Christopher Halgas
| Christopher Halgas | ||
| Candidate for | ||
| New Jersey General Assembly District 7 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
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| Profession | Business Owner | |
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Elections
2011
Christopher Halgas is a candidate for District 7 of the New Jersey General Assembly. He and Joseph Malone, III ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on June 7. Herbert Conaway, Jr. and Troy Singleton ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[2] Malone has since decided to retire and was replaced on the Republican ticket by James Keenan.
| New Jersey General Assembly District 7 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Herb Conaway Incumbent |
26.2% | 23,908 | |
| Democratic | Troy Singleton Incumbent |
25.6% | 23,403 | |
| Republican | James Keenan | 24.3% | 22,144 | |
| Republican | Christopher Halgas | 23.9% | 21,828 | |
| Total Votes | 91,283 | |||
Speculation
Molone retirement
With Redistricting moving his residence out of the 30th District, Joseph Malone, III was forced to run for re-election to the 7th district in 2011. Since Malone brought with him the status of a nine-term incumbent, NJ Spotlight identified the 7th District as a potential place for the GOP to pickup a seat in the Assembly.[3] However, following the primary election, Malone announced that he had decided not to run for re-election, but denied that redistricting had motivated his retirement.[4]
Redistricting
District 7 is split between both parties, with Republicans controlling the Senate seat and Democrats controlling the two Assembly seats. PolitickerNJ notes that several Republican-leaning areas were added to the area in redistricting, but since these districts came from a solidly Republican districts, Democratic turnout in these areas may expand in 2011. Joseph Malone, III (R) was also moved into District 7 via redistricting, but decided to retire. Jack Conners (D), on the other hand, was moved out of District 7 by redistricting and ultimately decided to retire. Singleton was quickly appointed to replace Connors in the Assembly and run in District 7.[5][6]
Campaign donors
2011
District 7 candidates spend nearly $1.7 million
As of October 25, the candidates for District 7 have spent $1,642,013. According to a press release issued by the NJ Election Law Enforcement Commission, District 7 is fifth in total campaign spending for the 2011 election season. Only Districts 2, 38, 14 and 3 (ranked from highest to lowest) spent more.[7]
Additional reading
- Philly Burbs, "7th Legislative candidates debate taxes, school funding," November 3, 2011
- NJSpotlight, "Candidates: Legislative District 7," October 27, 2011
- NJSpotlight, "Legislative District 7," October 3, 2011
- PolitickerNJ, "LD 7 Republican poll shows a contest for assembly seats," October 25th, 2011
- Courier Post Online, "7th District is also a ticket splitter," October 31, 2011
- Moorestown Patch, "Halgas Vies for Assembly Seat: 'I Want to Represent These People'," July 4, 2011
External links
References
- ↑ Burlington County Times, "Republicans announce candidates," April 10, 2011
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, 2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
- ↑ Philly.com, "Malone says his departure had nothing to do with redistricting," June 15, 2011
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
- ↑ New Jersey ELEC, "News Release," November 3, 2011
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