But Sawyer has emphasized her fight to upgrade Salem County 911’s system as something to improve the daily lives of her constituents. Sawyer and Durr, however, are tied at the number of sponsored bills that have been signed by Gov. (Burzichelli is heavily favored to win the Democratic state Senate nomination over progressive challenger Mario De Santis). Durr, she says, poses for conservative causes by introducing bills on hot-button issues like gun rights and abortion, but has gotten little done for the district while his history of inflammatory statements and social media posts make him vulnerable to Democrats. Sawyer, whose sole Assembly running mate is Joseph Collins Jr., has sought to frame the race as one of pragmatism vs. They managed to keep their disagreements low profile until late last year, when Sawyer began testing the idea of a primary run against Durr before abandoning it, casting about for other candidates and, after those efforts failed, deciding to make the run after all. Republican Ed Durr, an unknown truck driver who had run unsuccessfully for public office before with little notice, defeated Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney - the second most powerful elected official in the state.ĭurr’s Assembly running mates, Beth Sawyer and Bethanne McCarthy Patrick, also defeated well-entrenched Democratic incumbents John Burzichelli and Adam Taliaferro.īut Durr and Sawyer never liked each other. (Salem County and parts of Gloucester and Cumberland counties)Īlmost two years ago, this district saw one of the most shocking events in recent New Jersey political history. Here’s a look at the more competitive primary races to pay attention to on Tuesday. All 120 seats are on the ballot in November. Democrats currently hold a 25-15 majority in the Senate and a 46-34 advantage in the Assembly. Republicans’ chances of regaining control are slim.
But the races in two South Jersey districts that are expected to be competitive in the general election and will be pivotal to Republicans’ chances at legislative control have centered in part on a different debate: Who will be more electable against a well-funded Democratic machine that has dominated the region for 20 years but has begun to show signs of weakness?
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