Virginia Haines

BORED WITH THE 7TH? Who is the strongest Republican candidate for Congress in the 3rd district?

Diane Allen
43%
Aubrey Fenton
4%
Virginia Haines
4%
Mo Hill
2%
John Kelly
3%
Gerry Little
1%
Chris Myers
8%
David Norcross
26%
Brian Rumpf
4%
Joe Vicari
4%
November 27, 2007 - 6:11pm

Ocean County Republicans prepare to field their own candidate for congress

It looks like a primary fight is brewing in the third congressional district.  

While popular Burlington County state Senator Diane Allen continues to be the presumptive favorite for the Republican nomination for retiring U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton’s seat, Ocean County is getting ready to field its own candidate.

George Gilmore, the Ocean County Republican chairman, has called a county committee convention to endorse a presidential candidate and, more importantly, its own congressional candidate.   The meeting is tentatively set for Monday, Dec. 10th.

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November 13, 2007 - 6:20pm

Saxton replacement update

The field of potential Republican candidates to replace Jim Saxton next year is still large, but a few of the names first floated have removed themselves from consideration.

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November 12, 2007 - 4:10pm

The race for Saxton's seat

Republican Jim Saxton won re-election to a 12th term with 58% of the vote in 2006 in a district that George W. Bush carried with 51% in 2004. The open seat could be competitive in 2008. The GOP has a huge field of potential candidates; the Democrats will run State Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman John Adler, who had said in September that he would challenge Saxton.

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