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New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (June 7 Democratic primary)

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New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District
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Filing deadline: April 4, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in New Jersey
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+5
Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic
Inside Elections: Likely Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 7, 2022, in New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District to determine which Democratic candidate would run in the district's general election on November 8, 2022.

Incumbent Andrew Kim advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3.

Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election
April 4, 2022
June 7, 2022
November 8, 2022


A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Jersey utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is generally limited to registered party members. Unaffiliated voters can register as party members at the polls on primary election day. Otherwise, a voter must indicate his or her party preference (e.g., via an updated voter registration) no later than the 55th day preceding the primary in order to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

This page focuses on New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:

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Candidates and election results

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim defeated Reuven Hendler in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim
 
92.8
 
39,433
Image of Reuven Hendler
Reuven Hendler Candidate Connection
 
7.2
 
3,062

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 42,495
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Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Jersey in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Jersey, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
New Jersey U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 200 N/A 4/4/2022 Source
New Jersey U.S. House Unaffiliated 50 N/A 6/7/2022 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

New Jersey District 3
until January 2, 2023

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New Jersey District 3
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[3] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[4]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, New Jersey
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
New Jersey's 1st 61.5% 37.1% 62.1% 36.6%
New Jersey's 2nd 46.9% 51.8% 47.9% 50.8%
New Jersey's 3rd 56.3% 42.3% 49.2% 49.4%
New Jersey's 4th 38.1% 60.6% 44.1% 54.6%
New Jersey's 5th 55.6% 43.2% 51.9% 46.7%
New Jersey's 6th 59.0% 39.7% 57.2% 41.5%
New Jersey's 7th 51.1% 47.3% 54.2% 44.3%
New Jersey's 8th 72.1% 26.8% 71.8% 27.2%
New Jersey's 9th 58.9% 40.0% 62.2% 36.8%
New Jersey's 10th 80.6% 18.6% 84.2% 15.0%
New Jersey's 11th 57.8% 40.9% 52.7% 46.0%
New Jersey's 12th 66.6% 32.1% 67.3% 31.4%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in New Jersey.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in New Jersey in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 16, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Fifty-five candidates filed to run for New Jersey’s 12 U.S. House districts, including 20 Democrats and 35 Republicans. That’s 4.58 candidates per district, more than the 4.17 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.08 in 2018. This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. New Jersey was apportioned 12 districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.

The 55 candidates that ran in 2022 are the highest number of House candidates since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.

Rep. Albio Sires (D) did not file for re-election, making the 8th district the only open seat this year. That’s one more than in 2020, when there were no open seats, and one less than in 2018, when the 2nd and the 11th districts were open. Nine candidates — seven Republicans and two Democrats, including incumbent Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) — filed to run in the 7th district, the most running for one seat this year. That’s two more than in 2020, when seven candidates ran in the 2nd district, and one less than in 2018, when 10 candidates ran in the 11th district.

There were six contested Democratic primaries this year, the lowest number since 2016, and 10 contested Republican primaries, the most since at least 2014. Five incumbents — all Democrats — did not face any primary challengers this year. That’s one more than in 2020, when four incumbents did not face any primary challengers.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 12 districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 3rd the 168th most Democratic district nationally.[5]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in New Jersey's 3rd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
56.3% 42.3%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in New Jersey, 2020

New Jersey presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 15 Democratic wins
  • 16 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D D D R R R D D R R R R R R D D D D D D D D


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in New Jersey and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for New Jersey
New Jersey United States
Population 9,288,994 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 7,354 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 65.5% 70.4%
Black/African American 13.4% 12.6%
Asian 9.7% 5.6%
Native American 0.3% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 6.4% 5.1%
Multiple 4.8% 5.2%
Hispanic/Latino 20.4% 18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate 90.3% 88.5%
College graduation rate 40.7% 32.9%
Income
Median household income $85,245 $64,994
Persons below poverty level 9.7% 12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of New Jersey's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New Jersey, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 10 12
Republican 0 2 2
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 12 14

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in New Jersey's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in New Jersey, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Phil Murphy
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Sheila Oliver
Secretary of State Democratic Party Tahesha Way
Attorney General Democratic Party Matt Platkin

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the New Jersey State Legislature as of November 2022.

New Jersey State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 24
     Republican Party 16
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

New Jersey General Assembly

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 46
     Republican Party 34
     Vacancies 0
Total 80

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, New Jersey was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

New Jersey Party Control: 1992-2022
Eleven 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
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
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
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

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
  2. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Statutes & Rules § 19:23-45," accessed September 27, 2024
  3. ↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  4. ↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  5. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023


New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Cory Booker (D)
Andrew Kim (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
Democratic Party (11)
Republican Party (3)


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