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| Winner | Losers |
| CORY BOOKER | KATHERINE DUPUIS |
| The U.S. Senator from New Jersey locks up his home state in his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. | The Superior Court Judge, once a municipal chair, doesn’t seem to understand simple state election law. |
| JOHN CATALANO | GEORGE GILMORE |
| The Brick Republican Club president wins the recommendation of the Ocean County GOP screening committee for Dave Wolfe’s Assembly seat. | Since 1850, there have been two women on the Ocean County Board of Freeholders: Hazel Gluck from 1977 to 1980, and Ginnie Haines since 2016. |
| MIKIE SHERRILL | STEVE FULOP |
| The freshman congresswoman lucks out with a potentially strong GOP challenger, Morris County Sheriff Jim Gannon, says he’s not interested in being a congressman. | The mayor of New Jersey’s 2nd largest city is conspicuous by his absence from a list of 50+ endorsements for Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker. |
| JUAN RIVERA | GANNETT |
| The North Ward Democrat gets the Essex County Democratic line for Register of Deeds and Mortgages. | The owner of 8 daily newspapers in New Jersey and the target of a takeover bid reports losing money again for the fourth-quarter. |
| JEFF BRINDLE | MATT FRIEDMAN |
| The executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission sees the New Jersey State Senate finally pass reforms and increased campaign contribution limits he’s been advocating for years. | The editor of POLITICO New Jersey Playbook again faces the vexation of a former Saturday Night Live comedian and Johnny Dangerously co-star, whose name may not be mentioned again, professing interest in running for governor. |

