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Jeannette Veras
Jeannette Veras (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 29. Veras lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Veras was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 29 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Elections
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eliana Pintor Marin (D) | 40.9 | 8,994 |
| ✔ |  | Shanique Speight (D) | 39.4 | 8,664 |
| John Anello (R) | 7.7 | 1,689 | ||
| Jeannette Veras (R) | 7.0 | 1,535 | ||
 | Yolanda Johnson (Jobs, Equal Rights Party) | 2.8 | 609 | |
| Nichelle Velazquez (Jobs, Equal Rights Party) | 2.4 | 524 | ||
| Total votes: 22,015 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)
Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin and incumbent Shanique Speight defeated Awais Qazi and Steve Jose Poveda in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eliana Pintor Marin | 45.9 | 4,084 |
| ✔ | | Shanique Speight | 43.7 | 3,891 |
 | Awais Qazi | 5.5 | 486 | |
| Steve Jose Poveda | 5.0 | 445 | ||
| Total votes: 8,906 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 (2 seats)
John Anello and Jeannette Veras advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 29 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Anello | 52.8 | 434 | |
| ✔ | Jeannette Veras | 47.2 | 388 | |
| Total votes: 822 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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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 Eliana Pintor Marin (D) and Shanique Speight (D) defeated Charles Hood (R) and Jeannette Veras (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 29 general election.[3][4]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Eliana Pintor Marin Incumbent |
44.82% | 19,088 | |
| Democratic | Shanique Speight |
42.98% | 18,308 | |
| Republican | Charles Hood | 6.16% | 2,622 | |
| Republican | Jeannette Veras | 6.04% | 2,574 | |
| Total Votes | 42,592 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin and Shanique Speight were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 29 Democratic primary election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Eliana Pintor Marin Incumbent |
50.59% | 7,174 |
| Shanique Speight |
49.41% | 7,007 |
| Total Votes | 14,181 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Charles Hood and Jeannette Veras were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 29 Republican primary election.[7][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Charles Hood |
50.66% | 499 |
| Jeannette Veras |
49.34% | 486 |
| Total Votes | 985 | |
| 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 L. Grace Spencer and incumbent Eliana Pintor Marin were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Nicholas Campione and Jeannette Veras were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Spencer and Pintor Marin defeated Campione, Veras and Pablo Olivera (Wake Up Jersey) in the general election.[9][10][11][12]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 29 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | L. Grace Spencer Incumbent |
42.9% | 7,146 | |
| Democratic | Eliana Pintor Marin Incumbent |
39.2% | 6,539 | |
| Republican | Nicholas Campione | 8.5% | 1,409 | |
| Republican | Jeannette Veras | 6.5% | 1,077 | |
| Wake Up Jersey | Pablo Olivera | 3% | 498 | |
| Total Votes | 16,669 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeannette Veras 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, "Official primary election results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
