NJ Green Party Candidates Score Nearly 9K Votes In Essex County
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One of the largest third-parties in New Jersey, the Greens put together a full Congressional slate for the 2024 election.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Candidates with the Green Party of New Jersey nailed down thousands of votes in Essex County during the 2024 general election, official results show.
NJ Patch
By Eric Kiefer
November 19, 2024
One of the largest third-parties in the Garden State, the Green Party put together a full slate for this year’s election, including a candidate in each Congressional district and a U.S. Senate contender. Meanwhile, the Green’s U.S. presidential ticket of Jill Stein and Rudolph “Butch” Ware qualified for the ballot in states across the nation, including New Jersey.
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Essex County residents put in a heavy showing at the polls this year. There were 315,739 votes cast from 590,268 registered voters, according to certified results from the Essex County Clerk’s Office.
While no single Green Party candidate triumphed in Essex County on Election Day, the party still gathered nearly 9,000 votes there.
According to the Essex County Clerk’s Office, candidates who contributed to that total include:
- Jill Stein and Butch Ware scored 2,356 votes for president
- Christina Khalil saw 3,093 votes for U.S. Senate in New Jersey, the most of any third-party candidate
- Christian Robbins earned 343 votes for the U.S. House in the state’s 8th district
- Jon Carlos Serrano got 1,237 votes for the U.S. House in the state’s 10th district
- Lily Benavides received 1,766 votes for the U.S. House in the state’s 11th district
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