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County parties raise more than $8 million in 2021

November 9, 2021 10:38 am

County parties in New Jersey raised just over $8 million and spent $6.1 million this year, higher than any year since 2009, according to a report released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). Democratic county parties...

Gubernatorial independent expenditures hit $39 million

October 29, 2021 4:06 pmOctober 29, 2021 4:31 pm

A new report today from the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) disclosed that independent spending has reached $39.2 million so far this election cycle. $13.4 million was spent in the primary period, and $25.8 million during the general...

Gubernatorial general election spending surpasses $45 million

October 25, 2021 10:30 amOctober 25, 2021 10:48 am

The total spending in this year’s gubernatorial election has reached $45,871,086 since the June primary – a huge increase from the $28 million total reported three weeks ago – and $76,019,495 overall, according to a report released today by the...

2nd and 8th legislative districts top $6 million in spending

October 21, 2021 11:01 am

The 2nd and 8th legislative districts, widely regarded as the two most competitive districts in the state this cycle, have together witnessed $6.1 million in spending from candidates and outside groups, according to a new report from the New Jersey...

Dem state committees walloping Republicans in fundraising

October 19, 2021 10:45 am

New Jersey’s Democratic committees have outraised their Republican counterparts by a more than 4-to-1 margin in 2021, according to a new report released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). The three Democratic committees – the New...

Democrats outraising Republicans in most key legislative races

October 12, 2021 11:53 amOctober 12, 2021 3:11 pm

In most highly competitive legislative races across the state, Democratic candidates are outraising their Republican opponents, according to pre-election fundraising reports released today by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). Those competitive districts are also drawing the lion’s...

ELEC reports close to $58 million spent on gubernatorial election so far

October 6, 2021 12:22 pmOctober 6, 2021 1:15 pm

New Jersey’s gubernatorial election has witnessed $57.9 million in total spending, a new report from the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) said today, higher than the $52.9 million spent at this point in the 2017 election. $27.7 million,...