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Four GOP candidates file state court lawsuit seeking office block ballots in primary

April 8, 2024 9:24 amApril 8, 2024 9:28 am

Four Republican candidates running for federal office this year have filed a lawsuit in state court to force county clerks to use office block ballots for both parties in the June 4 primary. U.S. District Court Judge Zahid Quraishi signed...

Fantasia, Inganamort win close Assembly primary in LD24

June 6, 2023 10:49 pmJune 7, 2023 3:18 am

Sussex County Commissioner Dawn Fantasia (R-Franklin) and Chester Township Mayor Mike Inganamort have won the Republican primary for two Assembly seats in the 24th legislative district, defeating Warren County Commissioner Jason Sarnoski (R-Independence) and Lafayette Board of Education President Josh...

Loads of money all around in LD24 Assembly primary

May 16, 2023 12:57 pmMay 16, 2023 1:05 pm

The race for two open Assembly seats in the strongly Republican 24th legislative district has attracted a huge amount of campaign cash, with two slates of GOP candidates raising and spending tens of thousands of dollars. Winning the money game...

A look at the 13 legislative districts hosting contested primaries in 2023

March 29, 2023 12:04 pmMarch 29, 2023 12:55 pm

Filing day has come and gone; though petition challenges and write-in candidacies could still shake some things up, we basically know who is running for the New Jersey Legislature this year and who isn’t. A total of 258 candidates filed...

The filing deadline is 17 days away, but primary season is already cooling down

March 10, 2023 4:00 pmMarch 13, 2023 3:13 am

The filing deadline for New Jersey’s 2023 primary is still 17 days away; the primary itself is a full 71 days after that. But thanks in large part to the power of the county line, primary season is already calming...

The losers of the Morris GOP convention have a big choice to make

March 7, 2023 3:53 pm

Last weekend’s Morris County Republican convention, just like any other party convention, resulted in some winners and some losers. The winners: County Commissioner Tayfun Selen (R-Chatham); 24th district Assemblyman Parker Space (R-Wantage), who’s running for State Senate, and his two...

The three most important county conventions of 2023 are nearly here

March 3, 2023 2:54 pmMarch 3, 2023 3:41 pm

In New Jersey, not all county conventions are created equal. Some county parties already decided months ago who they’re supporting for key offices like state senator and county commissioner; others don’t award county organizational lines at all, making their conventions...