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Hector Castillo
Hector Castillo (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the Republican primary on June 4, 2024.
Castillo was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 9th Congressional District of New Jersey.[1]
Castillo was a 2013 Republican candidate for District 35 of the New Jersey State Senate.[2]
Castillo ran for Governor of New Jersey as an independent in 2005 but lost to Jon Corzine.[3]
Biography
Castillo earned his B.A. in biography and chemistry from Seton Hall University. He later received a Master's of administrative science from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Castillo completed graduate work in ophthalmology and internal medicine at Columbia University. Castillo was an ophthalmologist before retirement.[4]
Elections
2024
See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9
Nellie Pou defeated Billy Prempeh, Benjamin Taylor, and Bruno Pereira in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nellie Pou (D) | 50.8 | 130,514 |
 | Billy Prempeh (R)  | 45.9 | 117,939 | |
 | Benjamin Taylor (G) | 2.0 | 5,027 | |
 | Bruno Pereira (L) | 1.4 | 3,533 | |
| Total votes: 257,013 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bill Pascrell (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9
Incumbent Bill Pascrell defeated Mohamed Khairullah in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Pascrell | 76.1 | 26,514 |
 | Mohamed Khairullah | 23.9 | 8,328 | |
| Total votes: 34,842 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Henry (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9
Billy Prempeh defeated Hector Castillo in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Billy Prempeh | 72.6 | 11,504 |
 | Hector Castillo | 27.4 | 4,352 | |
| Total votes: 15,856 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vincent Micco (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Castillo in this election.
2020
See also: New Jersey's 5th Congressional District election, 2020
New Jersey's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Republican primary)
New Jersey's 5th Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
Incumbent Josh Gottheimer defeated Frank Pallotta and Louis Vellucci in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Josh Gottheimer (D) | 53.2 | 225,175 |
 | Frank Pallotta (R) | 45.6 | 193,333 | |
 | Louis Vellucci (American Values Party) | 1.2 | 5,128 | |
| Total votes: 423,636 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
Incumbent Josh Gottheimer defeated Arati Kreibich in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Gottheimer | 66.5 | 52,406 |
 | Arati Kreibich | 33.5 | 26,418 | |
| Total votes: 78,824 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5
Frank Pallotta defeated John McCann, James Baldini, and Hector Castillo in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 5 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Pallotta | 51.7 | 25,834 |
 | John McCann | 32.4 | 16,220 | |
| James Baldini | 10.3 | 5,126 | ||
| Hector Castillo | 5.6 | 2,814 | |
| Total votes: 49,994 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dana DiRisio (R)
- Paul Duggan (R)
- Robert Auth (R)
- Mike Ghassali (R)
- Jon Dalrymple Jr. (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Bill Pascrell (D) defeated Hector Castillo (R), Diego Rivera (L), and Jeff Boss (NSA Did 911) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June. Pascrell won re-election in the November 8 election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Bill Pascrell Incumbent |
69.7% | 162,642 | |
| Republican | Hector Castillo | 28% | 65,376 | |
| Libertarian | Diego Rivera | 1.4% | 3,327 | |
| NSA did 911 | Jeff Boss | 0.8% | 1,897 | |
| Total Votes | 233,242 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
2013
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013
Castillo ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey State Senate District 35. Castillo was defeated by Lynda Gallashaw in the June 4 Republican primary. The general election took place on November 5, 2013.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate District 35 Republican Primary, 2013 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Lynda Gallashaw |
61.5% | 907 |
| Hector Castillo | 38.5% | 568 |
| Total Votes | 1,475 | |
2012
Castillo ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 9th District. He lost to Shmuley Boteach in the June 5, 2012, Republican primary.[9][10]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Shmuley Boteach |
57.9% | 5,364 |
| Blase Billack | 13.8% | 1,278 |
| Hector Castillo | 28.3% | 2,623 |
| Total Votes | 9,265 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Hector Castillo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Castillo’s campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Economy Inflation caused by Biden, and 100% supported by Bill Pascrell, has stolen 10% of the purchasing power of every American in the past 4 years.
Rent is out of control and the American Dream of home ownership has essentially disappeared for the average middle class American.
Crime is out of control and is affecting every American, yet no solution is offered by Bill Pascrell or the Biden administration.
The border is wide open to anyone by just claiming asylum, yet 90% of immigration court decisions for asylum are denied. Immigration reform is imperative. [11] |
” |
| —Hector Castillo’s campaign website (2024)[12] | ||
2020
Hector Castillo did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2013
Castillo's campaign literature listed the following issues:[13]
- Lower taxes for all working families
- Stabilize and defend social service for the poor
- Increase scholarship and make college affordable
- Promote small business growth - the engine of our economy
- Crack down on fraud and abuse in New Jersey
2012
Castillo wanted college to be more affordable and intended to combat corporate fraud.[3]
According to his website, Castillo's campaign platform included the following issues[14]:
- Lower taxes
- Secure Social Security and Medicare
- Define marriage as between one man and one woman
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Castillo and his wife, Mina, have seven children. They currently reside in Paterson, New Jersey.[4]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House New Jersey District 9 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednjs - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tea Party Cheer, "Biography of Dr. Hector Castillo," accessed May 16, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ CNN, "New Jersey House 09 Results," November 8, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedny - ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State "2012 Primary Results"
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Hector Castillo's campaign website, “Issues,” accessed June 3, 2024
- ↑ Facebook page," accessed May 16, 2013
- ↑ Hector Castillo campaign website, "Issues," accessed June 1, 2012
