Robert Roe Archives - New Jersey Globe

Five N.J. governors have avoided re-election primaries and Murphy is one of them

June 6, 2021 10:34 pm

Seeking to become the first Democratic governor to win a second term in 44 years, Gov. Phil is expected to get more than 99% of the primary election vote on Tuesday – with only a handful of write-in votes stopping...

Harry McEnroe, 8-term Essex assemblyman, dies at 90

February 9, 2021 2:05 pmDecember 13, 2021 6:52 pm

Harry A. McEnroe, Jr., a popular South Orange Democrat who served on the Essex County Board of Freeholders and in the New Jersey State Assembly during a political career that began as the Democratic challenger against Assembly Majority Leader Thomas...

Happy Birthday, Jim Florio

August 29, 2020 8:16 pmAugust 30, 2020 12:02 am

Happy Birthday to former Gov. Jim Florio, who turned 83 today. Florio has been a fixture in New Jersey politics since 1969, when he won a seat in the New Jersey. He spent fifteen years as a congressman from South...

Most incumbent governors face primary challenges

January 29, 2020 10:48 amJanuary 29, 2020 10:54 am

Gov. Phil Murphy could face a challenge from former Assistant Attorney General Shavar Jeffries in the 2021 Democratic gubernatorial primary, a move that is not unusual in New Jersey. Six of the last ten governors faced primaries in their bids...

William J. Hamilton, former Assembly Speaker, dies at 86

October 12, 2019 4:28 pmOctober 13, 2019 3:11 pm

Former Assembly Speaker William J. Hamilton, Jr., a skilled legislator with a reputation for integrity and independence, died on Thursday. He was 86. A product of John A. Lynch, Sr.’s New Brunswick political organization, Hamilton served six years in the...

Brendan Byrne’s polls & votes

January 5, 2018 5:07 am

How disliked was Gov. Brendan Byrne before he became a beloved elder statesman? The first poll of his administration had his approval ratings at 51%-21% (Eagleton-Rutgers, March/April 1974). By the mid-term election, Byrne was upside down at 23%-71% (Eagleton-Rutgers, October/November...