Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: New Jersey Congressional Seats
October 29, 2012
By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
| New Jersey's Congressional Elections in 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate Election? | U.S. House seats | Possible competitive races? | |
| Yes | 12 | 1 (3rd) | |
TRENTON: New Jersey: New Jersey has 12 U.S. House seats and one U.S. Senate seat on the 2012 ballot. New Jersey lost one congressional district in the redistricting after the 2010 census, causing two Democratic incumbents, Steve Rothman and Bill Pascrell, to compete in the 9th District primary on June 5. All 12 districts have at least three candidates running.
Incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Menendez will defend his seat against 10 challengers.
In New Jersey, all polls are open from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm Eastern Time.[1]
See also: State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2012)
U.S. Senate
Bob Menendez was appointed to the Senate in January 2006 to fill the remainder of Jon Corzine's term. He was elected to the same seat in November 2006, and has served one full term. He leads Republican opponent Joe Kyrillos by up to 20 points in recent polls of likely voters. Despite being a current state senator, Kyrillos suffers from poor name recognition: only 59 percent recognized him in a recent poll.[2]
| State | General Election Candidates | Incumbent | 2012 Winner | Partisan Switch? |
| New Jersey Class 1 Senate seat | : Bob Menendez
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Bob Menendez | Pending | Pending |
According to Cook's race ratings, New Jersey's Senate race is considered Likely Democratic.[3]
U.S. House
In the 3rd District, Republican incumbent Jon Runyan faces democratic challenger Shelley Adler. Adler is the widow of John Adler, who represented the 3rd District until he was defeated by Runyan in 2010. Despite an added fundraising disadvantage, he is leading Adler in polls. The Cook Political Report rates this race as "leaning Republican."[4] The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has named this district on its "Red to Blue" program, a list of districts where they are focusing their support in the hopes of winning a majority in the House.[5]
In the 6th District, Republican tea-partier Anna Little faces incumbent Frank Pallone Jr. for the second time in a district that has virtually the same partisan demographics after redistricting, despite being redrawn slightly to the east. In 2010, with all the momentum of the tea party and the Republican wave election, Little lost to Pallone by 10 percentage points.[6]
Here is a complete list of U.S. House candidates appearing on the general election ballot in New Jersey:
Candidates running by District
Partisan breakdown by district
| Members of the U.S. House from New Jersey -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 7 | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 12 | |
Comparison of new and old redistricting maps
| Congressional Redistricting Map, approved September 2011
For more information, view Redistricting in New Jersey. |
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See also
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- November 6, 2012 election results
- United States Congressional election results, 2012
- United States Senate elections in New Jersey, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2012
- New Jersey's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 10th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey's 12th Congressional District elections, 2012
- New Jersey elections, 2012
- National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Elections, "FAQ"
- ↑ Stockton College, "October 12-18 Poll" accessed October 26, 2012
- ↑ Cook Race Ratings, "October 4, 2012" accessed October 26, 2012
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "House Race Ratings" October 25, 2012
- ↑ DCCC "Red to Blue 2012" accessed October 26, 2012
- ↑ NJ Spotlight, "6th cd" accessed October 26, 2012
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