Linda Barba Archives - New Jersey Globe

Party-endorsed slates win on both sides in Bergen county commissioner race

June 11, 2025 12:20 am

In the race for three seats on the Bergen County Board of Commissioners, party-backed candidates on both sides have successfully fended off slates of primary challengers, the New Jersey Globe projects. Three Democratic incumbents are running for re-election this year:...

A rundown of the contested primaries for county office

June 10, 2025 5:59 amJune 10, 2025 7:44 am

Six counties have contested primaries for countywide office in two weeks, with the premier race in Hudson County, where a five-term incumbent is battling the mayor of Bayonne in the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in a contest...

Nine candidates file to run for U.S. Senate at Bergen GOP convention, including Zdan, Schneiderman

February 2, 2024 5:08 pmFebruary 2, 2024 6:39 pm

The filing deadline for candidates to run at this year’s Bergen County Republican convention has passed, and the roster features some familiar names running for U.S. Senate, Congress, and countywide offices – including a few names that hadn’t previously come...

Caliguire slate wins Bergen GOP primary for county offices

June 7, 2022 11:31 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that perennial candidate and former Freeholder Todd Caliguire has defeated Fort Lee realtor Linda Barba in the primary for Bergen County Executive. As of 11:28 p.m., Caliguire had 60% of the vote to Barba’s 40%....

Bergen GOP line faces a test of strength in primary election

June 6, 2022 10:16 amJune 6, 2022 12:11 pm

The Republican organization line in Bergen County will face a test in Tuesday’s primary, where two slates face off in races for county executive and county commissioner. The organization candidate, Todd Caliguire, a flawed perennial candidate who served as a...

Caliguire faces Barba in GOP primary for Bergen County Executive

April 4, 2022 4:55 pm

Republicans will have a contested primary for Bergen County Executive, with former freeholder and perennial candidate Todd Caliguire and Fort Lee businesswoman Linda Barba facing off for the chance to take on two-term Democratic incumbent James Tedesco. Barba will run...

Bergen GOP picks Caliguire as County Executive candidate

March 23, 2022 11:55 pm

Bergen County Republicans have picked perennial candidate Todd Caliguire, who served as a freeholder in the 1990s, as their candidate for County Executive. Caliguire defeated Fort Lee realtor Linda Barba and two others to capture the GOP organization at the...