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Three Trenton councilmembers win re-election, with fourth likely headed to runoff

November 6, 2024 10:54 amNovember 8, 2024 8:58 am

Three incumbent members of the Trenton City Council have been re-elected, winning full four-year terms to their ward-based seats in the first election since the city began staggering municipal elections, while a fourth councilwoman looks like she’s headed to a...

What to expect at today‘s Mercer and Cape May Democratic conventions

March 11, 2024 11:22 amMarch 11, 2024 8:48 pm

This story was first published last week as part of a larger preview of upcoming county conventions; it has been lightly edited for republication here. Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) and First Lady Tammy Murphy will face off today in two...

Four more counties will soon make the choice between Andy Kim and Tammy Murphy

March 7, 2024 12:02 pmMarch 8, 2024 12:04 am

Editor’s note: this story was updated at 4:30 p.m. to reflect the fact that Cumberland Democrats have moved their Senate endorsement vote to March 21. On Monday, after Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) had won five successive Democratic county conventions for...

Trenton at-large runoff coming on Tuesday

January 20, 2023 2:57 pm

Two and a half months after Trenton voters first went to the polls in November 2022, the city’s local elections may finally come to an end next Tuesday, when a runoff is scheduled for three at-large seats on the Trenton...

Trenton North Ward race exactly tied with most outstanding ballots counted

December 20, 2022 1:47 pmDecember 20, 2022 2:33 pm

The race for the Trenton City Council’s North Ward is exactly tied with provisional and late-arriving absentee ballots now counted; Jennifer Williams and Algernon Ward each have 425 votes. In the initial tally, Williams was ahead by 11 votes, 401...

Benson unveils major list of endorsements for Mercer County Executive

December 14, 2022 10:45 amDecember 14, 2022 11:40 am

Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton)’s fledgling campaign for Mercer County Executive picked up a huge number of endorsements today ranging from county commissioners to municipal chairs, putting Benson in a strong position in the Democratic primary against five-term incumbent County Executive...

Benson’s county executive campaign kicks into gear with endorsement from Palmer

December 12, 2022 3:07 pmDecember 14, 2022 10:17 am

Former Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer endorsed Assemblyman Dan Benson (D-Hamilton) for Mercer County Executive today, in an event that doubled as the kickoff of Benson’s primary campaign against five-term incumbent County Executive Brian Hughes. “We don’t have to accept the...