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  NJ General Assembly 07 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > New Jersey > NJ General Assembly > NJ Assembly 07
OfficeState House
HonorificState Representative - Abbr: St. Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline April 06, 1998 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1998 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1998 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start November 04, 1998 - 12:00pm
Term End January 11, 2000 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
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Last ModifiedWSNJ January 14, 2021 01:20pm
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Description Court ordered special election to resolve 1997's "too-close-to-call" results in the seventh assembly district.

Since the 1997 General Election was considered invalid, a vacancy was declared by the courts mid-way through the year. New Jersey Election Law specifies that, in case of a vacancy, the party to last hold the seat gets to appoint the successor. Since Republicans Diane Allen and Carmine DeSopo had last won the district's Assembly seats in 1995, Republicans were allowed to appoint someone to fill the vacancy.

They chose 1997's supposed third-place finisher, Ken Faulkner. Faulkner lost the special election to complete his term in a landslide to 1997's supposed second-place finisher, Jack Conners.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won09/18/1998
NameKen Faulkner Votes1 (100.00%)
Term09/18/1998 - 11/04/1998 Margin1 (+100.00%)
  PartyDemocratic Won09/18/1998
NameHerb Conaway Votes0 (0.00%)
Term09/18/1998 - 11/04/1998 Margin0 (+0.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1999
NameJack Conners Votes20,667 (27.73%)
Term01/11/2000 - 01/08/2002 Margin4,581 (+6.15%)
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1999
NameHerb Conaway Votes20,517 (27.53%)
Term01/11/2000 - 01/08/2002 Margin4,431 (+5.95%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name Jack Conners (I) St. Rep. Ken Faulkner Raymond Hellings  
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 26,272 (55.01%) 20,634 (43.20%) 855 (1.79%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -5,638 (-11.80%) -25,417 (-53.22%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 01/01/1998 01/01/1998 01/01/1998  
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