William Fenwick

Assemblyman Daniel Van Pelt (R-Ocean), who is running for re-election to a second term, will be unopposed in the Republican primary

Establishment political parties have successfully challenged several rebel primary candidates, removing them from the primary ballot.

Casualties

In the 6th District, the Camden County Regular Republican Party found enough problems with the petition signatures of state Senate candidate Joseph Welsh, a Haddonfield resident who was running on gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan's rival slate, to get him kicked off the ballot, clearing the way for Republican Joseph Adolf to take on newly elected state Sen. James Beach (D-Voorhees) in a special election. 

Also in District 6, the Democratic State Committee successfully challenged the petition signatures of Democratic primary challenger Michael Stevenson, a Voorhees resident who was running under the slogan "Bringing the Process Home."

Steve Lonegan's slate also lost a candidate in District 9, where Republican State Committee Counsel Mark Sheridan got William Maxwell, of Beachwood, ruled ineligible.  That clears the way for incumbents Daniel Van Pelt (R-Waretown) and Brian Rumpf (R-Little Egg Harbor) in the primary.

Up in the 39th District, Bergen County Republicans successfully challenged the petition signatures of college student William Fenwick, a Republican who filed to run against incumbent Charlotte Vandervalk (R-Hillsdale) and Washington Township Councilman Bob Schroeder, who won the party nod to replace retiring Assemblyman John Rooney (R-Northvale) at the Northeast Republican Organization (NERO) convention.

An unknown candidate in District 39 has brought about a petition challenge from Bergen County Republicans.

Old Tappan Municipal Chairman Robert Auth is challenging many of the petition signatures of Park Ridge resident William Fenwick, a student at Ramapo College who filed to run in the Republican primary for State Assembly against organization-backed Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk and Washington Township Councilman Bob Schroeder.

“I don’t know who he is. I haven’t done any research on him. Certainly if he survived the challenge and there is a primary, I will defend my line and the two candidates… But we’re optimistic we will successfully challenge his petitions,” said Bergen County Republican Chairman Bob Yudin.