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. He did not seek re-election to a second term in the Senate in 1977, but instead challenged incumbent Governor

Brendan Byrne Brendan Thomas Byrne (April 1, 1924 – January 4, 2018) was an American politician, statesman, and prosecutor, serving as the 47th governor of New Jersey from 1974 to 1982. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrne started his career as a privat ...

in the Democratic primary for

Governor of New Jersey The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official res ...

. He finished sixth in the primary with 6,602 votes (1%).

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1926 births 1998 deaths Mayors of places in New Jersey Democratic Party New Jersey state senators People from Haworth, New Jersey 20th-century American politicians {{NewJersey-politician-stub