Brendan Gill Archives - New Jersey Globe

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

July 16, 2026 1:17 pmJuly 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Essex County has been the Democratic Party’s largest source of raw votes in New Jersey for decades, providing Kamala Harris with a margin of more than 140,000 votes in 2024 — accounting for 55% of her statewide victory margin. The...

LeRoy Jones re-elected to lead Essex Dems; Craig Guy gets second term as Hudson Democratic Chairman

June 17, 2026 8:37 pmJune 17, 2026 8:41 pm

LeRoy Jones, Jr. was re-elected to another term as Essex County Democratic Chairman without opposition tonight, and Craig Guy was unopposed in his bid for three more years as the Hudson County Democratic Chairman on Monday. Jones, a former assemblyman...

Outside groups have spent more than $12 million on this year’s Democratic primaries

June 1, 2026 4:45 pm

For decades, the most important question one could ask of a New Jersey candidate was: do you have the county line? Now, a new question has dethroned it: do you have a super PAC? While super PACs have been a...

The not-so-secret way New Jersey candidates are sending messages to super PACs

May 6, 2026 1:59 pmJune 1, 2026 9:07 pm

The four Democrats running for New Jersey’s 7th congressional district will all spend plenty of their own campaigns’ money and time reaching out to voters ahead of the June 2 primary. But just in case anyone else wants to give...

Analilia Mejia wins big in NJ-11 special, keeping Sherrill’s seat in Democratic hands

April 16, 2026 8:26 pmApril 17, 2026 2:17 pm

Democrat Analilia Mejia has won a special election for New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, keeping Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s old seat under Democratic control and handing a huge win to the insurgent progressive movement that powered...

Essex Dems endorse McGrath, Klein, Richardson and Yasin for County Commissioner

March 21, 2026 1:21 pmMay 30, 2026 8:56 pm

Essex County Democrats have endorsed Verona Councilwoman Christine McGrath, Livingston Mayor Shawn Klein, incumbent Wayne Richardson and West Orange Democratic Municipal Chairman Abdur R. Yasin to run for four County Commissioner-At-Large seats in the June 2 primary election. McGrath, the...

Brendan Gill won’t seek re-election as Essex County Commissioner

February 27, 2026 5:37 amFebruary 27, 2026 12:49 pm

Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill will not seek re-election to a sixth term, opening up his at-large seat when Democrats meet in a March convention to endorse a slate of candidates for the June primary. Gill’s retirement follows his loss...