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Garry Cobb was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of New Jersey.[1] He won the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014. Cobb was defeated by Donald Norcross (D) in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2]
Biography
Cobb played football with the NFL for eleven years, and is most well known for his position as a Philadelphia Eagles linebacker. He has also worked as a sports reporter on television with CBS-3 and on the radio with WIP.[3]
Campaign themes
2014
Cobb listed the following themes on his campaign website.[4]
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—Garry Cobb, http://garrycobb.com/#issues |
Elections
2014
Cobb ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 1st District. Cobb won the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014, but lost to Donald Norcross (D) in the general election.[2] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | ![]() |
57.4% | 93,315 | |
Republican | Garry Cobb | 39.4% | 64,073 | |
We Deserve Better | Scot John Tomaszewski | 1.1% | 1,784 | |
Of the People | Mike Berman | 0.4% | 634 | |
Change Is Needed | Margaret Chapman | 0.7% | 1,103 | |
Democratic-Republican | Donald Letton | 0.3% | 449 | |
Stop Boss Politics | Robert Shapiro | 0.7% | 1,134 | |
Total Votes | 162,492 | |||
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections |
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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68.3% | 6,405 |
Claire Gustafson | 14.3% | 1,337 |
Gerard McManus | 9.2% | 863 |
Lee Lucas | 8.2% | 767 |
Total Votes | 9,372 | |
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District
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Footnotes
- ↑ State of New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Politico, "2014 New Jersey House Election Results," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ CBS Philly, "Garry Cobb," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Garry Cobb for Congress, "The Issues," accessed April 8, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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