New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election (June 5, 2018 Republican primary)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16
- Early voting: Sept. 22 - Nov. 5
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: No
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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| Filing deadline: April 2, 2018 |
| Primary: June 5, 2018 General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent: Frank LoBiondo (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in New Jersey |
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| See also |
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Attorney Seth Grossman (R) defeated engineer Hirsh Singh (R) and two other Republicans in the primary for New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District.
Throughout the election, county parties had not consolidated around a single successor to retiring incumbent Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.), who had represented the district since 1995. Five different candidates each won a county organization line.[1][2]
Candidates who win support from a county organization are given preferred placement on the ballot in New Jersey. "In a primary, the county line is typically the default choice of partisan voters who haven't paid much attention to the race," Charles Stile of NorthJersey.com explained.[3]
Former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi (R) had the backing of Cape May, Brian Fitzherbert (R) Gloucester, Singh Burlington and Ocean, withdrawn candidate and Somers Point Councilman James Toto (R) Salem County, and former FBI agent Robert Turkavage (R) Cumberland County.[4]
Singh also won Atlantic County's party line, which comprised 40 percent of the district's electorate, on March 24, 2018. Toto withdrew from the race following Singh's victory, saying, "He has the resources and we need to unite behind him."[5]
Grossman ran a campaign focused on promoting the Trump administration's agenda and building grassroots support.[6] He faced state Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D) in the general election.
Candidates and election results
Seth Grossman defeated Hirsh Singh, Samuel Fiocchi, and Robert Turkavage in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Seth Grossman  | 39.0 | 10,215 |
 | Hirsh Singh | 30.5 | 7,983 | |
 | Samuel Fiocchi | 23.3 | 6,107 | |
| Robert Turkavage | 7.1 | 1,854 | ||
| Total votes: 26,159 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- James Toto (R)
- Brian Fitzherbert (R)
- Mark McGovern (R)
Election updates
- May 9, 2018: National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Steve Stivers retracted negative comments he made about the Republican field in the district after meeting with Singh. "We don’t endorse in open seat primaries, but my comments were made before I had the chance to meet with any of the candidates," Stivers said. “I just met Hirsh Singh, who is an impressive candidate with a compelling personal story. If the other candidates are as strong as Hirsh, I am confident we are going to win the seat."[7]
- April 26, 2018: Stivers expressed disappointment in the 2nd District's primary field. He called it a "recruiting hole," adding, "I wish we had a better recruit in the LoBiondo seat but we don’t."[8]
- April 9, 2018: Fitzherbert was removed from the ballot for insufficient signatures.[9]
- April 2, 2018: New Jersey state Sen. Chris Brown (R) endorsed Singh. He said in a statement, "I’m honored to be a member of a party that is inclusive and demonstrating diversity by supporting the first Indian-American congressional candidate from the 2nd District. Washington could use a breath of fresh air, and Hirsh has the talent, background, and common sense approach to be a strong advocate for our local, middle class families and rise above the gridlock to get things done for South Jersey.[10]
Top candidates
The candidate(s) below either led in polls, received support from U.S. elected officials, or were mentioned in media coverage as a top contender.
Seth Grossman (R)
In the 1980s, Grossman served as an independent on the city council and Atlantic County freeholder. Grossman worked as an attorney while hosting talk radio programs, teaching at Atlantic Cape Community College, and writing opinion columns for South Jersey’s major newspapers.[11]
"When I decided to run as a Republican for Congress in 2d District to replace retiring Frank LoBiondo, I knew that Republicans in NJ only win when Trump and 'Tea Party' conservatives work together with Establishment Republicans," Grossman said of his approach to campaigning.[6]
Grossman identified enforcing immigration laws, supporting the Trump administration's agenda, and repealing the Affordable Care Act as some of his policy priorities.[12]
Hirsh Singh (R)
Singh's professional experience includes working as geographic information systems technician at the Burlington County Office of Emergency Management in 2003. Singh joined Hi-Tec Systems in 2004 as a junior network administrator and became senior director of operations in 2013.[13][14]
When announcing his candidacy, Singh said, "South Jersey deserves a conservative champion in Congress—someone who will defend the president’s agenda, fight to bring our fair share of tax dollars back to South Jersey, and stand up to Nancy Pelosi and the radical left."[15]
Singh identified reducing regulations and taxes and promoting state and local governmental authority as policy priorities.[15]
Candidates
Republican primary candidates
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Campaign themes and policy stances
Campaign themes
These were the policy positions listed on the candidates' websites, if available, in April 2018.
Seth Grossman
| “ | Enforce Immigration Laws
Reduce legal immigration to sustainable levels. Immigration laws were strictly enforced From 1917 to 1966. Legal immigration was limited to roughly 300,000 per year. This allowed immigrants and their children to quickly learn English and become mainstream Americans. These immigration laws also promoted high wages, full employment, good schools, low taxes, and safe neighborhoods. Beginning in 1965, Ted Kennedy Democrats completely changed our immigration laws. The new 1965 immigration laws had the purpose and effect of dividing and weakening America. If we do not act quickly they will destroy America as the free, safe, prosperous, and united country most of us grew up in. At some point in his life, Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy came to hate the America that his older brothers Joe, John, and Robert loved and died for. The 1965 Immigration Law was just the first of countless ways Ted Kennedy showed his hatred for America during his 44 years in the U.S. Senate. Bush Republicans did it to give big profits and cheap labor to their corporate donors. The new 1965 immigration law, and changes made by Carter, Bush, Clinton, and Obama brought more than one million legal immigrants to America each year. Far too many of these immigrants are not assimilating. Many actually hate our American culture and constitutional government and want to change us. This also makes it difficult, if not impossible to enforce immigration laws. We have anywhere from 11 million to 30 million foreigners living illegally in our country in addition to roughly 41 million legal immigrants. Instead of offering the American Dream, many American cities today offer immigrants the same misery, violence, and poverty they had in the countries they left. Support President Trump President Trump has been in public life since he first came to Atlantic City some 36 years ago. His strengths and weaknesses are well known to many of us. We know that Donald Trump was never accused of being racist, crazy, or an agent of the Russians until he got active in politics and demanded the enforcement of our immigration laws and the repeal of Obamacare. Only then did the FBI and other federal agencies lie to judges so they could illegally tap the phones of Trump and his top officials. After failing to remove Trump and block his agenda for the past 16 months, Democrats now want majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives so they can impeach him on fake charges and continue Obama’s agenda. If elected, I will forcefully defend and protect President Trump and his agenda every way I can. 'Repeal Remnants of Obamacare Most Americans enjoyed good, affordable health insurance until President Obama and a Democratic majority in Congress adopted Obamacare in 2010. Obamacare forces forced every America to buy expensive coverage for services and procedures most of us don’t want, don’t need, or can buy cheaper on our own. For years, Republicans promised to repeal Obamacare if they were again given control of the Federal government. When President Trump took office, a handful of Republican Senators stopped Trump and the rest of the Republicans in Congress from keeping their promise. Although the individual mandate was eliminated as part of the tax reform law passed last year, Obamacare still makes health insurance far too expensive for those who want it. If elected, I will continually work to repeal Obamacare. Allow Americans To Defend Themselves The tragedy in Florida exposed many failures of government to protect our children. Here in nearby Margate, New Jersey residents were shocked to learn that a young local resident and recent Atlantic City High School graduate had joined the Islamic State. He is now in Syria torturing and executing prisoners. He also made a recruiting video urging young Muslim men in America to kill “kaffirs” (non-Muslims). Until now, federal laws have made it difficult for school officials and ordinary citizens to take common sense action to protect our children. If elected, I will support laws to encourage local officials to do what they find necessary to protect them. Those measures include allowing qualified, trained, law abiding school employees to carry weapons. They would also include allowing counselors, psychologists, and teachers to legally share information with each other and law enforcement officials on deadly threats they learn from students.[16] |
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| —Grossman for Congress[17] | ||
Robert Turkavage
| “ |
Social Security Social Security, the only retirement income source for many Americans, must be strengthened for both current and future retirees. Social Security Payroll Taxes paid by current workers fund benefits paid to retired workers. In every year since 2010, however, the balance in the Social Security Trust Fund has been decreasing because more is being paid out in benefits than is being deposited into the fund via payroll taxes. This trend is expected to continue as more “Baby boomers” retire. The CBO estimates that the trust fund balance will reach $0.00 in 2027 without changes to the system. I will legislate for changes in Social Security rules which will primarily effect earners who are in their early work years and who are in a position to alter their investment and retirement decisions. I will insulate retirees, and near-term retirees who are not in a position to alter their retirement decisions, from these changes. Health Care Americans deserve quality health care coverage at a reasonable cost. The recent removal of the Health Insurance Mandate from the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will cause younger, healthier Americans to “opt out” of health insurance coverage. With fewer healthier Americans in the health care “pool”, and most of the other ACA provisions left intact, the cost of health care premiums can be expected to increase. I will work with legislators to identify cost containment solutions which will lower premiums and attract younger Americans back into the health insurance pool. National Debt At just under $21 trillion dollars, our National Debt is becoming a serious threat to the financial security of our nation. Each year, we pay hundreds of billions of dollars in interest to foreign individuals and foreign governments who hold a sizeable portion of our debt. Each dollar we pay to them is a dollar that cannot be used at home. Moreover, with both the amount of debt and interest rates rising, the cost of our borrowing will increase substantially in the future. The CBO estimates that by 2047 interest on the debt will account for 21% of total federal expenditures, as opposed to the 7% where it is today. Without additional tax revenue, that means less money for defense, social security and other programs. The rise in national debt is due entirely to lack of fiscal discipline in Washington. I support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution to restore fiscal discipline. A BBA will force Congress to make tough budgetary decisions instead of leaving those decisions for future generations to bear. National Security US forces should be deployed in combat only on those occasions where there is a direct security threat to the United States, or where our allies, with whom we share mutual security interests, have requested our assistance. Absent exigent circumstances, Congressional approval should always be obtained prior to our forces being deployed in combat. I am opposed to “nation-building”. I fully support funding to ensure that our military are the best-equipped and best-funded forces in the world. I also support funding sufficient to ensure that we have adequate missile defense and cyber security systems to defend ourselves against threats by our adversaries. Veterans Services Veterans returning home from combat face a variety of psychological issues, most notably Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), in addition to debilitating physical injuries. Many veterans are unwilling to seek treatment for PTSD due to the stigma attached. Untreated PTSD many times leads to alcohol and drug dependency which, in turn, leads to homelessness, depression, and suicide. Other veterans who entered the service after high school find that they are at an educational disadvantage as compared with their peers, when applying for employment. Other veterans seek treatment for their physical injuries but must wait several months for treatment at a facility that may be a long distance from their home. I will maintain a close liaison with the Veterans Administration to ensure that our returning veterans receive early intervention and treatment they desperately need to deal with these issues. Capital Punishment I believe that life is humanities most precious resource. Taking of a human life, in my opinion is the sole providence of our creator. Moreover, modern scientific techniques such as DNA testing, have proved the innocence of convicted death row inmates. Energy Technological developments in energy production (i.e., fracking and solar energy) in recent years have made the United States an exporter rather than an importer of energy. I support continued development our oil, coal, and natural gas resources, as well as continued expansion of alternative energy sources (wind and solar) to meet our needs. I also support measured exports of these resources to other countries. I do not, however, support off shore drilling along the New Jersey coast, or for that matter, along the eastern or western coast of the United States. An offshore drilling accident along the New Jersey coast akin to that which occurred in the Gulf of Mexico would be disastrous for New Jersey’s $40 billion tourism and fishing industries, upon which so many of our residents depend for employment. Further, the offshore resources are not needed to meet our current needs and would be better left for future generations to possibly safely exploit with future advances in technology. Abortion I believe that life is humanity's most precious resource. I also believe that life begins at conception. It is my position that life should be taken only when absolutely necessary to protect another life or lives. Immigration - Border Security Border Security is essential to our safety and security. Our borders are being compromised in two ways: Visa(business, tourist, visitor) overstays (40%), and “Entry without Inspection” through the southwest border of the United States (60%). Interdiction and return either at the point of entry or at the time of the overstay is the best course of action. I would advocate for additional funding for the Immigration and Nationalization Service to assist in the monitoring of visa recipients to prevent visa overstays. I would support federal funding to improve wall security at those locations where there is no effective physical border and at those locations where security has been repeatedly compromised. I do not believe that an entirely new wall is financially prudent nor will it attain the objectives many individuals expect. Health Insurance Programs. (Medicare, Medicaid, CHIPS) There are three components of federal spending: Social Security/Health Insurance Programs (SS/HIP); interest on the National Debt, and all other spending (defense etc.,). Currently, putting aside interest on the debt, 54% of federal spending is for SS/HIP, and 43% for all other spending. CBO projects that by 2047, those percentages will be 67%-SS/HIP, and 34%-All Other. Obviously, changes have to be made in these programs so that they will be available for future generations. There are two reasons for this growth: Aging of the population and excessive cost growth I will advocate for rule changes and other cost containment measures in the Medicare Program that will primarily affect future beneficiaries of this program. Currently beneficiaries should not be affected by these changes.[16] |
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| —Robert Turkavage[18] | ||
Campaign tactics and strategies
Singh's financial disclosure form and fundraising ability
Singh reportedly told Republican leaders in the district that he would spend $2 million to self-finance his race, but a financial disclosure form filed in May 2018 showed Singh with total assets of between $51,000 and $115,000.[19]
Keith Davis, the chairman of the Atlantic County GOP, said Singh needed to start fundraising. "A lot of people supported him based upon the personal wealth he pledged was going to be brought into this campaign," he said.[20]
Primary rival and former Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi (R) reiterated this claim. “I clearly remember Hirsh Singh saying he would spend $2 million of his own money on his campaign, he said it at the Cape May County convention,” Fiocchi said. “Other candidates heard him say it and rank-and-file members of the party heard him. For his campaign manager to say he never said it is untrue.”[21]
Fiocchi also questioned how Singh was able to receive two loans, totaling between $25,000 and $65,000, without a cosigner given his assets.[21]
"Singh needs to tell voters who co-signed the loans and explain if he did an end-around campaign finance law. If he wants to continue to be a candidate for office voters have a right to know, because as candidates we are, and should be, held to a higher standard. Either come clean with the voters or get out of the race," Fiocchi said.[21]
Singh campaign manager Michael Byrne said there were already plans to fundraise with the help of party leaders. Byrne said, "Tempest in a teapot. From the beginning, every major Republican leader in this state has promised to help Hirsh fund this race and each has made very specific commitments."[20]
Campaign finance
Republicans
Endorsements
| New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District, Republican primary endorsements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Endorsement | Fiocchi
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Singh
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Turkavage
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| Officials | |||
| State Sen. Chris Brown (R)[10] | ✔ | ||
| Michael Torrissi, Jr., Hammonton councilman[22] | ✔ | ||
| Organizations | |||
| Atlantic City Republicans[23] | ✔ | ||
| Burlington Republicans[23] | ✔ | ||
| Camden Republicans[23] | ✔ | ||
| Cape May County Republicans[23] | ✔ | ||
| Cumberland Republicans[23] | ✔ | ||
| Franklin Township Republican Club[24] | ✔ | ||
| Ocean County Republicans[23] | ✔ | ||
Race ratings
| Race ratings: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| October 30, 2018 | October 23, 2018 | October 16, 2018 | October 9, 2018 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | Likely Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every two weeks throughout the election season. | |||||||||
District history
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Frank LoBiondo (R) defeated David Cole (D) and several third party candidates in the general election on November 8, 2016. LoBiondo faced no challenger in the Republican primary, while Cole defeated Costantino Rozzo in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. LoBiondo won re-election in the November 8 election.[25][26]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Frank LoBiondo Incumbent |
59.2% | 176,338 | |
| Democratic | David Cole | 37.2% | 110,838 | |
| Libertarian | John Ordille | 1.3% | 3,773 | |
| Make Government Work | James Keenan | 0.9% | 2,653 | |
| Representing the 99% | Steven Fenichel | 0.5% | 1,574 | |
| People's Independent Progressive | Eric Beechwood | 0.5% | 1,387 | |
| For Political Revolution | Gabriel Brian Franco | 0.4% | 1,232 | |
| Total Votes | 297,795 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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David Cole |
81.1% | 33,961 | ||
| Constantino Rozzo | 18.9% | 7,932 | ||
| Total Votes | 41,893 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections |
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2014
The 2nd Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R) defeated Bill Hughes, Jr. (D), Gary Stein (I), Bayode Olabisi (I), Costantino Rozzo (American Labor Party) and Alexander Spano (Democratic-Republican) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank LoBiondo Incumbent |
61.5% | 108,875 | |
| Democratic | Bill Hughes, Jr. | 37.3% | 66,026 | |
| Independent | Gary Stein | 0.3% | 612 | |
| Independent | Bayode Olabisi | 0.3% | 471 | |
| American Labor Party | Costantino Rozzo | 0.3% | 501 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Alexander Spano | 0.4% | 663 | |
| Total Votes | 177,148 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage point more Republican than the national average. This made New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District the 231st most Republican nationally.[27]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.05. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.05 points toward that party.[28]
State overview
Partisan control
This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in New Jersey heading into the 2018 elections.
Congressional delegation
- Democrats held both U.S. Senate seats in New Jersey.
- Democrats held seven of 12 U.S. House seats in New Jersey, and Republicans held five.
State executives
- As of May 2018, Democrats held five of 14 state executive positions. The other nine positions were held by nonpartisan officials.
- The governor of New Jersey was Democrat Phil Murphy.
State legislature
- Democrats controlled both chambers of the New Jersey State Legislature. They had a 54-26 majority in the state Assembly and a 25-15 majority in the state Senate.
Trifecta status
- New Jersey was a Democratic trifecta, meaning that the Democratic Party held the governorship, a majority in the state Senate, and a majority in the state Assembly.
2018 elections
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2018
New Jersey held elections for the following positions in 2018:
- The Class 1 U.S. Senate seat held by Bob Menendez (D)
- All 12 U.S. House seats
- Local judicial offices
- Local school boards
- Municipal elections in Newark and Essex County
Demographics
| Demographic data for New Jersey | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 8,935,421 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 7,354 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 68.3% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 13.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 19% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.6% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $72,093 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 12.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Jersey. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
As of July 2016, New Jersey had a population of approximately 9 million people, and its three largest cities were New Jersey (pop. est. 283,000), Jersey City (pop. est. 265,000), and Paterson (pop. est. 147,000).[29][30]
State election history
This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in New Jersey from 2000 to 2016.
Historical elections
Presidential elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of the presidential election in New Jersey every year from 2000 to 2016.
| Election results (President of the United States), New Jersey 2000-2016[31] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2016 |  Hillary Clinton |
55.5% | Donald Trump |
41.4% | 14.1% |
| 2012 | Barack Obama |
58.4% | Mitt Romney |
40.6% | 17.8% |
| 2008 | Barack Obama |
57.2% | John McCain |
41.7% | 15.5% |
| 2004 | John Kerry |
52.9% | George W. Bush |
46.2% | 6.7% |
| 2000 | Al Gore |
56.1% | George W. Bush |
40.3% | 15.8% |
U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016
This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in New Jersey from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.
| Election results (U.S. Senator), New Jersey 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2014[32] | Cory Booker |
55.8% | Jeff Bell |
42.3% | 13.5% |
| 2012[33] | Bob Menendez |
58.9% | Joseph Kyrillos |
39.4% | 19.5% |
| 2008[34] | Frank Lautenberg |
56.0% | Dick Zimmer |
42.0% | 14.0% |
| 2006[35] | Bob Menendez |
53.3% | Thomas Kean Jr. |
44.3% | 9.0% |
| 2002[36] | Frank Lautenberg |
53.9% | Doug Forrester |
44.0% | 9.9% |
| 2000[37] | Jon Corzine |
50.1% | Bob Franks |
47.1% | 3.0% |
Gubernatorial elections, 2001-2017
This chart shows the results of the five gubernatorial elections held between 2001 and 2017. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in New Jersey, and, unlike most states, they take place in odd years.
| Election results (Governor), New Jersey 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | First-place candidate | First-place candidate votes (%) | Second-place candidate | Second-place candidate votes (%) | Margin of victory (%) |
| 2017[38] | Phil Murphy |
56.0% | Kim Guadagno |
41.9% | 14.1% |
| 2013[39] | Chris Christie |
60.3% | Barbara Buono |
38.2% | 22.1% |
| 2009[40] | Chris Christie |
48.5% | Jon Corzine |
44.9% | 3.6% |
| 2005[41] | Jon Corzine |
53.5% | Doug Forrester |
43.0% | 10.5% |
| 2001[42] | Jim McGreevey |
56.4% | Bret Schundler |
41.7% | 14.7% |
Congressional delegation, 2000-2016
This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent New Jersey in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.
| Congressional delegation, New Jersey 2000-2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Republicans | Republicans (%) | Democrats | Democrats (%) | Balance of power |
| 2016[43] | 5 |
41.7% | 7 |
58.3% | D+2 |
| 2014[32] | 6 |
50.0% | 6 |
50.0% | Even |
| 2012[33] | 6 |
50.0% | 6 |
50.0% | Even |
| 2010[44] | 6 |
46.2% | 7 |
53.8% | D+1 |
| 2008[34] | 5 |
38.5% | 8 |
61.5% | D+3 |
| 2006[35] | 6 |
46.2% | 7 |
53.8% | D+1 |
| 2004[45] | 6 |
46.2% | 7 |
53.8% | D+1 |
| 2002[36] | 6 |
46.2% | 7 |
53.8% | D+1 |
| 2000[37] | 6 |
46.2% | 7 |
53.8% | D+1 |
Trifectas, 1992-2018
A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.
New Jersey Party Control: 1992-2025
Fourteen years of Democratic trifectas • Eight years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Assembly | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2018
- United States House elections in New Jersey (June 5, 2018 Republican primaries)
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election (June 5, 2018 Democratic primary)
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Elections," accessed March 23, 2018
- ↑ Congressman Frank LoBiondo, "LoBiondo Statement on 2018 Election," accessed November 7, 2017
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "Stile: In governor's race, insurgent mood is no match for the machine," June 7, 2017
- ↑ Insider NJ, "CD2 Flashpoint: Turkavage Wins Cumberland," March 20, 2018
- ↑ Insider NJ, "Toto Drops out of CD2 Race, Endorses Hirsh Singh," March 24, 2018
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Grossman for Congress, "What Should I Do?" March 28, 2018
- ↑ Observer, "After Meeting With GOP Candidate, NRCC Chairman Walks Back Comment on 2nd District," May 9, 2018
- ↑ Twitter, "Jonathan Tamari," April 26, 2018
- ↑ WPG Talk Radio, "Fitzherbert Will Not Appear on the Republican Primary Election Ballot," April 9, 2018
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Observer, "New Jersey State Sen. Chris Brown Endorses Hirsh Singh for Congress," April 2, 2018
- ↑ Grossman for Congress, "About," accessed June 5, 2018
- ↑ Grossman for Congress, "Platform," accessed June 5, 2018
- ↑ Singh for New Jersey, "Meet Hirsh," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Hirsh Singh," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Press of Atlantic City, "Linwood resident Hirsh Singh announces run for Congress," February 27, 2018
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Grossman for Congress, "Platform," accessed April 19, 2018
- ↑ Turkavage for Congress, "Issues," accessed April 19, 2018
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, "Financial Disclosure Report," May 16, 2018
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Politico, "TRAGEDY on Route 80 — SINGH can’t self-fund — SEX TOY HARASSMENT SCANDAL roils Mountainside," May 18, 2018
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Insider NJ, "Singh Financial Disclosure Raises More Questions," May 18, 2018
- ↑ Save Jersey, "NJ-02: Fiocchi posts Hammonton councilman’s endorsement," April 21, 2018
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 NJ Spotlight, "Sorting Out District 2's Crowded Field of Contenders, May 24, 2018
- ↑ New Jersey Glove, "Local GOP group backs Fiocchi," May 22, 2018
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "QuickFacts New Jersey," March 27, 2018
- ↑ World Population Review, "Population of Cities in New Jersey (2018)," accessed March 27, 2018
- ↑ US Election Atlas, "United States Presidential Election Results," accessed March 27, 2018
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- ↑ 37.0 37.1 New Jersey Secretary of State, "2000 Election Information Archive," accessed March 27, 2018
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- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2013 Election Information Archive," accessed March 27, 2018
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2009 Election Information Archive," accessed March 27, 2018
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2005 Election Information Archive," accessed March 27, 2018
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2001 Election Information Archive," accessed March 27, 2018
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