John Capizola Archives - New Jersey Globe

Democrats flip two Cumberland County Commissioner seats

November 12, 2025 10:55 pmNovember 13, 2025 12:48 am

Democrats have flipped two Cumberland County Commissioner seats, with John Capizola and Yolanda Garcia Balacki ousting two incumbents, Douglas Albrecht and Victoria Lods, and reducing the Republican majority from 7-0 to 4-3 in just two years. Capizola was the top...

Cumberland Dems pick up a county commissioner seat, another too close to call

November 6, 2025 10:12 amNovember 6, 2025 1:00 pm

Democrats appear to have flipped one seat on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners, while the race for the second seat remains too close to call. John Capizola, Jr., a former interim county commissioner seeking a comeback after losing in...

Race for Cumberland County Commission seats too close to call

November 5, 2025 3:11 am

A Democrat and a Republican narrowly lead a race for two Cumberland County Commissioner seats, a race that is too close to call. Republican County Commissioners Douglas Albrecht (18,606) and Victoria Lods (18,215) faced a challenge from Democrats John Capizola...

Party-backed commissioner slate wins in Cumberland as local Dem civil war continues

June 11, 2025 1:17 am

A three-way Democratic primary for two seats on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners has resulted in a close victory for the party-backed ticket, the New Jersey Globe projects, although what “party-backed” means in the far South Jersey county is...

Dem leadership-backed county candidates win in Cumberland

June 4, 2024 10:49 pm

Two candidates for Cumberland County Commissioner allied with the current party leadership won a four-way primary to take on a pair of Republican incumbents in the fall. Former Sheriff Robert Austino (35%) and former Commissioner Johnny Capizola (29%) defeated candidates...

Mayhem and chaos in Cumberland Democratic primary

June 2, 2024 4:27 pmJune 2, 2024 7:27 pm

Over the last two years, Cumberland County has flipped to the Republicans, who now hold all seven county commissioner seats and occupy the sheriff and surrogate posts. The last-standing Democrat is County Clerk Celeste Riley, who faces a tough race...

Here are the most important results from the New Jersey ballot draw

April 4, 2024 5:31 pmApril 5, 2024 8:37 am

Today was the New Jersey ballot draw, in which the state’s 21 county clerks determined via random drawings where candidates for office in the June 4 primary will appear on voters’ ballots. And on the Democratic side, it was a...