Michael Whelan (New Jersey)
Michael Whelan was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 11 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Biography
Whelan earned his B.A. from Manhattan College. His professional experience includes working as sales executive at Global Indemnity Insurance Agency. As of August 2017, Whelan had served as a Red Bank councilman since January 2016.[1]
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.[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 Joann Downey (D) and incumbent Eric Houghtaling (D) defeated Robert Acerra (R) and Michael Whelan (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 11 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 11 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Joann Downey Incumbent |
27.65% | 31,347 | |
| Democratic | Eric Houghtaling Incumbent |
27.36% | 31,012 | |
| Republican | Robert Acerra | 22.65% | 25,672 | |
| Republican | Michael Whelan | 22.34% | 25,320 | |
| Total Votes | 113,351 | |||
| 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 both of the incumbents' margins of victory in the previous election were five points or less. Incumbents Eric Houghtaling (D) and Joann Downey (D) ran for re-election in 2017. Both were first elected in 2015 when they defeated Republican incumbents Mary Pat Angelini and Caroline Casagrande. Houghtaling and Downey received 25.6 percent of the vote and 25.2 percent, respectively. Angelini and Casagrande received 24.8 percent and 24.4 percent, respectively. District 11 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 11 by 6.7 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 11 by 11.0 points. As of 2017, District 11 included parts of Monmouth County.
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Joann Downey and incumbent Eric Houghtaling defeated Aasim Johnson in the New Jersey General Assembly District 11 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 11 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Joann Downey Incumbent |
50.68% | 8,889 |
| Eric Houghtaling Incumbent |
49.32% | 8,652 |
| Aasim Johnson | 0.00% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 17,541 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Robert Acerra and Michael Whelan were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 11 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 11 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Robert Acerra |
50.47% | 4,949 |
| Michael Whelan |
49.53% | 4,856 |
| Total Votes | 9,805 | |
| 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
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Michael Whelan," accessed August 21, 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
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 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
