Ryan Peters
RWon the General, 2019 New Jersey State Assembly District 8
New Jersey State Assembly, District 8 (2018 - Present)
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Ryan Peters (Republican Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 8. He assumed office in 2018. His current term ends on January 11, 2022.
Peters (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 8. He won in the general election on November 5, 2019.
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Former Member, Appropriations Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, State and Local Government Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Former Member, State and Local Government Committee, New Jersey State General Assembly
Member, Community Development and Affairs Committee
Member, Regulated Professions Committee
The primary will occur on June 8, 2021. The general election will occur on November 2, 2021. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Allison Eckel and Mark Natale are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on June 8, 2021.
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Allison Eckel |
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Mark Natale |
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Michael Torrissi Jr. and Brandon Umba are running in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on June 8, 2021.
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Michael Torrissi Jr. |
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Brandon Umba |
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Ryan Peters did not file to run for re-election.
Jean Stanfield and incumbent Ryan Peters defeated Gina LaPlaca, Mark Natale, and Tom Giangiulio Jr. in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on November 5, 2019.
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Jean Stanfield (R) |
25.4%
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25,050 Votes✔ |
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Ryan Peters (R) |
25.2%
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24,906 Votes✔ |
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Gina LaPlaca (D) |
24.2%
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23,895 Votes |
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Mark Natale (D) |
23.4%
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23,092 Votes |
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Tom Giangiulio Jr. (Maga Conservative Party) |
1.8%
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1,777 Votes |
Total votes: 98,720
Gina LaPlaca and Mark Natale defeated Johnny Bravo in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on June 4, 2019.
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Gina LaPlaca |
46.4%
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5,226 Votes✔ |
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Mark Natale |
44.3%
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4,988 Votes✔ |
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Johnny Bravo |
9.3%
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1,045 Votes |
Total votes: 11,259
Jean Stanfield and incumbent Ryan Peters defeated incumbent Joe Howarth and R. Jason Huf in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 8 on June 4, 2019.
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Jean Stanfield |
35.0%
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5,285 Votes✔ |
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Ryan Peters |
34.5%
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5,215 Votes✔ |
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Joe Howarth |
17.7%
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2,673 Votes |
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R. Jason Huf |
12.9%
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1,943 Votes |
Total votes: 15,116
New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 General Election, 2017
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Republican | Joe Howarth Incumbent | 25.13% | 28,841 |
Republican | Ryan Peters | 24.98% | 28,671 |
Democratic | Joanne Schwartz | 24.67% | 28,321 |
Democratic | MaryAnn Merlino | 24.56% | 28,196 |
No Status Quo | Ryan T. Calhoun | 0.66% | 753 |
Total Votes | 114,782 | ||
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
eight races to watch in the New Jersey General Assembly 2017 elections: three seats with two Democratic members, three seats with two Republican members, and two seats split between the parties. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
This district was a Race to Watch because the presidential candidate opposite of the incumbents' party won the district in the 2016 elections, and one of the incumbents retired. Incumbents Joe Howarth (R) and Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (R) were unopposed in the 2015 election. Howarth was first elected in 2015 while Rodriguez-Gregg was first elected in 2013. Rodriguez-Gregg withdrew from the race on August 30, 2017. In April 2017, she was charged with driving under the influence of marijuana. Ryan Peters (R) ran in her place. District 8 was one of 28 New Jersey state legislative districts that Democrat Hillary Clinton won in the 2016 presidential election. Clinton carried District 8 by 2.3 points. In 2012, Democrat Barack Obama won District 8 by 7.3 points. As of 2017, District 8 overlapped with the following counties: Atlantic, Burlington and Camden.
Joanne Schwartz and MaryAnn Merlino were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 8 Democratic primary election.
New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Joanne Schwartz | 50.92% | 8,534 |
MaryAnn Merlino | 49.08% | 8,226 |
Total Votes | 16,760 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |
Incumbent Joe Howarth and incumbent Maria Rodriguez-Gregg were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 8 Republican primary election.
New Jersey General Assembly, District 8 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Joe Howarth Incumbent | 50.41% | 6,507 |
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg Incumbent | 49.59% | 6,400 |
Total Votes | 12,907 | |
Source: New Jersey Department of State |