Mickey Ostrum Archives - New Jersey Globe

2025 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2025 3:25 pmJanuary 8, 2026 11:04 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2025 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version For the eighth time, the New Jersey Globe presents our annual Year in Review, a look back at the...

Republicans flip Salem surrogacy, last Democratic-held county office

November 5, 2025 1:25 am

Republicans flipped the last remaining Democratic post in Salem County, with County Commissioner Mickey Ostrum defeating Woodstown Mayor Joe Hiles by a 57%-43% margin in a race for Salem County Surrogate. He replaces Democrat Nicki Burke, a longtime officeholder who...

Salem GOP backs Ramsay and Konawel for Assembly, Ostrum for Surrogate

March 1, 2025 3:12 pmMarch 2, 2025 11:56 pm

Salem County Republicans endorsed two county officials for State Assembly in the swing 3rd legislative district at their convention this morning, backing Salem County Commissioner Edward Ramsay and Gloucester County Commissioner Chris Konawel. Ramsey (45) and Konawel (42) defeated Harrison...

Last Salem County Democrat won’t seek re-election

February 7, 2025 10:45 am

Nicki A. Burke, the last standing Democratic county official in Salem County and a popular vote-getter, will not seek re-election to a fifth term as Surrogate this year, making Republicans the favorites in a county that has become decidedly red...

Long list of GOP candidates emerge for 3rd district Assembly seats

January 8, 2025 6:02 pmJanuary 9, 2025 2:06 am

Two State Assembly seats in deep South Jersey that Democrats flipped in 2023 are atop the GOP target list this year, but with the filing deadline just 75 days away, Republicans don’t have clarity on their candidates, and it’s possible...

A brief electoral history of Ed Durr

September 3, 2024 5:17 pm

In 2017, Jack Ciattarelli was running his first race for governor, losing in the GOP primary but laying the groundwork for a second campaign four years later; Jon Bramnick was winning an eighth full term in the State Assembly, where...

Durr won every single town in his victory against Sawyer

June 9, 2023 12:56 pmJune 9, 2023 12:57 pm

Just a few months ago, State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan) looked like he was in serious trouble. Durr had famously managed to unseat a sitting Senate President, but would he be able to beat the local Republicans, led by his...