Timing of special Senate election is not popular, but Christie retains...
's decision to hold a costly U.S. Senate election this year is not popular with voters and is likely to depress turnout, but he still holds a commanding lead over his Democratic challenger, Barbara...
View ArticleBergen Dems schedule convention to select U.S. senate candidate for special...
The Democratic Committee of has scheduled an “open” convention for next Wednesday to select its preferred candidate for the U.S. Senate...
View ArticleBooker accepts 2 debates, Pallone wants more
AP FILE PHOTOS Candidates for the Senate seat include, clockwise from top left: Republican former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan; Democrats Newark Mayor Cory Booker; Rep. Rush Holt; Rep. Frank Pallone and...
View ArticleNew Jersey Assembly Speaker Enters Senate Race
The race to fill New Jersey’s vacant seat in the United States Senate is officially on, and it will not only be faster than usual, but also more complicated than expected. Enlarge This Image Rich...
View ArticleIn New Jersey Senate Election, Democrats Start Picking Sides
Newark Mayor Cory Booker announces during a news conference in June his plans to campaign for the Democratic nomination to run for the seat of late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg. New Jersey Gov. Chris...
View ArticleNJ Senate candidates remain in Booker's shadow
NEWARK, N.J. - (AP) -- The New Jersey Democrats campaigning for U.S. Senate stood shoulder to shoulder at a press conference to aid a Newark woman whose home is in foreclosure. All support gay...
View ArticleDemocrats Give Booker Early Lead in Senate Primary but Most Voters Oppose...
(Source: Rutgers University) NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - As the campaign to fill the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg gets underway, 55 percent of registered Democrats and...
View Article6 candidates file paperwork to run for Senate in N.J.; Cory Booker far ahead...
WASHINGTON -- The field is set, and polls say one candidate already has a huge head start in the race to become New Jersey's next senator. Six candidates - four Democrats and two Republicans - filed...
View ArticleAPNewsBreak: US Rep. Pallone says he’s running for NJ Senate; 2 other Dems...
TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone said Sunday that he’s officially in the race to fill the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Frank Lautenberg and can win the Democratic primary against better-known...
View ArticleWith Little Time Before Election, Senate Race in New Jersey Begins to Take...
The candidates for United States Senate in New Jersey have not even all declared themselves, but with a deadline to file petitions looming on Monday, the shape of the race to succeed Frank R....
View ArticlePallone expects fundraising advantage over Booker to evaporate when campaign...
KEVIN R. WEXLER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Rep. Frank Pallone speaking during the editorial board meeting Tuesday. Rep. Frank Pallone said Tuesday that he expects the $2 million fundraising advantage he had...
View ArticleBooker leads other Dems in race for Lautenberg seat, new poll finds
ASSOCIATED PRESS Newark mayor Cory Booker From The Political State blog Newark Mayor Cory Booker holds a substantial lead over other potential Democratic primary candidates in the race to fill a U.S....
View ArticleBooker raised nearly $2M for Senate race, campaign office says
Newark Mayor Cory Booker raised $1.9 million for his Senate campaign, all since December when he announced his interest possibly running for U.S. Senate, his campaign office announced Monday...
View ArticleU.S. Senate candidates in N.J. report campaign fundraising
AP FILE PHOTOS Candidates for the Senate seat include, clockwise from top left: Republican former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan; Democrats Newark Mayor Cory Booker; Rep. Rush Holt; Rep. Frank Pallone and...
View ArticlePassaic County joins Bergen County in support of the state paying for the...
AP FILE PHOTOS Candidates for the Senate seat include, clockwise from top left: Republican former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan; Democrats Newark Mayor Cory Booker; Rep. Rush Holt; Rep. Frank Pallone and...
View ArticlePassaic, Bergen counties want NJ to pay for special election
AP FILE PHOTOS Candidates for the Senate seat include, clockwise from top left: Republican former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan; Democrats Newark Mayor Cory Booker; Rep. Rush Holt; Rep. Frank Pallone and...
View ArticleN.J. Senate candidate Sheila Oliver open to raising gas tax in some states
MICHAEL KARAS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER N.J. Assembly Speaker and Senatorial candidate Sheila Oliver meeting with The Record editorial board Tuesday. Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver – now running in the...
View ArticleCory Booker out front as Democrats debate in New Jersey special election
Polls show Newark mayor leading field in Senate race by double digits as Democratic candidates debate before primary Newark mayor Cory Booker, left, and congressman Rush Holt prepare for the US Senate...
View ArticleDemocrats In New Jersey Senate Race Compete In First Full Debate
Newark Mayor Cory Booker faced off against his Democratic U.S. Senate opponents in a debate Monday night. Newark Mayor Cory Booker's Democratic U.S. Senate opponents sought to differ themselves from...
View ArticleLautenberg son: Booker seeking Senate seat to 'advance his career'
VIOREL FLORESCU/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Josh Lautenberg, right, holds a news conference with Rep. Frank Pallone Tuesday. The late Sen. Frank Lautenberg's son launched the most direct attack yet against...
View ArticleStretch run in NJ Senate election brings debates
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — The upcoming primaries in New Jersey's U.S. Senate special election could make next week a good time for voters who like to see thoughtful candidates focus deeply on...
View ArticleA round of endorsements as New Jersey campaigns heat up
New Jersey’s two best-known political candidates were in on Tuesday, and both received endorsements from Korean-American groups. , in , won the support of more than a dozen Korean-American...
View ArticleDumont man wants to run for Senate as independent
Stuart Meissner says he was motivated to run for U.S. Senate this year after hearing that planned a special election, cutting short the primary season. Meissner, 50, of is looking to challenge the...
View ArticleBergen county clerk to open office for early Senate primary voting
The Clerk’s Office will be open next weekend for registered voters seeking to cast their ballots early in the Aug. 13 special primary election for U.S. Senate....
View Article4 NJ Democrats hold 1st debate in US Senate race
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) — The four New Jersey Democrats running for the U.S. Senate seat of the late liberal Democrat Frank Lautenberg are debating for the first time in the abbreviated campaign. Though...
View Article>4 NJ Democrats hold 1st debate in US Senate race
MONTCLAIR, N.J. (AP) — The four New Jersey Democrats running for the U.S. Senate seat of the late liberal Democrat Frank Lautenberg are debating for the first time in the abbreviated campaign. Though...
View ArticleBooker hugely favored in Democratic U.S. Senate primary
The Democratic front-runner is getting fundraising help from Oprah, while his closest challenger is landing endorsements from a Kennedy and the family of the late senator he’s hoping to replace. A...
View Article4 NJ Democrats hold their 1st debate in US Senate race to fill Lautenberg seat
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The four New Jersey Democrats running for the U.S. Senate seat of the late liberal Democrat Frank Lautenberg are debating for the first time in the abbreviated campaign. Though they...
View ArticleLow turnout expected in New Jersey special election
Trenton, N.J. -- Low turnout was expected Tuesday as New Jersey voters decide which candidates will run to fill the seat of U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died in June. Democrat Cory Booker and...
View ArticleNew Jersey's Booker wins Democratic Senate primary race: media
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Newark Mayor Cory Booker slid to an easy unofficial victory in New Jersey's special Democratic primary held on Tuesday in the race to fill an empty U.S. Senate seat that...
View ArticleCory Booker and Steve Lonegan head field as New Jersey votes in primaries
Democrat Booker and Republican Lonegan expected to easily win party primaries to face off in October 16 special election Cory Booker casts his ballot. Turnout is expected to be exceptionally low in...
View ArticleIn New Jersey Senate Race, a Short Primary Campaign Ends With Final Appeals...
TRENTON — As New Jersey residents prepared to vote in a primary on Tuesday to fill a seat in the United States Senate, candidates traveled around the state to make their final pitches. Connect With...
View ArticleBooker, Lonegan win NJ special US Senate primaries
TRENTON, N.J. — A rising star in the Democratic Party and a Republican former mayor won their parties' primaries on Tuesday to set up a campaign of political and stylistic contrasts as they seek to...
View ArticleUnofficial counts have Booker and Lonegan in the lead
MICHAEL KARAS, MITSU YASUKAWA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Cory Booker and U.S. Senate Republican candidate Steve Lonegan leaving the voting booths. ....
View ArticleNew Jersey's Booker moves closer to Senate seat
Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate candidate Cory Booker addresses a gathering after winning the Democratic primary election for the seat vacated by the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, Tuesday, Aug. 13,...
View ArticleBooker, Lonegan win primaries to face off in New Jersey special Senate...
Published August 13, 2013FoxNews.com Republican Steve Lonegan , left, and Democratic Newark Mayor Cory Booker, right. will face off in an October special U.S. Senate election after winning their...
View ArticleBooker advances to N.J. Senate special election
Trenton, N.J. -- A rising star in the Democratic Party and a Republican former mayor won their parties' primaries on Tuesday to set up a campaign of political and stylistic contrasts as they seek to...
View ArticleNJ choosing 2 candidates for Lautenberg's seat
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey voters are deciding Tuesday which candidates will run to fill the seat of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died in June. Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan...
View ArticleLonegan wins GOP nomination for US Senate in NJ
TRENTON, N.J. Republican Steve Lonegan (LON'-uh-guhn) has won his party's nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in New Jersey. The former Bogota (bah-GOH'-tah) mayor easily defeated Franklin Township...
View ArticleU.S. Senate special election primary night in New Jersey
After two short but at times long months, the U.S. Senate special election finally arrived. Six candidates (four Democrats and two Republicans) had presented their cases to New Jersey voters. Despite...
View ArticleNJ choosing GOP, Democratic candidates for Lautenberg’s Senate seat; Booker,...
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey voters are deciding Tuesday which candidates will run to fill the seat of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg, who died in June. Democrat Cory Booker and Republican Steve Lonegan...
View ArticleSenate candidates Booker, Pallone unveil jobs initiatives
From the on NorthJersey.com With one month until they face off in a Democratic primary in the special election to fill the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s seat, Rep. Frank Pallone and Newark Mayor...
View ArticleOpponents in New Jersey Senate Race Struggle to Match Booker’s Star Power
PATERSON, N.J. — Were this a typical campaign, any of the candidates would be a strong contender to represent New Jersey in the United States Senate. There is the State Assembly speaker who has worked...
View ArticleBooker, Lonegan Win Special Primaries for U.S. Senate in New Jersey
A rising star in the Democratic Party and a Republican former mayor won their parties' primaries on Tuesday to set up a campaign of political and stylistic contrasts as they seek to fill the final 15...
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