Scott Colabella Archives - New Jersey Globe

Ocean Republicans sweep county races

November 5, 2025 1:58 am

Republicans swept all of today’s countywide contests in Ocean County, as they have since the last Democratic win in 1989. Sheriff Michael Mastronardy defeated Democrat Regina Discenza, a former Lacey school board member, with 69% of the vote. Jack Kelly...

A rundown of the contested primaries for county office

June 10, 2025 5:59 amJune 10, 2025 7:44 am

Six counties have contested primaries for countywide office in two weeks, with the premier race in Hudson County, where a five-term incumbent is battling the mayor of Bayonne in the race for the Democratic nomination for sheriff in a contest...

Colabella will retire as Ocean County Clerk

December 11, 2024 1:13 pmDecember 12, 2024 3:46 pm

Three-term Ocean County Clerk Scott Colabella will not seek re-election next year and plans to retire at the end of the year, setting up a possible internal fight over his successor and a potential fight over county commissioner seats occupied...

N.J. ballots headed to post office next week, clerk says

September 2, 2020 9:22 pmSeptember 4, 2020 12:05 pm

Some New Jerseyans might receive their ballots as early as next week, heralding a start to a general election that will be conducted almost entirely through vote-by-mail ballots. Ocean County Clerk Scott Colabella told the New Jersey Globe that he...

Ocean GOP county officials back Richter for Congress

March 13, 2020 1:17 pmMarch 13, 2020 1:19 pm

Republican congressional candidate David Richter has made a clean sweep of endorsements from countywide elected officials in Ocean County. Freeholders Ginny Haines, Jack Kelly, Gerry Little, Gary Quinn and Joe Vicari, Sheriff Mike Mastronardy and County Clerk Scott Colabella announced today...

Sanders questions N.J. primary organization lines

February 19, 2020 3:06 pmFebruary 20, 2020 5:58 am

Lawyers for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign have asked local election officials to clarify how ballots are will be designed for the June 2 Democratic presidential primary as they consider the option of bracketing with other candidates to combat organization lines....

Ocean GOP screening committee picks Smith, Van Drew

February 15, 2020 2:57 pmFebruary 15, 2020 3:05 pm

The Ocean County Republican Screening Committee recommended that their organization line in the June 2 primary election go to Reps. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) in the 2nd district and Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) in the 4th. The New Jersey Globe...