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Primary 2020: Kennedy, Richter win; Gottheimer, Sires swamp challengers

July 8, 2020 5:17 amJuly 8, 2020 5:20 am

Amy Kennedy won a decisive victory in the NJ-2 Democratic primary to take on party-switching Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) on Tuesday in a primary election delayed a month to slow the spread of the deadly coronavirus and conducted almost...

Kennedy wins second district contest

July 7, 2020 8:00 pmJuly 8, 2020 3:21 am

This article was updated with comment from George Norcross at 8:45 p.m. It was updated again with comment from Kennedy at 11:06 p.m. Amy Kennedy defeated Brigid Harrison to win the nomination in the state’s most hotly-watched Democratic primary Tuesday,...

It’s Election Day in New Jersey

July 7, 2020 6:00 amJuly 7, 2020 1:54 am

Good morning, New Jersey. It’s 6 AM and the limited in-person voting has now begun. New Jerseyans have been voting in person for weeks in a primary election being run almost entirely through vote-by-mail ballots. Gov. Phil Murphy postponed the...

NJ-4 Democratic Candidate Forum at 9:15 PM tonight

July 5, 2020 4:12 pm

The New Jersey Globe will host a forum for the three Democratic candidates seeking to challenge Rep. Christopher Smith in New Jersey’s 4th district on Sunday, July 5 at 9:15 PM. All three candidates – David Applefield, Christine Conforti and...

Don’t expect results on election night

July 3, 2020 9:42 am

New Jersey election officials say that it could take days for unofficial results for some races in Tuesday’s primary election, and any cliffhangers will take at least a week – maybe more – to declare a winner. This year’s primary...

N.J. National Guard may be called on to provide Election Day assistance

July 2, 2020 1:31 pmJuly 2, 2020 5:21 pm

The New Jersey National Guard is likely to provide manpower to county election officials in next week’s primary election, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The National Guard has offered to help with the election and Gov. Phil Murphy, the...

N.J. has 1 million more Democrats than Republicans after June party ID surge

July 2, 2020 9:21 amJuly 2, 2020 5:35 pm

New Jersey now has more than one million more Democrats than Republicans, and for the first time, the state has more Democrats than unaffiliated voters. The surge in party registration comes just before the July 7 primary election, where 2.4...