Denise Wilkerson Archives - New Jersey Globe

Judge sets schedule in challenge to Roselle nomination

September 23, 2025 2:34 pm

Superior Court Judge Mark P. Ciarrocca on Tuesday set the schedule for a challenge to a special Democratic convention that picked the nominee for a Roselle Council seat. Incumbent Denise Wilkerson, who lost the nomination to Cynthia Johnson, said the...

Defeated council candidate sues Roselle Democrats, Atkins

September 22, 2025 2:16 pm

After a June primary election for a Roselle council spot was nullified after months of legal challenges, the courts let the municipal Democratic Party select the nominee: challenger Cynthia Johnson. Incumbent Denise Wilkerson, who lost the nomination to Johnson, said...

Supreme Court upholds Roselle ruling; Johnson will be nominee

September 19, 2025 3:26 pm

After months of slow-developing litigation, the New Jersey Supreme Court on Friday upheld a ruling that nullified the results of a council primary election in Roselle, meaning Cynthia Johnson will be the Democratic nominee for council. Denise Wilkerson, the incumbent,...

Scutari to introduce electoral reforms after Roselle snafus

September 18, 2025 8:12 pm

As a “problem-plagued” Democratic primary threatens to delay the distribution of mail-in ballots in Roselle, the second-most powerful man in state government announced plans to introduce legislation to rectify electoral failures related to the case. State Senate President Nicholas Scutari...

Roselle challenger, Union elections board argue new primary should not be held

September 16, 2025 2:43 pm

A Roselle council candidate and the Union County Board of Elections filed their opposition to a potential primary election redo in an ongoing case stemming from a tight primary The close primary in Roselle has led to months of legal...

Roselle councilwoman asks for new primary in appeal brief

September 15, 2025 5:13 pmSeptember 15, 2025 5:52 pm

Roselle Councilwoman Denise Wilkerson filed an appeal against a decision that nullified her tight June primary win, asking for a primary redo instead of a decision that essentially hands the nomination to her opponent. The close primary in Roselle has...

N.J. appellate court ghosting candidate challenge to judge’s 11th hour ruling

September 14, 2025 4:32 pmSeptember 15, 2025 1:45 am

The New Jersey court’s Appellate Division has not responded to a Roselle councilwoman’s appeal of a decision late Friday that invalidated the results of the June Democratic primary for an at-large borough council seat and ordered the local Democratic party...