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Joseph Collins Jr.
Joseph Collins Jr. (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 3. Collins lost in the Republican primary on June 6, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)
Heather Simmons and Dave Bailey Jr. defeated incumbent Bethanne McCarthy Patrick and Thomas J. Tedesco Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Simmons (D) | 25.6 | 30,861 |
| ✔ |  | Dave Bailey Jr. (D) | 25.5 | 30,737 |
 | Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (R) | 24.5 | 29,522 | |
| Thomas J. Tedesco Jr. (R) | 24.4 | 29,480 | ||
| Total votes: 120,600 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)
Heather Simmons and Dave Bailey Jr. defeated Robert Fitzpatrick and Tanzie Youngblood in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Simmons | 37.8 | 9,430 |
| ✔ | | Dave Bailey Jr. | 34.8 | 8,678 |
| Robert Fitzpatrick | 13.8 | 3,439 | ||
 | Tanzie Youngblood | 13.6 | 3,404 | |
| Total votes: 24,951 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 (2 seats)
Thomas J. Tedesco Jr. and incumbent Bethanne McCarthy Patrick defeated Joseph Collins Jr. in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 3 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas J. Tedesco Jr. | 38.6 | 7,272 | |
| ✔ | | Bethanne McCarthy Patrick | 38.6 | 7,263 |
| Joseph Collins Jr. | 22.8 | 4,284 | ||
| Total votes: 18,819 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Beth Sawyer (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Collins in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph Collins Jr. did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
