MaryAnn Merlino
MaryAnn Merlino was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 8 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Biography
Merlino's professional experience includes working as a real estate agent. She served as the mayor of Waterford for four terms.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
On their shared campaign website, George Youngkin, Maryann Merlino, and Joanne Schwartz highlighted the following issues:
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When Elected, George Youngkin, Maryann Merlino, and Joanne Schwartz Will:
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| —George Youngkin, Maryann Merlino, and Joanne Schwartz[3] | ||
Elections
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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[8] 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.[9][10]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.[11][10]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey General Assembly
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Youngkin, Merlino, and Schwartz 2017 campaign website, "About," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Youngkin, Merlino, and Schwartz for 8th district, "Issues," accessed August 14, 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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
