Alex Law
Alex Law was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of New Jersey.[1] Law was defeated by incumbent Donald Norcross in the Democratic primary.[2]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Donald Norcross (D) defeated Bob Patterson (R), Bill Sihr (L), Michael Berman (AmericanIndependents.org), and Scot John Tomaszewski (We Deserve Better) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Norcross defeated Alex Law in the Democratic primary on June 7, 2016. Norcross won re-election in the November 8 election.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Donald Norcross Incumbent |
60% | 183,231 | |
| Republican | Bob Patterson | 36.8% | 112,388 | |
| We Deserve Better | Scot John Tomaszewski | 1.8% | 5,473 | |
| Libertarian | Bill Sihr | 0.8% | 2,410 | |
| AmericanIndependents.org | Michael Berman | 0.6% | 1,971 | |
| Total Votes | 305,473 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Donald Norcross Incumbent |
70.3% | 56,753 | ||
| Alex Law | 29.7% | 23,986 | ||
| Total Votes | 80,739 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2016
- Law supports Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.[7]
- Law's website has a weekly series of videos where he explains his support of sustainable energy, LGBTQ rights and raising the minimum wage, among other topics.[8]
Campaign finance summary
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NJ.com, "Democrat who wants to challenge Donald Norcross says state party won't give him data," July 20, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "New Jersey Primary Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "3 Reasons Why This Jewish American Supports the Iran Deal," August 13, 2015
- ↑ The Hill, "New Jersey House Dem opposes Iran deal," August 19, 2015
- ↑ The Huffington Post, "5 Things You Need to Know About Bernie Sanders' Policy," July 10, 2015
- ↑ Alex Law for U.S. Congress, "Media," accessed August 24, 2015
