2024 United States Elections

Andy Kim elected US senator for New Jersey

Andy Kim elected US senator for New Jersey

EDISON, N.J., Nov. 9 (ZFJ) — Congressman Andy Kim, a Democrat, was elected U.S. senator for New Jersey, making him the first Korean-American senator. Kim led Curtis Bashaw, the Republican candidate, by more than 300,000 votes. Kim thanked his team and supporters in a victory speech at his campaign headquarters in the DoubleTree Hotel in Cherry Hill on election night. He observed that his family had lived in this hotel for several weeks when they first moved to N.
Patel, Errico, Shi decisively win Edison Board of Education election

Patel, Errico, Shi decisively win Edison Board of Education election

EDISON, N.J., Nov. 8 (ZFJ) — Column 1—Ronak Patel, Ralph Errico, and Jingwei “Jerry” Shi—won the three available seats on the Edison Board of Education by a landslide. Column 1, the Students First team, outpaced Column 3, the Champions for Students team, by about 6,000-7,000 votes. Shi reprises his role after coming in fourth place for three seats in last year’s board election. He previously served on the board from 2014 with a term as president.
Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become 47th U.S. president

Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become 47th U.S. president

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (ZFJ) — Former President Donald Trump has defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to become the 47th U.S. president. The Associated Press called the race for Trump at 5:34 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, after he won Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes, putting him at 277 electoral votes to Harris’ 224. He is also leading the popular vote by around 4.8 million votes. The electoral vote count at 5:55 p.
2024 New Jersey voter registration and mail-in ballot information guide

2024 New Jersey voter registration and mail-in ballot information guide

Oct. 14 (ZFJ) — The deadline to register to vote for the general election in New Jersey is Tuesday, Oct. 15 (21 days before election day on Tuesday, Nov. 5). As of press time, that’s tomorrow, so don’t delay any longer if you haven’t registered yet! Anyone who is a U.S. citizen, at least 17 years old, a resident of their county for 30 days before the election, and not convicted of a crime is eligible to register to vote.
Trump shot at Pennsylvania rally

Trump shot at Pennsylvania rally

July 14 (ZFJ) — Former President Donald Trump was shot in the upper right ear in an assassination attempt while he was at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, July 13. At about 6:15 p.m., several minutes after Trump began addressing the audience, a shooter fired towards the stage “from an elevated position outside of the rally venue,” said Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the U.S. Secret Service, in a statement.