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A look at federal, county and municipal races in Atlantic County in 2026

July 14, 2026 6:55 pmJuly 15, 2026 9:22 am

Atlantic County is arguably the most politically competitive county in New Jersey and has been since the Nucky Johnson-to-Hap Farley GOP machine was overthrown in 1971. Despite the Republican lock on county government, elections in Atlantic County are sometimes closer...

Following Guarini’s death, Virginia centenarian is America’s oldest-living ex-congressman

June 22, 2026 11:10 am

The death of Frank J. Guarini (D-Jersey City) on Saturday leaves 101-year-old William Whitehurst, a Republican from Virginia, as America’s oldest-living former congressman. Whitehurst, a Republican who represented Virginia’s 2nd district from 1969 to 1987, served in the House with...

LBJ, Nixon swept all 21 New Jersey counties

February 16, 2026 12:13 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:29 pm

Just 22,091 votes separated John F. Kennedy from Richard M. Nixon in the contest for New Jersey’s sixteen electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy won 50% to Nixon’s 49%, but Nixon carried 14 of New Jersey’s 21 counties....

N.J. Presidential Trivia

February 16, 2026 12:01 amFebruary 15, 2026 7:57 pm

Franklin Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, and Frank Lautenberg hold the record for the most appearances on a New Jersey general election ballot as a major party nominee: five times each. Roosevelt ran for Vice President in 1920 and President in 1932,...

N.J. Presidential Trivia

February 17, 2025 12:00 amFebruary 17, 2025 4:13 pm

Franklin Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, and Frank Lautenberg hold the record for the most appearances on a New Jersey general election ballot as a major party nominee: five times each. Roosevelt ran for Vice President in 1920 and President in 1932,...

LBJ, Nixon swept all 21 New Jersey counties

February 19, 2024 12:12 amFebruary 16, 2025 4:02 pm

Just 22,091 votes separated John F. Kennedy from Richard M. Nixon in the contest for New Jersey’s sixteen electoral votes in the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy won 50% to Nixon’s 49%, but Nixon carried 14 of New Jersey’s 21 counties....

DNC launches ad boosting Biden’s handling of pandemic in NJ markets

June 30, 2021 6:00 amJune 29, 2021 5:10 pm

The Democratic National Committee launched a new ad boosting President Joe Biden’s handling of the pandemic on New Jersey airwaves Wednesday. The 60-second spot begins with shots of an empty classroom, stadium and storefront before showing people congregating at stadiums...