Frank Pallone Archives - New Jersey Globe

N.J. Building Trades makes no endorsement in NJ-7, two years after backing Kean

June 12, 2026 9:07 am

The influential New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council is staying on the sidelines in New Jersey’s highly competitive 7th congressional district race, withholding its endorsement two years after backing U.S. Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) in one of...

How three Democratic incumbents fared in 2026’s primary races

June 9, 2026 2:11 pmJune 9, 2026 5:31 pm

No New Jersey House member has lost renomination to a non-incumbent challenger since 1958, and the 2026 primary elections didn’t change that. Four Democratic incumbents faced at least one intraparty challenger last Tuesday, though, and while they all won, the...

NJ-6 independent tossed from ballot after coming up short on signatures

June 9, 2026 12:24 pmJune 9, 2026 3:07 pm

Inder Jit Soni’s independent bid for a congressional seat in New Jersey’s 6th district came to an end after Administrative Law Judge Edward Delanoy found that he didn’t get enough signatures to be on the ballot. The leaves a two-candidate...

12 takeaways from a new kind of New Jersey primary season

June 5, 2026 5:53 pmJune 5, 2026 6:01 pm

When the county line was struck down a little over two years ago, it promised to bring about a new kind of New Jersey political system, one less deferential to party bosses and more responsive to voters. The 2026 primary...

A New Jersey primary night with lots of intrigue but few upsets

June 3, 2026 1:58 am

Has New Jersey ever had a congressional primary election quite like this? Lots of wide-open races, millions of dollars of super PAC money flowing in, and, of course, no more county lines to helpfully tell voters just how party bosses...

Pallone defeats two primary foes for 20th term in NJ-6

June 2, 2026 8:40 pmJune 2, 2026 10:07 pm

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) has defeated two underdog Democratic primary challengers on his way to a 20th term in Congress, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 10:07 p.m. and with around four-fifths of the vote reporting, Pallone has...

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

May 22, 2026 8:01 pm

What was meant to be Republicans’ big week for passing Reconciliation 2.0, a party-line bill providing $70 billion for immigration enforcement, ended up becoming a politically fraught boondoggle, and a resolution won’t be coming until members return from the Memorial...