James Keenan
James Keenan was a 2016 Make Government Work candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of New Jersey.[1]
Keenan was a 2011 Republican candidate for District 7 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[2] Keenan replaced Joseph Malone, III on the ballot. Following the primary election, Malone announced that he had decided not to run for re-election.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Frank LoBiondo (R) defeated David Cole (D) and several third party candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. LoBiondo faced no challenger in the Republican primary, while Cole defeated Costantino Rozzo in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. LoBiondo won re-election in the November 8 election.[4][1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Frank LoBiondo Incumbent |
59.2% | 176,338 | |
| Democratic | David Cole | 37.2% | 110,838 | |
| Libertarian | John Ordille | 1.3% | 3,773 | |
| Make Government Work | James Keenan | 0.9% | 2,653 | |
| Representing the 99% | Steven Fenichel | 0.5% | 1,574 | |
| People's Independent Progressive | Eric Beechwood | 0.5% | 1,387 | |
| For Political Revolution | Gabriel Brian Franco | 0.4% | 1,232 | |
| Total Votes | 297,795 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
David Cole |
81.1% | 33,961 | ||
| Constantino Rozzo | 18.9% | 7,932 | ||
| Total Votes | 41,893 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections |
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2011
Keenan was a candidate for District 7 of the New Jersey General Assembly. He replaced incumbent Joseph Malone, III who decided not to run for re-election after the June 7 primary. He was bracketed with fellow Republican Christopher Halgas.[5]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 7 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Herb Conaway Incumbent |
26.2% | 23,908 | |
| Democratic | Troy Singleton Incumbent |
25.6% | 23,403 | |
| Republican | James Keenan | 24.3% | 22,144 | |
| Republican | Christopher Halgas | 23.9% | 21,828 | |
| Total Votes | 91,283 | |||
Speculation
Molone retirement
With Redistricting moving his residence out of the 30th District, Joseph Malone, III was forced to run for re-election to the 7th District in 2011. Since Malone brought with him the status of a nine-term incumbent, NJ Spotlight identified the 7th District as a potential place for the GOP to pickup a seat in the Assembly.[6] However, after the primary election, Malone announced that he would not seek re-election, but denied that redistricting had motivated his retirement.[7]
Redistricting
District 7 is split between both parties, with Republicans controlling the Senate seat and Democrats controlling the two Assembly seats. PolitickerNJ notes that several Republican-leaning areas were added to the area in redistricting, but since these districts came from a solidly Republican districts, Democratic turnout in these areas may expand in 2011. Joseph Malone, III (R) was also moved into District 7 via redistricting, but decided to retire. Jack Conners (D), on the other hand, was moved out of District 7 by redistricting and ultimately decided to retire. Singleton was quickly appointed to replace Connors in the Assembly and run in District 7.[8][9]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Burlington County Times, "Republicans announce candidates," April 10, 2011
- ↑ Philly.com, "Malone says his departure had nothing to do with redistricting," June 15, 2011
- ↑ 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, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
- ↑ Philly.com, "Malone says his departure had nothing to do with redistricting," June 15, 2011
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011
