Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Robert Jackson garners huge majority of votes in the 4th ward.
The final local election results—certified by the Essex County Clerk—show mayoral candidate Karen Turner performing well in the 1st ward, but mayor-elect Robert Jackson winning the vast majority of votes in the 4th ward. Overall, Jackson got 3,897 votes compared with 2,570 for Turner and 1,705 for mayoral candidate Harvey Susswein. In the 1st ward, Turner earned 991 votes compared with 805 for Jackson and 665 for Susswein. However, in the 4th ward, Jackson got 1,250 votes compared with 140 for Turner and 136 for Susswein. When it comes to the council-at-large positions, Robert Russo earned 3,503; Rich McMahon got 2,731; LeeAnn Carlson got 2,541; Peter Zorich got 2,508, Tim Barr got 1,955; Kathryn Weller-Demming got 1,246; and Patricia …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Election registration offices in Newark close at 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 15, is your last chance to register to vote in the June 5 primary. If you would like to register, head to the Essex County Superintendent of Elections & County Commissioner of Registration & Commissioner of Registration's office at the Hall of Records in Newark, 465 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Room 429. Registration will be open until 9 p.m. In order to register, you will need to enter a driver’s license number or the last four digits of your Social Security number on the New Jersey Voter Registration form. In a rush? Save some time by downloading a copy of the New Jersey Voter Registration form, filling it out beforehand and taking it with you when you register. All U.S. citizens at least 18 years old by Primary Day, and …
Monday, May 14, 2012
"Negative ads work and will be found in every campaign in the future," he says.
Third Ward losing candidate Chris Swenson—who has worked on Democratic campaigns for the US Senate, Congressional seats as well NJ Senate and Assembly races—answers a few questions now that the local election is over. Campaign retrospective: What are your first thoughts with the election now behind us? I congratulate the entire Jackson slate and Bill Hurlock for their victories. My hat’s off particularly to Sean Spiller, who worked hard and deserved his win in the Third Ward. I congratulated him on election night. Both he and Jeff Jacobson are good guys. All the new council members have a difficult time ahead of them and will need a lot of help to get Montclair to a better place. They should know a lot us are willing to pitch in. My …
Friday, May 11, 2012
About half approve of job president is doing
Our Republican governor gets good marks from the Garden State, but so does our Democratic president, according to the latest poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind. Barack Obama also has a solid lead over Mitt Romney in New Jersey, according to the poll—especially among women. Read the full statement from FDU below, then let us know what you think. According the latest poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind, 50 percent of New Jersey voters say they approve of the way the president is handling his job, while 42 percent disapprove. These numbers mirror the support expressed by New Jerseyans for their Republican governor, Chris Christie, as reported yesterday: 56 percent approve of the job Christie is doing, …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Here are a few videos from Byron Huart to give you an inside peek at election night.
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Thursday, May 10
Videographer Byron Huart visited the campaign headquarters of Montclair 2012, the slate that swept Tuesday's local election. He got an inside peek at what was happening at headquarters as the election results came in. In addition, Huart visited the Real Progress Montclair slate at Tierney's—filming mayoral candidate Karen Turner's concession speech—and also the Montclair 2012 slate at Egan's. Take a look at his attached videos.
The slate issues a statement to the winning candidates
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Thursday, May 10
Individual congratulations have gone out to some of the winning candidates, but not yet all. Therefore all of the candidates on the Real Progress Montclair slate would like to release this statement to send congratulations to all of the winning candidates in last night's Montclair municipal elections: The Real Progress Montclair team (RPM) would like to extend congratulations to Robert Jackson, Rich McMahon, Bill Hurlock, Bob Russo, Robin Schlager, Sean Spiller and Renee Baskerville on their victories in yesterday's election. We will support their efforts to tackle our rising taxes and excessive debt while maintaining the values we all hold dear. Our approaches to these issues may be different, but each of the candidates who ran has only…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
"I woke up this morning and was as happy as on any morning waking up as mayor of Montclair," he said.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mayor Jerry Fried predicted that mayoral candidate Robert Jackson would win the local election with 40 percent of the vote. He predicted that Karen Turner would come in second with 35 percent and that Harvey Susswein would come in third with 25 percent. On Tuesday night, Jackson, a former mayor leading the Montclair 2012 slate, did even better than Fried had anticipated, raking in 3,878 votes, or 48 percent. Turner received 2,516 votes, or 31 percent, and Susswein received 1,682 votes. On Wednesday afternoon, Fried—who was campaign manager for Deputy Mayor Kathryn Weller-Demming—chatted with Montclair Patch about the election and reflected on the various campaigns. Q) What's your overall feeling today about how the …
Karen Turner seeks to set the record straight Wednesday
Robert Jackson, elected mayor Tuesday night by a wide margin—and others on his Montclair 2012 slate—have vowed to move Montclair forward and to start the healing process following a long and contentious race. "I guarantee you there will be a big difference. A new Montclair. A new future," he told supporters Tuesday night. But will he be able to bring together a town that became increasingly divided between supporters of three very different slates over the last few weeks? Tim Barr, who ran as an at-large candidate on the For Montclair slate, said there absolutely has to be some healing. "We all care about the town ... I think it would be helpful for [Jackson] to use the ideas of those who didn't get elected ... I think many of those who …
Students say they were receiving community service hours to pass out Montclair 2012 flyers
The election may be over but the accusations apparently aren't. A Montclair Patch reader emailed the attached photo of Paul Louigene (left) and Jawuan Crawford (right), both students at West Orange High School. They were in the fourth ward on Tuesday to hand out flyers house to house for the Montclair 2012 slate led by Robert Jackson. The pair—approached on Lincoln Street at about 3:30 p.m.—said they were getting community service hours for their work. In March, Glenfield Middle School Principal Charles Miller was forced to send out an email saying that the National Junior Honor Society service opportunity to distribute pamphlets for the Real Progress Montclair slate had been withdrawn, for its partisan nature, and would not count …
Other candidates are invited to email Shelley@patch.com with any final statements
Candidates who were not successful in their campaigns began issuing statements of gratitude and congratulations Wednesday morning. Here are just a few below. From LeeAnn Carlson: I’d like to thank the residents of Montclair who engaged in a real and substantive debate about the challenges and choices facing our town. I’d also like to thank all our supporters for their commitment to what was a collaborative and ultimately positive effort. My sincere congratulations and best wishes to Robert Jackson and our new Town Council. They achieved a hard-fought win yesterday and received a strong mandate from the voters, which should provide momentum to build on as they address the issues and opportunities that face our town LeeAnn Carlson From …
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7:14 pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Did we ever hear whether or not those WO students got community service credits for working the Fourth Ward for Jackson? more ›