New Jersey's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
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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.
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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 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
- Scott Garrett - Incumbent
Roy Cho
Mark Quick (For Americans)[8]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Scott 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
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Roy Cho |
90.2% | 9,529 | ||
| Diane Sare | 9.8% | 1,031 | ||
| Total Votes | 10,560 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results |
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Polls
General election polls
| Scott Garrett vs. Roy Cho | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Scott Garrett (R) | Roy Cho (D) | Other candidate/undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| Monmouth University (October 27-29, 2014) | 53% | 42% | 5% | +/-4.8 | 427 | ||||||||||||||
| Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (October 13-15, 2014) | 47% | 40% | 13% | +/-5 | 400 | ||||||||||||||
| Monmouth University Polling Institute (October 10-14, 2014) | 48% | 43% | 9% | +/-4.7 | 432 | ||||||||||||||
| Garin Hart Yang Research Group (June 19 and 22, 2014) | 47% | 34% | 19% | +/-5 | 404 | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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]
| Scott Garrett (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] | April 15, 2013 | $2,148,218.03 | $168,234.67 | $(86,762.75) | $2,229,689.95 | ||||
| July Quarterly[15] | July 15, 2013 | $2,229,689.95 | $370,425.36 | $(82,322.84) | $2,517,792.47 | ||||
| October Quarterly[16] | October 15, 2013 | $2,517,792.47 | $255,627.64 | $(82,214.18) | $2,691,205.93 | ||||
| Year-End Quarterly[17] | December 31, 2013 | $2,691,205 | $174,578 | $(64,859) | $2,790,755 | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2014 | $2,790,755.39 | $215,663.01 | $(98,173.62) | $2,908,244.78 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[19] | May 22, 2014 | $2,908,244.78 | $119,928.26 | $(31,542.11) | $2,996,630.93 | ||||
| July Quarterly[20] | July 15, 2014 | $2,996,630.93 | $256,538.29 | $(70,869.06) | $3,182,300.16 | ||||
| October Quarterly[21] | October 15, 2014 | $3,182,300.16 | $258,317.63 | $(392,238.37) | $3,048,379.42 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,819,312.86 | $(908,981.93) | ||||||||
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 | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash 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
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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.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Adam Gussen | 42.7% | 130,100 | |
| Republican | Scott 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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Scott 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
- 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
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. House," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Yahoo News, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Garrett 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "April Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ FEC, "July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 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, "Roy Cho Summary Report," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho July Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho October Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho Year-End," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Roy Cho April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
