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Moore, Ramsey win Cumberland GOP backing for Assembly

March 1, 2025 10:50 amMarch 1, 2025 11:49 am

Cumberland County Republicans today endorsed Lawrence Moore and Ed Ramsay as their candidates for State Assembly in the 3rd district, one of the most competitive legislative districts in the state. Moore, the deputy mayor of Harrison Township, and Ramsay, a...

Long list of GOP candidates emerge for 3rd district Assembly seats

January 8, 2025 6:02 pmJanuary 9, 2025 2:06 am

Two State Assembly seats in deep South Jersey that Democrats flipped in 2023 are atop the GOP target list this year, but with the filing deadline just 75 days away, Republicans don’t have clarity on their candidates, and it’s possible...

Gloucester race too close to call

November 5, 2024 11:15 pmNovember 6, 2024 1:25 am

Races for Gloucester sheriff and county commissioner are too close to call and likely won’t be decided for several days. Three Republican incumbents are in close races to hold on to seats they won in 2021 in one of New...

Gloucester County is a swing county, again

October 4, 2024 2:29 pm

The story of New Jersey politics is often best told through its counties. While electoral results of most counties are predictable from months out, a handful of the Garden State’s could flip one direction or the other. This analysis of...

Gloucester Dems pick Bianco, Heverly for county commissioner; Morina seeks to regain sheriff post

March 18, 2024 8:02 pmMarch 19, 2024 12:21 pm

Gloucester County Democrats will seek to clawback three posts they lost in 2021, with Democrat Carmel Morina getting party support for a rematch with Republican Jonathan Sammons in the race for Gloucester County Sheriff, and two local officials set to...

Democrats could gain significant ground in 2024 county races

January 5, 2024 2:43 pmFebruary 14, 2024 3:08 pm

For three years in a row, New Jersey Democrats have steadily lost ground in county offices, the oft-overlooked middle tier of state politics that has tremendous power over government contracts, elections administration, and more. In the three election cycles since...

Democrats hold onto 5-2 commissioner majority in Gloucester County

November 7, 2023 10:14 pmNovember 7, 2023 10:40 pm

Gloucester Democrats have successfully defended their 5-2 majority on the County Board of Commissioners against a deeply divided Gloucester County Republican Party, dealing another blow to local GOP organization that won two seats in 2021 but then lost a bid...