Bruce Bergen
Bruce Bergen was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 21 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Elections
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] Incumbent Jon Bramnick (R) and incumbent Nancy Munoz (R) defeated Lacey Rzeszowski (D) and Bruce Bergen (D) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 21 general election.[3][4]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 21 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jon Bramnick Incumbent |
26.42% | 35,283 | |
| Republican | Nancy Munoz Incumbent |
25.67% | 34,273 | |
| Democratic | Lacey Rzeszowski | 24.50% | 32,719 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Bergen | 23.40% | 31,248 | |
| Total Votes | 133,523 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified eight races to watch in the New Jersey General Assembly 2017 elections: three seats with two Democratic members, three seats with two Republican members, and two seats split between the parties. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the presidential candidate opposite of the incumbents' party won the district in the 2016 elections, and both of the incumbents' margins of victory in the previous election were 10 points or less. Incumbents Jon Bramnick (R) and Nancy Munoz (R) ran for re-election in 2017. Bramnick was first elected to the chamber in 2003. He received 29.9 percent of the vote in 2015. Munoz was first appointed in 2009. She received 29.5 percent of the vote in 2015. Democrats Jill Anne Lazare and David Barnett received 20.6 percent of the vote and 20.0 percent in 2015, respectively. District 21 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 21 by 9.5 points. In 2012, Republican Mitt Romney won District 21 by 5.8 points. As of 2017, District 21 overlapped with the following counties: Morris, Somerset and Union.
Democratic primary election
Lacey Rzeszowski and David Barnett were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 21 Democratic primary election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 21 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Lacey Rzeszowski |
50.08% | 9,549 |
| David Barnett |
49.92% | 9,520 |
| Total Votes | 19,069 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Jon Bramnick and incumbent Nancy Munoz were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 21 Republican primary election.[7][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 21 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jon Bramnick Incumbent |
50.38% | 7,462 |
| Nancy Munoz Incumbent |
49.62% | 7,348 |
| Total Votes | 14,810 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2011
Bergen was a candidate for District 21 of the New Jersey General Assembly. He was defeated in the November 8 general election. Bergen and Norman Albert ran unopposed in the June 7 primary. Incumbents Nancy Munoz and Jon Bramnick ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Darren Young was also running as an Independent in the November 8 general election.[8]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 21 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jon Bramnick Incumbent |
31.7% | 25,303 | |
| Republican | Nancy Munoz Incumbent |
31.9% | 25,491 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Bergen | 17.4% | 13,878 | |
| Democratic | Norman Albert | 17.4% | 13,864 | |
| Libertarian | Darren Young | 1.7% | 1,324 | |
| Total Votes | 79,860 | |||
2009
Bergen was a 2009 Democratic candidate for New Jersey General Assembly District 21. He was bracketed with Norman Albert and lost to incumbents Jon Bramnick and Nancy Munoz.[9]
Endorsements
2011
Bergen was endorsed by:
See also
- 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
- New Jersey Legislature website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contribution reports on OpenSecrets
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
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "2011 AFL-CIO endorsed candidates," accessed August 5, 2011
