CD-3 is among the most competitive New Jersey congressional races, behind the furious electoral tightrope walk that is CD-7. Statewide, Jack Ciattarelli had come within a hand’s width of beating Murphy and returning Trenton to a Republican executive.Įvesham Township is part of the 3 rd Congressional District, represented by Congressman Andy Kim who is in a tight re-election bid against Republican challenger Bob Healey. In the deadly atmosphere of the pandemic, the Blue Wave had seemed to sputter into a ripple. The mood darkened a year later, however, Governor Phil Murphy only won Evesham by 2 points.

In a close election, Veasy bested her rival 52.04% to 47.90% and the township flipped from red to blue in the Trump mid-term year known as “The Blue Wave.” In 2020, Biden won Burlington County’s largest municipality by a margin of 13 points-a good sign for Democrats.

A kicking consultant for the Ravens football team, in 2018, Mayor Brown announced he would not try to score another election goal and Councilman Steve Zeuli would take up the Republican mantle. Not unexpectedly, the former mayor, Randy Brown, has given his full support to his fellow Republicans and hosted campaign fundraising events for them.īrown is not a defeated mayor. Running to unseat the incumbents are Republican mayoral candidate Dennis Mehigan along with Bonnie Olt and Michael Thompson for council. Democratic Mayor Jaclyn Veasy is seeking re-election, running on a ticket with two incumbent candidates, Patricia Hansen and Heather Cooper. Could an apartment building benefitting from a 2018 PILOT agreement become a lightning rod issue in one of Burlington County’s most strategic municipalities this election season? Republicans are running on the platform of a municipal renaissance, but defending Democrats are calling it an example of cronyism, given the property is being developed by a local Republican powerhouse family.Įvesham Township, a municipality of some 45,000, is a battleground-within-a-battleground.

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