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Ocean Republicans sweep county races

November 5, 2025 1:58 am

Republicans swept all of today’s countywide contests in Ocean County, as they have since the last Democratic win in 1989. Sheriff Michael Mastronardy defeated Democrat Regina Discenza, a former Lacey school board member, with 69% of the vote. Jack Kelly...

A rundown of the contested primaries for county office

June 10, 2025 5:59 amJune 10, 2025 7:44 am

Six counties have contested primaries for countywide office in two weeks, with the premier race in Hudson County, where a five-term incumbent is battling the mayor of Bayonne in the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in a contest...

Gilmore-backed candidates win Ocean state committee seats

June 9, 2025 11:09 pm

Allies of Ocean County GOP Chairman George Gilmore prevailed tonight at a special meeting to elect members of the Republican State Committee. For the state committeeman seat, County Commissioner Rob Arace defeated former Point Pleasant Beach Councilman Michael Thulen, Jr.,...

Kelly and Haines beat Crispi-backed candidates in Ocean GOP primary

June 7, 2022 11:20 pmJune 7, 2022 11:24 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Ocean County Commissioners Virginia Haines and Jack Kelly, running on the Ocean GOP line, have won renomination against former Toms River Board of Education member Ashley Lamb and pastor Sergio Fossa, who were bracketed...

Haines, Kelly get Ocean GOP endorsement for re-election as county commissioners

March 10, 2022 7:38 pmMarch 10, 2022 7:50 pm

Two veteran Ocean County Commissioners scored lopsided victories to win the Republican organization line tonight. Virginia Haines received 152 votes and Jack Kelly took 149, easily defeating Toms River school board member Ashley Lamb, who received 37 votes. Lamb had...

With Ocean GOP filing deadline over, it’s a five-way race for county commissioner

January 18, 2022 7:25 pmJanuary 19, 2022 12:58 am

Five candidates are seeking the support of the Ocean County Republican organization for county commissioner, including incumbents Jack Kelly and Virginia Haines. Jackson Councilman Andrew Kern, Toms River school board member Ashley Lamb, and former Brick Councilman Michael Thulen, Sr....

In Ocean County, Haines faces challenge for county commissioner from a woman 40 years younger

January 18, 2022 12:41 pmJanuary 18, 2022 6:55 pm

Toms River school board member Ashley Palmiere Lamb says she will seek the Republican nomination for Ocean County Commissioner, setting up a fight between a 35-year-old local official and Virginia E. Haines, a 75-year-old incumbent who has been a fixture...