Jesus Varela
Jesus Varela was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 19 of the New Jersey General Assembly. Varela was named as a replacement for Reyes Ortega, who left the race after the primary.[1]
Elections
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.[2] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent John Wisniewski and incumbent Craig Coughlin were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Thomas E. Maras and Reyes Ortega were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Ortega did not appear on the official candidate list for the general election; he was replaced by Jesus Varela.[3][4] Wisniewski and Coughlin defeated Varela and Maras in the general election.[5][6][7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 19 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Wisniewski Incumbent |
36.3% | 16,159 | |
| Democratic | Craig Coughlin Incumbent |
35.6% | 15,880 | |
| Republican | Thomas E. Maras | 14.8% | 6,597 | |
| Republican | Jesus Varela | 13.3% | 5,916 | |
| Total Votes | 44,552 | |||
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See also
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey General Assembly District 19
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," September 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidates for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Amended Certification," September 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 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
