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Ciattarelli taps Morris Sheriff Jim Gannon as Lt. Governor candidate

July 22, 2025 11:49 am

Jack Ciattarelli has selected Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon, a veteran law enforcement official from Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s district, as the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Gannon, 64, is a former beat cop...

Sherrill, Ciattarelli narrowing list of LG candidates as three senators bow out

July 18, 2025 5:22 pmJuly 20, 2025 7:34 pm

As Mikie Sherrill and Jack Ciattarelli come closer to picking a running mate, three prominent state senators who had been mentioned as potential candidates have asked not to be considered, the New Jersey Globe has confirmed. Democrats Troy Singleton (D-Delran),...

A brief electoral history of Ras Baraka

May 10, 2025 9:41 pm

If Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is elected governor of New Jersey in this year’s election, he’d make a lot of history. He’d be the first Black person elected to lead the state; in fact, no major party in New Jersey...

A brief electoral history of Ras Baraka

April 25, 2024 1:22 pmJuly 25, 2024 2:26 pm

If Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is elected governor of New Jersey in next year’s election, he’d make a lot of history. He’d be the first Black person elected to lead the state; in fact, no major party in New Jersey...

Baraka easily re-elected as Newark mayor

May 10, 2022 10:04 pmMay 10, 2022 10:04 pm

The New Jersey Globe projects that Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has won a third term in office, defeating challenger Sheila Montague by a huge margin in the state’s largest city. With 88% of election districts reporting, Baraka led Montague 12,368...

Murphy formally launches bid for 2nd term as governor, will run with Oliver

October 1, 2020 2:10 pmOctober 1, 2020 5:35 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy formally will begin his bid for a second term today, filing a campaign committee with the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission allowing him to immediately begin raising money for his re-election bid. The move allows Murphy...

Oliver strongly hints that Murphy will seek re-election

September 27, 2020 6:34 pmSeptember 27, 2020 6:37 pm

Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver largely confirmed today that Gov. Phil Murphy will seek re-election to a second term in 2021. There is little doubt about Murphy’s intentions, but Oliver has become he highest-ranking Murphy administration official to publicly state the...