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Former Assemblyman Christopher Brown backs Richter

July 3, 2020 1:07 pmJuly 3, 2020 1:20 pm

Former Assemblyman Christopher Brown (R-Evesham) endorsed David Richter’s third-district House bid Friday. “As we have gotten closer to the end of this primary election, it has become clearer to me that David Richter is the best candidate in this race...

Earlen hits Singh over duplicate ballot mailer

June 26, 2020 9:32 am

Burlington County Republican Chairman Sean Earlen dinged U.S. Senate candidate Hirsh Singh over a letter the candidate sent telling voters to request a duplicate ballot if they had voter for one of his primary opponents. “I’m appalled by Hirsh Singh’s reckless...

Andl re-elected Burlington Democratic chair

June 12, 2020 9:15 amJune 12, 2020 9:17 am

Since Joe Andl became the county chairman, Burlington County Democrats have been on a tear: they’ve picked up all five seats on the freeholder board and added a county clerk, sheriff, two state senators and a congressman. So it was...

Natale is new Evesham Democratic chairman

June 8, 2020 8:07 pm

Mark Natale has been elected Democratic Municipal Chairman in Evesham after a reorganization held online today. He replaces Christie DeCarolis, who became acting chair in February when Phil Warren stepped down to join Michael Bloomberg’s campaign for the Democratic presidential...

Murphy plans to nominate Burlington surrogate to judgeship

June 8, 2020 6:11 pmJune 8, 2020 8:26 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy intends to nominate Burlington County Surrogate Mary Ann O’Brien, the last remaining Republican county official, to serve as a Superior Court Judge. Murphy filed a notice of intent with the State Senate today. If the Senate confirms...

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...