The results called by the Associated Press set the stage for the November general election, in which Democrats will defend the hold they’ve had on both houses of the state Legislature for 20 years.
Ed Durr, the Republican truck driver who won brief national fame after upsetting former Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney in 2021, easily beat back a challenge by his former running mate in the Republican primary Tuesday night.
Republicans are optimistic that fatigue of Democratic control coupled with a new compromise state legislative district map their party had a hand in drawing will give them their best chance of flipping one or both chambers in years despite the state’s deep blue hue. Democrats currently hold a 25-15 majority in the Senate and a 46-34 advantage in the Assembly.
Sawyer accused Durr of grandstanding on social issues while getting little done for the district in Trenton, contrasting it with her own work on trying to upgrade rural Salem County’s 911 system. Durr, she said, would have a hard time being reelected now that Democrats were paying attention and would happily run ads of his social media posts before he was elected, including one in which he said “A woman does have a choice! Keep her legs closed.
DeSilvio, whose wife Tina works as Durr’s chief of staff, was defeated in the state Senate primary by former Washington Township Councilmember Christopher Del Borrello. Del Borrello’s running mates, Amanda Esposito and Matthew Walker, also defeated DeSilvio’s running mates, Michael Clark and Denise Gonzalez.In North Jersey’s 27th District, Codey and Gill , erstwhile allies, conducted a quiet campaign.
The race was nasty and personal. Mastrangelo, who last year defeated former Mendham Mayor Sarah Neibart in the Republican county commissioner primary even though Neibart had party support, bashed Pennacchio for backing Neibart’s campaign after she attended a drag queen story hour in 2021.
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