Greg Myhre
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Greg Myhre
| image = Greg Myhre (March 5, 2025).jpg
| caption = Myrhe in 2025
| state_assembly = New Jersey
| district = 9th
| term_start = January 9, 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = DiAnne Gove
| alongside = Brian E. Rumpf
| successor =
| birth_date =
| birth_name =
| education =
| party = Republican
| website = [https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/466/assemblyman-myhre Legislative 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
Myhre has been a resident of Stafford Township, New Jersey, and served as the township's mayor.Flesher, Veronica. [https://patch.com/new-jersey/barnegat-manahawkin/myhre-reflects-time-staffords-mayor "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.
Elective office
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.Wildstein David. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/gove-will-not-seek-re-election-to-state-assembly/ "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." Rumpf and Myhre defeated Democrats Joseph Atura and Sarah 'Sally' Collins in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.Connolly, John. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/new-jersey/2023/11/07/nj-election-results-2023-state-senate-assembly-seats/71481204007/ "NJ election results 2023: State Senate, Assembly seats decided"], The Record, November 9, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf Official List Candidates for General Assembly for General Election November 7, 2023], New Jersey Department of State, December 6, 2023. Accessed December 23, 2023.
= District 9 =
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.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/constitution New Jersey State Constitution 1947 (Updated Through Amendments Adopted in November, 2020): Article IV, Section II], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 28, 2022. The representatives from the 9th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are:[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster?district=9 Legislative Roster for District 9], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 22, 2024.
- Senator Carmen Amato (R)
- Assemblyman Greg Myhre (R)
- Assemblyman Brian E. Rumpf (R)
Electoral history
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|title = 9th Legislative District General Election, 2023{{Cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2023/2023-official-general-results-general-assembly.pdf |title=Candidates for General Assembly - For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2023 Election |publisher=New Jersey Department of State |access-date=December 6, 2023}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)
| votes = 37,559
| percentage = 34.0
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Greg Myhre
| votes = 36,342
| percentage = 32.9
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Sarah Collins
| votes = 18,374
| percentage = 16.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Joseph Atura
| votes = 17,205
| percentage = 15.6
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Green Party (United States)
| candidate = Barry Bendar
| votes = 979
| percentage = 0.8
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{{Election box total no change
| votes = 110,459
| percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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Category:21st-century mayors of places in New Jersey
Category:Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
Category:Mayors of places in New Jersey
Category:People from Stafford Township, New Jersey