Chris Smith Archives - New Jersey Globe

Independent candidates got around 1.3% of N.J.’s congressional vote

November 17, 2022 12:23 pm

Every candidate who won a congressional seat in New Jersey this year was a Democrat or Republican – no surprises there. But 29 independent and minor party candidates also ran for Congress, combining for 31,949 votes statewide, or 1.26% of...

Smith wins 22nd term in 4th congressional district

November 8, 2022 9:12 pmNovember 8, 2022 10:11 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) has won re-election, defeating Democrat Matt Jenkins in the 4th congressional district. As of 10:11 p.m. and with an estimated 85% of votes reported, Smith leads Jenkins by a 67%-31%%...

Here’s where outside money is being spent in N.J. House races

October 25, 2022 5:11 pmOctober 26, 2022 10:03 am

Every election cycle, independent political action committees spend hundreds of millions of dollars aiding candidates in states and districts across the country, and 2022 is no exception. New Jersey’s congressional races have collectively witnessed more than $10 million in outside...

With strong support from law enforcement, Smith has 61-1 fundraising edge in bid for 22nd term in Congress

October 15, 2022 8:45 pm

Democrats are mounting virtually no campaign against Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester), who is seeking his 22nd term in the U.S. House of Representatives in the strongly Republican 4th district. Their candidate, Matt Jenkins, has emerged as a weak fundraiser. He...

Lots at stake in Trenton local races after years of rancor

September 30, 2022 5:16 pmNovember 1, 2022 1:23 pm

It’s been a rough few years for local government in New Jersey’s capital city. Ever since Mayor Reed Gusciora took office in 2018, relations between the mayor’s office, the city council, and various arms of the city bureaucracy have steadily...

Fraternal Order of Police backs Dems in most key congressional races

September 21, 2022 4:04 pmSeptember 21, 2022 4:42 pm

The New Jersey Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the state’s second-largest police union, today endorsed nine congressional candidates, among them six Democrats and three Republicans. In the three districts that are considered the state’s most competitive, the FOP backed all...

Who is N.J.’s most bipartisan member of Congress, really?

July 28, 2022 3:28 pmJuly 29, 2022 11:09 am

Is Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) a Biden stooge who has aligned with the president on 100% of major votes this session? Or, wait, is he a moderate stalwart who ranks as the 2nd most bipartisan House member? Sorry, wrong again...