Robert Thibault
Robert Thibault was a 2017 Republican candidate for District 7 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Thibault was appointed to the ballot to replace Mike Piper (R), who withdrew from the race following the primary election.[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 Herbert Conaway, Jr. (D) and Carol Murphy (D) defeated Octavia Scott (R) and Robert Thibault (R) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 7 general election.[4][5]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 7 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Herbert Conaway, Jr. Incumbent |
33.13% | 39,879 | |
| Democratic | Carol Murphy |
32.25% | 38,819 | |
| Republican | Octavia Scott | 17.40% | 20,941 | |
| Republican | Robert Thibault | 17.22% | 20,726 | |
| Total Votes | 120,365 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Herbert Conaway, Jr. and Carol Murphy defeated Jennifer Hiniu Chuang in the New Jersey General Assembly District 7 Democratic primary election.[6][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Herbert Conaway, Jr. Incumbent |
44.00% | 11,952 |
| Carol Murphy |
43.03% | 11,688 |
| Jennifer Hiniu Chuang | 12.97% | 3,522 |
| Total Votes | 27,162 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Octavia Scott and Mike Piper were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 7 Republican primary election.[8][7]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 7 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Octavia Scott |
50.04% | 5,708 |
| Mike Piper |
49.96% | 5,699 |
| Total Votes | 11,407 | |
| 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
- ↑ NJ Elections, "2017 official general election candidate list," accessed September 28, 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
