William Cruz
William Cruz (independent) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 19. Cruz lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.
Cruz was a 2017 Quality of Life candidate for District 19 of the New Jersey General Assembly.
Elections
2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin and incumbent Yvonne Lopez defeated Rocco Genova, Christian Onuoha, and William Cruz in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Craig J. Coughlin (D) | 33.6 | 18,412 |
| ✔ |  | Yvonne Lopez (D) | 32.1 | 17,577 |
| Rocco Genova (R) | 16.8 | 9,215 | ||
 | Christian Onuoha (R) | 16.2 | 8,870 | |
| William Cruz (Independent) | 1.3 | 688 | ||
| Total votes: 54,762 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin and incumbent Yvonne Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig J. Coughlin | 51.0 | 5,644 |
| ✔ | | Yvonne Lopez | 49.0 | 5,420 |
| Total votes: 11,064 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Rocco Genova and Christian Onuoha advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rocco Genova | 51.5 | 1,388 | |
| ✔ | | Christian Onuoha | 48.5 | 1,309 |
| Total votes: 2,697 | |||
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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.[1] 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.[2] Incumbent Craig Coughlin (D) and Yvonne Lopez (D) defeated Deepak Malhotra (R), Amarjit Riar (R), and William Cruz (Quality of Life) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 19 general election.[3][4]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 19 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Craig Coughlin Incumbent |
35.62% | 25,708 | |
| Democratic | Yvonne Lopez |
34.40% | 24,830 | |
| Republican | Deepak Malhotra | 14.84% | 10,709 | |
| Republican | Amarjit Riar | 13.07% | 9,436 | |
| Quality of Life | William Cruz | 2.06% | 1,488 | |
| Total Votes | 72,171 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Craig Coughlin and Yvonne Lopez were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 19 Democratic primary election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Craig Coughlin Incumbent |
51.20% | 8,529 |
| Yvonne Lopez |
48.80% | 8,129 |
| Total Votes | 16,658 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Deepak Malhotra and Amarjit Riar were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 19 Republican primary election.[7][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 19 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Deepak Malhotra |
52.52% | 1,596 |
| Amarjit Riar |
47.48% | 1,443 |
| Total Votes | 3,039 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
William Cruz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
