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Late VBMs keep Bass River race close

May 15, 2020 12:07 pmMay 15, 2020 7:38 pm

Bass River Commissioner Nicholas Capriglione has won re-election by eight votes after late-arriving vote-by-mail ballots were counted. Capriglione defeated challenger Karl Swanseen by a vote of 184 to 176. After the polls closed on Tuesday, Capriglione held a two-vote lead...

Highlights of Tuesdays’ all-VBM elections

May 13, 2020 1:55 am

Several key contests in New Jersey’s first election conducted entirely through vote-by-mail ballots remain undecided, including council races in Paterson and Irvington where allegations of tampering have delayed counts. The May 12 election included a referendum to change the form...

One race too close to call in Bass River

May 12, 2020 10:09 pmMay 12, 2020 11:46 pm

Commissioner Deborah Buzy-Cope finished first with 290 votes, while Commissioner Louis Bourguignon had 224 ballots cast in his name. Commissioner Nicholas Capriglione leads challenger Karl Swanseen 169-167. Elections officials will accept mail-in ballots postmarked by election day until Tuesday, and...

Incumbents score easy wins in Medford Lakes

May 12, 2020 10:04 pmMay 12, 2020 11:29 pm

Two incumbent Councilmen in Medford Lakes easily won re-election Tuesday. The town’s open council seat went to Gail Caputo, who defeated Bethany Holtz, the first runner-up, 999-549. Mayor Bill Fields received 1,004 votes, running just slightly behind Deputy Mayor Gary...

Allen, Stanfield to lead women backing Gibbs

April 23, 2020 12:01 pm

Former State Sen. Diane Allen and Assemblywoman Jean Stanfield will lead a group of Republican women backing Kate Gibbs for the Republican nod in the third congressional district. “Kate has proven throughout the years that she is dedicated to improving...

Mehta, Gibbs will bracket in Ocean

March 31, 2020 11:22 pm

U.S. Senate candidate Rik Mehta and congressional candidate Kate Gibbs will bracket together in Ocean County, the New Jersey Globe has learned. Their opponents are doing the same thing. U.S. Senate candidate Hirsh Singh and congressional candidate David Richter, will...

Progressive slates file in six South Jersey counties

March 31, 2020 7:35 pmApril 1, 2020 11:33 am

Progressives have fielded full slates of candidates for countywide office in six counties with the intention of bracketing with Democratic congressional candidate Amy Kennedy. In five of those counties – Cape May, Cumberland, Burlington, Camden and Gloucester – Brigid Harrison...