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Pearson lead expand by 43 in close Cumberland freeholder race

November 11, 2020 8:14 am

Democrat Donna Pearson expanded her lead by 43 votes on Tuesday and is now 1,637 votes ahead of Republican Victoria Lods in a close race for a seat on the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders. Pearson, a former freeholder attempting...

Democrats still lead in Cumberland freeholder race, but one Republican staying alive

November 9, 2020 9:43 amNovember 9, 2020 2:32 pm

The race for seats on the Cumberland County Board of Freeholders remains close in what might be the slowest-counting place in New Jersey. After just 2,601 ballots were counted on Sunday, there are still about 8,000 vote-by-mail ballots and around...

Testa makes a play for Cumberland’s freeholder board

September 11, 2020 11:51 amSeptember 13, 2020 1:29 pm

State Sen. Mike Testa is making a play for control of his home county. With Democrats holding a broad but not insurmountable 6-1 majority on Cumberland County’s Board of Chosen Freeholders, Testa, the county’s Republican chairman, is hoping a bevy...

Pearson celebrates her lone progressive victory

July 27, 2020 3:49 pm

Former Cumberland County Freeholder Donna Pearson issued a muted celebration of her primary win. She was the only one of three progressive freeholder challengers to win at the polls this month. “This is bittersweet. It was a hard-fought battle. Our...

Cumberland’s Democratic freeholder race too close to call

July 8, 2020 1:42 amJuly 8, 2020 5:56 am

The Democratic race for Cumberland County Surrogate is too close to call. Freeholders Carol Musso and George Castellini, who are running on the party line, lead along with former freeholder Donna Pearson, who served two terms on the Board of...