Bonnie Somer
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Bonnie Somer was a 2012 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of New Jersey. She lost in the primary.
Campaign themes
2012
Somer supported repealing Obamacare and increasing domestic energy production.[1]
Elections
2012
Somer ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th District.[2] She lost to incumbent Scott Garrett in the June 5 Republican primary.[3]
While Somer was a long-shot for the Republican nod over incumbent Garrett, she said, "And if you want to just keep re-electing the same people to office and expect to get any changes, you’re wrong.[1][4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Scott Garrett Incumbent |
87.2% | 24,709 |
| Michael Cino | 7.4% | 2,107 |
| Bonnie Somer | 5.3% | 1,511 |
| Total Votes | 28,327 | |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Jersey Spotlight, "Candidates: U.S. Congress Democrats District 5," May 30, 2012
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections, "2012 Official List of Candidates for House of Representatives," April 17, 2012
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedny - ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
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