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Ocean City elects Gillian for fifth term as mayor

May 13, 2026 12:35 am

Ocean City voters elected Jay Gillian mayor for a fifth time on Tuesday, the New Jersey Globe projects. defeating a pair of councilmembers who had challenged him. As of 12:32 AM, Gillian had received 43% of the vote, while Councilman...

Filing day coming up for May non-partisan elections

February 24, 2026 2:16 pmFebruary 24, 2026 2:44 pm

Nominating petitions for the May 12 non-partisan municipal election are due at 4 PM on Thursday, leaving candidates who waited until the last minute and then missed days as a result of the snowstorm in a last-minute scramble. Bayonne, Belleville,...

Madden favored in Ocean City with about 100 more votes left to count

May 13, 2022 3:55 pmMay 15, 2022 4:02 pm

A close race for an at-large council seat in Ocean City should be decided on Tuesday, when as many as 120 more ballots will be counted. Incumbent Pete Madden leads Tom Rotondi by 48 votes, 1,945 to 1,897 in the...

A look ahead at May’s municipal elections

January 21, 2022 5:37 pmFebruary 1, 2022 10:14 am

It’s always election season in New Jersey. This May, voters in many of New Jersey’s biggest municipalities, as well as some of its smallest, will hold municipal elections to determine who will lead their towns for the next four years....

Gillian wins third term as Ocean City Mayor

May 9, 2018 1:19 am

Ocean City Mayor Jay Gillian won an easy re-election victory on Tuesday, beating former council president John Flood by a 63%-37% margin. Gillian received 1,942 votes and Flood got 1,121. Three incumbent councilmembers – Keith Hartzell, Karen Bergman and Peter...

If Van Drew wins, here’s what comes next

January 15, 2018 11:49 amMarch 5, 2018 1:46 am

If Jeff Van Drew is successful in his bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives this fall, it will set up a series of moves for the legislature next year. Republicans may see greater opportunities in the...