Charles Tomaro Archives - New Jersey Globe

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

July 13, 2026 8:00 pmJuly 14, 2026 10:58 am

Middlesex County has long been one of New Jersey’s strongest Democratic bastions. Home to nearly 900,000 residents, it is the state’s third-most populous county, with its Democratic dominance reinforced by a powerful county organization and heavily Democratic municipalities such as...

Dems hold county offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Union

November 7, 2023 9:59 pm

Democrats have retained control of countywide offices in Camden, Essex, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, and Union Counties, all heavily Democratic counties that no one on either side of the aisle believed to be competitive, the New Jersey Globe projects. Among the...

Diegnan, Vitale dispatch Democratic primary challengers with ease

June 6, 2023 9:16 pm

Two state senators in Middlesex County, Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield) and Joe Vitale (D-Woodbridge), have both easily defeated Democratic primary challengers in the 18th and 19th legislative districts, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 9:15 p.m. and with only...

What’s at stake in New Jersey’s ballot draw

April 5, 2023 5:06 pmApril 6, 2023 2:24 pm

Tomorrow, New Jersey will celebrate its most obscure yet consequential holiday: ballot drawing day, when county clerks conduct lotteries to determine the layout of primary ballots. Every slate that includes a contingent of county commissioner candidates has the ability to...

Public contractor contributions dropped to recorded low in 2020

April 6, 2021 10:53 amApril 6, 2021 11:58 am

New Jersey’s public contractors tamped down their political contributions last year, dropping their annual giving to the lowest level on record, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Totaled, public contractors gave about...

Pinkin sworn as Middlesex clerk, creating Assembly vacancy

January 7, 2021 6:15 pm

Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin was sworn in as Middlesex County clerk Thursday, creating an Assembly vacancy Middlesex Democrats will have to fill in the next month. Pinkin replaces outgoing Clerk Elain Flynn, the longest serving clerk in Middlesex County’s history, who...

Bhagia is new Edison Democratic municipal chair

July 22, 2020 8:59 amJuly 22, 2020 9:08 am

New Jersey’s 5th largest municipality has a new Democratic municipal chairman. Mahesh Bhagia will succeed Shariq Ahmad, who did not seek re-election to spend more time helping to elect Joe Biden as president. Bhagia, who works for Edison Mayor Thomas...