Betsy Driver Archives - New Jersey Globe

Rebecca Bennett nets big group of Hunterdon endorsements, including county’s lone Dem legislator

February 2, 2026 11:40 amFebruary 2, 2026 2:40 pm

Note: This story was updated at 2:39 p.m. to reflect the fact that Flemington Councilwoman Susan Englehardt is not switching her endorsement from Brian Varela to Rebecca Bennett; she says she is instead supporting both candidates. A huge group of...

Kim wins Hunterdon line after last minute line-sharing attempt is defeated

February 25, 2024 4:20 pmFebruary 26, 2024 2:29 pm

Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) easily prevailed at the Hunterdon County Democratic convention today, marking his third straight convention win against First Lady Tammy Murphy in the battle for indicted Senator Bob Menendez’s seat. In a meeting of nearly two hundred...

It’s another big weekend in N.J.’s Democratic Senate primary

February 23, 2024 3:45 pmFebruary 24, 2024 11:53 am

Just under two weeks ago, Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown)’s campaign for U.S. Senate got a major boost when Kim emphatically defeated First Lady Tammy Murphy at the Monmouth County Democratic convention. This weekend, he’ll have the opportunity to do it...

Two Hunterdon mayors endorse Tammy Murphy

February 20, 2024 4:56 pm

Two current and former mayors in Hunterdon County, Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach and former Flemington Mayor Betsy Driver, endorsed First Lady Tammy Murphy for U.S. Senate today ahead of this weekend’s competitive Hunterdon Democratic convention. “There is no doubt in...

Altman gains local establishment endorsements in bid to take on Kean

January 31, 2024 4:49 pmFebruary 29, 2024 11:42 am

A group of eight local elected officials and seven Democratic municipal chairs in New Jersey’s 7th district have endorsed Sue Altman for Congress, a show of establishment support that could be helpful as she enters the organization line convention season....

In the race for the 7th congressional district, Democrats have a big decision ahead of them

September 12, 2023 12:29 pmNovember 15, 2023 4:09 pm

At this time next year, all eyes will be on New Jersey’s 7th congressional district. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) will be running for a second term in the state’s only truly competitive seat, and Democrats will be dead-set on...

Karrow unseats Driver in Flemington

November 8, 2022 11:13 pmNovember 8, 2022 11:48 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that former Republican State Sen. Marcia Karrow has flipped the Flemington mayor’s office, unseating Democratic incumbent Betsy Driver. As of 11:08 p.m., Karrow leads Driver 54%-46%, a margin of 91 votes. Driver was first elected...