Rik Mehta Archives - New Jersey Globe

Pallotta lead expands slightly, while Senate race stays close

July 8, 2020 5:16 pm

Former investment banker Frank Pallotta has slightly expanded his lead over former Cresskill Councilman John McCann, though contests for the fifth district’s Republican nomination and the GOP Senate primary remain too close to call. Pallotta is up over McCann by...

Mehta holds narrow lead with about 90,000 ballots uncounted

July 8, 2020 1:40 pm

Rik Mehta holds a 2,063-vote lead over rival candidate Hirsh Singh in his bid for the nod to take on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark). Mehta leads the three-time political candidate 65,584 votes to 63,521 with roughly 90,000 uncounted mail-in...

Republican Senate race too close to call

July 8, 2020 12:40 amJuly 8, 2020 3:24 am

The race for the Republican nod to take on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-Newark) is too close to call. Rik Mehta currently leads Hirsh Singh 38% to 37%, with Singh kept competitive by a staggering 29,012-vote lead in Ocean County....

Singh files DOJ complaint against Grewal

July 3, 2020 4:29 pm

Republican Senate candidate Hirsh Singh filed a complaint with the Department of Justice Friday claiming a letter telling Singh to stop sending a mailer asking voters to cast multiple ballots sent by state Attorney General Gurbir Grewal was unconstitutional. Singh...

Attorney General confirms Singh cease and desist letter, report says

July 2, 2020 10:21 amJuly 2, 2020 1:31 pm

The Attorney General’s Office on Thursday confirmed the authenticity of a cease and desist letter ordering Senate candidate Hirsh Singh to stop sending a mailer asking voters who voted for a primary rival to vote again, according to More Monmouth...

Singh wants county chairs to apologize over condemnations of mailer that asked voters to cast second ballot

July 1, 2020 6:39 pmJuly 2, 2020 5:34 pm

Republican Senate candidate Hirsh Singh wants Republican chairs to apologize for attacking him over a mailer asking voters who backed rival candidate Rik Mehta to request and return duplicate ballots. “Trying to steal our party’s nomination from President Trump was...

Seven more GOP chairs call for Singh to drop Senate bid

June 29, 2020 10:39 amJune 29, 2020 12:52 pm

Seven Republican County chairs called for Hirsh Singh to drop his Senate bid over a mailer asking voters who cast ballots backing primary rival Rik Mehta to request a second chance to vote by mail. “Given the fact that for...