“Party crashers” could determine Atlantic Highlands GOP mayoral nominee
Atlantic Highlands Councilmen Jack Archibald, left, and Lou Fligor, right, face off for the Republican nomination for mayor in the June 2 primary
Partisan primaries in New Jersey are usually very low turnout elections. Mostly they are uncontested, so only die hard partisans, poll workers and their friends who bring them doughnuts bother to vote. In Atlantic Highlands last year, of the roughly 700 registered Republicans, only 101 voted in the primary. Only 68 or the roughly 800 Democrats voted in the 2014 primary.
In contested primaries on a local level, the candidate with the “Party line” on the ballot usually has a huge advantage over a challenger.
The “Party line” advantage is being challenged in Atlantic Highlands in this year’s Republican primary on June 2. Two long term Republican Councilmen are competing to be the Party’s nominee for mayor. Incumbent Mayor Fred Rast, first elected in 2007, is keeping his promise to term limit himself out of office. Councilman Jack Archibald and Councilman Lou Fligor both want to be mayor.
Posted: May 29th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County | Tags: Atlantic Highlands, Atlantic Highlands GOP, France Karras, Fred Rast, Jack Archibald, Jane Frotton, Jim Krauss, Lou Fligor, Mayor Fred Rast, Shaun Golden | Comments Off on “Party crashers” could determine Atlantic Highlands GOP mayoral nominee