| Some of the Winners & Losers are obvious: Municipal election winners include Camden Mayor Gwendolyn Faison, Hoboken Mayor-elect David Roberts, Passaic Mayor-elect Samuel Rivera and the top two candidates for Jersey City Mayor, Glenn Cunningham and Thomas DeGise, who will meet in a June 5 runoff. The losers include Whip Wilson in Camden, Hoboken Mayor Anthony Russo, and Louis Manzo, who lost his third mayoral bid in Jersey City. | ||
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BERNARD KENNY |
BOB JANISZEWSKI |
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The Democratic State Senator is on top of the world after masterminding the upset win of Dave Roberts against foe Anthony Russo in the Hoboken mayoral race. |
The Hudson County Executive watches one of his few remaining allies, Hoboken Mayor Anthony Russo, lose re-election. |
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GARRY FURNARI |
MARGE ROUKEMA |
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The Democratic State Senator helps elect his political allies in Passaic and Lyndhurst, boosting his own chances for re-election to a second term. |
The GOP Congresswoman leads the charge in Congress against The Sopranos, making people wonder if the loss of her committee chairmanship offers her some extra time to pursue new issues. |
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DONALD SCARINCI |
WALTER TIMPONE |
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The powerful Hudson County attorney backs winners in Roberts in Hoboken, Rivera in Passaic, and Cunningham in Jersey City. |
The court-appointed Passaic County election monitor is under fire for a report criticizing County Clerk Ronni Nochimson. |
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JOE KYRILLOS |
LUIS PASTORIZA |
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The three-term State Senator and rising GOP star becomes Chairman of the Republican State Committee. |
The Camden City Clerk looks silly for not being able to certify winners in the Council race because no one recorded the number of people who voted in Tuesday's election. |
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BILL MAER |
BOB TORRICELLI |
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| The new Democratic political consultant gets rave reviews for the successful Rivera for Mayor race in Passaic. | The senior United States Senator faces more allegations of wrongdoing and seems to be spinning out of control. | |
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HISPANICS |
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON U. |
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| Samuel Rivera becomes the first Hispanic Mayor of Passaic, where 60% of the people are Hispanic. And Hispanics were on the winning side in the Camden and Hoboken mayoral races. | FDU's new Public Mind poll took some heat in a New York times story that challenged methodology and political conflicts. | |
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BOB MENENDEZ |
MARGIE SEMLER |
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| The Democratic Congressman went all out to oust rival Russo in Hoboken, as well as for Rivera and Cunningham. | The outgoing Mayor of Passaic watches her preferred successor lose to her top rival. | |
