James Joseph "Jim" Florio was an American politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He was previously the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1975 to 1990 and served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1970 to 1975. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
John Orus Bennett III is an American former politician from New Jersey. A member of the Republican Party,he served as a state senator,and between 2002 and 2004,as president of the state senate. Bennett served as acting governor of New Jersey for four days in January 2002.
Raymond J. Lesniak is an American Democratic Party politician,who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1983 to 2018,where he represented the 20th Legislative District. Before entering New Jersey's upper house,the Senate,Lesniak served in the General Assembly from 1978 to 1983. Lesniak was once considered a major power broker in the Democratic Party,having served as New Jersey Democratic State Chairman,also serving as New Jersey Chair for Clinton/Gore in 1996 and as a major fundraiser for Gore/Lieberman in 2000. Lesniak finished a distant fourth place as a candidate for Governor of New Jersey in the 2017 election.
The 2005 New Jersey gubernatorial election was a race to determine the Governor of New Jersey. It was held on November 8,2005. Democratic Governor Richard Codey,who replaced Governor Jim McGreevey in 2004 after his resignation,did not run for election for a full term of office.
The National Ballot Security Task Force (BSTF) was a controversial group founded in 1981 in New Jersey,United States by the Republican National Committee (RNC) as a means of intimidating voters and discouraging voter turnout among likely Democratic voters in the gubernatorial election. The group's activities prompted the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to bring a federal lawsuit,alleging a violation of the Voting Rights Act,illegal harassment,and voter intimidation. The RNC and New Jersey Republican State Committee entered into a consent decree in 1982,barring them from engaging in further such conduct. The RNC unsuccessfully tried to lift the consent decree several times over the next 25 years;these attempts were rejected by the federal courts each time. However,in 2009,the US District Court of New Jersey agreed to several modifications of the consent decree,including the addition of an expiration date. That date was set for December 1,2017. Democrats sought an extension of the consent decree based on allegations of new conduct,but the request was denied in January 2018 and the decree expired.
Linda R. Greenstein is an American attorney and politician who has served since 2010 as a member of the New Jersey Senate representing the 14th legislative district. She previously served in the General Assembly from 2000 to 2010.
Thomas P. Giblin is an American Democratic Party politician,who serves in the New Jersey General Assembly where he represents the 34th legislative district,having taken office on January 10,2006. He has been the Assembly's Deputy Majority Leader since 2008.
Montclair Kimberley Academy (MKA) is a co-educational private school for students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade located in Montclair in Essex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. One of New Jersey's largest independent day schools,Montclair Kimberley Academy celebrated the 125th anniversary of the establishment of its earliest component school in 2012. The current school,established in 1974,is the result of the merger of three separate schools:Montclair Academy,a boys' school founded in 1887;The Kimberley School,a girls' school founded in 1906;and Brookside,a coed school founded in 1925.
Elections in New Jersey are authorized under Article II of the New Jersey State Constitution,which establishes elections for the governor,the lieutenant governor,and members of the New Jersey Legislature. Elections are regulated under state law,Title 19. The office of the New Jersey Secretary of State has a Division of Elections that oversees the execution of elections under state law. In addition,the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) is responsible for administering campaign financing and lobbying disclosure.
The 1966 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1966. Winthrop Rockefeller was elected governor of Arkansas,becoming the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction in 1872.
Philip Dunton Murphy is an American financier,diplomat,and politician serving as the 56th governor of New Jersey since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the United States ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama.
Nancy Northup is an American political activist. She is the president of the Center for Reproductive Rights,an abortion rights organization,in New York City.
Sean F. Dalton is an American politician who served as the Prosecutor of Gloucester County,New Jersey from 2002 to 2017. He previously served two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he represented the 4th Legislative District.
The 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for re-election to a second term in office. He faced Democratic nominee Barbara Buono and six others in the general election. Christie was re-elected with over 60 percent of the vote and carried 19 of the state's 21 counties,with Buono only winning heavily Democratic Hudson and Essex. Christie became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win a majority of the vote since Thomas Kean's landslide victory in 1985.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7,2017,in two states:Virginia and New Jersey. These elections formed part of the 2017 United States elections. The last regular gubernatorial elections for these two states were in 2013. Both incumbents were term-limited,so both seats were open. Democrats held the governorship in Virginia and picked up the governorship of New Jersey.
The 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017,to elect a new governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term.
The 1968 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 5,when incumbent Republican Winthrop Rockefeller defeated former Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives Marion Crank by a small margin. Rockefeller was first elected in 1966,and was the first Republican to hold the office since Reconstruction. This was the first time a Republican was re-elected as Governor of Arkansas.
The 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the governor of New Jersey.
The 2025 New Jersey gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 4,2025,to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic Governor Phil Murphy is term-limited and ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. Jack Ciattarelli,the Republican nominee for Governor in 2021,has stated he intends to run again.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the twelve U.S. representatives from the State of New Jersey,one from all twelve of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
