Monday, November 21, 2011
Petition filed to recount and recheck results of Nov. 8 municipal election in Caldwell.
Story updated on Friday, Nov. 18 at 2:52 p.m. The Caldwell municipal race isn’t over just yet. Republican Councilmen Douglas Piazza and Joseph Norton have requested a recount after finishing just a handful of votes behind their Democratic challengers, Frank Rodgers and John Kelley, in the Nov. 8 election. The councilmen filed a petition on Thursday with the Clerk of the Superior Court of New Jersey requesting the votes be recounted and rechecked. According to Joseph Defuria, Chair of the Republican Committee in Caldwell, this step may lead to challenging the results. “We are going to see what the numbers come back with first,” Defuria said Friday. The candidates had 15 days from the Nov. 8 election to make the request. After the …
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Democratic incumbents sweep in Essex County.
Incumbent candidates retained their seats overall in Essex County. The Democratic team, led by former Gov. Richard Codey, retained control of the 27th Legislative District. Sheila Oliver, the first African-American speaker of the house, who has battled with Gov. Chris Christie over the last year, retained her seat in the Assembly. And Republicans Joe Pennacchio, Alex DeCroce and Jay Webber, kept their seats in the Morris County-dominated 26th District. In Newark, State Sen. Teresa Ruiz and Sen. Ron Rice retained their seats, along with their Democratic counterparts in the Assembly. Montclair's Nia H. Gill, also a Democrat, also kept her post, as did Assemblyman Ralph Caputo, who represents the 28th District. Turnout was light in Tuesday' …
Pennacchio, DeCroce and Webber earn re-election.
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
The Republican incumbents swept the District 26 legislative race Tuesday. Sen. Joseph Pennacchio (R-Pine Brook) earned re-election with 64 percent of the vote, beating challenger Wasim Khan, who won 33 percent of the vote, while Joseph Scafa (I-Rockaway) received 3 percent of the vote. Pennacchio, asked if he considered the win a referendum on the governor—as some winning Republicans in neighboring districts did—rejected the idea. "This is a referendum on my views and the service I provide," he said. Alex DeCroce (R-Morris Plains) and Jay Webber each received 32 percent of the votes to earn re-election to the general assembly. Joseph Raich (D-Parsippany) won 18 percent of the vote, while Elliot Isibor (D-Rockaway) collected 17 percent and…
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Incumbents win handily, newcomer Len Luciano appears to squeak by Joseph Chiusolo in the 4th District, in a race that may be contested.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Incumbent freeholders held onto their seats in Tuesday night's election, with voters overwhelmingly returning Democrats to the Freeholder board. Newcomer Brendan Gill of Montclair, beat out Republican Steve Rogers, of Nutley, in the 5th District. But the hottest race in the county - between Republican Joseph Chiusolo of Cedar Grove and Democrat Len Luciano of West Caldwell, may be too close to decide. With about 97 percent of the votes reported, Luciano appeared to be winning by a margin of 27 votes, but Chiusolo did not concede yet. It was not immediately clear if he would challenge the election results. Rolando Bobadilla, who was filling in an unexpired term in District 1, which represents sections of Newark, was handily elected to a …
Democrat to replace Joseph P. Brennan Jr in landslide.
Democrat Theodore "Ted" Stephens II was elected Essex County Surrogate Tuesday night defeating Republican challenger Annette Scoca-DelMauro. With 91% of the precincts reporting, Stephens received 46,710 votes, or 70% of the votes cast to Scoca-DelMauro's 19,162 votes, or 29% of the votes cast. Stephens will replace Essex County Surrogate Joseph P. Brennan Jr. who decided not to seek re-election. "I want to thank the voters of Essex County for the confidence they have shown in me," Stephens said Tuesday night, "and I will strive to fulfill that trust." Scoca-DelMauro offered her congratulations to Stephens and wished him luck in his new job. She also said "Essex County is a Democratic County and it's hard if you're a Republican." "I …
Codey re-elected for Senate; Jasey, McKeon hold Assembly seats
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Updated Nov. 9 at 12:30 a.m. After being redistricted from a Democratic Essex-County stronghold, to a district split between Essex and Republican-dominated Morris Counties — the Democratic incumbents retained their seats to control the 27th Legislative District. With 100 percent of the Morris County votes tallied and 99 percent of Essex County's votes reported, former Gov. Richard Codey, and his runningmates Assemblyman John McKeon and Assemblywoman Mila Jasey, had retained their seats. Codey (D), formerly of West Orange, now of Roseland, beat out Tea Party candidate William Eames of Whippany, preliminary results show. Eames conceded the race at 10:15 p.m. McKeon (D), former Mayor of West Orange and Assemblywoman Mila Jasey of South Orange…
Here's what you need to know before heading to the polls Tuesday.
Essex County voters will go to the polls today for the General Election to choose a state legislature and to elect the members of the Chosen Board of Freeholders and county surrogate. Besides the county-wide races, there are also several municipal contests taking place in Maplewood, Millburn, Bloomfield, South Orange, Caldwell, West Caldwell and North Caldwell. Polls will be open on Tuesday, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. LOCAL The Caldwells have only one contested municipal race. In Caldwell, incumbent Councilmen Joseph Norton and Douglas Piazza, both Republicans, are seeking re-election. They are challenged by Democrats Frank Rodgers and John T. Kelley for the three-year council terms. In West Caldwell, there are two open seats, those held by …
The absolute latest on Patch's election coverage
This is a live blog of Election Day 2011 in Essex County. We'll be reporting results here. For all the latest election information, check back here often.
Codey (D) and Eames (R) go head-to-head on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here, the candidates present their qualifications and platforms.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Incumbent Sen. Richard J. Codey will compete with Republican challenger William H. Eames on Tuesday, Nov. 8 for the N.J. Senate seat representing the 27th District. The race has garnered attention for several reasons: Patch asked the candidates to supply statements of up to 500 words giving their qualifications and platform. Read William H. Eames' statement here. Read Sen. Richard J. Codey's statement here.
McKeon and Jasey (D) square off against Hagner and Holtzman (R) on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here, the candidates present their qualifications and platforms.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Incumbents John McKeon and Mila M. Jasey will compete with Republican challengers Nicole Hagner and Lee Holtzman on Tuesday, Nov. 8 for the N.J. State Assembly seats representing the 27th District. The race has garnered attention because the composition of District 27 shifted after recent redistricting that removed areas with majority Democratic registration, such as Newark and Orange, and added towns with greater Republican registration, such as Chatham. Towns now in the 27th District include: Caldwell, Chatham Township, East Hanover, Essex Fells, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Livingston, Madison, Maplewood, Millburn, Roseland, South Orange, and West Orange. For the voter registration breakdown on these towns, visit PolitckerNJ. The …
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3:01 pm on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Kelley and Rodgers win again! Scoop http://newjerseyhills.com/the_progress/news/following-recount-democrats-remain-winners-in-race-for-caldwell-council/article_6daf7e28-1585-11e1-8b45-001cc4c03286.html more ›