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Shore News Network: “Ciattarelli Gets Crushed in Ocean County by Spadea”

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Shore News Network: “Ciattarelli Gets Crushed in Ocean County by Spadea” 

Former talk radio show host and Republican candidate for governor Bill Spadea is gaining ground on Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey. On Tuesday night, Spadea clinched an endorsement from the Ocean County GOP, which “holds the highest GOP voter base in the state, making up 12% of New Jersey’s Republican electorate,” crushing Ciattarelli “by a wide margin of 129-83.”

This is just the latest in the GOP primary that has quickly turned into a knock-down-drag-out fight to the far-right. Earlier this month, the GOP candidates met on the debate stage for the first time in what was described as a cage match, with plenty of name calling, finger pointing, and MAGA loyalty tests to go around. Both Ciattarelli and Spadea have launched attacks against each other, including in ads and online.

Read more on Ciattarelli’s crushing loss: 

  • “Going into the biggest Republican stronghold in New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli felt good on Tuesday night in Toms River with the endorsement of the Lakewood Republican Club. He later discovered that endorsement was not enough to get him over the top.”

  • “Former radio personality Bill Spadea secured a decisive victory at the Ocean County GOP convention Tuesday night, winning the endorsement of New Jersey’s most influential Republican county, the only convention he has committed to participating in.”

  • “Spadea defeated Ciattarelli by a wide margin of 129-83.”

  • “With nearly 200,000 registered Republicans, Ocean County holds the highest GOP voter base in the state, making up 12% of New Jersey’s Republican electorate.”

  • “The county has 20% more registered Republicans than Monmouth County and 40% more than Morris County. Ocean County was the deciding factor in both of former Governor Chris Christie’s victory.”

  • “Despite earning the backing of the coveted Lakewood Republican Club, Ciattarelli fell short in the vote.”

  • “The Ocean County convention could just be what Spadea needs to turn the tide against Ciattarelli, where [he] is leading in early polls.”

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