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Far-away Sussex goes for Gibbs

February 7, 2020 11:00 am

It’s nearly 100 miles from Newton to Mount Holly, but that didn’t stop the five Republicans on the Sussex County Board of Freeholders from taking sides in a South Jersey congressional primary. Kate Gibbs has picked up the backing of...

Republicans easily win Sussex freeholder seats

November 7, 2018 2:45 am

Two Sussex County freeholder candidates that ousted Republican incumbents in this year’s primaries easily won their races. Franklin Council President Dawn Fantasia and Sparta Mayor Josh Hertzberg, who defeated Freeholders Jonathan Rose and Carl Lazzaro in June, won with 35,439...

Sussex GOP freeholders ousted

June 6, 2018 3:55 am

Two Sussex County freeholders lost their bid for re-election against challengers backed by State Sen. Steve Oroho (R-Franklin). The incumbents, Jonathan Rose and Carl Lazzaro, lost by a wide margin against Franklin council president Dawn Fantasia and Sparta mayor Josh...

Low turnout in Sussex GOP freeholder fight

June 5, 2018 11:03 amJune 5, 2018 4:27 pm

Turnout is light so far in Sussex County, where two Republican freeholders might be the underdogs in their bid for re-election. Incumbents Jonathan Rose and Carl Lazzaro face a primary challenge from Franklin council president Dawn Fantasia and Sparta mayor...

Sussex Republicans have a primary, again

February 22, 2018 10:47 am

Republicans have not lost a freeholder race in Sussex County since 1999, when Democrat Howard Burrell ousted incumbent Richard Darina by 501 votes. Races for freeholder are settled in GOP primaries – Sussex has had competitive June elections for the...