Candidate in Alaska special House race comes from a N.J. family

March 28, 2022 2:47 pm

A candidate for an open House seat in Alaska has ties to New Jersey. Dr. Al Gross, who ran a strong but unsuccessful bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Alaska in 2020, will seek the seat left vacant by...

Surging Alaska U.S. Senate candidate has New Jersey ties

October 16, 2020 9:05 pm

Al Gross, an independent U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska that is now polling nearly even with Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan, has some roots in New Jersey. His father, Avrum Gross, grew up in South Orange and West Orange before moving...

How Independent presidential candidates fared in NJ

February 4, 2019 3:25 pm

Here’s a list of independent presidential candidates who won more than one-half of one percent of the statewide vote in New Jersey: 2016: Gary Johnson (1.87%), Jill Stein (0.98%) 2012: Gary Johnson (0.58%); Jill Stein (0.58%) 2008: Ralph Nader (0.55%)...