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A brief electoral history of Ed Durr

September 3, 2024 5:17 pm

In 2017, Jack Ciattarelli was running his first race for governor, losing in the GOP primary but laying the groundwork for a second campaign four years later; Jon Bramnick was winning an eighth full term in the State Assembly, where...

A brief electoral history of Steve Sweeney

January 25, 2024 6:32 pmJanuary 27, 2024 12:54 pm

Last month, former Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford) did something he’s been wanting to do for a decade: launch a campaign for governor of New Jersey. Sweeney, a union ironworker from South Jersey, is one of several Democrats who...

DuBois retires as Salem GOP county chair, ending hugely successful tenure as party leader

December 12, 2021 2:49 pmDecember 28, 2021 3:00 am

Linda DuBois resigned as the Salem County Republican chair on Friday, ending a four-year stretch where the GOP regained its footing as the majority party. Linwood H. Donelson III, a 30-year-old attorney and the party’s vice chair since 2018, will...

8th district race ranks as the 3rd costliest legislative contest in N.J. history

November 29, 2021 12:17 pm

The contest in the 8th legislative district was third most-expensive in state history, with $8,543,170 spent this year, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Candidates spent $7,736,931 in the Atlantic County-based 2nd district, where Republicans held on...

RETRACTED: Sweeney, Burzichelli, Taliaferro win in the 3rd district

November 2, 2021 8:10 pmDecember 17, 2021 1:36 pm

Update: This race call was retracted at 1:11 a.m., after it became clear all three Democrats stood a strong chance of losing. The New Jersey Globe is projecting that Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford), Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro), and...

2021 primaries saw massive fundraising but totals fall short of 2017 after inflation adjustments

July 6, 2021 10:52 am

Legislative candidates raised more money in raw dollars than they ever have before in 2021, though inflation-adjusted figures still lag behind previous cycles, according to the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission. Candidates for state office brought in a little...

Beth Sawyer wins Salem GOP nod to challenge Burzichelli, Taliaferro

March 16, 2019 1:09 pmMarch 16, 2019 5:59 pm

Beth Sawyer, who narrowly lost a race for Woolwich township committee in 2018, is seeking the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 3rd district to challenge incumbents John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro) and Adam Taliaferro (D-Woolwich). Sawyer won the endorsement of...