| Winner | Losers |
| ANDY KIM | RICK JANKOWSKI |
| The Democratic candidate for Congress in NJ-3 gets a big boost with a new Monmouth University poll showing him in a statistical dead heat with Tom MacArthur — a poll that will undoubtedly boost his fundraising. | The Monroe Township school board candidate is caught making racist and homophobic slurs on his Facebook page. |
| LIZ GILBERT | RAYMOND ZANE |
| The executive director of the Democratic State Committee helps build a fundraiser at Tammy and Phil Murphy’s home that brings in $400k to the state party. | The former eight-term state senator loses his gig as counsel to the South Jersey Port Authority as Gov. Phil Murphy tries to punish the Senate President — who ironically deposed Zane in 2001. |
| TOM KEAN | ROBIN VAUGHN |
| The Senate Minority Leader becomes Phil Murphy’s think tank on transit issues after the governor adopts his plan to waive residency requirements for NJ Transit engineers. | The new Trenton city councilwoman is accused of secretly taping her colleagues — not a great start for someone in office about 45 days. |
| EARL MORGAN | STEVE FULOP |
| The legendary Jersey Journal reporter, who passed away earlier this year, is honored by the naming of a branch of the Jersey City public library after him. | The Jersey City mayor is fighting with people again, this time over the city council balking over his plan to raise the salary of city department directors to $150,000. |