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29% of West Amwell has returned VBM ballots for do-over election

May 7, 2020 11:05 am

In West Amwell, where a judge has ordered a do-over of the 2019 township committee race, 29% of voters have already returned their ballots for the May 12 all-VBM special election between Republican Lucas Lyons and Democrat Lawrence Herman. Registered...

In West Amwell, residency dispute forces rematch

May 1, 2020 4:54 pmMay 1, 2020 5:08 pm

West Amwell voters may be feeling a sense of Déjà vu. Voters in the small town of about 4,000 will again see a Township Committee race between Lucas Lyons and Lawrence Herman. Lyons, a Republican, defeated the Democrat last year...

Hunterdon Democrats move county committee elections to 2022

March 26, 2020 10:30 am

Hunterdon County Democrats have postponed their county committee elections for two years to put them back on their normal federal election year cycle. That means county committee members elected in 2018 will retroactively serve four-year terms. Hunterdon Democrats will return...

After backing Warren, 85% of Hunterdon Dems go for Biden

March 16, 2020 1:37 pm

A New Jersey county Democratic organization that initially voted to endorse Elizabeth Warren for president is overwhelmingly backing Joe Biden for president. Biden defeated Bernie Sanders in a re-vote of the Hunterdon County Democrats by an 85%-15% margin, 162 to...

Janice Kovach endorses Bloomberg for president

February 13, 2020 11:53 amFebruary 13, 2020 11:55 am

Clinton mayor Janice Kovach, a member of Democratic State Chairman John Currie’s leadership team, has endorsed Mike Bloomberg for president. “I am proud to give my support to Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the 2020 election,” said Kovach, the secretary of...

Warren wins Hunterdon by four votes

February 9, 2020 6:23 pmFebruary 10, 2020 10:01 am

Elizabeth Warren has won the first open contest of the New Jersey Democratic presidential primary, winning the organization line in Hunterdon County on the third ballot. She defeated Michael Bloomberg by four votes, 74-70, a 51%-49% victory. Hunterdon was the...

Hunterdon 1st ballot: Warren, Bloomberg lead

February 9, 2020 5:44 pmFebruary 9, 2020 5:48 pm

Elizabeth Warren finished on top in the first ballot of the Hunterdon County Democratic convention, leading Mike Bloomberg, 37 to 33. The vote now heads to a second ballot contest that includes Amy Klobuchar (23), Pete Buttigieg (20), Joe Biden...