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2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

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...

Beth Sawyer ends bid for Assembly in 3rd district

March 24, 2025 6:51 pm

Former Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich) has decided not to seek her old Assembly seat in the 3rd district, leaving Gloucester County Commissioner Chris Konawel and Harrison Township Deputy Mayor Lawrence Moore unopposed in the Republican primary. Sawyer’s running mate, former...

Gloucester picks Konawel, Moore, Esposito and — by one vote — McManus for Assembly

March 18, 2025 9:45 pmMarch 19, 2025 9:27 am

Chris Konawel and Lawrence Moore won the backing of Gloucester County Republicans for their bid for State Assembly in the 3rd district at the party’s convention tonight, which also unanimously endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for governor. Konawel, a two-term county commissioner,...

Moore, Ramsey win Cumberland GOP backing for Assembly

March 1, 2025 10:50 amMarch 1, 2025 11:49 am

Cumberland County Republicans today endorsed Lawrence Moore and Ed Ramsay as their candidates for State Assembly in the 3rd district, one of the most competitive legislative districts in the state. Moore, the deputy mayor of Harrison Township, and Ramsay, a...

More GOP candidates join race for LD-3 Assembly seat

February 19, 2025 12:10 pm

The floodgates have opened in the 3rd legislative district as a flurry of Republicans have announced their intentions to challenge a pair of Democratic incumbents. Jason Witcher, an attorney and former judge, said Tuesday night on Facebook that he intends...