Dev Goswami
Dev Goswami was a 2017 Independent-NJ Awakens candidate for District 38 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Campaign themes
2017
On his profile on the New Jersey Awakens website, Goswami highlighted the following issues:
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As assemblyman, Dev pledges to work for election reform – including the overturning of the disastrous Citizens United – as well as greater grassroots involvement and the civil rights of all his fellow New Jerseyans. In addition, he recognizes that extremely high property taxes have made living in New Jersey untenable for many who have been here their entire lives. But the corruption itself, he argues, is why property taxes in New Jersey are so high: if we eliminate corruption and control waste in public spending, we will be able to provide homeowners with relief without sacrificing the crucial services that state and local governments provide.[1] |
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| —Dev Goswami[2] | ||
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.[3] 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.[4] Incumbent Joseph Lagana (D) and incumbent Timothy Eustace (D) defeated Bill Leonard (R), Christopher Wolf (R), and Dev Goswami (Independent- NJ Awakens) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 38 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 38 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joseph Lagana Incumbent |
29.30% | 30,800 | |
| Democratic | Timothy Eustace Incumbent |
29.23% | 30,727 | |
| Republican | Bill Leonard | 20.49% | 21,541 | |
| Republican | Christopher Wolf | 20.48% | 21,525 | |
| Independent- NJ Awakens | Dev Goswami | 0.51% | 533 | |
| Total Votes | 105,126 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Timothy Eustace and incumbent Joseph Lagana were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 38 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Timothy Eustace Incumbent |
50.83% | 7,299 |
| Joseph Lagana Incumbent |
49.17% | 7,060 |
| Total Votes | 14,359 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Matthew Seymour and Christopher Wolf were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 38 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 38 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Matthew Seymour |
50.37% | 4,191 |
| Christopher Wolf |
49.63% | 4,129 |
| Total Votes | 8,320 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
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
- Profile from New Jersey Awakens
- Dev Goswami on Facebook
- Dev Goswami on Twitter
- New Jersey Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ New Jersey Awakens, "Meet Dev Goswami, Candidate for Assembly in District 38," accessed August 23, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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
