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Indian American candidate Sam Joshi was victorious in the Democratic primary June 8 in his bid to become mayor of Edison, New Jersey. Of all the June 8 primary elections – many taking place in New Jersey and Virginia – the Edison mayoral race was arguably the most hotly contested, with Joshi and Indian American Mahesh Bhagia among the three Democratic candidates running, along with Arthur Esposito. Joshi won convincingly with 5,995 and 61.6 percent of the vote, roughly 30 points better than second-place Bhagia, who secured 3,185 votes for 32.7 percent. Esposito was a distant third w...

Unofficial results showed Joshi had 3,098 votes, while Edison Democratic Chairman Mahesh Bhagia (1,794 votes) and Arthur "Al" Esposito (287) followed.

Councilman Samip "Sam" Joshi, Mahesh Bhagia and Arthur "Al" Esposito are running for mayor in the Democratic primary.

Hahn is running with R. Tali Epstein, Joseph Luistro and Payal Mehta. Heated contest in Woodbridge's First Ward In a dull primary season, a Democratic race for a single ward seat on the Woodbridge Township Council is drawing attention. In the campaign for a First Ward seat, incumbent Nancy Bader-Drumm, backed by the party organization. is being challenged by Ken Gardner. Running unopposed on the GOP ticket is John Vrtaric.   Bader-Drumm, who represents Sewaren and Woodbridge Proper, is the membership director at the Woodbridge Metro Chamber of Commerce. She said in a statement that her "p...

Democratic candidates express their goals as potential Edison mayor ahead of primary election   Three candidates – Samip “Sam” Joshi, Arthur Esposito and Mahesh Bhagia – are vying for the Democratic Party’s support in Edison’s 2021 race for mayor, and incumbent Mayor Thomas Lankey is not among them – yet.  Joshi and Esposito participated in the April 25 Greater New Brunswick Area League of Women Voters and Edison Together candidate’s forum, whose purpose is to educate the residents and inspire them to vote in the June 8 primary election in Edison, which is the fifth largest...