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Judge orders sampling-size partial recount in Atlantic freeholder race

December 11, 2020 12:02 pm

A judge in Atlantic County today ordered a partial recount in a close race for Atlantic County freeholder, telling election officials to randomly select 4% of the ballots cast in the November election – about 5,300 — to determine how...

After Risley 381-vote win in Atlantic, Fernandez will seek recount

November 20, 2020 1:43 pm

With just 381 votes separating two candidates for Atlantic County Freeholder-at-large, the race is heading to a recount. Democrat Celeste Fernandez announced today that she will file a court order to make sure that ballots in her bid to unseat...

Kurtz eyeing Assembly bid in Atlantic County

November 17, 2020 2:35 pmNovember 17, 2020 4:23 pm

The lone Republican on Atlantic City’s council is eyeing a bid for State Assembly in the 2nd legislative district. “I’m definitely looking into it. I have not formally declared,” said Councilman Jessie O. Kurtz, who represents the city’s 6th Ward....

Updated: Atlantic GOP freeholder ahead by 370 votes after all VBM and provisional ballots counted

November 16, 2020 8:25 pmNovember 17, 2020 10:41 am

A Republican freeholder in Atlantic County has a 370-vote lead after all vote-by-mail and provisional ballots were counted in a race that could come down to 820 cure letters that are due back by November 18. John Risley, a three-term...

Scheffler, Curcio build leads, but freeholder races too close to call

November 6, 2020 4:24 pmNovember 7, 2020 12:55 pm

Atlantic County Sheriff Eric Scheffler appears poised to bat aside a challenge from Republican Joe “Tokyo” O’Donoghue, but other races in the county remain too close to call. Scheffler leads his opponent by 10,691 votes, 69,157 to 58,466. Republican Surrogate...

Scheffler likely wins in Atlantic, but other races too close to call

November 3, 2020 10:50 pmNovember 4, 2020 4:42 am

Democratic Sheriff Eric Scheffler will likely defeat former sheriff’s officer Joe “Tokyo” O’Donoghue, but other countywide races there are too close to call. Scheffler leads O’Donoghue by a little more than 11,000 votes. Democratic At-Large Freeholder Caren Fitzpatrick and Celeste...

Murphy stumps for Atlantic Dems with about 50 hours left in race

November 1, 2020 7:01 pmNovember 2, 2020 3:35 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy headlined a virtual rally boosting countywide candidates in Atlantic County and House challenger Amy Kennedy Sunday evening. Though he gave praise to each of Atlantic’s five Democratic countywide candidates, he made special mention of Kennedy’s race. “As...