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Draeger will replace Duarte as Morris Democratic chair

June 13, 2025 11:45 amJune 13, 2025 5:42 pm

Morris County Democratic Chair Amalia Duarte will not seek re-election and is expected to be replaced by Darcy Draeger, a highly-regarded sheep farmer from Chester who ran two hugely competitive campaigns for a State Assembly seat in a Republican legislative...

Duarte names her leadership slate in Morris County

April 28, 2022 8:00 amApril 28, 2022 8:52 am

As she prepares to run in a special election for Morris County Democratic Chair next month Amalia Duarte has announced a diverse leadership team that includes a former top aide to Gov. Phil Murphy, former candidates, elected officials, municipal chairs,...

Statement of Darcy Draeger

November 15, 2020 4:44 pmNovember 15, 2020 4:44 pm

STATEMENT OF DARCY DRAEGER While this isn’t the message I had hoped to share, we all know our work together has never been about a single candidate, or race, or election cycle. And while I’m disappointed by my narrow loss,...

Dunn ups her lead to 4,274 votes in 25th district Assembly race

November 12, 2020 9:26 pm

A GOP assemblywoman running in a special election in a Morris County-based district has stretched her lead to 4,274 votes in a race where the Democratic challenger was ahead until earlier this week. Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) is now in front...

Dunn lead now up to 3,589 in special Assembly election

November 12, 2020 4:42 pmNovember 12, 2020 10:03 pm

Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) has expanded her lead to 3,589 votes in a special election in the 25th district. Dunn now leads, 52,500 to 48,911 against Democrat Darcy Draeger, 51.8% to 48.2% in the race to fill the unexpired term...

Close Assembly races, like Dunn vs. Draeger, are not unusual

November 10, 2020 11:59 amNovember 10, 2020 12:22 pm

New Jersey is accustomed to razor-thin pluralities in State Assembly races, like the special election in the 25th district where Democrat Darcy Draeger currently lead Republican Assemblywoman Aura Dunn (R-Mendham) by 865 votes in slow-counting Morris County. Three contests over...

Update: Mehta picks up 309 votes in Senate race against Bucco; Assembly, freeholder Dems still ahead

November 9, 2020 3:38 pmNovember 9, 2020 4:10 pm

The race for State Senate in the 25th district has narrowed since this morning, with Republican incumbent Anthony M. Bucco (R-Boonton) now leading Democrat Rupande Mehta by 1,284 votes. Mehta picked up 309 votes in Morris County and now trails...