Nicholas Caputo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ballot Draw Day: The story of The Man with the Golden Arm

April 2, 2026 7:28 amApril 1, 2026 11:57 pm

Nicholas V. Caputo was the Man With The Golden Arm. As the Essex County Clerk from 1961 to 1991, Caputo was legendary for drawing Line A for the Essex County Democratic organization in every primary and every general, except for...

Durkin wins re-election for Essex clerkship

November 5, 2025 12:37 amNovember 5, 2025 12:37 am

Essex County Clerk Christopher Durkin won a landslide re-election to a fifth five-year term, defeating Republican Maritza Matthews, 78%-22%, a margin of roughly 117,000 votes. At the end of his next term, Durkin will tie Nicholas V. Caputo as the...

Ciattarelli gets Essex GOP backing

March 18, 2025 8:44 pmMarch 18, 2025 8:53 pm

Essex County Republicans have endorsed former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli (R-Somerville) for governor after a vote of the party’s executive committee tonight gave him a 15-2 victory over State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield). “We would like to thank all of the...

Ballot Draw Day: The story of The Man with the Golden Arm

April 4, 2024 8:54 amApril 4, 2024 1:35 pm

Nicholas V. Caputo was the Man With The Golden Arm. As the Essex County Clerk from 1961 to 1991, Caputo was legendary for drawing Line A for the Essex County Democratic organization in every primary and every general, except for...

Ballot Draw Day: The story of The Man with the Golden Arm

August 14, 2023 3:26 amAugust 14, 2023 11:45 am

Nicholas V. Caputo was the Man With The Golden Arm. As the Essex County Clerk from 1961 to 1991, Caputo was legendary for drawing Line A for the Essex County Democratic organization in every primary and every general, except for...

The Man With The Golden Arm

April 14, 2022 8:12 am

Nicholas V. Caputo was the Man With The Golden Arm. As the Essex County Clerk from 1961 to 1991, Caputo was legendary for drawing Line A for the Essex County Democratic organization in every primary and in every general, except...

Patricia McGarry Drake, former Essex County Clerk, dies at 82

November 29, 2021 3:31 pmNovember 30, 2021 9:10 am

Patricia McGarry Drake, who rose from a secretarial position to serve as Essex County Clerk from 1991 to 1996, died on November 25. She was 82. Drake worked in the county clerk’s office for 22 years — six years as...