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Early In-Person Voting Begins For NJ Congressional Primaries

Colleen O’Dea, Senior Writer and Projects Editor (NJ Spotlight) Early in-person voting began Tuesday throughout New Jersey, with federal races topping the primary ballots to choose Democratic and Republican nominees for the fall midterms. Democrat U.S. Sen. Cory Booker’s seat is open, as are all of the dozen House seats. Booker has no party opposition, […]

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