Raymond Garramone

Raymond Garramone (August 13, 1926 – June 16, 1998) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey State Senate from 1974 to 1978. An engineer and businessman, he served as Mayor of Haworth, New Jersey and was elected State Senator in 1973 from the 39th Legislative District, defeating Republican ex-Assemblyman Harry Randall, Jr. by 5,057 votes.[1] He did not seek re-election to a second term in the Senate in 1977, but instead challenged incumbent Governor Brendan Byrne in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey.[2] He finished sixth in the primary with 6,602 votes (1%).[3]

Raymond Garramone
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from the 39th district
In office
January 8, 1974  January 10, 1978
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byFrank Herbert
Personal details
Born(1926-08-13)August 13, 1926
New York City, New York
DiedJune 16, 1998(1998-06-16) (aged 71)
Political partyDemocratic

References

  1. "1973 General Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. Sullivan, Joseph F. (2 March 1977). "Garramone Enters the Race for Governor". New York Times.
  3. "1977 Primary Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Retrieved 24 December 2013.


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