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Murphy lost most of 2021’s key legislative districts

November 19, 2021 5:28 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Legislative Democrats had high hopes for 2021. They had several Republican districts within reach of flipping, strong incumbents in their own seats, and a relatively popular governor well ahead in the polls. But instead of cementing their legislative majorities, Democrats...

Piperno, Eulner win Assembly seats in Monmouth in pickup for GOP

November 13, 2021 10:16 pmDecember 17, 2021 2:29 pm

Republicans have flipped two State Assembly seats in the 11th district, where Marilyn Piperno and Kim Eulner have ousted three-term Democrats Joann Downey (D-Freehold) and Eric Houghtaling (D-Neptune). Eulner, a Shrewsbury borough councilwoman, now leads Downey by 394 votes with...

Where New Jersey’s legislative races stand with nearly all votes counted

November 11, 2021 2:35 pmJanuary 17, 2022 11:10 pm

Today marks nine days since last Tuesday’s tumultuous election, in which Jack Ciattarelli came uncomfortably close to upsetting Gov. Phil Murphy and Democrats faced unexpected legislative losses. Not every vote has been counted, nor has every result been determined –...

Piperno, Eulner hold narrow lead in 11th district Assembly race

November 9, 2021 7:01 pmDecember 17, 2021 2:28 pm

The Monmouth County Board of Elections has stopped counting votes until Friday, leaving a race for State Assembly in the 11th district still up in the air. Three-term Assemblywoman Joann Downey (D-Freehold) picked up some votes on Tuesday, but still...

Ciattarelli camp still sees path to win

November 8, 2021 9:58 pmNovember 8, 2021 10:06 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy’s lead increased by 2,191 votes on Monday and is now 67,595 votes ahead of Republican Jack Ciattarelli, 50.95% to 48.28%. But the Ciattarelli campaign says there is still a path to victory, so they are going to...

Eight Assembly committee chairs not returning next year

November 8, 2021 6:38 amNovember 8, 2021 12:53 am

As a result of retirements and electoral defeats, the New Jersey State Assembly will likely have eight committee chairmanship vacancies when the legislature reorganizes in January. Four committee chairs lost their seats in last week’s election, two are moving up...

Gopal now has big lead, GOP Assembly candidates still ahead

November 5, 2021 8:02 pmDecember 17, 2021 2:30 pm

The State Senate race in the 11th district appears to be over, with Democratic incumbent Gopal (D-Long Branch) amassing a 2,576-vote lead over Republican Lori Annetta. But the race for two Assembly seats in the Monmouth-based district has now tightened,...