New Jersey's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Chris Smith (R) defeated Ruben Scolavino (D) and Scott Neuman (Democratic-Republican) in the general election.
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Primary: 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.[4][5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 13, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014 (21 days before election).[6]
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Chris Smith (R), who was first elected in 1980.
New Jersey's 4th Congressional District is located in the central portion of the state and includes most of Monmouth County and parts of Mercer and Ocean counties.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Chris Smith - Incumbent
Ruben Scolavino
Scott Neuman (Democratic-Republican)[8][9]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Chris Smith Incumbent |
68% | 118,826 | |
| Democratic | Ruben Scolavino | 31.1% | 54,415 | |
| Democratic-Republican | Scott Neuman | 0.9% | 1,608 | |
| Total Votes | 174,849 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections | ||||
Key votes
Government affairs
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[10] Smith joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[11][12]
Campaign contributions
Chris Smith
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Smith's reports.[13]
| Chris Smith (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | July 21, 2013 | $182,496.37 | $25,974.34 | $(30,105.42) | $178,365.29 | ||||
| July Quarterly[15] | July 15, 2013 | $178,365.29 | $75,869.93 | $(25,511.12) | $228,724.10 | ||||
| October Quarterly[16] | October 15, 2013 | $228,724.10 | $62,819.46 | $(31,171.50) | $260,372.06 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[17] | December 31, 2013 | $260,372 | $38,246 | $(23,054) | $272,739 | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2014 | $272,739.50 | $41,840.42 | $(22,483.19) | $292,096.73 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[19] | May 22, 2014 | $292,096.73 | $9,107.69 | $(18,926.50) | $282,277.92 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2014 | $282,277.92 | $48,129.50 | $(7,216.36) | $323,191.06 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 15, 2014 | $323,191.06 | $43,161.49 | $(47,558.10) | $318,794.45 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $345,148.83 | $(206,026.19) | ||||||||
Ruben Scolavino
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Scolavino's reports.[22]
| Ruben Scolavino (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[23] | October 8, 2014 | $4,083.45 | $4,405.00 | $(4,210.45) | $4,278.00 | ||||
| Pre-General[24] | October 23, 2014 | $4,278.00 | $1,150.00 | $(720.00) | $4,708.00 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $5,555 | $(4,930.45) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Chris Smith (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brian Froelich and Leonard Marshall in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Brian Froelich | 35.3% | 107,991 | |
| Republican | Chris Smith Incumbent |
63.7% | 195,145 | |
| Independent | Leonard Marshall | 1% | 3,111 | |
| Total Votes | 306,247 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Chris Smith won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Howard Kleinhendler (D), Joe Siano (Libertarian), Steven Welzer (Green) and David R. Meiswinkle (American Renaissance Movement) in the general election.[25]
| U.S. House, New Jersey District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Smith incumbent |
69.4% | 129,752 | |
| Democratic | Howard Kleinhendler | 27.9% | 52,118 | |
| Libertarian | Joe Siano | 1.6% | 2,912 | |
| Green | Steven Welzer | 0.8% | 1,574 | |
| American Renaissance Movement | David R. Meiswinkle | 0.3% | 582 | |
| Total Votes | 186,938 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Statutes & Rules § 19:23-45," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ Scott Neuman, US Congressional Candidate, "Home," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Smith 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "Pre-Primary," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Ruben Scolavino Summary Report," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Ruben Scolavino October Quarterly," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Ruben Scolavino Pre-General," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
