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Mejia expands Democratic margin in NJ-11, but April had already captured anti-Trump wave

November 9, 2026 1:41 pm

Rep. Analia Mejia (D-Glen Ridge) expanded her winning margin in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district between April’s special election and last week’s general election, although her relatively modest gains suggest that much of the anti-Trump wave had already materialized seven...

McKnight announces re-election bid as Walker weighs Senate challenge

November 9, 2026 12:02 pm

State Sen. Angela McKnight (D-Jersey City) announced Monday that she will seek re-election to a second term in 2027, potentially setting up a Democratic primary showdown with Assemblyman Jerry Walker (D-Jersey City), who has not ruled out challenging her. McKnight,...

Sherrill formally names Shirley Emehelu as lieutenant governor

November 9, 2026 11:53 amNovember 9, 2026 5:18 pm

Gov. Mikie Sherrill formally nominated Shirley U. Emehelu as New Jersey’s fifth lieutenant governor on Monday, turning to a longtime friend, former federal prosecutor and trusted member of her administration to succeed Rev. Dale Caldwell, who resigned in September following...

Croson launches GOP Assembly bid in 21st district

November 9, 2026 11:33 amNovember 9, 2026 11:34 am

Warren Township Committeeman Daniel Croson announced today that he will seek the Republican nomination for State Assembly in the 21st legislative district, where Democrats captured both Assembly seats in 2025 and continued making significant electoral gains in last week’s midterm...

Here are our short lists of possible ’28 challengers vs. Mullock, Bennett

November 9, 2026 6:09 amNovember 9, 2026 9:06 am

On the night Scott Garrett defeated Roy Cho by 12 percentage points to win his seventh term in Congress in 2014, he had never heard of Josh Gottheimer, a former Clinton White House speechwriter and Microsoft executive who would unseat...

The Inside Edge with David Wildstein: Heartbeat Away

November 9, 2026 5:20 amNovember 9, 2026 9:30 am

The story of Joe Maraziti, with some tangents

November 8, 2026 8:53 pm

In the old days, when daily newspapers provided intensive local news coverage, the media could take down a congressman. In 1974, three months after the Watergate scandal forced Richard Nixon to resign, local coverage of another Boonton Republican, Rep. Joseph...