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Rich Pezzullo
Rich Pezzullo (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Pezzullo was running for U.S. Senate but withdrew from the race in February 2018.[1]
Pezzullo was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from New Jersey.[2] He was defeated by Jeff Bell in the Republican primary on June 3, 2014.
Campaign themes
2014
Pezzullo listed the following themes on his campaign website. See Pezzullo's website for his position on other issues.
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In April 2014, Pezzullo revealed on his Facebook page that he had signed the "Term Limits Pledge" and supported term limits for members of Congress.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 6
Incumbent Frank Pallone Jr. defeated Rich Pezzullo in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frank Pallone Jr. (D) | 63.6 | 140,752 |
 | Rich Pezzullo (R) | 36.4 | 80,443 | |
| Total votes: 221,195 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 6
Incumbent Frank Pallone Jr. defeated Javahn Walker in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 6 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Pallone Jr. | 86.2 | 23,621 |
| Javahn Walker | 13.8 | 3,770 | ||
| Total votes: 27,391 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 6
Rich Pezzullo advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 6 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rich Pezzullo | 100.0 | 9,827 |
| Total votes: 9,827 | |||
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2014
Pezzullo ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. Senate, to represent New Jersey. Pezzullo sought the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to Jeff Bell.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Bell |
29.4% | 42,728 | ||
| Rich Pezzullo | 26.2% | 38,130 | ||
| Brian Goldberg | 25% | 36,266 | ||
| Murray Sabrin | 19.4% | 28,183 | ||
| Total Votes | 145,307 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results |
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2018
- United States Senate elections in New Jersey, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Rich Pezzullo for Senate, "Home," accessed October 25, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List of Candidates for US Senate," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rich Pezzullo, Republican for US Senate, "Issues," accessed April 14, 2014
