Mike Berman
Mike Berman was a 2016 AmericanIndependents.org candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of New Jersey.[1]
Berman was a 2014 independent ("Of the People") candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of New Jersey.[2] He was defeated by Donald Norcross (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[3]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Donald Norcross (D) defeated Bob Patterson (R), Bill Sihr (L), Michael Berman (AmericanIndependents.org), and Scot John Tomaszewski (We Deserve Better) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Norcross defeated Alex Law in the Democratic primary on June 7, 2016. Norcross won re-election in the November 8 election.[4][1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Donald Norcross Incumbent |
60% | 183,231 | |
| Republican | Bob Patterson | 36.8% | 112,388 | |
| We Deserve Better | Scot John Tomaszewski | 1.8% | 5,473 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Sihr | 0.8% | 2,410 | |
| AmericanIndependents.org | Michael Berman | 0.6% | 1,971 | |
| Total Votes | 305,473 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Donald Norcross Incumbent |
70.3% | 56,753 | ||
| Alex Law | 29.7% | 23,986 | ||
| Total Votes | 80,739 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections |
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2014
Berman ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 1st District. He lost to Donald Norcross (D) in the general election.[3] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Donald Norcross |
57.4% | 93,315 | |
| Republican | Garry Cobb | 39.4% | 64,073 | |
| We Deserve Better | Scot John Tomaszewski | 1.1% | 1,784 | |
| Of the People | Mike Berman | 0.4% | 634 | |
| Change Is Needed | Margaret Chapman | 0.7% | 1,103 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Donald Letton | 0.3% | 449 | |
| Stop Boss Politics | Robert Shapiro | 0.7% | 1,134 | |
| Total Votes | 162,492 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
Recent news
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. House," accessed August 13, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Politico, "2014 New Jersey House Election Results," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
