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N.J. Building Trades makes no endorsement in NJ-7, two years after backing Kean

June 12, 2026 9:07 am

The influential New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council is staying on the sidelines in New Jersey’s highly competitive 7th congressional district race, withholding its endorsement two years after backing U.S. Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. (R-Westfield) in one of...

How three Democratic incumbents fared in 2026’s primary races

June 9, 2026 2:11 pmJune 9, 2026 5:31 pm

No New Jersey House member has lost renomination to a non-incumbent challenger since 1958, and the 2026 primary elections didn’t change that. Four Democratic incumbents faced at least one intraparty challenger last Tuesday, though, and while they all won, the...

12 takeaways from a new kind of New Jersey primary season

June 5, 2026 5:53 pmJune 5, 2026 6:01 pm

When the county line was struck down a little over two years ago, it promised to bring about a new kind of New Jersey political system, one less deferential to party bosses and more responsive to voters. The 2026 primary...

A New Jersey primary night with lots of intrigue but few upsets

June 3, 2026 1:58 am

Has New Jersey ever had a congressional primary election quite like this? Lots of wide-open races, millions of dollars of super PAC money flowing in, and, of course, no more county lines to helpfully tell voters just how party bosses...

Menendez beats Ali in NJ-8, boosting his political standing

June 2, 2026 8:55 pmJune 3, 2026 12:46 am

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-Jersey City) has defeated progressive primary challenger Mussab Ali in the 8th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, solidifying the congressman’s hold on his heavily Democratic Hudson County district. Ali had attempted to argue that the...

Eight incumbents, six challengers win congressional primaries uncontested

June 2, 2026 8:00 pmJune 2, 2026 8:13 pm

Results from New Jersey’s contested primaries will be streaming in all night – but for a large number of the state’s congressional candidates, their path to the November general election was guaranteed when the state’s filing period ended. Despite a...

Outside groups have spent more than $12 million on this year’s Democratic primaries

June 1, 2026 4:45 pm

For decades, the most important question one could ask of a New Jersey candidate was: do you have the county line? Now, a new question has dethroned it: do you have a super PAC? While super PACs have been a...