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Thomas Duch
Thomas Duch was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 40 of the New Jersey State Senate.
Biography
Duch earned his B.A. in government and public administration from Lehigh University and his J.D. from Seton Hall University. His professional experience includes working as a lawyer and as the chief executive and administrative official of the city of Garfield, New Jersey.[1]
Campaign themes
2017
On their shared campaign website, Thomas Duch, Paul Vagianos, and Christine Ordway highlighted the following issues:
| “ |
Pension Reform
Area and State Issues
Fundamental Rights
Flooding
Fiscal Reform
|
” |
| —Thomas Duch, Paul Vagianos, and Christine Ordway[3] | ||
Elections
2017
- See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey State Senate took place in 2017. All 40 seats were up for election. 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.[4][5] Incumbent Kristin Corrado (R) defeated Thomas Duch (D) in the New Jersey State Senate District 40 general election.[6][7]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 40 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kristin Corrado Incumbent |
56.24% | 33,495 | |
| Democratic | Thomas Duch | 43.76% | 26,060 | |
| Total Votes | 59,555 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Thomas Duch ran unopposed in the New Jersey State Senate District 40 Democratic primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | ||
| Thomas Duch | ||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Kristin Corrado defeated Paul DiGaetano and Edward Buttimore in the New Jersey State Senate District 40 Republican primary election.[8]
| New Jersey State Senate, District 40 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kristin Corrado |
62.01% | 7,792 |
| Paul DiGaetano | 29.99% | 3,768 |
| Edward Buttimore | 8.00% | 1,005 |
| Total Votes | 12,565 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
See also
- State legislative elections, 2017
- New Jersey State Senate elections, 2017
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- New Jersey State Senate
- New Jersey State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Thomas Duch on Facebook
- Thomas Duch on Twitter
- New Jersey Legislature website
Footnotes
- ↑ Flip the 40th 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Flip the 40th 2017 campaign website, "Issues," accessed August 15, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidate for State Senate for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for State Senate 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Department of State, "Official Primary Results: State Senate," accessed July 14, 2017
