Joe Giralo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Atlantic clerk files amended primary results after 24 disputed ballots counted

July 20, 2026 11:59 am

Atlantic County Clerk Joseph Giralo has filed amended results for the 2026 primary election after the county Board of Elections counted 24 vote-by-mail ballots that had been withheld by the United States Postal Service over a disputed bill. The ballots...

Giralo will seek 2nd term as Atlantic County Clerk

January 24, 2026 1:03 pmJanuary 24, 2026 1:08 pm

Touting the political independence of his office, Republican Joe Giralo will seek re-election to a second term as Atlantic County Clerk in 2026. “Our office isn’t blue, and it isn’t red—we’re purple,” stated Giralo. “We serve Democrats, Republicans, and independents...

(Updated) Gloucester, Cumberland, Atlantic clerks agree to settle line lawsuit

October 24, 2024 12:51 pmOctober 24, 2024 2:56 pm

Three South Jersey county clerks – Gloucester County Clerk James Hogan, Cumberland County Clerk Celeste Riley, and Atlantic County Clerk Joe Giralo – have reached settlements in the lawsuit over the county line, meaning that seven New Jersey counties are...

Suleiman wants state election monitors to watch Callaway

October 22, 2024 10:44 pm

Eight months after the Justice Department announced it was prosecuting veteran ballot harvester Craig Callaway with election fraud, Atlantic County’s top Democrat wants the state Office of Public Integrity and Accountability to dispatch election monitors to Atlantic City. In a...

Republicans ahead in all Atlantic County elections

November 3, 2021 2:40 am

Four Republican candidates for Atlantic County Commission, along with the party’s nominee for county clerk, currently lead their Democratic opponents by large margins. In the race for county clerk, Republican Hammonton Councilman Joe Giralo is leading Democratic Egg Harbor City...

Atlantic features race for county clerk, key county commissioner races

November 1, 2021 12:05 amNovember 1, 2021 10:36 am

Both parties are fighting to win a county clerk’s race in Atlantic County, one of the state’s few politically competitive counties. Edward McGettigan, a three-term Democrat, is retiring after a series of election mishaps. Hammonton Councilman Joseph Giralo, a Republican,...

Jiampetti defends herself in Egg Harbor City water case as Republicans attack

September 22, 2021 9:34 amSeptember 22, 2021 3:52 pm

Egg Harbor City Mayor Lisa Jiampetti, the current Democratic nominee for Atlantic County Clerk, is defending herself and her city after the Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) raised concerns over the city’s sale of its water systems through the...