Elaine Guarino
Elaine Guarino was a 2013 Republican candidate for District 29 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Biography
Guarino is a retired saleswoman who worked for Bell Atlantic for more than 30 years.[2]
Elections
2013
Guarino ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29. Guarino was bracketed with Aracelis Sanabria Tejada. She was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. She was defeated by incumbent L. Grace Spencer (D) and Eliana Pintor Marin (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[3][4][5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  L. Grace Spencer Incumbent |
40.4% | 15,259 | |
| Democratic | Eliana Pintor Marin |
38.8% | 14,645 | |
| Republican | Aracelis Sanabria Tejada | 10.5% | 3,957 | |
| Republican | Elaine L. Guarino | 10.3% | 3,903 | |
| Total Votes | 37,764 | |||
2011
Guarino was a candidate for District 29 of the New Jersey General Assembly. She was defeated in the November 8 general election. Guarino and Lisa Kistner ran unopposed in the Republican Primary on June 7. Incumbents L. Grace Spencer and Alberto Coutinho ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[7]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 29 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | L. Grace Spencer Incumbent |
42% | 8,572 | |
| Democratic | Alberto Coutinho Incumbent |
41.2% | 8,391 | |
| Republican | Elaine Guarino | 8.5% | 1,736 | |
| Republican | Lisa Kistner | 8.3% | 1,687 | |
| Total Votes | 20,386 | |||
Campaign themes
2011
Guarino highlighted the following campaign themes:[8]
- Control taxes
- Institute pension reform:
- Excerpt: "Cut redundant positions and to prevent officials from holding two jobs so they don’t collect two pensions."
- School reform:
- Excerpt: "Make sure teachers are qualified and would make school days longer because kids have too much time on their hands."
- Combat crime
- Provide more services to seniors
Additional reading
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contribution reports from OpenSecrets
- New Jersey Department of State, Official Primary Results
- New Jersey Department of State, Unofficial general election candidates (dead link)
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ Bellevillepatch.com, "Belleville Woman Seeking Assembly Seat," accessed September 12, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Bellevillepatch.com, "Belleville Woman Seeking Assembly Seat," accessed September 12, 2013
