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Joe Howarth
Joe Howarth (Republican Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 8. Howarth assumed office in 2016. Howarth left office on January 14, 2020.
Howarth (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 8. Howarth lost in the Republican primary on June 4, 2019.
Biography
Howarth earned his B.S. in health and physical education from Trenton State College. His professional experience includes working as a paraprofessional in the special education department at Seneca High School. He served as the Burlington County deputy director in 2014, on the board of chosen freeholders from 2012 to 2014, as the Evesham Township Council deputy mayor from 2009 to 2011, and on the board of Evesham from 2003 to 2007.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Howarth was assigned to the following committees:
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Howarth served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
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| • Financial Institutions and Insurance |
| • Military and Veterans' Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
Elections
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 (2 seats)
Jean Stanfield and incumbent Ryan Peters defeated Gina LaPlaca, Mark Natale, and Tom Giangiulio Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jean Stanfield (R) | 25.4 | 25,050 |
| ✔ |  | Ryan Peters (R)  | 25.2 | 24,906 |
 | Gina LaPlaca (D) | 24.2 | 23,895 | |
| Mark Natale (D) | 23.4 | 23,092 | ||
| Tom Giangiulio Jr. (Maga Conservative Party) | 1.8 | 1,777 | ||
| Total votes: 98,720 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 (2 seats)
Gina LaPlaca and Mark Natale defeated Johnny Bravo in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gina LaPlaca | 46.4 | 5,410 |
| ✔ | Mark Natale | 44.3 | 5,157 | |
 | Johnny Bravo | 9.3 | 1,084 | |
| Total votes: 11,651 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 (2 seats)
Jean Stanfield and incumbent Ryan Peters defeated incumbent Joe Howarth and R. Jason Huf in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jean Stanfield | 35.0 | 5,435 |
| ✔ | | Ryan Peters | 34.5 | 5,360 |
 | Joe Howarth | 17.7 | 2,744 | |
| R. Jason Huf | 12.8 | 1,980 | ||
| Total votes: 15,519 | |||
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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.[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] Incumbent Joe Howarth (R) and Ryan Peters (R) defeated Joanne Schwartz (D), MaryAnn Merlino (D), and Ryan T. Calhoun (No Status Quo) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 8 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Joe Howarth Incumbent |
25.13% | 28,841 | |
| Republican | Ryan Peters |
24.98% | 28,671 | |
| Democratic | Joanne Schwartz | 24.67% | 28,321 | |
| Democratic | MaryAnn Merlino | 24.56% | 28,196 | |
| No Status Quo | Ryan T. Calhoun | 0.66% | 753 | |
| Total Votes | 114,782 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Races we watched
Ballotpedia identified eight races to watch in the New Jersey General Assembly 2017 elections: three seats with two Democratic members, three seats with two Republican members, and two seats split between the parties. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the presidential candidate opposite of the incumbents' party won the district in the 2016 elections, and one of the incumbents retired. Incumbents Joe Howarth (R) and Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R) were unopposed in the 2015 election. Howarth was first elected in 2015 while Rodriguez-Gregg was first elected in 2013. Rodriguez-Gregg withdrew from the race on August 30, 2017. In April 2017, she was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana.[6] Ryan Peters (R) ran in her place. District 8 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 8 by 2.3 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 8 by 7.3 points. As of 2017, District 8 overlapped with the following counties: Atlantic, Burlington and Camden.
Democratic primary election
Joanne Schwartz and MaryAnn Merlino were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 8 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joanne Schwartz |
50.92% | 8,534 |
| MaryAnn Merlino |
49.08% | 8,226 |
| Total Votes | 16,760 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Joe Howarth and incumbent Maria Rodriguez-Gregg were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 8 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joe Howarth Incumbent |
50.41% | 6,507 |
| Maria Rodriguez-Gregg Incumbent |
49.59% | 6,400 |
| Total Votes | 12,907 | |
| 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.[10] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Incumbent Maria Rodriguez-Gregg and Joe Howarth were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Michael Chadwick (L) and Ervin Nixon (Socialist Party) were removed from the general election candidate list.[11] Rodriguez-Gregg and Howarth were unchalleged in the general election.[12][13][14][15]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Maria Rodriguez-Gregg Incumbent |
50.1% | 18,317 | |
| Republican | Joe Howarth |
49.9% | 18,234 | |
| Total Votes | 36,551 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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See also
2019 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Joe Howarth (R)," accessed August 18, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Observer, "Rodriguez-Gregg Drops Out of Assembly Race," August 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 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 list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 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
