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Here are the general election matchups in New Jersey’s competitive legislative races

June 12, 2025 2:54 pmJune 12, 2025 11:14 pm

After last night’s primary elections, New Jersey Democrats and Republicans alike now have gubernatorial standard-bearers they can rally behind in November: Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) for the blue team, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerville) for the red. Just as importantly,...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...

Operative who ran Avi Schnall’s Assembly race joins Gottheimer campaign

January 16, 2025 10:02 amJanuary 16, 2025 10:29 am

The political operative who managed a stunning 2023 victory for Democratic Assemblyman Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) in one of the most Republican districts in the state has signed on to help Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly) become New Jersey’s next governor. Tzvi...

What can 2024 results tell us about 2025’s legislative races?

December 6, 2024 7:12 pmOctober 20, 2025 1:25 pm

When New Jersey politicians gathered in 1947 to write the state’s new constitution, they established a system wherein state-level elections would be held in odd-numbered years, forever setting them apart from federal elections. “The importance of a gubernatorial election merits...

Judge dismisses case against Lakewood Rabbi, leaving OPIA with another stain

July 31, 2024 1:00 pmAugust 1, 2024 12:04 pm

In a massive blow to the state’s embattled Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, a Superior Court Judge today dismissed an indictment of a prominent Lakewood rabbi and ended a nearly decade-long prosecution. Judge Joseph Paone threw out the case...

How every town voted in N.J.’s 2023 State Senate elections

December 11, 2023 3:11 pmDecember 12, 2023 2:42 pm

All the votes have been counted and certified; New Jersey’s 2023 elections are officially part of the history books now. With the dust fully settled, Democrats will begin next legislative session with a 25-15 majority in the Senate and a...

How Avi Schnall turned a deep-red legislative district blue

November 9, 2023 4:33 pmNovember 10, 2023 1:09 am

Back in February, the New Jersey Globe laid out how Rabbi Avi Schnall, an Orthodox Jewish Democrat from Lakewood, could win an Assembly seat in the deep-red 30th legislative district. If Schnall could get near-unanimous support from Orthodox voters, supercharge...