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Bergen Assembly candidate down by 137 votes seeks recount

June 23, 2025 4:26 pm

Demarest Councilman David Jiang will seek a recount in the 39th district State Assembly race to overturn Donna Abene’s 137-vote victory in the Democratic primary. Abene, a former Woodcliff Lake Council President, defeated Jiang, 8,464 to 8,317. Jiang’s running mate,...

AFL-CIO backs mostly incumbents from both parties

June 18, 2025 1:32 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed a number of incumbent members of the State Assembly from both parties, including most of the competitive districts, but took a pass on the 21st and moved against incumbents in the 39th. The AFL-CIO...

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,...

Auth, Azzariti hold off Pallotta challenge

June 10, 2025 10:36 pmJune 11, 2025 12:41 am

Assemblymen Bob Auth (R-Old Tappan) and John Azzariti (R-Saddle River) beat back a primary challenge from former congressional candidate Frank Pallotta in Bergen County’s 39th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe projects. Auth and Azzariti had party support, but Pallotta...

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...

Republican drops primary bid, endorses Auth, Azzariti

February 14, 2025 2:57 pmFebruary 14, 2025 3:00 pm

Saddle River Councilman Jon Kurpis today dropped out of the Republican primary for State Assembly in the 39th district and endorsed the two incumbents in an increasingly crowded field. Kurpis said he analyzed over 5,400 pieces of legislation and said,...

Fulop adds two Assembly candidates in Bergen’s 39th district, one in 18th

December 10, 2024 8:00 amDecember 10, 2024 5:59 pm

Former Dumont Mayor Andrew LaBruno and Demarest Councilman David Jiang will seek the Democratic nomination for State Assembly in the 39th district on a slate allied with Jersey City Mayor and gubernatorial candidate Steve Fulop. The two become the first...