Category: Local Offices
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Pat Herrity’s Candidacy Boosts Republicans in Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race
Pat Herrity, member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, is sworn into office after winning re-election to his Springfield-based district. After winning all three statewide elected offices in Virginia in 2021 Republicans are hoping to repeat that same feat this year. While that task may be challenging for the GOP given the significantly bluer… Read more
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Bloc Voting: How Orthodox Jewish Communities Maximize Their Political Bargaining Power
Congressman Pat Ryan (pictured above) has been able to pull off several impressive victories in New York’s 18th Congressional District in difficult years for Democrats. Support from the district’s Orthodox Jewish community has been crucial to his success. Despite being a relatively small segment of the electorate Orthodox Jewish communities have kicked above their weight… Read more
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GOP on Track to Take Complete Control of Salem County, New Jersey as Democratic Retirement Boosts their Chances
Nicki Burke (pictured above), the last remaining Democrat to hold countywide elected office in New Jersey’s Salem County, will not seek re-election in 2025. Salem, nestled in South Jersey is the smallest county in the state and has trended heavily to the GOP in the Trump Era. Nicki Burke, the longtime County Surrogate of Salem… Read more
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Three Developments to Watch in New Jersey’s 2025 Elections
Craig Coughlin, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly, at the Groundbreaking for the New Portal North Bridge, August 1, 2022. (Photo: New Jersey Globe). Democrats’ majority will once again be tested in 2025 with every State Assembly District being up for election. Three Developments to Watch in New Jersey’s 2025 Elections Craig Coughlin, Speaker… Read more
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Republican Sid Edwards Flips East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President in a Shocking Upset
Republican Sid Edwards, a high school football coach, defeated incumbent mayor-president Democrat Sharon Weston Broome in a massive upset. Only a month after Kamala Harris scored an 11% point win (54%-43%) over Donald Trump in East Baton Rouge Parish Republicans have done what many thought was unthinkable, flipping the Mayor-President position in Saturday’s December Runoff… Read more
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Despite Trump’s Victory, Cumberland County Democrats Crawl Back From The Brink
A map depicting Cumberland County, New Jersey (left) and the county’s precinct level election results from the 2020 Presidential Race (right). Trump flipped Cumberland, becoming the first Republican to win the County since George HW Bush in 1988. Cumberland County was long a fortress for the South Jersey Democratic Political Machine run by local powerbroker… Read more