STAFFORD TWP., N.J. – Doug Steinhardt kicked off his gubernatorial campaign on Friday in the two counties which may ultimately decide the GOP nomination.
Steinhardt huddled with local Republican officials in Stafford (Ocean), Berkeley (Ocean) and Colts Neck (Berkeley) over diner fare as part of what’s being styled the “Diners with Doug” tour shortly after making his launch official. He’ll likely need to win at least one of the two populous Jersey Shore counties’ lines this winter to prevail in June.
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In 2017, Kim Guadagno emerged from Ocean and Monmouth with a combined 20,247 raw vote advantage over Steinhardt’s 2021 opponent Jack Ciattarelli, a substantial chunk of Guadagno’s 38,290 statewide victory margin.