Joseph Lukac Archives - New Jersey Globe

It’s a three-way race for Manville mayor as GOP incumbent mounts independent bid

August 22, 2023 2:13 pmAugust 28, 2023 12:30 pm

A split among Manville Republicans has created a three-way race for mayor after the incumbent filed to seek re-election as an independent. Local Republicans voted to deny party support for Mayor Richard Onderko and instead back Joseph Lukac III, the...

Zwicker claims victory in Senate race

November 3, 2021 5:48 pmDecember 17, 2021 3:10 pm

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) has claimed victory in the 16th district State Senate race where an indeterminate number of votes remain uncounted. Zwicker currently leads Republican Michael Pappas, a former congressman, by 2,360 votes. Pappas had a 2,260-vote lead...

GOP brandishes poll showing tie in 16th district Senate race

July 2, 2021 6:56 pmJuly 6, 2021 8:03 am

A Republican internal poll in the 16th district is showing a tie between the two candidates for the open seat of retiring GOP State Sen. Christopher Bateman (R-Branchburg). The poll, conducted by 3D Strategic Research and reviewed by the New...

Bateman will campaign for district 16 Republicans

June 15, 2021 1:35 pm

State Sen. Kip Bateman (R-Neshanic Station) plans to campaign for Republican legislative candidates in his district. “I’ve met with all three of them, and they asked me if I would help them out and I said yes,” he told the...

Pappas wins GOP Senate nod in District 16

June 9, 2021 12:03 am

Former Rep. Michael Pappas defeated challenger Jeffrey Grant to win the Republican nod for State Senate in the 16th legislative district Tuesday. Pappas, who made his bid with organizational lines in all four of the district’s counties, served a single...

Freiman, Jaffer win nods in District 16

June 8, 2021 8:47 pmJune 8, 2021 11:02 pm

Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-Hillsborough) and former Montgomery Mayor Sadaf Jaffer defeated Princeton University lecturer Faris Zwirahn to win the Democratic nod for Assembly in the 16th district Tuesday. Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-South Brunswick) was unopposed in his bid for the...