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The special for John Lewis’ seat, and some NJ political history

December 1, 2020 9:49 am

Georgia voters go to the polls today to elect a short-term replacement for John Lewis, a legendary civil rights leader and 17-term congressman who died in July. The winner of the special election runoff will serve until January 3, when...

Becchi concedes loss to Sherrill in NJ-11

November 25, 2020 11:19 amNovember 25, 2020 11:20 am

Republican Rosemary Becchi has conceded the race for Congress in New Jersey’s 11th district to Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair). Sherrill defeated Becchi by 29,150 votes, 53.3% to 46.7%, in the November 3 general election. “I’m very proud of the campaign...

The history of Malinowski’s congressional seat

November 23, 2020 12:01 amNovember 23, 2020 10:41 am

The re-election of Tom Malinowski marked the third time in more than 100 years that New Jersey’s 7th district elected and re-elected a Democrat. Before Malinowski unseated five-term Rep. Leonard Lance (R-Clinton Township) in 2018, Republicans had held the 7th...

Morris went blue at the top, remained red in the middle

November 20, 2020 11:39 amNovember 20, 2020 1:44 pm

While the official certification of election results are still a few hours away, it’s clear that Joe Biden won Morris County. Biden leads Donald Trump by 12,747 votes countywide, 51% to 47%. In 2016, Trump won it by 10,822 votes,...

Kean concedes Malinowski’s win

November 19, 2020 7:54 pmNovember 25, 2020 5:03 pm

Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Jr. conceded defeat today to Rep. Tom Malinowski in the race for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 7th district and will not seek a recount in a race that turned out to...

Malinowski vs. Kean race tightens again, but not enough to matter

November 19, 2020 5:38 pmNovember 19, 2020 8:16 pm

With Morris County ballots now completely counted, Republican Tom Kean gained 102 more votes in his 7th district congressional bid, leaving Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski with a 4,891-vote lead. Kean took 142 of the last 182 votes in the Morris...

Updated: Malinowski adds 209 more votes to margin over Kean

November 18, 2020 5:23 pmNovember 18, 2020 6:29 pm

Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-Ringoes) added 209 more votes to his margin after 4,608 new votes in Somerset and 240 additional ballots in Morris were counted on Wednesday. Malinowski now leads Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. by 5,150 votes, 215,682 to 210,532...