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Austin Johnson
Austin Johnson (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Austin Johnson attended Rowan University. His career experience includes working as a janitor and in retail, education, and sales.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New Jersey's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
New Jersey's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
New Jersey's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 1
Incumbent Donald Norcross defeated Theodore Liddell, Robin Brownfield, Austin Johnson, and Joseph Spataro in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donald Norcross (D) | 57.8 | 208,808 |
 | Theodore Liddell (R) | 40.0 | 144,390 | |
 | Robin Brownfield (G)  | 1.6 | 5,771 | |
 | Austin Johnson (Independent) | 0.6 | 2,091 | |
| Joseph Spataro (American People's Freedom Party) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Total votes: 361,060 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 1
Incumbent Donald Norcross advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 1 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donald Norcross | 100.0 | 61,308 |
| Total votes: 61,308 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 1
Theodore Liddell defeated Claire Gustafson and Damon Galdo in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 1 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Theodore Liddell | 47.3 | 10,843 |
 | Claire Gustafson | 37.9 | 8,687 | |
 | Damon Galdo | 14.9 | 3,410 | |
| Total votes: 22,940 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Johnson in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Austin Johnson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Interview with NJ Spotlight News
Johnson highlighted the following themes in an interview with NJ Spotlight News in 2024. The questions from NJ Spotlight News are bolded and Johnson's responses follow below.[1]
| “ |
Reason for running: I am running for office because I have seen the corruption and bad decisions made by our representatives that have affected state and country. Biggest issue: The crisis at the border is so bad that it has now affected states that are not at the border. There must be a plan and new thinking in how to secure the border. On the federal government’s role in women’s reproductive health: I believe that the government should be helping women have healthy births, and help them access the medical care they need to bring children into the world. On the U.S. transition to clean energy: Slow and small steps should be taken because every change makes waves in other places and can have devastating effects. On ensuring free and fair elections and the transition of power: Accountability of politicians and states should be held responsible for any fraudulent activity. Also, incumbents should have to relinquish power to run so there is no implications of misuse of power. On the U.S. role in foreign conflicts: Our involvement in foreign affairs should be limited and not involved in activity of promoting war.[2] |
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NJ Spotlight News, "Election profile: 1st Congressional District," accessed October 24, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
