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A brief electoral history of Mikie Sherrill

April 23, 2025 12:54 pmApril 23, 2025 2:03 pm

Mikie Sherrill’s political career began with a questionnaire. Back in early 2017, Sherrill was alarmed at President Donald Trump’s rise and wanted to get engaged in the political arena, but she wasn’t exactly sure where to start. So she filled...

Mikie Sherrill up with seven-figure TV spot

September 6, 2024 8:00 amSeptember 6, 2024 2:46 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) is about as safe as can be in her re-election bid this year, but that isn’t stopping her from airing a seven-figure TV and digital spot reintroducing herself to voters in New Jersey’s 11th congressional...

Two Republicans file with Morris GOP to take on Mikie Sherrill

February 6, 2024 4:24 pm

Two Republicans have filed with the Morris County Republican organization to seek party support for Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair)’s 11th congressional district: U.S. Army veteran Toby Anderson and Belleville building inspector Joseph Belnome. Anderson, who lost a 2022 primary for...

Morris GOP once again holds county offices

November 8, 2023 12:01 amNovember 8, 2023 12:09 am

It was another Republican sweep in Morris County, where Democrats haven’t won a countywide election in 50 years. Incumbent County Clerk Ann Grossi, a Republican, was re-elected. She leads Democratic challenger Caroline O’Brien with 56% of the vote as of...

Sherrill raises $515k in Q3, has $1.4 million in the bank

October 14, 2023 5:27 pmOctober 15, 2023 3:09 pm

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) raised $515,000 during the 3rd quarter of 2023, leaving her with an imposing warchest of nearly $1.4 million after an expensive re-election contest in 2022. Sherrill has raised more than $1.5 million total since the year...

Sherrill raises $552k in Q2, rebuilding her campaign warchest

July 14, 2023 5:28 pmJuly 17, 2023 11:44 am

Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-Montclair) raised $552,000 during the second quarter of 2023; together with her first quarter haul of $443,000, the congresswoman’s campaign warchest now stands at a healthy $1.2 million. “As grassroots support and enthusiasm for our campaign continues...

A tale of three county commissioner primaries

June 16, 2023 5:17 pmJune 25, 2023 8:07 am

County commissioner races are like the middle child of New Jersey politics. They don’t attract the same level of interest as, say, a race for Congress; at the same time, they’re not truly local in the way that a mayoral...