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Gino Tessaro
Gino Tessaro (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 37. Tessaro lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Tessaro ran for the District 37 seat in 2017, 2015, and 2013.
Elections
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gordon Johnson and incumbent Valerie Vainieri Huttle defeated Angela Hendricks, Gino Tessaro, and Claudio Belusic in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gordon Johnson (D) | 35.9 | 22,961 |
| ✔ |  | Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) | 35.7 | 22,852 |
| Angela Hendricks (R) | 13.9 | 8,893 | ||
| Gino Tessaro (R) | 13.7 | 8,752 | ||
| Claudio Belusic (L) | 0.9 | 568 | ||
| Total votes: 64,026 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gordon Johnson and incumbent Valerie Vainieri Huttle advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gordon Johnson | 50.9 | 5,851 |
| ✔ | | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 49.1 | 5,653 |
| Total votes: 11,504 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 (2 seats)
Angela Hendricks and Gino Tessaro advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 37 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Angela Hendricks | 51.1 | 1,448 | |
| ✔ | Gino Tessaro | 48.9 | 1,384 | |
| Total votes: 2,832 | |||
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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 Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) and incumbent Gordon Johnson (D) defeated Gino Tessaro (R), Angela Hendricks (R), and Claudio Belusic (Libertarian) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 37 general election.[3][4]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 37 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Valerie Vainieri Huttle Incumbent |
37.37% | 31,855 | |
| Democratic | Gordon Johnson Incumbent |
37.31% | 31,798 | |
| Republican | Gino Tessaro | 12.45% | 10,610 | |
| Republican | Angela Hendricks | 12.41% | 10,576 | |
| Libertarian | Claudio Belusic | 0.46% | 392 | |
| Total Votes | 85,231 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Gordon Johnson and incumbent Valerie Vainieri Huttle were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 37 Democratic primary election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 37 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Gordon Johnson Incumbent |
50.65% | 10,417 |
| Valerie Vainieri Huttle Incumbent |
49.35% | 10,149 |
| Total Votes | 20,566 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Gino Tessaro and Angela Hendricks defeated Paul Duggan and Margaret Ahn in the New Jersey General Assembly District 37 Republican primary election.[7][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 37 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Gino Tessaro |
28.07% | 1,182 |
| Angela Hendricks |
26.26% | 1,106 |
| Paul Duggan | 22.94% | 966 |
| Margaret Ahn | 22.73% | 957 |
| Total Votes | 4,211 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[8] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Gordon Johnson and incumbent Valerie Vainieri Huttle were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Joseph Fiscella and Gino Tessaro were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Johnson and Vainieri Huttle defeated Fiscella and Tessaro in the general election.[9][10][11][12][13]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 37 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle Incumbent |
35.9% | 18,930 | |
| Democratic | Gordon Johnson Incumbent |
35.8% | 18,869 | |
| Republican | Joseph Fiscella | 14.4% | 7,598 | |
| Republican | Gino Tessaro | 13.9% | 7,338 | |
| Total Votes | 52,735 | |||
2013
Tessaro ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 37. He was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. He was defeated by Gordon M. Johnson (D) and Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[14][15][16][17]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 37 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle Incumbent |
33.5% | 26,581 | |
| Democratic | Gordon Johnson Incumbent |
33.3% | 26,373 | |
| Republican | Gino Tessaro | 16.8% | 13,338 | |
| Republican | Dierdre Paul | 16.4% | 12,988 | |
| Total Votes | 79,280 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gino Tessaro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
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 Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ 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
