James Boydston
James Boydston was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 28 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
In 2013, Boydston was a Republican candidate for District 28 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3] The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 28 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 28 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Ralph Caputo Incumbent |
42.70% | 30,084 | |
| Democratic | Cleopatra Tucker Incumbent |
42.08% | 29,643 | |
| Republican | Veronica Branch | 6.87% | 4,839 | |
| Republican | James Boydston | 6.63% | 4,672 | |
| Time for change | Joanne Miller | 1.11% | 782 | |
| A New Hope | Scott Thomas Nicastro Jr. | 0.61% | 430 | |
| Total Votes | 70,450 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Cleopatra Tucker and incumbent Ralph Caputo were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 28 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Cleopatra Tucker Incumbent |
51.84% | 11,229 |
| Ralph Caputo Incumbent |
48.16% | 10,433 |
| Total Votes | 21,662 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
James Boydston and Veronica Branch were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 28 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 28 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| James Boydston |
50.14% | 865 |
| Veronica Branch |
49.86% | 860 |
| Total Votes | 1,725 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2013
Boydston ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 28. Boydston was bracketed with Peter S. Manning. He was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. He was defeated by incumbent Cleopatra G. Tucker (D) and incumbent Ralph Caputo (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[9][10][11][12]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 28 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ralph Caputo Incumbent |
38.9% | 26,221 | |
| Democratic | Cleopatra G. Tucker Incumbent |
38.4% | 25,869 | |
| Republican | Peter S. Manning | 11.7% | 7,875 | |
| Republican | James Boydston | 11.1% | 7,452 | |
| Total Votes | 67,417 | |||
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
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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, "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
