Bill Martini Archives - New Jersey Globe

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

July 22, 2026 3:48 pmJuly 22, 2026 8:41 pm

Passaic County has been part of the Democratic Party’s winning coalition in the Garden State throughout most of the 21st century. The county routinely voted for Democratic candidates up and down the ballot starting in the 2000s. That makes 2024...

Pascrell wins re-election in 9th congressional district

November 8, 2022 9:25 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) has won re-election, defeating Republican Billy Prempeh in the 9th congressional district. A former teacher and mayor of Paterson, Pascrell was first elected to Congress in 1996, defeating Rep. Bill...

Ex-prosecutor seeking GOP nod against Sherrill in NJ-11

September 28, 2021 1:10 pmSeptember 28, 2021 9:50 pm

Paul DeGroot, Passaic County assistant prosecutor, has entered the race for the Republican nomination for Conrgess in New Jersey’s 11th district in a bid to unseat two-term Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair). “I am excited in the opportunity to bring better...

Georgia Scott, first Black woman to serve as Passaic freeholder, dies at 74

August 28, 2020 2:43 pm

Georgia Scott, the first Black woman and first Democratic woman to win a seat on the Passaic County Board of Freeholders, died on August 22. She was 74. Republicans had a 7-0 majority on the freeholder board when Scott made...

78% of successful House challengers were political unknowns

May 11, 2020 3:16 pmSeptember 5, 2025 3:43 pm

In a race for Congress, New Jerseyans are historically more likely to vote for someone they had never really heard of against an incumbent Member of Congress than they are to go with someone who has been winning elections for...

Pascrell warchest stands at $1.85 million

April 15, 2020 6:21 pm

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) has $1,849,956 in his campaign warchest after raising $133,837 during the first quarter of 2020, dwarfing the campaign fundraising of two challengers in the 9th district Democratic primary. Pascrell has raised $1,024,123 since starting his 12th...

Passaic GOP picks Prempeh to take on Pascrell

February 26, 2020 8:47 pmFebruary 26, 2020 9:37 pm

Passaic County Republicans are backing Billy Prempeh for Congress in New Jersey’s 9th district. Prempeh and Tim Walsh are battling for the chance to take on 12-term Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-Paterson) in the general election. Prempeh defeated Walsh 19 to...