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Mar 29, 2024 · Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, now in his second term, cannot run again. There are several well-known candidates either considering or already vying for the Democratic nomination to succeed...
Jun 6, 2024 · Rajesh Mohan won the race with 38.1% of the vote in a field of four candidates. Mohan was endorsed by the GOP leaders in all three counties in the district, Burlington, Mercer and Monmouth.
Mar 29, 2024 · A federal judge on Friday took the “extraordinary” step of stopping the use of the preferential “county line” on ballots in this June’s primary elections. The decision is a big win for U.S. Rep. Andy Kim (D-3rd), now the front-runner for the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination, and progressive groups that have fought the system for years.
Mar 29, 2024 · In a monumental decision that could forever alter primary elections in New Jersey, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi on Friday struck down the county organizational line, a unique ballot design that puts enormous power in the hands of the county leaders of the party. What does that mean? Read more from ROI-NJ: End of ‘the line’?
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- Jack vs. Phil
- Maga Split
- Weinberg's Seat Effectively Filled
- 'The Line' Prevails
- What's Next
This is the matchup Jack Ciattarelli wanted in 2017. But he lostthat year's primary. Getting ahead of the pack in 2021 by announcing his candidacy early, Ciattarelli never faced a serious threat to his front-runner status for the Republican nomination for governor, though late indicators suggested he feared an upset. He locked up the organizational...
The two candidates who competed fiercely for former President Donald Trump's base split it instead. Phil Rizzo captured 26% of the vote, while Hirsh Singh got 21%, according to The Associated Press. The other Republican contender, former Somerset County freeholder Brian Levine, garnered just 3% of votes cast. Rizzo and Singh jockeyed for position a...
The primary win by Gordon Johnson means he is all but certain to fill the seat of Sen. Loretta Weinberg, the longtime legislator from Teaneck who is retiring. Johnson, a Democratic Assemblyman, defeated his former running mate, Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, in a primary that turned bitter at times despite there being little to no daylight ...
Few things are as effective in New Jersey politics as a candidate getting the coveted 'county line': The backing of the local political organization that puts them on the preferred ballot position boosting their chances of victory. This year was the strongest challenge to that system, with a lawsuit seeking to do away with the ballot designthat cri...
The governorship and all 120 seats in the Legislature are on the ballot in the Nov. 2 general election. The most attention will likely be on the race between Ciattarelli and Murphy, and it's a potentially historic contest. A victory by Murphy would be the first by a Democratic governor seeking a second term since Brendan Byrne in 1977. Murphy is in...
Jun 10, 2024 · Kim proved the victor in Tuesday's Democratic primary, securing a nomination to replace Sen. Bob Menendez in the U.S. Senate. Menendez is facing federal corruption charges at a trial in lower...
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Dec 4, 2023 · A new article by a Rutgers University professor is said to further confirm the power of the party line in choosing candidates for public office: No New Jersey legislative incumbent who won the county line in all counties in his district has lost a primary in 14 years.
