Aristotle Eliopoulos Archives

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)....