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Michael Estrada (New Jersey)
Michael Estrada (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent New Jersey. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 4, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate New Jersey
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate New Jersey on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andrew Kim (D) | 53.6 | 2,161,491 |
 | Curtis Bashaw (R) | 44.0 | 1,773,589 | |
 | Christina Khalil (G)  | 1.1 | 45,443 | |
 | Kenneth Kaplan (L) | 0.6 | 24,242 | |
 | Patricia Mooneyham (Vote Better Party) | 0.4 | 17,224 | |
| Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.2 | 9,806 | ||
| Total votes: 4,031,795 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bob Menendez (Independent)
- Nick Carducci (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey
Andrew Kim defeated Patricia Campos Medina and Lawrence Hamm in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Kim | 74.8 | 392,602 |
 | Patricia Campos Medina | 16.1 | 84,286 | |
 | Lawrence Hamm | 9.1 | 47,796 | |
| Total votes: 524,684 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Cupples (D)
- Tammy Murphy (D)
- Bob Menendez (D)
- Kyle Jasey (D)
- Patrick Merrill (D)
- Joseph Signorello (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey
Curtis Bashaw defeated Christine Serrano-Glassner, Justin Murphy, and Albert Harshaw in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Curtis Bashaw | 45.6 | 144,869 |
 | Christine Serrano-Glassner | 38.4 | 121,986 | |
 | Justin Murphy | 11.3 | 35,954 | |
 | Albert Harshaw | 4.7 | 15,064 | |
| Total votes: 317,873 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gregg Mele (R)
- Daniel Cruz (R)
- Peter Vallorosi (R)
- Shirley Maia-Cusick (R)
- Michael Estrada (R)
- Alex Zdan (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Estrada in this election.
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.[1] 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.[2] The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 23 general election.[3][4]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 23 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John DiMaio Incumbent |
29.37% | 33,880 | |
| Republican | Erik Peterson Incumbent |
27.94% | 32,233 | |
| Democratic | Laura Shaw | 21.14% | 24,386 | |
| Democratic | Charles Boddy | 18.80% | 21,690 | |
| End the Corruption | Tyler J. Gran | 1.67% | 1,921 | |
| We Define Tomorrow | Michael Estrada | 1.09% | 1,256 | |
| Total Votes | 115,366 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Laura Shaw and Isaac Hadzovic were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 23 Democratic primary election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 23 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Laura Shaw |
51.88% | 7,706 |
| Isaac Hadzovic |
48.12% | 7,147 |
| Total Votes | 14,853 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent John DiMaio and incumbent Erik Peterson were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 23 Republican primary election.[7][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 23 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John DiMaio Incumbent |
50.43% | 10,353 |
| Erik Peterson Incumbent |
49.57% | 10,177 |
| Total Votes | 20,530 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Michael Estrada did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2017
Estrada's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:
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Local Taxes
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| —Michael Estrada[9] | ||
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. Senate New Jersey |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michael Estrada 2017 Facebook page, "Issues," accessed August 22, 2017
