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BREAKING: Kamala Harris Wins New Jersey, AP Calls BREAKING: Kamala Harris Wins New Jersey, AP Calls
Breaking: Kamala Harris Wins New Jersey, AP Calls New Jersey remains a blue state in the 2024 Presidential Election. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris won the Garden State, the Associated Press called at approximately 8:30 p.m., 30 minutes after polls closed. Harris won 54% of votes while Trump garnered 44.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Election Day 2024: How To Vote In New Jersey Election Day 2024: How To Vote In New Jersey
Election Day 2024: How To Vote In New Jersey New Jersey, it's time to cast your vote.  Aside from the national race for president between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, there are races in all 12 of the state's Congressional districts. Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim and Republican Curtis Bashaw, a hotel developer, are vying for the vacant seat left by Democrat Bob Menendez, who was convicted in a federal bribery scheme, and more. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can click here to find your polling place.  You can also drop a mail ballot at your county's Board of Elections office or in the drop boxes across…

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by Cecilia Levine
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These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020 These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020
These Two New Jersey Counties Flipped From Red To Blue In 2020 As President Joe Biden cruised to victory in New Jersey in the 2020 presidential election, he got some help from two counties that went his way after voting for former President Donald Trump in 2016: Morris and Gloucester. Morris County went to Biden, 51.14% to 46.90%, 153,881 votes to 141,134 votes. It was a remarkable turnaround for a county that hadn't voted Democrat at the presidential level since Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater in 1964.  In 2016, Morris County voted for Trump, who defeated Clinton 126,071 votes to 115,249 votes, 49.72% to 45.46%. In 2020, Sen. Cory Booker…

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by Sam Barron
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Bruce Springsteen Headlining Concert For Kamala Harris Campaign In Philly Bruce Springsteen Headlining Concert For Kamala Harris Campaign In Philly
Bruce Springsteen Headlining Concert For Kamala Harris Campaign In Philly The Boss is coming to Philly. Bruce Springsteen is headlining a concert in the City of Brotherly Love in support of the Harris-Walz campaign, the campaign announced. He'll be joining former President Barrack Obama in Philadelphia on Monday, Oct. 28 for a concert and rally, the Harris-Walz campaign said in a news release. Springsteen announced his support for Vice President Kamala Harris in an Instagram post on Thursday, Oct. 3. This event is part of a series of "When We Vote We Win" concerts focused on "driving enthusiasm and getting Pennsylvanians to vote early," according to the ca…

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by Merriell Moyer
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Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: 'Your Voice Does Matter' Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: 'Your Voice Does Matter'
Rutgers Student Fighting To Register Young Voters: 'Your Voice Does Matter' A Rutgers University student from Hasbrouck Heights is on a mission to get young adults registered to vote in time for the 2024 Presidential election. Alejandra Afanador, 19, spent the summer as an "RU Voting Ambassador," according to Rutgers Today. The sophomore political science major will keep volunteering through Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The honors college student on a pre-law track said she wants to motivate 18-to-29-year-olds to vote and become politically active. "I've simply come to realize that there is such disillusionment in the government and this is across the pol…

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by Chris Spiker
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War Of Words: Candidates Spar Over Treatment Of NJ Assemblywoman's Mom War Of Words: Candidates Spar Over Treatment Of NJ Assemblywoman's Mom
War Of Words: Candidates Spar Over Treatment Of NJ Assemblywoman's Mom The war of words is intensifying in the West New York elections. One candidate, a New Jersey assemblywoman, says her mother is getting caught in the crosshairs. The alleged perpetrators say the whole thing was made up. Angelica Jimenez — who is running for West New York commissioner on one slate — alleges her 78-year-old mother was heckled and harassed by supporters of Albio Sires — who is running for mayor of West New York on an opposing slate — when she went to vote over the weekend.  Jimenez said in an Instagram post they banged on her car window and she was also frightened by a po…

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by Sam Barron
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ELECTION DAY: How To Vote, Find Polling Places In NJ, Report Problems At Polls ELECTION DAY: How To Vote, Find Polling Places In NJ, Report Problems At Polls
Election DAY: How To Vote, Find Polling Places In NJ, Report Problems At Polls More than 3 million people have already voted. Have you?  New Jersey voters have a few different options this Election Day. Scroll down for more on how to vote. Visit a polling place:  There are  fewer open this year, and things will look a lot different (click here to find a polling station near you). Instead of going into a polling station, you'll get a paper provisional ballot. Those will be counted Nov. 10. Why so late? A couple reasons: To make sure that anyone who voted by mail didn't also vote in person, and because it's the last day that ballot…

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by Cecilia Levine