John McCann Archives - New Jersey Globe

Was a New Jersey special election the canary in the coal mine for Democrats?

March 12, 2026 8:17 pmMarch 13, 2026 12:39 pm

In a town where Republicans usually measure victory by how large the margin is, not whether they win, the results of a special election in Oakland on Tuesday could portend big trouble for down-ballot GOP candidates in the November midterm...

It’s Election Day, again: Do-over council election in Oakland; school elections in Montclair, 12 other towns

March 10, 2026 6:00 amMarch 10, 2026 3:24 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s Election Day in Oakland, Montclair, and twelve other New Jersey municipalities. In Oakland, voters will return to the polls again to fill one seat on the borough council after the November general election ended in...

Judge invalidates ballot in tied election, then guesses who the voter supported

January 22, 2026 9:16 pmApril 8, 2026 2:15 pm

A November 2025 race for a seat on the Oakland Borough Council that ended in a tie after a recount is headed to a special election between Republican incumbent Kevin Slasinki and independent Matthew Dumpert after a judge said a...

A brief electoral history of Josh Gottheimer

March 14, 2025 2:47 pm

When it comes to running in a Democratic primary, contests decided by droves of highly engaged liberal voters, it’s usually seen as wise to claim the progressive lane. You don’t have to run as a socialist, per se, but at...

Gottheimer defeats Pallotta in 5th congressional district

November 8, 2022 11:41 pmOctober 2, 2024 9:46 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-Wyckoff) has won re-election, defeating Republican Frank Pallotta in the 5th congressional district. Regardless of the final margin, Gottheimer and New Jersey Democrats can breathe a sigh of relief after a...

How did Frank Pallotta nearly break the Bergen County line, again?

June 17, 2022 1:02 pmJune 19, 2022 3:49 am

In last week’s Republican primary for New Jersey’s 5th congressional district, Frank Pallotta may not have won Bergen County, but he sure as hell came close. Pallotta, an investment banker and the 2020 nominee for the same seat, managed to...

Geography and ballot design shaped New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 8, 2022 5:36 pmJune 9, 2022 12:06 pm

For those outside of New Jersey, the county line, in which party-endorsed candidates get a preferential spot on the primary ballot, can seem like an intimidating, almost mythical thing. County parties endorse whichever candidates they want – and then those...