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Hudson Dems unite behind a countywide ticket for primary

March 22, 2026 3:40 pmMarch 22, 2026 5:04 pm

Hudson County Democratic leaders, including a group of political veterans and new progressive leaders, have joined together to endorse a unity slate of candidates for county office in the June primary – a move that brings together Craig Guy and...

Mapping the 2025 Hudson County war

June 20, 2025 1:29 pmJune 20, 2025 1:36 pm

Democrats in Hudson County are, to put it mildly, a fractious bunch. Not an election goes by where the local county Democratic organization isn’t consumed by infighting over a congressional seat, or a mayoralty, or a county government job, although...

Team Stack beats Team Sacco in LD33 proxy war

June 10, 2025 8:41 pmJune 10, 2025 10:23 pm

Neither State Sen./Union City Mayor Brian Stack and North Bergen Mayor Nicholas Sacco will appear on voters’ ballots this year, but they were engaged in an all-out war against one another all the same in the 33rd legislative district –...

A rundown of today’s races for the N.J. Legislature

June 10, 2025 6:01 amJune 10, 2025 7:34 pm

This story was originally published on March 25, 2025, after the primary election filing deadline, and has been edited in many districts to reflect the current state of races. Over 200 candidates will compete in Democratic and Republican primaries today...

Five Hudson assemblymembers endorse Rob Menendez, but John Allen isn’t among them

January 16, 2024 3:52 pm

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) unveiled endorsements today from five Hudson County assemblymembers, meaning that the freshman congressman now has endorsements from eight of Hudson County’s nine state legislators – with Assemblyman John Allen (D-Hoboken) as the lone exception. Assemblymembers...

Dems sweep three Hudson legislative districts; McKnight, Mukherji, Stack win

November 7, 2023 8:21 pmNovember 7, 2023 8:42 pm

Democrats have retained their legislative seats in Hudson County, with a few Democratic incumbents and lots of newcomers easily winning the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd districts, the New Jersey Globe projects. In the 31st district, which includes Bayonne, Kearny, and...

13 newcomers win safe-seat legislative primaries unopposed

June 6, 2023 8:01 pmJune 6, 2023 8:49 pm

The New Jersey Legislature will be gaining dozens of brand-new members in this year’s elections – and a huge number of them just won their primaries unopposed. In the 9th district, based in Ocean County, two new Republicans will soon...