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Alex Robotin
Alex Robotin (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 12. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 8, 2021.
Robotin was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 12 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Elections
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Ronald Dancer and incumbent Robert Clifton defeated Michael Palazzolla and Raya Arbiol in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ronald Dancer (R) | 33.4 | 47,595 |
| ✔ |  | Robert Clifton (R) | 32.5 | 46,378 |
| Michael Palazzolla (D) | 17.3 | 24,642 | ||
 | Raya Arbiol (D)  | 16.8 | 23,993 | |
| Total votes: 142,608 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 (2 seats)
Raya Arbiol and Michael Palazzolla advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Raya Arbiol | 50.2 | 5,250 |
| ✔ | Michael Palazzolla | 49.8 | 5,202 | |
| Total votes: 10,452 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 (2 seats)
Incumbent Ronald Dancer and incumbent Robert Clifton defeated Ahmed Basuoni in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 12 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ronald Dancer | 49.2 | 9,608 |
| ✔ | | Robert Clifton | 47.7 | 9,312 |
 | Ahmed Basuoni | 3.1 | 602 | |
| Total votes: 19,522 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clare Farragher (R)
- Eleanor Walker (R)
- Alex Robotin (R)
2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[1] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[2] The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 12 general election.[3][4]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 12 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ronald Dancer Incumbent |
29.25% | 30,348 | |
| Republican | Robert Clifton Incumbent |
28.54% | 29,610 | |
| Democratic | Gene Davis | 20.67% | 21,441 | |
| Democratic | Nirav Patel | 19.66% | 20,397 | |
| Libertarian | Anthony J. Storrow | 0.98% | 1,016 | |
| Libertarian | Daniel A. Krause | 0.90% | 938 | |
| Total Votes | 103,750 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Gene Davis and Nirav Patel were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 12 Democratic primary election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Gene Davis |
51.59% | 5,928 |
| Nirav Patel |
48.41% | 5,563 |
| Total Votes | 11,491 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Ronald Dancer and incumbent Robert Clifton defeated Eleanor Walker, Alex Robotin, and John Sheard in the New Jersey General Assembly District 12 Republican primary election.[7][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 12 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ronald Dancer Incumbent |
31.34% | 4,425 |
| Robert Clifton Incumbent |
29.77% | 4,203 |
| Eleanor Walker | 19.22% | 2,713 |
| Alex Robotin | 16.51% | 2,331 |
| John Sheard | 3.16% | 446 |
| Total Votes | 14,118 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alex Robotin did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
