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Lisa McCormick ally will challenge Conaway in NJ-3 primary

February 25, 2026 4:55 pmFebruary 25, 2026 5:04 pm

Lisa McCormick, the shadowy perennial candidate who is waging her latest campaign this year against U.S. Senator Cory Booker, is recruiting other candidates to run on her statewide Democratic primary ticket. Shawn Scott, a Marine Corps veteran and corrections officer...

2024 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2024 12:14 pmJanuary 3, 2025 10:34 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2024 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. Do you know what they call a presidential election in New Jersey? The opening act of a gubernatorial campaign....

(Updated) James Devine gets two years probation for forging signatures on nominating petitions

October 18, 2024 12:28 pmOctober 18, 2024 9:15 pm

Controversial and mendacious political consultant James Devine was sentenced to two years on probation and a $182 fine for filing fake nominating petitions in the 2021 Democratic gubernatorial primary. Devine, 62, admitted to filing 1,948 fraudulent signatures to get shadowy perennial...

Roselle primary results are opposite of what the local Democrats wanted

June 5, 2024 6:47 am

Two candidates for Roselle Township Council prevailed despite bids by the local Democratic organization to make sure they didn’t, giving State Sen. Joseph Cryan (D-Union) a big win. In the 2nd Ward, two-term incumbent Brandon Bernier had been the target...

How it went the last time Bob Menendez faced Democratic primary voters

September 29, 2023 5:21 pmApril 21, 2025 4:16 pm

Senator Bob Menendez had every conceivable advantage going into his 2018 Democratic Senate primary. He had twelve years of incumbency, unified Democratic support everywhere in the state, and a basically clean legal bill of health after federal charges against him...

Jim Devine was always shadowy, Lesniak recalls

April 29, 2023 5:56 pm

James Devine, the controversial and mendacious political consultant charged with election fraud, demonstrated an inclination to fix elections as far back as 1981 when he was helping Raymond Lesniak (D-Elizabeth) win a third term in the State Assembly after party...

Incumbents Union County Commissioners unopposed in primary after judge backs tossing of three challengers

April 21, 2022 4:15 pm

Three Union County Commissioners will run unopposed in the June Democratic primary after Superior Court Judge Alan Lesnewich rejected a bid by three off-the-line challengers to get on the ballot. Lesnewich upheld County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi’s decision to disqualify petitions...