a rare off-the-line victory in the Democratic primary for Cumberland County Freeholder. A former freeholder who has been out of office for nearly seventeen years, Pearson...

Cumberland freeholders face challenge from incumbent they dropped from line

July 4, 2020 3:22 pmJuly 4, 2020 3:31 pm

One of most competitive freeholder primaries in New Jersey next week is in Cumberland County, where incumbent Jack Surrency is running off-the-line after the county Democratic organization declined to support him for re-election. The winners of the primary could face...