Phil Rizzo Archives - New Jersey Globe

A brief electoral history of Jack Ciattarelli

July 31, 2024 11:13 amJuly 31, 2024 5:23 pm

When New Jersey’s 2025 primary rolls around next June, Jack Ciattarelli will have been running for governor for nearly ten years straight. He ran the first time in 2017, losing the Republican primary to then-Lieutenant Gov. Kim Guadagno; he returned...

Five ways of looking at the LD26 GOP primary

May 26, 2023 4:45 pmMay 30, 2023 10:25 am

At first glance, New Jersey’s 26th legislative district, a staunchly Republican district based in Morris County, is not the most obvious place for a highly competitive GOP primary. Its three incumbents – State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville), Assemblyman Jay Webber...

What’s at stake in New Jersey’s ballot draw

April 5, 2023 5:06 pmApril 6, 2023 2:24 pm

Tomorrow, New Jersey will celebrate its most obscure yet consequential holiday: ballot drawing day, when county clerks conduct lotteries to determine the layout of primary ballots. Every slate that includes a contingent of county commissioner candidates has the ability to...

Kean unseats Malinowski in 7th congressional district

November 8, 2022 11:25 pmNovember 9, 2022 12:12 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that former State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) has won the 7th congressional district, unseating Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) and flipping the district to Republicans. Kean was regarded as the favorite from the...

Geography and ballot design shaped New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 8, 2022 5:36 pmJune 9, 2022 12:06 pm

For those outside of New Jersey, the county line, in which party-endorsed candidates get a preferential spot on the primary ballot, can seem like an intimidating, almost mythical thing. County parties endorse whichever candidates they want – and then those...

Kean beats parade of challengers in 7th district Republican primary

June 7, 2022 9:47 pmJune 7, 2022 10:51 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that former Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield) has won the Republican primary for the 7th congressional district, setting him up for a rematch with Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) after narrowly losing to the...

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...