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Crispi creamed by Smith in 4th district GOP primary

June 7, 2022 9:04 pmJune 7, 2022 10:53 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) has won the Republican primary in the 4th congressional district against several challengers, including Roger Stone-backed podcaster Mike Crispi. As of 10:53 p.m., Smith had 58% of the vote to...

Five incumbents, four challengers win congressional primaries uncontested

June 7, 2022 8:01 pmJune 7, 2022 12:50 pm

Nine congressional candidates – five incumbent members of Congress and four challengers – have won their primary elections uncontested and will progress to the general election this November. In two districts, the 9th and the 12th, both the Democratic incumbent...

Good morning, New Jersey. The polls are open

June 7, 2022 6:00 amJune 7, 2022 3:15 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s 6 AM and the polls are now open for the 2022 New Jersey primary election. Saying the polls are open comes with a big asterisk. In reality, people have been voting since April 23, when...

What to watch for in New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 3, 2022 4:54 pmJune 7, 2022 3:16 pm

This Tuesday, June 7, New Jerseyans will head to the polls to vote in primary elections for the state’s 12 congressional districts – and without the presidency or either U.S. Senate seat up for election, the House represents the top...

Chris Smith has enormous fundraising edge heading into NJ-4 GOP primary

May 26, 2022 10:32 pm

Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Manchester) has a 35-1 cash advantage over his primary challengers as he seeks re-election to a 22nd term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith has raised $1,093,312 this cycle, including $61,531 between April 1 and May...

Crispi raises $96k for primary bid against Smith, including some self-funding, but trails Smith cash by 23-1 margin

April 15, 2022 2:34 pmApril 18, 2022 1:38 pm

Mike Crispi, a conservative podcaster seeking to deny renomination to Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), reported raising $95,770 in the first quarter of 2022, with $37,330 of that total coming from the candidate himself; he has $35,846 left in cash-on-hand. Smith...

Here’s who did – and didn’t – end up filing for Congress in N.J.

April 4, 2022 6:14 pmApril 12, 2022 10:46 am

4 p.m. today marked the official end of candidate filing for this year’s federal elections in New Jersey, with 63 candidates submitting petitions to compete for major party nominations in the state’s 12 congressional districts. It’s possible that not all...