Elections

April 17, 2024

NEWARK — The four women on the mayor-backed slate of school board candidates secured wins in the Tuesday, April 16, Board of Education race — a contest that had 10 candidates vying for four seats. “Moving Newark Schools Forward” candidates Helena Vinhas, Vereliz Santana and Dawn Haynes secured ...

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NEWARK — Nine candidates are vying for three seats on the Newark Board of Education, and one candidate is running unopposed in the Tuesday, April 16, school board contest. WHO IS RUNNING? Incumbents Vereliz Santana, Dawn Haynes and Helena Vinhas are running on the mayor-backed “Newark Schools ...

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JERSEY CITY, NJ- The Jersey City Municipal County recently passed a local ordinance that would allow for ranked choice voting (RCV) to be triggered into effect upon the passage of any state laws allowing for ballots to be cast in this matter.  RCV would enable voters to rank candidates in order ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Three incumbents running under the banner “A New Beginning” made it a clean sweep Tuesday, easily fending off three challengers in the race for three seats on the New Brunswick Board of Education. Board president Jennifer Sevilla (379 votes, 21.33%), as well as board members and ...

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NEWARK — Preliminary tallies show the establishment-backed “Newark Schools Forward” slate of incumbent candidates secured a win in the Tuesday, April 16, Board of Education race. With 86% of districts reporting, Helena Vinhas was the top vote-getter with 2,636 ballots, followed closely by ...

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WESTFIELD, NJ — Unofficial election results from Union County show that three school board candidates Leila Morrelli, Julie Steinberg and Sonal Patel had the most votes as of Friday afternoon. Six candidates were in the running for three seats. Incumbent Morrelli had 2,252 votes, incumbent ...

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YORKTOWN, N.Y.  — Election Day Polling Locations by District Districts 1, 13, 28, and 38: Lakeland High School Cafe - 1349 E Main Street, Shrub Oak Districts 2, 17, 29, and 33:Yorktown Town Hall Board Room - 363 Underhill Avenue, Yorktown Heights Districts 3 and 32: Church of Jesus Christ ...

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YORKTOWN, N.Y.  — With special election day for Yorktown supervisor set for tomorrow (Tuesday, April 16) candidates Jann Mirchandani and Ed Lachterman have been making their final pitches to voters. Deputy Supervisor and two-term Councilman Lachterman (R) won his third term to the Town Board in ...

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HOBOKEN, NJ - The Hoboken Democratic Committee (HDC) has elected Councilman-at-Large Joe Quintero as its new chair. Quintero has previously served for four years on the Executive Committee. Quintero’s election to chair at Sunday’s meeting comes one month after former chair Rachel Hodes stepped ...

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NEW BRUNSWICK – Three incumbents will face off against three challengers for three seats on the Board of Education when New Brunswick voters go to the polls Tuesday. Board president Jennifer Sevilla, as well as board members and former presidents Diana Solis and Edward Spencer, are running as a ...

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NUTLEY, NJ - Ballot positions for the May 14 Nutley Board of Commissioners Race were determined Friday Mar. 22 after a random drawing at Nutley Town Hall.  Every four years, the five seats on the Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners come up for re-election. Ballots went into the mail on ...

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YORKTOWN, N.Y. — Yorktown Republicans are crying foul after, they say, voters received a mailer advocating for Democrat Jann Mirchandani that does not disclose who paid for the mailer.  A press release from Yorktown Republican Committee Chair Kevin Brynes said Michandani is facing potential ...

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HOBOKEN, NJ - June is mere weeks away and the race to win the Democratic Primary for the 8th Congressional District House seat is in a dead heat between leading horses Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and the incumbent Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. TAPinto spoke with two experts on New Jersey politics recently ...

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HOBOKEN, NJ - June is mere weeks away and the race to win the Democratic Primary for the 8th Congressional District House seat is in a dead heat between leading horses Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and the incumbent Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. TAPinto spoke with two experts on New Jersey politics recently ...

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PATERSON, NJ - Paterson voters will have the opportunity to participate in Early Voting for the upcoming 2024 Municipal Election on May 10 and 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and May 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Two polling locations have been designated for Early Voting: The Heritage at ...

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HOBOKEN, NJ - June is mere weeks away and the race to win the Democratic Primary for the 8th Congressional District House seat is in a dead heat between leading horses Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla and the incumbent Rep. Rob Menendez Jr. TAPinto Hoboken spoke with two experts on New Jersey politics ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ - Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 gubernatorial election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June, 2025 Primary election on Tuesday night, April 9 at the American Hotel on East Main Street. He becomes the ...

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NUTLEY, NJ - Ballots are in the mail - we're in the depths of the Nutley Board of Commissioners election. Now is the perfect time to show your support for your candidate by submitting a letter to the editor of TAPinto Nutley. The publication of Letters to the Editor is at the sole discretion of ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ - Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 gubernatorial election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June, 2025 Primary election on Tuesday night, April 9 at the American Hotel on East Main Street. He becomes the ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ - Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 gubernatorial election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June, 2025 Primary election on Tuesday night, April 9 at the American Hotel on East Main Street. He becomes the ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ - Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 gubernatorial election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June, 2025 Primary election on Tuesday night, April 9 at the American Hotel on East Main Street. He becomes the ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ — Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June 2025 gubernatorial Primary election on Tuesday night at the American Hotel in Freehold.  He becomes the fifth major ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ — Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June 2025 gubernatorial Primary election on Tuesday night at the American Hotel in Freehold.  He becomes the fifth major ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ - Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 gubernatorial election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June, 2025 Primary election on Tuesday night, April 9 at the American Hotel on East Main Street. He becomes the ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ - Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 gubernatorial election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June, 2025 Primary election on Tuesday night, April 9 at the American Hotel on East Main Street. He becomes the ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ - Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 gubernatorial election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June, 2025 Primary election on Tuesday night, April 9 at the American Hotel on East Main Street. He becomes the ...

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NEWARK — School district transparency, student attendance and City Hall’s influence were among topics candidates for the April 16 Board of Education election discussed in a forum held at the Newark Museum of Art this week. Incumbents defended the school district’s community engagement measures, ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ — Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June 2025 gubernatorial Primary election on Tuesday night at the American Hotel in Freehold.  He becomes the fifth major ...

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FREEHOLD, NJ — Energized by his narrow defeat in the 2021 election to incumbent Democrat Gov. Phil Murphy, Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli announced his candidacy in the June 2025 gubernatorial Primary election on Tuesday night at the American Hotel in Freehold.  He becomes the fifth major ...

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WAYNE, NJ – On Thursday afternoon, Passaic County Clerk Danielle-Ireland Imhoff held a random ballot draw to determine which candidates appear where on the official election ballot for the June 4, 2024 primary election. This was actually a somewhat new procedure because U.S. District Court Judge ...

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