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Nia Gill did extremely well in Montclair – but it wasn’t enough to win

June 8, 2023 4:57 pmJune 9, 2023 12:58 pm

As expected, State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) won the Democratic primary on Tuesday for State Senate in the 27th legislative district, beating fellow State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) in an incumbent-on-incumbent showdown caused by redistricting. What was less expected...

Codey defeats Gill in incumbent-versus-incumbent battle

June 6, 2023 9:11 pmJune 6, 2023 11:33 pm

With close to 80 years of legislative experience between the two of them, State Sen./former Gov. Richard Codey (D-Roseland) and State Sen. Nia Gill (D-Montclair) are both stalwarts of the New Jersey State Senate. But thanks to a new legislative...

A look at the 13 legislative districts hosting contested primaries in 2023

March 29, 2023 12:04 pmMarch 29, 2023 12:55 pm

Filing day has come and gone; though petition challenges and write-in candidacies could still shake some things up, we basically know who is running for the New Jersey Legislature this year and who isn’t. A total of 258 candidates filed...

Craig Stanley will run for Giblin’s seat, 15 years after leaving legislature

March 27, 2023 5:09 pmMarch 27, 2023 6:09 pm

Fifteen years after leaving office, former Assemblyman Craig Stanley is gunning for a comeback. The 67-year-old Stanley, a Democrat who represented the Newark-based 28th legislative district between 1996 and 2008, filed today to run for the Assembly in the suburban...

The filing deadline is 17 days away, but primary season is already cooling down

March 10, 2023 4:00 pmMarch 13, 2023 3:13 am

The filing deadline for New Jersey’s 2023 primary is still 17 days away; the primary itself is a full 71 days after that. But thanks in large part to the power of the county line, primary season is already calming...