Celeste Fernandez Archives - New Jersey Globe

After Risley 381-vote win in Atlantic, Fernandez will seek recount

November 20, 2020 1:43 pm

With just 381 votes separating two candidates for Atlantic County Freeholder-at-large, the race is heading to a recount. Democrat Celeste Fernandez announced today that she will file a court order to make sure that ballots in her bid to unseat...

Updated: Atlantic GOP freeholder ahead by 370 votes after all VBM and provisional ballots counted

November 16, 2020 8:25 pmNovember 17, 2020 10:41 am

A Republican freeholder in Atlantic County has a 370-vote lead after all vote-by-mail and provisional ballots were counted in a race that could come down to 820 cure letters that are due back by November 18. John Risley, a three-term...

Scheffler, Curcio build leads, but freeholder races too close to call

November 6, 2020 4:24 pmNovember 7, 2020 12:55 pm

Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler appears poised to bat aside a challenge from Republican Joe “Tokyo” O’Donoghue, but other races in the county remain too close to call. Scheffler leads his opponent by 10,691 votes, 69,157 to 58,466. Republican Surrogate...

Scheffler likely wins in Atlantic, but other races too close to call

November 3, 2020 10:50 pmNovember 4, 2020 4:42 am

Democratic Sheriff Eric Scheffler will likely defeat former sheriff’s officer Joe “Tokyo” O’Donoghue, but other countywide races there are too close to call. Scheffler leads O’Donoghue by a little more than 11,000 votes. Democratic At-Large Freeholder Caren Fitzpatrick and Celeste...

Murphy stumps for Atlantic Dems with about 50 hours left in race

November 1, 2020 7:01 pmNovember 2, 2020 3:35 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy headlined a virtual rally boosting countywide candidates in Atlantic County and House challenger Amy Kennedy Sunday evening. Though he gave praise to each of Atlantic’s five Democratic countywide candidates, he made special mention of Kennedy’s race. “As...

Atlantic Democrats bank on coattails while Risley leans on record

October 27, 2020 4:02 pm

Democrats in Atlantic County are hoping former Vice President Joe Biden and House challenger Amy Kennedy’s coattails will win them another seat on the county’s freeholder board. “At the end of the day, if Biden and Amy do well, we’re...

LUPE PAC backs Amaro, Diaz, Fernandez

September 25, 2020 10:20 amSeptember 25, 2020 2:38 pm

Latinas United for Political Empowerment PAC endorsed three candidates in races across the state Friday. The group is backing Celeste Fernandez for an at-large Atlantic County Freeholder seat, Cary Amaro for a Morris County Freeholder seat and Perth Amboy Mayor...