Tayfun Selen Archives - New Jersey Globe

The race is on – sort of – for Mikie Sherrill’s House seat

June 16, 2025 1:59 pmSeptember 4, 2025 5:10 pm

For the next five months, ambitious politicians in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district will be in a strange sort of limbo. Their local congresswoman, Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair), is now the Democratic nominee for governor, meaning that there could be...

Democrats could gain significant ground in 2024 county races

January 5, 2024 2:43 pmFebruary 14, 2024 3:08 pm

For three years in a row, New Jersey Democrats have steadily lost ground in county offices, the oft-overlooked middle tier of state politics that has tremendous power over government contracts, elections administration, and more. In the three election cycles since...

Morris GOP once again holds county offices

November 8, 2023 12:01 amNovember 8, 2023 12:09 am

It was another Republican sweep in Morris County, where Democrats haven’t won a countywide election in 50 years. Incumbent County Clerk Ann Grossi, a Republican, was re-elected. She leads Democratic challenger Caroline O’Brien with 56% of the vote as of...

A tale of three county commissioner primaries

June 16, 2023 5:17 pmJune 25, 2023 8:07 am

County commissioner races are like the middle child of New Jersey politics. They don’t attract the same level of interest as, say, a race for Congress; at the same time, they’re not truly local in the way that a mayoral...

Selen fends off DeGroot in Morris County Commissioner primary

June 6, 2023 10:56 pmJune 6, 2023 11:57 pm

In a rematch of their 2022 congressional campaign, Morris County Commissioner Tayfun Selen (R-Chatham) has defeated Paul DeGroot in the GOP primary for county commissioner, the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 11:38 p.m., Selen has 54% of the vote...

Five ways of looking at the LD26 GOP primary

May 26, 2023 4:45 pmMay 30, 2023 10:25 am

At first glance, New Jersey’s 26th legislative district, a staunchly Republican district based in Morris County, is not the most obvious place for a highly competitive GOP primary. Its three incumbents – State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville), Assemblyman Jay Webber...

LD26 incumbents well ahead in fundraising

May 16, 2023 1:57 pmMay 17, 2023 2:30 pm

Facing a challenge from several current and former officeholders, the slate of incumbent Republican lawmakers in the 26th legislative district has a huge financial edge ahead of the June 6 GOP primary. State Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Montville) has a whopping...