Bob Hugin Archives - New Jersey Globe

Mehta breaks Case record for most votes ever received by a New Jersey Republican

November 17, 2020 12:31 pmNovember 17, 2020 7:18 pm

Republican Rik Mehta has set the record for the most votes ever received by a Republican statewide candidate in New Jersey after he passed Clifford P. Case on Monday. Mehta is currently at 1,745,013 votes statewide, with more ballots still...

Booker sets record for most statewide votes in N.J. history

November 11, 2020 2:11 pmNovember 11, 2020 4:50 pm

U.S. Senator Cory Booker has already set a record for the greatest number of votes ever received by a statewide candidate in New Jersey. Booker has already passed the 2.2 million mark, with another 500,000 votes still uncounted across the...

Hugin for Governor internet rumor is likely false

November 6, 2020 2:11 pm

A tweet from a Daily Caller reporter that Bob Hugin will run for governor next year does not appear to be true, the New Jersey Globe has determined. Hugin, a former Celgene CEO who spent $36 million running for U.S....

With Trump on the ticket, Gloucester Republicans hope for freeholder wins

October 27, 2020 2:07 pm

Republicans in Gloucester County are hoping President Donald Trump will be their golden ticket to three freeholder seats this year. Their candidates — Greenwich Mayor George Shivery, Franklin School Board member Nick DeSilvio and business owner Chris Konawel — face...

Stockton poll: 66% back marijuana legalization question

October 16, 2020 12:26 pm

A Stockton University poll released Friday found overwhelming support for a marijuana legalization referendum. Two thirds of respondents, 66%, told pollsters they backed a constitutional amendment on the general election ballot that would legalize recreational marijuana use. Only 23% said...

Lagging far behind Booker, Rik Mehta raises $156k for U.S. Senate bid in 3rd quarter

October 15, 2020 9:47 pm

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rik Mehta raised just $155,825 between July 1 and September 30 for his bid to oust incumbent Cory Booker, and has only $61,934 cash-on-hand. The former U.S. Food and Drug Administration official loaned his campaign $315,000...

Kenilworth Democrats name Demondo to vacant council seat

August 26, 2020 8:03 pmAugust 26, 2020 8:05 pm

Louis Demondo, an Elizabeth police officer and the former president of the Hispanic Law Enforcement Association of Union County, was appointed tonight to fill the Kenilworth Borough Council seat vacated last month by Robert Schielke. Kenilworth will have three seat...