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Fran Grenier
Fran Grenier was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 3 of the New Jersey State Senate.
Biography
Grenier's professional experience includes working for PSEG Nuclear. He also served as a Borough of Woodstown Councilman for six years. Grenier served in the U.S. Navy.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
Grenier's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:
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Career Politicians
NJ Senate & Assembly Term Limits
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| —Fran Grenier[3] | ||
Elections
2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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.[4][5] Incumbent Stephen Sweeney (D) defeated Fran Grenier (R) in the New Jersey State Senate District 3 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 3 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Stephen Sweeney Incumbent |
58.76% | 31,822 | |
| Republican | Fran Grenier | 41.24% | 22,336 | |
| Total Votes | 54,158 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified five races to watch in the New Jersey State Senate 2017 elections: four Democratic seats and one Republican seat. 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 incumbent won by less than 10 percent in 2015. Moreover, the presidential candidate of the opposite party won the district in 2016 by 3.5 points. Incumbent Stephen Sweeney (D)—first elected in 2003 and elected as senate president in 2010—won re-election in 2013 by 9.6 points. He won re-election in 2011 by 11.2 points. District 3 was one of 12 New Jersey state legislative districts that Republican Donald Trump won in the 2016 presidential election. Trump carried District 3 by 3.5 points. Democrat Barack Obama won District 3 by 11.2 points. As of 2017, District 3 overlapped with the following counties: Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem. Gloucester and Salem are the two Pivot Counties in New Jersey. These counties voted for Obama in 2008 and 2012 and Trump in 2016.
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Stephen Sweeney ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 3 Democratic primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Stephen Sweeney Incumbent | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Fran Grenier ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 3 Republican primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 3 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Fran Grenier | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey State Senate
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Fran Grenier for State Senate LD3," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Issues," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
