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Greg Myhre

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Greg Myhre
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from the 9th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2024
Serving with Brian E. Rumpf
Preceded byDiAnne Gove
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
WebsiteLegislative webpage

Gregory Myhre is an American realtor and Republican Party politician serving as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly for the 9th legislative district, having taken office on January 9, 2024.

Biography

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Myhre has been a resident of Stafford Township, New Jersey, and served as the township's mayor.[1]

Elective office

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Incumbent DiAnne Gove decided not to run in the June 2023 primary, after a screening committee supported incumbent Brian E. Rumpf and newcomer Myhre for the two Assembly seats.[2] Rumpf and Myhre defeated Democrats Joseph Atura and Sarah 'Sally' Collins in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.[3][4]

District 9

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Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly.[5] The representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[6]

Electoral history

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9th Legislative District General Election, 2023[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent) 37,559 34.0
Republican Greg Myhre 36,342 32.9
Democratic Sarah Collins 18,374 16.6
Democratic Joseph Atura 17,205 15.6
Green Barry Bendar 979 0.8
Total votes 110,459 100.0
Republican hold
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ Flesher, Veronica. "Myhre Reflects On Time As Stafford's Mayor; On Jan. 9, Greg Myrhe will resign as mayor of Stafford, and sworn in as a member of the General Assembly.", Barnegat-Manahawkin, NJ Patch, January 3, 2024. Accessed January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Wildstein David. "Gove will not seek re-election to State Assembly", New Jersey Globe, March 16, 2023. Accessed January 8, 2024. "Assemblywoman DiAnne Gove (R-Long Beach) will not seek re-election to the Ocean County seat she’s held since 2009 after losing party support for another term.... Gove nearly pulled off a convention victory last week, despite a screening committee recommendation that the organization line be awarded to incumbent Brian Rumpf (R-Little Egg Harbor) and Stafford Mayor Greg Myhre. Rumpf finished first with 96 votes; Myhre received 67 votes, and Gove was a close third with 56."
  3. ^ Connolly, John. "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided", The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023, New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
  5. ^ New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Legislative Roster for District 9, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. Retrieved December 6, 2023.