New Jersey's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014

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New Jersey's 5th Congressional District

General Election Date
November 4, 2014

Primary Date
June 3, 2014

November 4 Election Winner:
Scott Garrett Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Scott Garrett Republican Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]

FairVote's Monopoly Politics: Safe R[2]
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[3]


New Jersey U.S. House Elections
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2014 U.S. Senate Elections

2014 U.S. House Elections

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The 5th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Rep. Scott Garrett (R) defeated Roy Cho (D) and Mark Quick (For Americans) in the general election.

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
March 31, 2014
June 3, 2014
November 4, 2014

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 Scott Garrett (R), who was first elected in 2002.

New Jersey's 5th Congressional District is located in the northern portion of the state and includes much of the northern portions of Warren, Sussex, Passaic and Bergen counties.[7]

Candidates

General election candidates


June 3, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

Election results

General election

U.S. House, New Jersey District 5 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Garrett Incumbent 55.4% 104,678
     Democratic Roy Cho 43.3% 81,808
     For Americans Mark Quick 1.3% 2,435
Total Votes 188,921
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

Primary election

U.S. House, New Jersey District 5 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRoy Cho 90.2% 9,529
Diane Sare 9.8% 1,031
Total Votes 10,560
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results

Polls

General election polls

Scott Garrett vs. Roy Cho
Poll Scott Garrett (R) Roy Cho (D)Other candidate/undecidedMargin of ErrorSample Size
Monmouth University
(October 27-29, 2014)
53%42%5%+/-4.8427
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group
(October 13-15, 2014)
47%40%13%+/-5400
Monmouth University Polling Institute
(October 10-14, 2014)
48%43%9%+/-4.7432
Garin Hart Yang Research Group
(June 19 and 22, 2014)
47%34%19%+/-5404
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Key votes

Government affairs

HR 676

See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

Nay3.png 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 voted with Democrats against the lawsuit. Garrett joined with four other Republicans voting against the lawsuit.[10] All Democrats voted against the resolution.[11][12]

Campaign contributions

Scott Garrett

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Garrett's reports.[13]

Roy Cho

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Cho's reports.[22]

Roy Cho (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period
ExpendituresCash on Hand
July Quarterly[23]July 15, 2013$0.00$80,804.00$(13,411.99)$67,392.01
October Quarterly[24]October 15, 2013$67,392.01$47,540.00$(35,792.03)$79,139.98
Year-End[25]January 13, 2014$79,139.98$90,646.84$(35,809.31)$133,977.51
April Quarterly[26]April 16, 2014$133,977.51$252,349.11$(54,444.00)$331,882.62
Running totals
$471,339.95$(139,457.33)

District history

Candidate ballot access
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2012

On November 6, 2012, Scott Garrett (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Adam Gussen and Patricia Alessandrini in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 5 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Adam Gussen 42.7% 130,100
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Garrett Incumbent 55% 167,501
     Green Patricia Alessandrini 2.2% 6,770
Total Votes 304,371
Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, Scott Garrett won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tod Theise (D), Ed Fanning (Green), Mark D. Quick (For Americans) and James Douglas Radigan (Be Determined) in the general election.[27]

U.S. House, New Jersey District 5 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Garrett incumbent 64.9% 124,030
     Democratic Tod Theise 32.8% 62,634
     Green Ed Fanning 1.2% 2,347
     For Americans Mark D. Quick 0.9% 1,646
     Be Determined James Douglas Radigan 0.2% 336
Total Votes 190,993

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Cook Political Report, "2014 House Race Ratings for August 8, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
  2. FairVote's Monopoly Politics, "2014 House Projections," accessed August 25, 2014
  3. Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 25, 2014
  4. National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
  5. New Jersey Department of State, "Statutes & Rules § 19:23-45," accessed September 27, 2024
  6. New Jersey Department of State Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014
  7. New Jersey Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
  8. New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. House," accessed August 14, 2014
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed April 1, 2014
  10. U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
  11. Yahoo News, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," accessed July 30, 2014
  12. Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
  13. Federal Election Commission, "Garrett 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 23, 2013
  14. FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
  15. FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
  16. FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 25, 2013
  17. FEC, "Year-End Quarterly," accessed February 12, 2014
  18. FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  19. FEC, "Pre-Primary," accessed October 23, 2014
  20. FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
  21. FEC, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
  22. Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho Summary Report," accessed April 30, 2014
  23. Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho July Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  24. Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho October Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  25. Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho Year-End," accessed April 30, 2014
  26. Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  27. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013


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