Star-Ledger: Sarlo projected to beat Guarino

It was a lot closer than state Sen. Paul Sarlo could have wanted.
In a tight race in the 36th Legislative District, the Star-Ledger projects Sarlo will beat Republican challenger Mike Guarino. As of 11 p.m., Sarlo leads Guarino 13,841 votes to 10,380 votes.
There are only a handful of districts yet to be counted.
Guarino led a [...]

Republicans win in North Arlington

NORTH ARLINGTON — EnCap yet again factored in an election in North Arlington. Only this time, it appears the voters have heard enough about the developer, and are now more concerned by the budget shortfall and massive tax increase they’ve caused the residents of the Borough.
Republicans Richard Hughes, right, and Joseph Bianchi, left, beat [...]

McCarthy, Dems hold on in Bloomfield

Mayor Raymond J. McCarthy, seen at right, and three Democratic candidates for at-large council seats cruised to victory tonight. McCarthy beat Republican John Lazar Jr. 3,708 to 2,933. Council candidates Patricia Barker, Patricia Spychala and Bernard Hamilton easily beat their Republican counterparts.

McDonough-led Dems take 3 of 4 seats in Harrison

Caroline Mandaglio, Michael Dolaghan and Francisco Nascimento each won seats in Harrison tonight, while incumbent Victor Villalta lost his 2nd Ward seat to Maria McCormick, wife of current Councilman Steve McCormick.
It is believed the McCormicks are to be the only husband-wife team to serve on the same elected body in New Jersey.
To view the tallies, [...]

Results will be here tonight

There’s only a little time left before the polls close tonight at 8 p.m. So be sure to get out and vote if you haven’t already, and be sure to come back here to The Editor’s Blog for results from Harrison, North Arlington and Bloomfield. While some of the results will be available on county [...]

Don’t forget — it’s Election Day

Today is Election Day. Polls are open until 8 p.m.
In Hudson County, once polls close, you can watch election results update as the come in right on your computer by clicking here. This link will bring you directly to the Hudson County Board of Elections’ homepage, where every tally from every Hudson County race will [...]

Some Harrison candidates’ rhetoric needs clarification

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but just a few days before the election in Harrison — and with a new candidate entering the race for a 3rd Ward seat — there’s some political gimmickry going on. And it’s clearly coming from both camps.
First, we took a look at the Web site put [...]

Sarlo skips debate with Guarino

LYNDHURST — For the second time this campaign, state Sen. Paul Sarlo has dodged a debate with his challenger, Michael Guarino, of Lyndhurst.
Guarino and Sarlo were due to appear together at a WWOR-TV taping today in Secaucus, but after initially agreeing to the debate, Sarlo backed out. The program was to air [...]

Record endorses Guarino, pals

The Record of Bergen County has endorsed Lyndhurst’s Michael Guarino in the race for 36th District State Senate. Click here to read the editorial.

Election results will be available here Tuesday night

Because The Observer goes to press Mondays, we’ll be posting results from Tuesday’s election right here on the blog. Then, in the Nov. 14 edition of the newspaper, we’ll have a full-story recap of the election. Be sure to check back here Nov. 6 for results.