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Republicans voluntarily end Mendham election challenge

February 7, 2023 3:25 pmFebruary 7, 2023 3:31 pm

The saga of a 2022 township committee election in Mendham Township ended at last today, with former Committeeman Thomas Baio voluntarily dismissing his election challenge against Lauren Spirig, the Democrat who defeated him, after a truncated Superior Court hearing. “I...

Judge denies request for Mendham election challenge to be livestreamed to public

January 6, 2023 10:24 amJanuary 6, 2023 11:19 am

With an important election challenge coming up in Mendham Township in two weeks, a Superior Court judge has denied a request from the New Jersey Globe to livestream the hearing. The challenge to a tight township committee race will take...

Democrat wins in Raritan Borough after recount increases lead to 9 votes (Updated)

December 16, 2022 1:47 pmDecember 16, 2022 5:14 pm

Update: a previous version of this story stated that all four canidates picked up three votes; this was what was read to attendees at the recount today. But later, Someret County Board of Elections Administrator Jerry Midgette told representatives of...

Republicans seek recount in tight Mendham Township Committee race

November 17, 2022 2:59 pm

Democrats have declared victory for a seat on the Mendham Township Committee after leading by one vote, but Republicans released a statement today saying that the election remains unresolved and that they intend to seek a recount. “It is vital...

Democrat ahead by one vote for committee seat in Christie’s hometown of Mendham

November 15, 2022 5:08 pmNovember 15, 2022 10:51 pm

A Democratic candidate for township committee in Mendham Township has a one-vote lead over an incumbent Republican committeeman, meaning that Democrats may soon be one seat away from a majority in the once-solidly Republican hometown of former Gov. Chris Christie....