Donald Payne Jr. Archives - New Jersey Globe

Menendez, Payne ran strongest in Hispanic and Black areas

June 20, 2022 4:28 pmJune 21, 2022 12:08 am

When Port Authority Commissioner Rob Menendez and Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) won their respective Democratic primaries two weeks ago for dark-blue North Jersey congressional districts, they did so in landslides, with around 83% of the vote each. Menendez and...

Geography and ballot design shaped New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 8, 2022 5:36 pmJune 9, 2022 12:06 pm

For those outside of New Jersey, the county line, in which party-endorsed candidates get a preferential spot on the primary ballot, can seem like an intimidating, almost mythical thing. County parties endorse whichever candidates they want – and then those...

Payne overwhelmingly wins renomination in 10th district Democratic primary

June 7, 2022 9:26 pmJune 7, 2022 10:53 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Donald Payne Jr. (D-Newark) has won the Democratic primary in the 10th congressional district, defeating challenger Imani Oakley. As of 10:53 p.m., Payne had 83% of the vote to Oakley’s 11%, with minor...

Murphy votes in Dem primary, urges New Jerseyans to come out to the polls

June 7, 2022 10:08 amJune 7, 2022 11:12 am

Taking a break from his morning jog with First Lady Tammy Murphy, Gov. Phil Murphy voted in New Jersey’s Democratic primary today from his polling location in Middletown. After voting, the governor promoted the virtues of voting amid low turnout...

Good morning, New Jersey. The polls are open

June 7, 2022 6:00 amJune 7, 2022 3:15 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s 6 AM and the polls are now open for the 2022 New Jersey primary election. Saying the polls are open comes with a big asterisk. In reality, people have been voting since April 23, when...

What to watch for in New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 3, 2022 4:54 pmJune 7, 2022 3:16 pm

This Tuesday, June 7, New Jerseyans will head to the polls to vote in primary elections for the state’s 12 congressional districts – and without the presidency or either U.S. Senate seat up for election, the House represents the top...

Buttigieg joins Kim to highlight federal infrastructure spending

May 27, 2022 11:34 amMay 30, 2022 11:10 pm

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joined Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) this morning to showcase an upcoming infrastructure project on Route 206, closing out his New Jersey visit following events yesterday with Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff), Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes), Donald Payne...