Jerry Walker (New Jersey)

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Candidate, New Jersey General Assembly District 31

Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 3
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Prior offices
Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

June 10, 2025

Jerry Walker (Democratic Party) is a member of the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners in New Jersey, representing District 3. Walker assumed office on January 1, 2021. Walker's current term ends in 2027.

Walker (Democratic Party) is running for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 31. Walker declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.[source]

Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

The primary will occur on June 10, 2025. The general election will occur on November 4, 2025. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)

Incumbent William Sampson, incumbent Barbara McCann Stamato, Talya Schwartz Naor, and Jerry Walker are running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 10, 2025.


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2024

See also: New Jersey's 10th Congressional District special election, 2024

General election

Special general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 10

LaMonica McIver defeated Carmen Bucco, Russell Jenkins, and Rayfield Morton in the special general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on September 18, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of LaMonica McIver
LaMonica McIver (D) Candidate Connection
 
81.4
 
27,402
Image of Carmen Bucco
Carmen Bucco (R)
 
15.6
 
5,258
Image of Russell Jenkins
Russell Jenkins (One for All)
 
1.6
 
530
Image of Rayfield Morton
Rayfield Morton (Creating Real Progress) Candidate Connection
 
1.4
 
476

Total votes: 33,666
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Democratic primary election

Special Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10

The following candidates ran in the special Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on July 16, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of LaMonica McIver
LaMonica McIver Candidate Connection
 
47.4
 
12,507
Image of Derek Armstead
Derek Armstead
 
13.6
 
3,596
Jerry Walker
 
9.7
 
2,568
Darryl Godfrey
 
6.9
 
1,815
Brittany Claybrooks
 
5.2
 
1,377
Shana Melius
 
4.5
 
1,196
Image of Sheila Montague
Sheila Montague
 
3.7
 
966
Image of Alberta Gordon
Alberta Gordon
 
2.9
 
756
Image of John J. Flora
John J. Flora Candidate Connection
 
2.6
 
684
Image of Eugene Mazo
Eugene Mazo
 
2.2
 
586
Debra Salters Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
316

Total votes: 26,367
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Republican primary election

Special Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10

Carmen Bucco advanced from the special Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 10 on July 16, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carmen Bucco
Carmen Bucco
 
100.0
 
2,015

Total votes: 2,015
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Endorsements

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2023

See also: Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2023)

General election

General election for Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 3

Incumbent Jerry Walker won election in the general election for Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 3 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jerry Walker (D)
 
98.7
 
5,232
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
70

Total votes: 5,302
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 3

Incumbent Jerry Walker advanced from the Democratic primary for Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 3 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jerry Walker
 
98.7
 
3,436
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
46

Total votes: 3,482
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Endorsements

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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2020)

General election

General election for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3

Incumbent Jerry Walker won election in the general election for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jerry Walker (D)
 
99.6
 
27,348
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
111

Total votes: 27,459
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3

Incumbent Jerry Walker defeated Rachael O'Brien in the Democratic primary for Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3 on July 7, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jerry Walker
 
78.3
 
7,632
Rachael O'Brien
 
21.6
 
2,104
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
9

Total votes: 9,745
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2017

See also: Municipal elections in Hudson County, New Jersey (2017)

General election

Hudson County, New Jersey, held a partisan general election for county clerk and all nine of its board of chosen freeholders on November 7, 2017.

Jerry Walker (D) ran unopposed in the general election for District 3 of the board of chosen freeholders.

Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 3 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jerry Walker  (unopposed) 99.92% 10,290
Write-in votes 0.08% 8
Total Votes 10,298
Source: Hudson County Clerk, "General Election 2017 Election Results," November 14, 2017


Primary election

Hudson County, New Jersey, held partisan primary elections for county clerk and all nine of its board of chosen freeholders on June 6, 2017. The top vote recipient in each party's primary advanced to the general election.[1] Jerry Walker defeated Andrew Kemp in the Democratic primary election for District 3 of the board of chosen freeholders.

Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders, District 3 Democratic Primary Election, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jerry Walker 72.16% 4,307
Andrew Kemp 27.81% 1,660
Write-in votes 0.03% 2
Total Votes 5,969
Source: Hudson County Clerk, "2017 June Primary Election Results," June 19, 2017

Campaign themes

2025

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2024

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2023

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2020

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Jerry Walker campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House New Jersey District 10Lost primary$0 N/A**
Grand total$0 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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Hudson County Board of County Commissioners District 3
2021-Present
Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3
2018-2021
Succeeded by
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