Aristotle Eliopoulos Archives

House Democrats boost Bennett’s campaign coffers after primary win

July 18, 2026 2:31 pmJuly 20, 2026 12:09 pm

WASHINGTON — House Democrats rushed to fill the coffers of former Navy pilot Rebecca Bennett after the New Jersey primary, shoring up the finances of one of their best hopes of capturing a Republican-held seat this fall when control of...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Hudson County in 2026

July 17, 2026 11:37 amJuly 20, 2026 12:28 am

Hudson County has long been the epicenter of New Jersey’s political machine, a place where legendary bosses, courthouse organizations, and disciplined Democratic operations built one of the most formidable county organizations in American politics. For generations, winning the Democratic primary...

A look at federal, county and municipal races in Essex County in 2026

July 16, 2026 1:17 pmJuly 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Essex County has been the Democratic Party’s largest source of raw votes in New Jersey for decades, providing Kamala Harris with a margin of more than 140,000 votes in 2024 — accounting for 55% of her statewide victory margin. The...

Husband-and-wife duo from Tennessee will run as pro-life independents for competitive N.J. seats

June 3, 2026 1:10 pm

Twenty-two independent and minor-party candidates filed to run for U.S. House and Senate in New Jersey by yesterday’s deadline, including a prominent husband-and-wife duo from Tennessee running as anti-abortion candidates in New Jersey’s two most competitive congressional districts. Randall Terry,...

Menendez beats Ali in NJ-8, boosting his political standing

June 2, 2026 8:55 pmJune 3, 2026 12:46 am

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) has defeated progressive primary challenger Mussab Ali in the 8th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, solidifying the congressman’s hold on his heavily Democratic Hudson County district. Ali had attempted to argue that the...

Eight incumbents, six challengers win congressional primaries uncontested

June 2, 2026 8:00 pmJune 2, 2026 8:13 pm

Results from New Jersey’s contested primaries will be streaming in all night – but for a large number of the state’s congressional candidates, their path to the November general election was guaranteed when the state’s filing period ended. Despite a...

Lacking a candidate, Republicans will back independent campaign in CD-8

May 29, 2026 2:59 pmMay 30, 2026 1:26 pm

Republicans in New Jersey’s 8th congressional district failed to get their own candidate on the ballot in next week’s primary, so they’ve switched to Plan B: backing an independent campaign for the seat held by Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City)....