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Cumberland Dems back Alexander for NJ-2 after chair endorsement snafu

March 6, 2026 10:55 am

Cumberland County Democrats endorsed Tim Alexander at their convention last night, giving Alexander his first official party endorsement in this year’s campaign for South Jersey’s 2nd congressional district. The county party did not release vote totals at the convention, and...

Cumberland Dem chair disputes reported Mullock endorsement in NJ-2

March 4, 2026 3:27 pmMarch 5, 2026 10:47 am

When Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock launched his campaign for Congress last month, he included among his endorsers Kevin McCann, the chairman of the Cumberland County Democrats and an important figure in the South Jersey Democratic politics. One day before...

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...

Chaos reigns in the Cumberland Democratic Party

March 21, 2024 11:16 pmMarch 23, 2024 2:07 pm

Cumberland County Democrats are in complete disarray. Two different groups of Democrats in the South Jersey county – one led by Cumberland Democratic Chair Kevin McCann, the other led by a coalition of anti-McCann committeemembers – met tonight in different...

Four more counties will soon make the choice between Andy Kim and Tammy Murphy

March 7, 2024 12:02 pmMarch 8, 2024 12:04 am

Editor’s note: this story was updated at 4:30 p.m. to reflect the fact that Cumberland Democrats have moved their Senate endorsement vote to March 21. On Monday, after Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) had won five successive Democratic county conventions for...