Lorna Phillipson
Lorna Phillipson was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of New Jersey.[1]
Phillipson was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 30 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Phillipson was named as a replacement for Jimmy Esposito, who left the race after the primary.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Chris Smith (R) defeated Lorna Phillipson (D), Jeremy Marcus (L), and Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Smith defeated Bruce MacDonald in the Republican primary on June 7, 2016. Smith won re-election in the November 8 election.[3][4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Chris Smith Incumbent |
63.7% | 211,992 | |
| Democratic | Lorna Phillipson | 33.5% | 111,532 | |
| Economic Growth | Hank Schroeder | 1.8% | 5,840 | |
| Libertarian | Jeremy Marcus | 1% | 3,320 | |
| Total Votes | 332,684 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Chris Smith Incumbent |
92% | 41,789 | ||
| Bruce MacDonald | 8% | 3,645 | ||
| Total Votes | 45,434 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections |
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2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[6] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. James Keady and Jimmy Esposito were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Sean Kean and incumbent David Rible were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Esposito did not appear on the official candidate list for the general election; he was replaced by Lorna Phillipson.[7][8] Kean and Rible defeated Keady, Phillipson and Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) in the general election.[9][10][11]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 30 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sean Kean Incumbent |
34.5% | 19,826 | |
| Republican | David Rible Incumbent |
33.9% | 19,459 | |
| Democratic | James Keady | 15.9% | 9,148 | |
| Democratic | Lorna Phillipson | 13.7% | 7,867 | |
| Economic Growth | Hank Schroeder | 1.9% | 1,101 | |
| Total Votes | 57,401 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Phillipson's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Lorna Phillipson's campaign website, http://www.phillipsonforcongress.com/priorities.html | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Jersey's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- New Jersey's 4th Congressional District
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," August 21, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ CNN, "New Jersey House 04 Results," November 8, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidates for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," August 21, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
