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  • Election: Governor, state offices up for grabs

    For the next month, South Jersey residents will be overwhelmed by television and social media ads – as well as mailed flyers – urging them to vote for either Democrat Mikie Sherrill or Republican Jack Ciattarelli as the next governor of New Jersey in the general election on Nov. 4.

    Sherrill, who served in the U.S. Navy, has been a member of Congress since 2018. She was a private practice lawyer who also worked for the U.S. Attorney’s office in the District of New Jersey.

    Ciattarelli lost a close race to Gov. Phil Murphy in the 2021 gubernatorial election, and was a member of the state assembly from 2011 to 2018, serving as the assistant minority whip five of those years.

    The gubernatorial race is a dead heat, according to a recent poll by Emerson College. It shows that each candidate got support from 43% of likely voters, who will also elect candidates to serve in the assembly and on the Burlington, Camden and Gloucester County Board of Commissioners.

    STATE ASSEMBLY

    THIRD DISTRICT

    Democrats Heather Simmons and Dave Bailey Jr. are running against Republicans Chris Konawell and Lawrence Moore for two seats.

    FOURTH DISTRICT

    Democrats Dan Hutchinson and Cody D. Miller are running against Republicans Amanda Esposito and Gerard “Jerry” McManus for two seats.

    FIFTH DISTRICT

    Democrats William F. Moen Jr. and William W. Spearman are running against Republicans Constance Ditzel and Nilsa Gonzalez for two seats.

    SIXTH DISTRICT

    Democrats Louis D. Greenwald and Melinda Kane are running against Republicans John M. Brangan and Peter Sykes for two seats.

    SEVENTH DISTRICT

    Democratic candidates incumbent Carol Murphy and newcomer Balvir Singh are running against Republican candidates Douglas Dillon and Dione Johnson for two seats in the NJ Assembly.

    CAMDEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

    Democrats Edward T. McDonnell and Colleen Bianco Bezich are running against Republicans Christian A. Navarro and Robert Stone for two seats.

    Democrat Jennifer Fleisher is running against Republican Shane Bernat for one unexpired seat.

    CAMDEN COUNTY SURROGATE

    Democrat Michelle Gentek-Mayer is running against Adam Nieves.

    GLOUCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

    Democrats Frank DiMarco and Denice DiCarlo are running against Republicans Jonathan Sammons and Bryon Driscoll for two seats.

    BURLINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

    Democrat Allison Eckel is running against Republican Joe Abegg for a full term, and Democrat Randy Brolo is running against Republican Nick Pawlyzyn for an unexpired term.

    BURLINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF

    Democrat James Kostoplis is running against Republican Erik Johnston.

  • Ciattarelli will face Sherrill in governor’s race

    Gubernatorial hopefuls Mikie Sherill, a Democrat, and Jack Ciatterelli, a Republican, will face each other in the Nov. 4 general election.

    Sherill defeated Sean Spiller, Steve Sweeney, Steven Fulop, Ras J. Baraka and Josh Gottheimer in the Democatic primary election on June 10, while Ciattarelli defeated Justin Barbera, Bill Spadea, Mario M. Kranjac and Jon Bramnick.

    STATE ASSEMBLY

    Running unopposed in the primary election for two seats in the assembly’s District 5 representing Camden and Gloucester counties were Democrats William F. Moen Jr. and William W. Spearman. They will face Republicans Constance Lee Ditzel and Nilsa Gonzalez in the general election.

    In the 7th District representing towns in Burlington County, candidates in the primary ran for two assembly seats. Democratic incumbents Carol Murphy and Balvir Singh beat candidate Eric Holliday and will face Republicans Dione Johnson and Doug Dillon, who ran unopposed.

    CAMDEN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

    After running unopposed in the primary for two seats on the Camden County Board of Commissioners, Democrats Edward T. McDonnell and Colleen Bianco Bezich will face Republicans Christian A. Navarro and Robert Stone in November. Democrat Jennifer Fleisher will face Republican Shane Bernat for one unexpired seat.

    COUNTY SURROGATE

    Democrat Michelle Gentek-Mayer will run against Republican Adam Nieves in November to become the county surrogate. Republican Adam Nieves is running unopposed.

    GLOUCESTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

    Democrats Frank DiMarco and Denice DiCarlo ran unopposed in the primary and will face Republicans Jonathan Sammons and Bryon Driscoll in the general election for two seats on the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners.

    BURLINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

    Democrat Allison Eckel will run for a full term on the Burlington County Commissioners against Republican Joe Abegg in November. Democrat Randy Brolo will face Nick Pawlyzyn for an unexpired term.

    BURLINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF

    Democrat James Kostoplis will face Republican Erik Johnston in the race for Burlington County sheriff.

  • Wide-open field in the gubernatorial primary

    For two months, South Jersey residents have been overwhelmed by television and social media advertisements – as well as flyers – from the 11 candidates who hope to be New Jersey’s next governor.

    They can expect more. Six Democrats and five Republicans will battle it out for their respective nominations in the primary election on Tuesday, June 10. The winners will run in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 4.

    The Democrats are Sean Spiller, Steve Sweeney, Mikie Sherrill, Steven Fulop, Ras J. Baraka and Josh Gottheimer. The Republicans are Jack Ciattarelli, Justin Barbera, Bill Spadea, Mario M. Kranjac and Jon Bramnick.

    Democratic candidates

    Sean Spiller has been president of the New Jersey Education Association since 2021. Before that, he was a teacher who served as both mayor of Montclair and a member of its council.

    Steve Sweeney is a former ironworker who was state senate president and represented the 3rd District for 20 years. Sweeney was also a member of the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners.

    Navy veteran Mikie Sherril has been a member of Congress representing New Jersey since 2019. She was also a private practice lawyer who also worked for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

    Steven Fulop, a Marine, has been the mayor of Jersey City since 2013. Before that, he was a member Jersey City council and worked in finance.

    Ras J. Baraka has been the mayor of Newark since 2014, before which he was a member of its council. He was both a high-school teacher and a principal.

    Josh Gottheimer has been a member of Congress representing the state since 2016. He worked for Microsoft as a strategist and was a speechwriter for former President Bill Clinton.

    Republican candidates

    Jack Ciattarelli lost the gubernatorial primary in 2017 and the general election to Gov. Phil Murphy in 2021, and was a member of the state assembly from 2011 to 2018. He was the assistant minority whip for five of those years.

    Justin Barbera grew up in Marlton and graduated from Holy Cross High School in Delran. He has worked as a real estate developer and general contractor, and supports charities such as Habitat for Humanity.

    Bill Spadea, a Marine, has been the host of radio’s “Bill Spadea Show” and “Chasing News.” He ran for a Congressional seat in in 2004 and for state assembly in 2012.

    Mario M. Cranjak was mayor of Englewood Cliffs for two terms, and is an attorney and venture capitalist in life sciences.

    Jon Bramnick is a state senator who has represented District 21 since 2022, and has been a member of and minority leader in the assembly for 19 years.

    State assembly candidates

    In the 5th District representing towns in Camden and Gloucester counties, the candidates running unopposed in the June 10 primary election are vying for two seats in the state assembly. They are Democrats William F. Moen Jr. and William W. Spearman and Republicans Constance Lee Ditzel and Nilsa Gonzalez, who are also unopposed.

    In the 7th District representing towns in Burlington County, candidates running in the June 10 primary election are vying for two seats in the state assembly. There are three Democratic candidates, incumbent Carol Murphy and incumbent Balvir Singh, who are running on the party line, and Eric Holliday, who is running for Democrats for Change. Republican candidates, Dione Johnson and Doug Dillon, are running unopposed.

    Camden County commissioners

    Running unopposed for two seats are Democrats Edward T. McDonnell and Colleen Bianco Bezich. Jennifer Fleisher is running unopposed for one unexpired seat. Republicans Christian A. Navarro and Robert Stone are running unopposed for two full terms, and Shane Bernat is running unopposed for the unexpired seat.

    Camden County surrogate

    Democrat Michelle Gentek-Mayer is running unopposed, as is Republican Adam Nieves.

    Gloucester County commissioners

    Democrats Frank DiMarco and Denice DiCarlo are running unopposed for two seats. Republicans Jonathan Sammons and Bryon Driscoll are also unopposed.

    Burlington County commissioners

    Democrat Allison Eckel is running unopposed for a full term, and Randy Brolo is running unopposed for an unexpired term. Republican Joe Abegg is running unopposed for the full term, and Nick Pawlyzyn is running unopposed for the unexpired term.

    Burlington County sheriff

    Democrat James Kostoplis is running unopposed, as is Republican Erik Johnston.