Antonio Sabas Archives - New Jersey Globe

Wefer removed from ballot

April 9, 2018 2:51 pmApril 10, 2018 10:02 am

U.S. Senate candidate Dana Wefer has been removed from the race following a successful challenge to her nominating petitions. An administrative judge invalidated 70 of the 1,026 signatures on Wefer’s nominating petitions, knocking her below the 1,000-signature threshold needed to...

Wefer, Sabas petitions challenged

April 6, 2018 5:37 pmApril 8, 2018 12:49 am

The race for the Republican nomination to oust U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez may become leaner soon, as two candidates have received challenges that could invalidate enough signatures on their nominating petitions to drop them below the 1,000-signature threshold needed to...

McCormick, Truong enter race for U.S. Senate

April 2, 2018 10:37 pmApril 2, 2018 10:57 pm

Bob Menendez’s lone primary opponent is Lisa McCormick, a Rahway newspaper publisher and life partner of controversial Democratic strategist Jim Devine. Mitchell Horn, who challenged Menendez at several Democratic county conventions without success, did not file. McCormick has lost races...

Clean Sweep for Hugin

March 29, 2018 5:05 pmMarch 30, 2018 1:34 am

U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin has received the endorsement of the Bergen County Republican Organization, which means he has now received the backing of all 21 of New Jersey’s county Republican organizations — a strong showing for a first-time candidate...