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Small wins in Atlantic City

July 8, 2020 4:23 pm

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small defeated Panela Thomas-Fields to win the chance to run for a (full) term as Atlantic City mayor. With many votes uncounted, Small led his challenger with more than 60% of the vote. Despite his troubled...

Mehta holds narrow lead with about 90,000 ballots uncounted

July 8, 2020 1:40 pm

Rik Mehta holds a 2,063-vote lead over rival candidate Hirsh Singh in his bid for the nod to take on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark). Mehta leads the three-time political candidate 65,584 votes to 63,521 with roughly 90,000 uncounted mail-in...

Cumberland’s Democratic freeholder race too close to call

July 8, 2020 1:42 amJuly 8, 2020 5:56 am

The Democratic race for Cumberland County Surrogate is too close to call. Freeholders Carol Musso and George Castellini, who are running on the party line, lead along with former freeholder Donna Pearson, who served two terms on the Board of...

With few ballots counted, Small leads in Atlantic City

July 8, 2020 1:03 amJuly 8, 2020 5:58 am

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small leads with roughly 60% of the vote with one of the city’s six wards in his bid for a full term against longtime community activist Pamela Thomas-Fields, but the rest of the ballots cast in...

Sires trounces Oseguera

July 7, 2020 10:36 pmJuly 8, 2020 3:13 am

Rep. Albio Sires (D-West New York) defeated progressive primary challenger Hector Oseguera to win the Democratic nomination in the eighth congressional district Tuesday, the New Jersey Globe projects. Sires got 76% of the vote, while Oseguera got 21%. Will Sheehan,...

Booker defeats Hamm

July 7, 2020 8:36 pmJuly 8, 2020 3:18 am

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark) will repel a progressive primary challenge from longtime progressive activist Larry Hamm in his bid for a second full term in Congress, the New Jersey Globe projects. Booker leads Hamm by about 79 points. Hamm,...

Kennedy wins second district contest

July 7, 2020 8:00 pmJuly 8, 2020 3:21 am

This article was updated with comment from George Norcross at 8:45 p.m. It was updated again with comment from Kennedy at 11:06 p.m. Amy Kennedy defeated Brigid Harrison to win the nomination in the state’s most hotly-watched Democratic primary Tuesday,...