Robert Menendez is returning to the United States Senate. Major news organizations including ABC, the Associated Press, and NBC News all have projected Menendez to defeat republican Bob Hugin in the hotly contested Senate race. This will be Menendez’ third term in the Senate.
With ten percent of the votes counted statewide, republican Bob Hugin holds a lead over democrat Robert Menendez in the Senate race. Hugin has 49 percent of the vote totals, with Menendez at 46.7 percent..this despite at least one news organization projected Menendez to win the election tonight.
Nearly one percent of the votes have been counted in New Jersey’s Senate race and it’s razor tight. Democrat Robert Menendez holds a slim 1.2 percent lead over republican Bob Hugin. Menendez has 48 percent of the vote, so far.
At least one news organization projects Senator Robert Menendez will be re-elected in New Jersey due to exit polls, but the race has tightened up. With nearly one percent of the vote in, Menendez leads republican Bob Hugin by three percentage points. However, hundreds of thousands of votes still need to be counted.
There is a very long way to go, but the very first numbers in the Senate race in New Jersey give the lead to democrat Robert Menendez. With only a few thousand votes counted, Menendez holds a 16 point lead over Hugin. This is a figure with less than one percent of the vote…
There were many more democrats than republicans registered to vote in this election. There were 5.8 million registered voters in the Garden State this year, with 2.2 million democrats and only 1.3 million republicans. More democrats have registered to vote than republicans in New Jersey since the 2016 election.
Due to the state’s highly criticized mail-in election law, clerks throughout the Garden State were asking for additional provisional ballots. There’s been large voter confusion this Election Day due to voters who mailed in their ballots in 2016, and expected to return to the polls today to vote in person. Not so, according to state…
The mid-term elections are over. New Jersey closed its polling locations exactly at 8:00pm Tuesday and now the votes are being counted up. In Cape May County, there are some important seats to fill, including one seat on the Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders. Democrats are hopeful to turn the congressional seat over…
All 12 congressional seats in the Garden State are up for grabs in tonight’s election. Democrats are expected to make some gains, including here in our Second District, which includes Cape May County. Democrat Jeff Van Drew is expected to carry the district and flip the seat to the democrats from longtime republican Frank LoBiondo…
Voter turnout is higher than expected at many polling places in southern New Jersey. Polling locations in Cape May County have seen brisk business, even in communities where no municipal seats are up for grabs. Clerks are dealing with an increased demand for provisional ballots during the election. Mid-term elections are fueling the additional interest.