December 1, 2008 - 4:59pm
Inside Edge

Crabiel's two congressional campaigns

Republican Jim Courter was re-elected to a fifth term in 1986 when he defeated Democrat David Crabiel by a 63%-37% margin.

David Crabiel, the longtime Middlesex County Freeholder who died today at age 78, ran for Congress twice, both times without success.  His first campaign was in 1974 -- the year his brother, the New Jersey Secretary of State, was indicted on bid rigging charges -- when the then-Mayor of Milltown challenged ten-term incumbent Frank Thompson in the Democratic primary.  Thompson won 65%-35%.  The second time came in 1986, during his eighth year as a Freeholder.  He won the Democratic nomination, but lost 63%-37% to James Courter, a four-term Republican.

Wally Edge can be reached via email at politicsnj@aol.com.

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thompson


wally, did crabiel really think he had a chance against frank thompson. the only reason thompy lost was because of abscam.

12/02/08 11:21 am