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Craig Heard
Craig Heard was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 7th Congressional District of New Jersey.[1] Heard was defeated by incumbent Leonard Lance in the Republican primary.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Leonard Lance (R) defeated Peter Jacob (D), Dan O'Neill (L), and Arthur Haussmann Jr. (Conservative) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Lance defeated Craig Heard and David Larsen in the Republican primary, while Jacob faced no opposition for the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. Lance won re-election in the November 8 election.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Leonard Lance Incumbent |
54.1% | 185,850 | |
| Democratic | Peter Jacob | 43.1% | 148,188 | |
| Libertarian | Dan O'Neill | 1.6% | 5,343 | |
| Conservative | Arthur Haussmann Jr. | 1.2% | 4,254 | |
| Total Votes | 343,635 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Leonard Lance Incumbent |
53.9% | 31,807 | ||
| David Larsen | 32.9% | 19,425 | ||
| Craig Heard | 13.2% | 7,774 | ||
| Total Votes | 59,006 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Heard's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Craig Heard's campaign website, http://www.heard4congress.com/issues.php | ||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Jersey's 7th Congressional District election, 2016
- New Jersey's 7th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "New Jersey Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
