Joseph Raich

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Joseph Raich
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Democratic Party

Education

Bachelor's

Jersey City State College, 1968

Contact

Personal Facebook 

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Joseph Raich was a 2017 Democratic candidate for District 26 of the New Jersey General Assembly.

Raich was a 2013 Democratic candidate for District 26 of the New Jersey General Assembly.[1] He previously ran for the office in 2012 and 2011.

Biography

Raich earned his B.A. from Jersey City State College in 1968. His professional experience includes working as a driver at Travel Limousine and zone sales supervisor at The Star Ledger Newspaper Circulation.

Campaign themes

2017

Isibor, Raich, & Edge's Facebook page highlighted the following issues:

“

The Senate & Assembly ticket of Isibor, Raich & Edge for LD 26th will provide a creative, honest and open approach to the government of New Jersey.

The development of an acceptable quality of life in the 26th Legislative District is dependent upon shared responsibilities of ALL including individuals, businesses, community based organizations, government and religious groups.

By working together as a whole we can make our community a safer, more desirable place to work, and live.[2]

”
—Isibor, Raich, & Edge for NJ26[3]

Elections

2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly 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.[4] 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.[5] Incumbent Jay Webber (R) and incumbent BettyLou DeCroce (R) defeated Joseph Raich (D) and William Edge (D) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 26 general election.[6][7]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jay Webber Incumbent 28.23% 31,810
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png BettyLou DeCroce Incumbent 28.19% 31,766
     Democratic Joseph Raich 21.95% 24,732
     Democratic William Edge 21.62% 24,362
Total Votes 112,670
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

William Edge and Joseph Raich defeated Laura Fortgang in the New Jersey General Assembly District 26 Democratic primary election.[8][9]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png William Edge 42.87% 6,669
Green check mark transparent.png Joseph Raich 38.91% 6,054
Laura Fortgang 18.22% 2,835
Total Votes 15,558
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent Jay Webber and incumbent BettyLou DeCroce defeated William Lyon and John Cesaro in the New Jersey General Assembly District 26 Republican primary election.[10][9]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jay Webber Incumbent 32.95% 8,574
Green check mark transparent.png BettyLou DeCroce Incumbent 27.82% 7,239
William Lyon 20.56% 5,350
John Cesaro 18.66% 4,856
Total Votes 26,019
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

Raich ran in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 26. Raich was bracketed with Elliot Isibor. He was unopposed in the June 4 Democratic primary. He was defeated by incumbent Jay Webber (R) and incumbent BettyLou DeCroce (R) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[11][12][13][14]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBettyLou DeCroce Incumbent 32.9% 35,352
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJay Webber Incumbent 32.6% 35,028
     Democratic Elliot Isibor 17.4% 18,720
     Democratic Joseph Raich 17.1% 18,379
Total Votes 107,479

2012

See also: State legislative special elections, 2012

Raich ran in the special election for Assembly District 26 seat. He was defeated by incumbent BettyLou DeCroce (R) in the special election on November 6, 2012.[15][16][17]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 26, Special Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Joseph Raich 39.5% 33,618
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBettyLou DeCroce 60.5% 51,485
Total Votes 85,103

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

Raich was a candidate for District 26 of the New Jersey General Assembly. He was defeated in the November 8 general election. Raich and Elliot Isibor ran unopposed in the June 7 Democratic primary. Alex DeCroce and Jay Webber ran unopposed in the Republican primary. Michael Spector was also running as an Independent in the November 8 general election.[18]

New Jersey General Assembly District 26 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAlex DeCroce Incumbent 32% 19,696
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJay Webber Incumbent 31.8% 19,543
     Democratic Joseph Raich 17.6% 10,847
     Democratic Elliot Isibor 16.8% 10,319
     Green Michael Spector 1.8% 1,095
Total Votes 61,500

Endorsements

2013

In 2013, Raich’s endorsements included the following:[19][20]

  • Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey
  • New Jersey State Building & Construction Trades Council

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 Primary Candidates," accessed April 15, 2013
  2. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  3. ↑ Facebook, "About: Isibor, Raich, & Edge for NJ26," accessed May 8, 2017
  4. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  5. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  6. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  7. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  8. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
  10. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  11. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  12. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2013 General Assembly general election candidates," accessed April 10, 2014
  13. ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  14. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
  15. ↑ NJ.com, "Assemblywoman DeCroce: I'm not running off late husband's legacy," October 24, 2012
  16. ↑ NJ.com, "N.J. Assemblywomen secure seats in special election," November 7, 2012
  17. ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Special election results November 6, 2012," accessed December 19, 2012
  18. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
  19. ↑ Planned Parenthood NJ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey Announces Endorsements in State Elections," accessed September 5, 2013
  20. ↑ "List of Endorsements," accessed September 12, 2013 (dead link)


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