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Incumbents win in Margate

May 14, 2019 9:34 pmMay 15, 2019 1:45 am

Incumbents in Margate have defeated their lone challenger. Mayor Maury Blumberg and Councilmen John Amodeo and Mike Becker have defeated Calvin Tesler, an adjunct professor and doctoral student who moved to Margate two years ago. Blumberg was the top vote-getter...

Election Day in 13 New Jersey towns

May 14, 2019 9:44 am

Voters in thirteen New Jersey municipalities will go to the polls today to cast their ballots in partisan municipal elections. There are closely watched races in North Bergen, where State Sen. Nicholas Sacco seeks an eighth term as mayor, and...

Back in local office, Amodeo seeks second term in Margate

May 8, 2019 5:03 pmMay 9, 2019 11:28 am

Just one challenger is contesting three incumbents who make up the entire Margate City Commission in next week’s non-partisan elections. One of the incumbents is John Amodeo, a Republican who served three terms in the New Jersey State Assembly before...

Atlantic GOP goes for Peters, Stanfield for Assembly

March 30, 2019 11:50 am

Assemblyman Ryan Peters (R-Hainesport) and Burlington County sheriff Jean Stanfield will have the GOP organization line for State Assembly in the 8th district. Hammonton Republicans voted this morning to endorse Peters and Stanfield over incumbent Joe Howarth (R-Evesham). Hammonton is...

Risley, Guenther win Atlantic GOP line for Assembly

March 30, 2019 11:41 amMarch 30, 2019 11:44 am

Atlantic County freeholder John Risley and Brigantine mayor Phil Guenther won the Atlantic County Republican organization line for State Assembly in the politically competitive 2nd district, defeating Somers Point councilman James Toto. They are now preparing to take on incumbents...

Levinson will seek re-election

March 26, 2019 5:41 pm

Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson announced today that he will seek re-election to a sixth term. Levinson’s announcement has been expected and he will face no opposition at the upcoming Atlantic County GOP convention. “There is much we have accomplished,...

Atlantic Dems aim at control of freeholder board

March 25, 2019 12:27 amMarch 25, 2019 11:33 am

Atlantic County Democrats voted on Sunday to give Northfield councilwoman Susan Korngut the organization line for county executive against five-term incumbent Dennis Levinson. Nick Polito, a Hammonton firefighter, will challenge incumbent Amy Gatto in the race for freeholder-at-large, while Absecon...