Edward Marable Archives - New Jersey Globe

Montague still winner after Orange recount

June 18, 2020 7:58 pmJune 18, 2020 7:58 pm

The final results of the Orange City Council race remain unchanged after a court-ordered recount today. Edward Marable, Jr. filed for another count after losing the May 12 non-partisan election to Weldon M. Montague III by 17 votes, 769 to...

Montague wins Orange race after expanding lead from 1 to 17

May 15, 2020 7:12 pmMay 15, 2020 7:35 pm

After leading by just one vote, Weldon Montague has scored a 17-vote victory in his race for an at-large council seat in Orange. More than 500 new vote-by-mail ballots had come in on Wednesday and Thursday. Montague defeated former Councilman...

517 new ballots in Orange, where one-vote separates two candidates

May 14, 2020 7:04 pmMay 14, 2020 7:05 pm

More than 300 new vote-by-mail ballots were delivered from Orange today, bring the new two-day total to 517 in a race where just one vote separates to candidates. In the race for the third at-large council seat, Weldon Montague leads...

Huge number of new ballots hit Essex County today

May 13, 2020 11:00 pmMay 15, 2020 9:03 am

Thousands of new votes have come in from Essex County since Tuesday afternoon that could change the outcome of several key municipal races conducted entirely through vote-by-mail ballots, the New Jersey Globe has learned. In Montclair, where Sean Spiller led...