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DeGroot holds narrow lead in 11th district Republican primary

June 8, 2022 12:56 amJune 8, 2022 4:43 pm

Former Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Paul DeGroot holds a narrow lead over Morris County Commissioner Tayfun Selen for the Republican nomination in the 11th congressional district, but the race remains too close to call. As of 12:55 a.m., DeGroot led...

Good morning, New Jersey. The polls are open

June 7, 2022 6:00 amJune 7, 2022 3:15 pm

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s 6 AM and the polls are now open for the 2022 New Jersey primary election. Saying the polls are open comes with a big asterisk. In reality, people have been voting since April 23, when...

What to watch for in New Jersey’s congressional primaries

June 3, 2022 4:54 pmJune 7, 2022 3:16 pm

This Tuesday, June 7, New Jerseyans will head to the polls to vote in primary elections for the state’s 12 congressional districts – and without the presidency or either U.S. Senate seat up for election, the House represents the top...

Republicans barely raising any money in race to challenge Sherrill

May 26, 2022 9:11 pmMay 27, 2022 12:05 am

Whomever wins the Republican primary for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district will start out the general election more than $5 million behind the Democratic incumbent, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair). Sherrill, who is unopposed in the primary, has $4,647,495 cash-on-hand...

11th district Republicans continue to struggle with fundraising

April 15, 2022 12:36 pmApril 16, 2022 1:03 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair)’s three top Republican challengers all had a rough time raising money in 2022’s first quarter, raising a collective total of $264,262, including $181,771 in self-funding. Sherrill raised raised $824,000 during the same period, giving the two-term...

Here’s who did – and didn’t – end up filing for Congress in N.J.

April 4, 2022 6:14 pmApril 12, 2022 10:46 am

4 p.m. today marked the official end of candidate filing for this year’s federal elections in New Jersey, with 63 candidates submitting petitions to compete for major party nominations in the state’s 12 congressional districts. It’s possible that not all...

Alex Halter files for Congress in NJ-11 GOP primary

April 4, 2022 12:39 pmApril 4, 2022 5:45 pm

Alex Halter, a Denville real estate consultant and self-described “Trump Republican,” filed petitions today for a bid in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, adding another name to a mostly settled primary. Halter had not previously announced a campaign – he...