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Curtis Bashaw, a hotel owner, is competing to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate against Andy Kim, a Democratic congressman. Curtis Bashaw maneuvers his lanky body through a maze [...]

Gov. Philip Murphy has selected George Helmy, his former chief of staff, to finish Senator Robert Menendez's term, passing over Representative Andy Kim, the Democratic nominee. Gov. Philip D. Murphy [...]

New Jersey's senior senator is on trial, charged with taking bribes. A political power broker is accused of racketeering. A judge has declared the election system unfair. New Jersey's senior [...]

The victory makes Mr. Kim a favorite to replace Mr. Menendez's father, Senator Robert Menendez, who is on trial, charged with corruption -- a detail that became central to his [...]

On June 4, Democrats and Republicans will choose nominees for the U.S. Senate. In the House, Representative Rob Menendez faces a strong primary challenge. For decades, New Jersey's congressional and [...]

Mr. Kim, the New Jersey congressman, has become the odds-on favorite to win Robert Menendez's Senate seat. His strategy? Don't ask anyone for permission. Facing federal charges that he accepted [...]

The ruling is expected to abolish a practice that has allowed the state's Democratic and Republican political machines to flourish. In a landmark ruling, a federal judge on Friday ordered [...]

Tammy Murphy, New Jersey's first lady, ended her Senate campaign, despite an early air of inevitability to her candidacy. The stage was set, as it often was in New Jersey [...]

Byline: Mariana Alfaro New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy has dropped out of the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in the race for the seat of Sen. Bob Menendez [...]

Byline: Paul Kane Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) sat quietly off to the side of a big hall on a Saturday in early February, when an aide delivered the unexpected news [...]

Political leaders in New Jersey can use the state's unique county-line ballot design to reward or to punish, encouraging fealty from candidates. New Jersey election ballots have long been designed [...]

Representative Andy Kim leads Tammy Murphy by 12 points in a new poll of the state's Democratic primary field, despite her significant support from the establishment. New Jersey's first lady, [...]

The former governor, with his ready wit and considerable baggage, intends to jump into the Republican presidential primary on Tuesday. Chris Christie left office in New Jersey with abysmal popularity [...]

Sue Altman, the leader of a progressive organization in New Jersey, announced Wednesday that she would run for the House seat currently held by Representative Tom Kean Jr., a Republican. [...]

The New Jersey governor, re-elected in 2021, is term-limited and has an eye on Washington. It was a whirlwind few days for New Jersey's term-limited governor, Philip D. Murphy. On [...]

Often a swing state, New Jersey is now divided into congressional districts that are even more purely red or blue than before. New Jersey has often prided itself on being [...]

In another critical race, incumbent Rep. Andy Kim, a Democrat, defeated Bob Healey Jr., a Republican. A key congressional race in a New Jersey swing district remained undecided late Tuesday [...]

Tom Kean Jr., the son of a two-term governor, won a crowded Republican primary to take on Tom Malinowski, an embattled House Democrat. Robert Menendez Jr., the senator's son, won [...]

A bipartisan alliance is trying to topple the state's ban on fusion voting, a system under which third-party groups like the Working Families Party in New York have gained influence. [...]

Ahead of next month's primary, Tom Kean Jr., running in New Jersey's most competitive House race, hopes to avoid alienating moderate swing voters while facing challengers from the right. Tom [...]

Robert Menendez Jr., 36, has won backing from key Democrats in the northern New Jersey congressional district. Robert Menendez Jr., the 36-year-old son of New Jersey's senior United States senator, [...]

Byline: Hannah Natanson Republican Glenn Youngkin trailed his opponent for much of the Virginia governor's race, struggling to stir enthusiasm with his criticism of the state's economy, questioning of U.S. [...]

Byline: Sean Sullivan WASHINGTON - Democrats reeling from the party's showing in Virginia on Tuesday night were sharply critical of its direction and agenda - already the subject of months [...]

Byline: David Weigel New Jersey Republicans will select a challenger to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday after a primary that focused on how candidates would prevent future pandemic lockdowns [...]

Byline: Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - Another primary night has come and gone, with few election surprises and little trouble for voters who cast their ballots. Incumbent Sen. Cory [...]

Amy Kennedy, a former teacher, is married to Patrick Kennedy, a retired congressman. She will face Representative Jeff Van Drew, who quit the Democratic Party and is backed by President [...]

Byline: Paul Kane Amy Kennedy planted a flag Tuesday for her family's political dynasty along the Jersey Shore, winning a heavily contested Democratic primary against an establishment favorite to advance [...]

Byline: Paul Kane Democrats in southern New Jersey faced a tough choice Tuesday over whom to nominate to challenge a former ally who switched parties and pledged his loyalty to [...]

Byline: Paul Kane BRIGANTINE, N.J. - Amy Kennedy is an unlikely heir to a family dynasty that first set foot in Congress in 1947 and has won the White House, [...]

Byline: Joseph Marks Human rights activists and New Jersey law students are suing to block the state from using Internet-based voting systems, which security experts say are fundamentally insecure against [...]

Television viewers across New Jersey have been seeing a lot of Gov. Philip D. Murphy, standing tall against a deep blue sky in an ad campaign promoting his plan to [...]

Byline: Daniel J. MunozTrump has stood firm on a $5 billion commitment towards a controversial border wall and repeatedly pledged his willingness to take responsibility front and center for a [...]

[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox .]Legislative leaders in New Jersey announced this weekend they would not move forward with [...]

Democrats in New Jersey, one of the country's bluest states, are growing anxious that the national party is not paying attention to warning signs that Senator Robert Menendez's re-election prospects [...]

Senator Robert Menendez's corruption trial had barely ended at the federal courthouse in Newark, but his team was already feverishly working the phones. Within 24 hours, nearly every major Democratic [...]

TRENTON -- With just hours left before a midnight deadline, Gov. Philip D. Murphy of New Jersey and Democratic legislative leaders brokered an agreement on the budget to keep the [...]

VERONA, N.J. -- A former Navy pilot, a veteran White House national security adviser and a conservative pro-gun state senator won Democratic nominations on Tuesday to represent battleground congressional districts [...]

BRIDGETON, N.J. -- At this stage in her Democratic primary campaign, Tanzie Youngblood has mastered the politician's art of interrupting strangers in diners to talk about politics. Approaching slowly and [...]