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A brief electoral history of Jack Ciattarelli

July 31, 2024 11:13 amJuly 31, 2024 5:23 pm

When New Jersey’s 2025 primary rolls around next June, Jack Ciattarelli will have been running for governor for nearly ten years straight. He ran the first time in 2017, losing the Republican primary to then-Lieutenant Gov. Kim Guadagno; he returned...

A brief electoral history of Jon Bramnick

February 22, 2024 11:31 amFebruary 23, 2024 11:25 am

Do Republicans really have any hope of winning next year’s gubernatorial election in New Jersey? They’ve done it before, and State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) is confident that they can do it again. Bramnick launched his campaign for governor last...

Spurr launches bid for Assembly seat, if Kean retirement triggers open seat

January 3, 2021 10:01 pmJanuary 4, 2021 8:32 am

In a signal that Tom Kean, Jr. will not seek re-election to the State Senate in order to mount a rematch against Rep. Tom Malinowski, Summit GOP Municipal Chairman Steve Spurr announced his intent to seek a State Assembly seat...

8 Places to Watch for 2021 legislative candidate recruitment

December 31, 2020 4:30 pmJanuary 2, 2021 10:39 pm

Once the holiday season officially ends on Monday morning, potential candidates and political parties will come closer to making final decisions on their political futures. County conventions and screening committees begin in February. It will also be a moment for...

Maps: A deep dive into the 21st district

August 8, 2019 2:38 pm

Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield) and Assembly Minority Whip Nancy Munoz (R-Summit) are seeking re-election in the 21st legislative district, which was carried by Hillary Clinton in 2016, Phil Murphy in 2017, and House Democrats and Bob Menendez in...

Somerset is the new swing county

January 28, 2018 7:48 pmApril 24, 2018 11:59 am

The new battleground county in New Jersey may be Somerset, where Democrats are making extraordinary gains in a county that used to be among the most solid Republican areas of New Jersey. After unseating the Republican County Clerk last November...