Booker defeats Lonegan in New Jersey special election for Senate
October 17, 2013
Trenton, New Jersey: Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) beat out former Mayor of Bogota Steve Lonegan (R) and a handful of Independent candidates in the special election to succeed the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) yesterday.[1][2]
In June 2013, Gov. Chris Christie chose to appoint Attorney General Jeff Chiesa to fill the vacant seat. Chiesa, who has not expressed interest in becoming a career senator, will serve in the Senate until after the special election.[3]
Cory Booker also defeated several Independent candidates, including Robert Depasquale, Eugene Martin Lavergne, Stuart David Meissner, Pablo Olivera, Antonio N. Sabas and Edward Stackhouse, Jr..[4]Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag
Booker will serve the remainder of Lautenberg’s term that expires in January 2015.[3]. He will face voters again in 2014 for a full six-year term.[2][3]
Democrats were heavily favored to retain the seat, as New Jersey has not elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate in 40 years.[5][6] Booker will become the only elected African American senator currently serving.[1] He will also become the Senate's seventh youngest member, the ninth African American member of Congress and the fourth African American member of the Senate ever popularly elected.[7]
Gov. Christie has until November 13, 2013, to certify the results of the special election, though it is expected that he will not take that long.[8]
“The winner of (Wednesday’s) election will be sworn in as quickly as possible after the results have been verified and certified. We fully anticipate this to happen before the Nov. 5th election day,” said a statement from Gov. Christie’s office.[8]
Once results are certified, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will schedule a swearing in.[8]
| U.S. Senate, New Jersey Special General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Cory Booker |
54.9% | 740,742 | |
| Republican | Steve Lonegan | 44% | 593,684 | |
| Independent | Edward C. Stackhouse | 0.4% | 5,138 | |
| Independent | Robert DePasquale | 0.2% | 3,137 | |
| Independent | Stuart Meissner | 0.2% | 2,051 | |
| Independent | Pablo Olivera | 0.1% | 1,530 | |
| Independent | Antonio N. Sabas | 0.1% | 1,336 | |
| Independent | Eugene LaVergne | 0.1% | 1,041 | |
| Total Votes | 1,348,659 | |||
| Source: Official results via New Jersey Division of Elections[9] | ||||
See also
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- United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 2013
- New Jersey elections, 2013
- United States Senate
- U.S. Senate delegation from New Jersey
- Special elections to the 113th United States Congress (2013-2014)
- State Poll Opening and Closing Times (2013)
External links
- New Jersey Division of Elections
- New Jersey 2013 Election Information
- Writ of Election
- Important dates for candidates
- Important dates for voters
- Official list of primary election candidates
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NY Times, "Cory Booker, Newark’s Mayor, Handily Wins New Jersey Senate Primary," accessed October 13, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NBC Politics, "Cory Booker wins Democratic primary in New Jersey," accessed October 13, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Daily Princetonian, "Aug. 13 Senate primary requires different campaign strategy, sets stage for October special election," accessed October 11, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ New Jersey Elections Division, "Official General Election Candidates," accessed October 14, 2013
- ↑ CBS News, "Cory Booker fends off Democratic challengers in N.J. debate" accessed October 6, 2013
- ↑ LA Times, "Cory Booker wins New Jersey's Democratic primary for Senate," accessed October 13, 2013
- ↑ Philly.com, "Booker wins U.S. Senate seat," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Philly.com, "How soon will NJ's new Senator take office?" accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Special Election General Election Results," accessed November 7, 2013
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