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Akil Khalfani
Akil Khalfani (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 10th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 7, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: New Jersey's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 10
Incumbent Donald Payne Jr. defeated David Pinckney, Cynthia Johnson, Kendal Ludden, and Clenard Childress Jr. in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donald Payne Jr. (D) | 77.6 | 100,710 |
| David Pinckney (R) | 20.0 | 25,993 | ||
 | Cynthia Johnson (Jobs and Justice) | 1.5 | 1,989 | |
| Kendal Ludden (L) | 0.5 | 634 | ||
| Clenard Childress Jr. (The Mahali Party) | 0.3 | 381 | ||
| Total votes: 129,707 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dorothy Jane Humphries (Together We Can)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10
Incumbent Donald Payne Jr. defeated Imani Oakley and Akil Khalfani in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Payne Jr. | 83.3 | 29,680 |
 | Imani Oakley | 10.6 | 3,764 | |
 | Akil Khalfani | 6.1 | 2,169 | |
| Total votes: 35,613 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10
David Pinckney defeated Garth Stewart in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Pinckney | 82.5 | 3,581 | |
| Garth Stewart | 17.5 | 760 | ||
| Total votes: 4,341 | |||
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2020
See also: New Jersey's 10th Congressional District election, 2020
New Jersey's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Democratic primary)
New Jersey's 10th Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 10
Incumbent Donald Payne Jr. defeated Jennifer Zinone, Akil Khalfani, Khaliah Fitchette, and John Mirrione in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Payne Jr. (D) | 83.3 | 241,522 |
 | Jennifer Zinone (R) | 13.9 | 40,298 | |
| Akil Khalfani (Independent) | 1.2 | 3,537 | |
 | Khaliah Fitchette (Building Your Legacy Party) | 1.2 | 3,480 | |
 | John Mirrione (L) | 0.4 | 1,172 | |
| Total votes: 290,009 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10
Incumbent Donald Payne Jr. defeated Eugene Mazo and John J. Flora in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Payne Jr. | 88.5 | 83,436 |
 | Eugene Mazo | 7.1 | 6,653 | |
 | John J. Flora | 4.5 | 4,239 | |
| Total votes: 94,328 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10
Jennifer Zinone advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Zinone | 100.0 | 3,113 |
| Total votes: 3,113 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Michael Barrett (R)
- Ana Rivera (R)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Akil Khalfani completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Khalfani's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Khalfani has been recognized for his community service work by the United States Congress, the California State Senate, the New Jersey State Assembly, and several municipalities in New Jersey. He was the Vice President of the West Orange African Heritage Organization, and he is a Commissioner on the West Orange Human Relations Commission. Khalfani was an Advisor to the UNESCO Center for Global Education and previously served as a member on the Essex-Newark Coalition to End Homelessness.Khalfani will put his extensive knowledge and experience to work in his role as U.S. Congressman. His platform for progressive change is centered on: Economic Equity and Pandemic Recovery, Criminal Justice/Policing Reform, Healthcare for All, Reparations, Labor and Employment Rights, and Climate Change and Environmental Equity.
- My Economic Equity and Pandemic Recovery plan calls for holistic steps to develop legislation that produces a recovery plan for all Americans." This means we must evaluate the tremendous toll the pandemic has had on businesses, the workforce, educational institutions, homeowners and renters, and healthcare systems.
- Criminal Justice - I will fight to humanize police practices especially towards people of color. I want correct the harsher sentences given to black offenders and bring an end to for profit private prisons.
- Reparations: I believe reparations will help repair the harm created by a slave economy and Jim Crow policies, which created a legalized economic depression for African Americans.
I am passionate about finding ways to do things differently, finding new, more effective ways to address the issues that confound us. The old ways are not working. We have to change the way we look at politics and our expectation of politicians. We need public servants to bring a different skillset to the table. My background is as a sociologist and community advocate. I've been out there fighting for our community. I have and will fight for Black people, Latinx people, poor people and the middle class. This is what I bring to the table. When I get elected, the voices of the voiceless will be heard, WE will be at the table collectively. I grew up in South Central Los Angeles, I am a voice for and a man of the people.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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