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Umba will seek rematch with Katz in 2025

November 29, 2023 10:25 amFebruary 23, 2024 3:56 pm

It looks like a rematch in the 8th legislative district, where Assemblyman Brandon Umba (R-Medford) has already announced that he’ll run again in 2025. Umba, a freshman South Jersey lawmaker, told the Star-Ledger that he plans to take on Democrat...

Close Assembly results in suburban districts may augur GOP difficulties in 2025

November 17, 2023 5:35 pmNovember 17, 2023 11:31 pm

New Jersey Assembly Republicans didn’t have a great Election Night this year, losing six of their own seats and failing to make any headway in Democratic-controlled districts. But if they aren’t careful, 2025 could be a whole lot worse. In...

Katz’s lead grows to 49 votes after remaining Atlantic VBMs, provisional ballots counted

November 13, 2023 9:03 pmNovember 14, 2023 12:13 am

Chesterfield Democratic municipal chair Andrea Katz’s razor-thin lead for an Assembly seat in New Jersey’s 8th legislative district has grown to 49 votes after Atlantic County’s provisional ballots and remaining vote-by-mail ballots were counted. Katz now leads incumbent Assemblyman Brandon...

Mapping out senatorial courtesy in the new legislature

November 10, 2023 4:28 pm

Most voters probably don’t know it, but when they cast their votes for New Jersey’s 40 state senators on Tuesday, they also indirectly voted for the slate of state cabinet and judicial nominees from their county that will come before...

Where the numbers stand in LD8’s tight Assembly race

November 10, 2023 3:01 pmNovember 10, 2023 3:01 pm

After an unexpected batch of Burlington County ballots were counted yesterday, the 8th legislative district’s Assembly race has suddenly become New Jersey’s closest contest, with Assemblyman Brandon Umba (R-Medford) – who had previously been declared the victor – trailing Democrat...

Democrat Andrea Katz pulls ahead by 27 votes for LD8 Assembly seat

November 9, 2023 7:15 pmAugust 21, 2024 9:10 pm

In what may be a shocking upset, Democrat Andrea Katz has taken an extremely narrow lead for one of two Assembly seats in the 8th legislative district. With new votes counted out of Burlington County, Katz leads Assemblyman Brandon Umba...

Great night for N.J. Democrats, who gain five seats in the legislature

November 8, 2023 2:05 amNovember 8, 2023 11:08 am

Typically, when one party controls both the White House and the Governor’s Mansion, that’s a bad sign for that party’s chances in New Jersey legislative midterms. But Democrats broke that curse this year, winning every top district and flipping a...