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Nathan Kleinman
Nathan Kleinman (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 5, 2018.
Kleinman was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania.
Kleinman, who was an activist involved with the Occupy Philadelphia movement, was referred to as the "first Occupy candidate" by Politico in 2012.[1]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Van Drew (D) | 52.9 | 136,685 |
 | Seth Grossman (R)  | 45.2 | 116,866 | |
 | John Ordille (L) | 0.7 | 1,726 | |
 | Steven Fenichel (Time for Truth Party) | 0.4 | 1,154 | |
 | Anthony Parisi Sanchez (Cannot Be Bought Party) | 0.4 | 1,064 | |
 | William Benfer (Together We Can Party) | 0.3 | 868 | |
| Total votes: 258,363 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Jeff Van Drew defeated Tanzie Youngblood, Will Cunningham, and Nathan Kleinman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew | 57.0 | 16,901 |
 | Tanzie Youngblood | 18.5 | 5,495 | |
 | Will Cunningham | 16.2 | 4,795 | |
 | Nathan Kleinman | 8.3 | 2,467 | |
| Total votes: 29,658 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sean Thom (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Seth Grossman defeated Hirsh Singh, Samuel Fiocchi, and Robert Turkavage in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Seth Grossman | 39.0 | 10,215 |
 | Hirsh Singh | 30.5 | 7,983 | |
 | Samuel Fiocchi | 23.3 | 6,107 | |
| Robert Turkavage | 7.1 | 1,854 | ||
| Total votes: 26,159 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Toto (R)
- Brian Fitzherbert (R)
- Mark McGovern (R)
2012
Kleinman ran as a write-in candidate in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 13th District. He was defeated by incumbent Rep. Allyson Schwartz in the April 24, 2012, Democratic primary.[2]
Write-In Candidacy
In March 2012, Kleinman withdrew his petition to gain ballot access for the primary election after the Schwartz campaign challenged more than 500 of the signatures he gathered. The challenge included an objection over the signatures Kleinman's deputy campaign manager, Patrick Morgioni, collected. Morgioni's registration form as a Democrat did not go through until four days after he started petitioning for signatures.[3]
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District
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Footnotes
