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Long list of GOP candidates emerge for 3rd district Assembly seats

January 8, 2025 6:02 pmJanuary 9, 2025 2:06 am

Two State Assembly seats in deep South Jersey that Democrats flipped in 2023 are atop the GOP target list this year, but with the filing deadline just 75 days away, Republicans don’t have clarity on their candidates, and it’s possible...

A brief electoral history of Ed Durr

September 3, 2024 5:17 pm

In 2017, Jack Ciattarelli was running his first race for governor, losing in the GOP primary but laying the groundwork for a second campaign four years later; Jon Bramnick was winning an eighth full term in the State Assembly, where...

Burzichelli unseats Ed the Trucker, avenging Steve Sweeney’s loss

November 7, 2023 10:39 pmNovember 8, 2023 2:06 am

State Sen. “Ed the Trucker” Durr (R-Logan), who rose to immense and sudden fame in 2021 when he unseated Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-West Deptford), has lost re-election, the New Jersey Globe projects. Former Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Paulsboro) leads Durr...

Durr won every single town in his victory against Sawyer

June 9, 2023 12:56 pmJune 9, 2023 12:57 pm

Just a few months ago, State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan) looked like he was in serious trouble. Durr had famously managed to unseat a sitting Senate President, but would he be able to beat the local Republicans, led by his...

Durr beats Sawyer in 3rd district GOP showdown

June 6, 2023 8:47 pmJune 6, 2023 11:19 pm

State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan) has secured renomination in the 3rd legislative district after defeating his own former running mate, Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich), the New Jersey Globe projects. As of 11:20 p.m., Durr has 65% of the vote to...

Watch for big geographic divides in next week’s GOP primaries

June 2, 2023 3:23 pm

In theory, when New Jersey voters go to the polls next Tuesday, they can vote for whoever they’d like. They could cast their vote for establishment-backed candidates, or for their insurgent challengers, or for Mickey Mouse if they so choose....

Durr outraises Sawyer, though both remain slow fundraisers

May 16, 2023 11:24 amMay 16, 2023 5:03 pm

State Sen. Ed Durr (R-Logan) has outraised Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer (R-Woolwich) in their GOP primary contest, but neither has a huge amount of money on-hand with less than a month to go. As of 29-day pre-primary reports released earlier today,...