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

July 16, 2026 1:17 pmJuly 19, 2026 2:19 pm

Essex County has been the Democratic Party’s largest source of raw votes in New Jersey for decades, providing Kamala Harris with a margin of more than 140,000 votes in 2024 — accounting for 55% of her statewide victory margin. The...

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...

Assembly incumbents face challenges at Essex Dem convention

March 2, 2025 4:02 pmMarch 2, 2025 7:25 pm

There are challenges to incumbents in two Essex County legislative districts as Democrats prepare for their first-ever county convention. Roseland Mayor James Spango will seek party support in the 27th district against Assemblywomen Rosy Bagolie (D-Livingston) and Alixon Collazos-Gill (D-Montclair),...

Roseland Democrats win key local endorsements

October 28, 2018 7:28 pmOctober 29, 2018 8:57 am

The heads of the two largest residential communities in Roseland have endorsed Democrats James Spango for mayor, and Eileen Fishman and Roger Freda for Borough Council. Roseland was the location of a fierce Democratic primary for control of the local...

Democrats look to take over Roseland

June 20, 2018 11:32 amJune 25, 2018 4:19 pm

The Roseland political war continues, just without former Gov. Richard Codey. A slate backed by to Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo easily defeated Codey’s bid to gain control of the Roseland Democratic Party. Now those Democrats have set their sights...

DiVincenzo beats Codey in Roseland Dem fight

June 6, 2018 3:56 amJune 7, 2018 10:03 pm

A slate allied with Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo maintained control of the Roseland Democratic County Committee on Tuesday, fending off a challenge from a rival slate backed by former Gov. Richard Codey. The Line A candidates, backed by DiVincenzo...

Codey goes to war in Roseland

April 4, 2018 12:17 amApril 4, 2018 2:11 pm

Make no mistake, this is no warette. It’s a war – a full-fledged, combat-filled, boots-on-the-ground, deplete the warchest, take no prisoners, annihilate the enemy war – for control of the Democratic machine in Roseland, a suburban Essex County town with...