Tag: Michael Melham
Melham combines technology and ground game to win Belleville race
May 14, 2018 12:06 am January 21, 2019 2:14 pm
The incumbent Mayor of Belleville was unseated last week by 90 votes in a race where the use of new, proprietary technology the candidate designed himself propelled led to a victory. Michael Melham ousted three-term mayor Raymond Kimble after winning...
Melham ousts Kimble in Belleville
Michael Melham was elected mayor of Belleville, defeating three-term incumbent Raymond Kimble by 160 votes – 1,826 (41%) to 1,736 (39%). School board member Liza Lopez finished third with 850 votes (19%). Kimble was one of two Democratic mayors who...
The Inside Edge: May Election Edition
May 8, 2018 5:14 pm May 9, 2018 12:03 pm
Bayonne election may impact Hudson Dem Chair Race Among the many spoils in today's Bayonne elections are 102 County Committee votes in next month's election for Hudson County Democratic Chairman. Since city employees and their families occupy the bulk...
Belleville mayor faces 3-way race
April 27, 2018 11:23 am July 22, 2019 3:19 pm
The consensus is that three-term Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble is in trouble. There's no polling data to back that up, just anecdotal information from a collection of Essex County sources who universally refuse to make a prediction in the May...
Belleville mayoral candidate fills out ticket
Belleville mayoral candidate Michael Melham has assembled a full slate of council candidates for his challenge to incumbent Raymond Kimble. Melham, who served as a councilman from 2000 to 2004, has added Naomy DePena and Thomas Graziano to his ticket. ...