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N.J. building trades endorse mostly incumbents, back just one challenger

July 16, 2025 11:43 amJuly 17, 2025 12:26 pm

The New Jersey State Building and Construction Trades Council has endorsed every incumbent legislator seeking re-election this year, except for Democratic Assemblyman Avi Schnall (D-Lakewood) and Republican lawmakers in the 10th, 12th, 13th, and 39th districts. Instead of Schnall, the...

Mapping the 2025 Hudson County war

June 20, 2025 1:29 pmJune 20, 2025 1:36 pm

Democrats in Hudson County are, to put it mildly, a fractious bunch. Not an election goes by where the local county Democratic organization isn’t consumed by infighting over a congressional seat, or a mayoralty, or a county government job, although...

AFL-CIO backs mostly incumbents from both parties

June 18, 2025 1:32 pm

The New Jersey AFL-CIO has endorsed a number of incumbent members of the State Assembly from both parties, including most of the competitive districts, but took a pass on the 21st and moved against incumbents in the 39th. The AFL-CIO...

It’s Jack versus Mikie, as voters deliver resounding victories for N.J. gov frontrunners

June 11, 2025 3:28 am

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerville) entered tonight’s primaries for New Jersey governor as frontrunners. They left them as winners. Both Sherrill, a congresswoman since 2019, and Ciattarelli, a former assemblyman and the GOP’s nominee for...

Walker wins 31st district nomination; three-way race for second place is too close to call

June 11, 2025 1:21 amJune 11, 2025 3:28 am

The New Jersey Globe projects Hudson County Commissioner Jerry Walker (D-Jersey City) has secured a Democratic nomination to the Assembly, but a three-way race for the second nomination in the 31st legislative district is too close to call. Assemblywoman Barbara...

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...

McIver endorses slate of Assembly candidates, including Tucker, Sampson, Walker

June 6, 2025 9:51 am

A few days out from Election Day, Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) has issued Democratic primary endorsements in seven legislative districts spanning her 10th congressional district, including in a handful of districts with contentious and heavily contested races. In Hudson County’s...