Rik Mehta Archives - New Jersey Globe

Tabor defeats Zdan for U.S. Senate endorsement in Atlantic

February 21, 2026 3:21 pmFebruary 21, 2026 5:33 pm

Richard Tabor, a New Jersey state trooper and U.S. Army combat veteran, easily won the endorsement of the Atlantic County Republican organization for U.S. Senate at their convention this morning, defeating rival Alex Zdan by a wide margin. Several Republicans...

Judge dismisses Mehta’s defamation lawsuit against Singh

September 18, 2023 12:35 pmSeptember 18, 2023 7:01 pm

A defamation lawsuit filed more than two years ago by 2020 U.S. Senate candidate Rik Mehta against Republican primary foe Hirsh Singh has been dismissed, with a Superior Court judge finding that Singh’s campaign attacks “are protected statements of opinion.”...

Republicans love to hate Bob Menendez. Can they find anyone to run against him?

April 28, 2023 3:20 pmApril 29, 2023 8:11 pm

For years, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez has been the guy New Jersey Republicans love to hate. Next year, they’re in luck: Menendez’s seat is up for election, giving them another chance to finally take the three-term senator down. Behind the...

Pallone beats Kiley in 6th congressional district

November 8, 2022 10:06 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Rep. Frank Pallone (D-Long Branch) has won re-election, defeating Republican Monmouth County Commissioner Sue Kiley in the 6th congressional district. As of 10:06 p.m. and with an estimated 50% of the vote reported, Pallone...

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...

Middlesex Democratic incumbents win renomination

June 7, 2022 11:48 pmJune 8, 2022 12:08 am

The New Jersey Globe projects that incumbent Middlesex County Commissioners Charles Kenny, Claribel Azcona-Barber, and Chanelle Scott McCullum have defeated their off-the-line challengers, Atif Nazir and Herb Tarbous, in the Democratic primary. Nazir and Tarbous ran to allow Piscataway Township...

Golden, Monmouth commissioners win renomination against off-the-line slate

June 7, 2022 11:18 pmJune 7, 2022 11:24 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden, the Republican county chairman, has defeated former Freeholder Gary Rich Sr. Golden’s running mates, incumbent County Commissioners Tom Arnone and Nick DiRocco, also won renomination against Englishtown Councilman Daniel...