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Cobb captured 68 percent of the vote in New Jersey’s District 1. He will run against Democrat Donald Norcross in the November election. Norcross captured 72 percent of the vote in his primary and will be an overwhelming favorite.
The Congressional district includes Camden, Burlington and Gloucester counties in New Jersey, and Democrats have nearly 200,000 registered voters compared with 70,000 Republicans. The Republicans last held the seat in 1975. The New Jersey communities border Philadelphia.
Cobb, a former player with the Philadelphia Eagles and several other NFL teams, is a frequent contributor to a Philadelphia-based sports talk show and runs a sports-related website.
It is the first run at elected office for Cobb, who was a Stamford High School sports standout before going to the University of Southern California to play football. He played on two Rose Bowl champions and one national championship team. He was elected to the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
Norcross is the brother of George E. Norcross III, a powerful New Jersey Democrat and businessman. Cobb and Norcross are running for the seat previously held by Rob Andrews, a Democrat who held the seat for 24 years before resigning in February amid an ethics investigation.
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