In 1977, Sarcone sought the Republican nomination for Governor, finishing third in a field of four candidates, behind State Senator Raymond Bateman and Assembly Minority Leader Thomas Kean. Bateman won 55% of the vote, followed by Kean at 36%, Sarcone at 6%, and former Moorestown Mayor William Angus with 3%., Our Campaigns. Accessed December 1, 2013. "I shouldn't have run," Sarcone said in 2010. "I was talked into it be a group of people, and it was a disaster. Two GOP guys running from Essex County. Timing is important."
