New Jersey's 9th Congressional District

New Jersey's 9th Congressional District

Incumbent

Nellie Pou

Assumed office: January 3, 2025

New Jersey's 9th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Nellie Pou (D).

As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey representatives represented an average of 774,541 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 733,958 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024

New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)

New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Nellie Pou defeated Billy Prempeh, Benjamin Taylor, and Bruno Pereira in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Nellie Pou (D)	50.8	130,514
		Billy Prempeh (R)	45.9	117,939
		Benjamin Taylor (G)	2.0	5,027
		Bruno Pereira (L)	1.4	3,533

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,013
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Bill Pascrell (D)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Incumbent Bill Pascrell defeated Mohamed Khairullah in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Pascrell	76.1	26,514
		Mohamed Khairullah	23.9	8,328

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 34,842
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• William Henry (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Billy Prempeh defeated Hector Castillo in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Prempeh	72.6	11,504
		Hector Castillo	27.4	4,352

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,856
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Vincent Micco (R)

2022

See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Incumbent Bill Pascrell defeated Billy Prempeh, Lea Sherman, and Sean Armstrong in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Pascrell (D)	55.0	82,457
		Billy Prempeh (R)	43.6	65,365
	Submit photo	Lea Sherman (Socialist Workers Party)	0.7	1,108
		Sean Armstrong (L)	0.7	1,054

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 149,984
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Incumbent Bill Pascrell advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Pascrell	100.0	19,524

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,524
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Billy Prempeh advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Prempeh	100.0	10,724

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,724
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2020

See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Incumbent Bill Pascrell defeated Billy Prempeh and Chris Auriemma in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Pascrell (D)	65.8	203,674
		Billy Prempeh (R)	31.9	98,629
		Chris Auriemma (Veteran For Change Party)	2.3	7,239

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 309,542
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Incumbent Bill Pascrell defeated Zinovia Spezakis and Alp Basaran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Pascrell	80.6	52,422
		Zinovia Spezakis	16.9	10,998
		Alp Basaran	2.4	1,592

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 65,012
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Blake Michael (D)
• Michael Wildes (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Billy Prempeh defeated Timothy Walsh (Unofficially withdrew) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on July 7, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Billy Prempeh	74.2	10,055
	Submit photo	Timothy Walsh (Unofficially withdrew)	25.8	3,500

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,555
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2018

See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Incumbent Bill Pascrell defeated Eric Fisher and Claudio Belusic in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Pascrell (D)	70.3	140,832
		Eric Fisher (R)	28.9	57,854
	Submit photo	Claudio Belusic (L)	0.9	1,730

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 200,416
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Incumbent Bill Pascrell defeated William Henry in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bill Pascrell	85.7	23,365
	Submit photo	William Henry	14.3	3,911

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 27,276
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Wildes (D)
• Christopher Michael Czechowicz (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9

Eric Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eric Fisher	100.0	5,142

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 5,142
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2016

See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Bill Pascrell (D) defeated Hector Castillo (R), Diego Rivera (L), and Jeff Boss (NSA Did 911) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent in June. Pascrell won re-election in the November 8 election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Incumbent	69.7%	162,642
	Republican	Hector Castillo	28%	65,376
	Libertarian	Diego Rivera	1.4%	3,327
	NSA did 911	Jeff Boss	0.8%	1,897
Total Votes				233,242
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2014

See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 9th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Bill Pascrell (D) defeated Dierdre Paul (R) and Nestor Montilla ("Seeking Inclusion") in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Incumbent	68.5%	82,498
	Republican	Dierdre Paul	30.1%	36,246
	Seeking Inclusion	Nestor Montilla	1.4%	1,715
Total Votes				120,459
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2012

See also: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 9th Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 8th District, Bill Pascrell won the election in the district.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Incumbent	74%	162,822
	Republican	Shmuley Boteach	25%	55,091
	Independent	E. David Smith	0.5%	1,138
	Independent	Jeanette Woolsey	0.5%	1,082
Total Votes				220,133
Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Steve Rothman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael A. Agosta (R) and Patricia Alessandrini (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Rothman incumbent	60.7%	83,564
	Republican	Michael A. Agosta	37.8%	52,082
	Green	Patricia Alessandrini	1.4%	1,980
Total Votes				137,626

2008
On November 4, 2008, Steve Rothman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Vincent Micco (R) and Michael Perrone,Jr. (Independent/Progressive) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Rothman incumbent	67.5%	151,182
	Republican	Vincent Micco	31%	69,503
	Independent/Progressive	Michael Perrone, Jr.	1.4%	3,200
Total Votes				223,885

2006
On November 7, 2006, Steve Rothman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Vincent Micco (R) and Michael Jarvis (The Moderate Choice) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Rothman incumbent	71.5%	105,853
	Republican	Vincent Micco	27.6%	40,879
	The Moderate Choice	Michael Jarvis	0.9%	1,363
Total Votes				148,095

2004
On November 2, 2004, Steve Rothman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Edward Trawinski (R) and David Daily (Independent/Libertarian) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Rothman incumbent	67.5%	146,038
	Republican	Edward Trawinski	31.7%	68,564
	Independent/Libertarian	David Daily	0.8%	1,649
Total Votes				216,251

2002
On November 5, 2002, Steve Rothman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joseph Glass (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Rothman incumbent	69.8%	97,108
	Republican	Joseph Glass	30.2%	42,088
Total Votes				139,196

2000
On November 7, 2000, Steve Rothman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joseph Tedeschi (R), Lewis Pell (I), Michael Perrone, Jr. (I) and Robert Corriston (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, New Jersey District 9 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Steve Rothman incumbent	67.9%	140,462
	Republican	Joseph Tedeschi	30%	61,984
	Independent	Lewis Pell	1.1%	2,273
	Independent	Michael Perrone, Jr.	0.5%	1,072
	Independent	Robert Corriston	0.5%	980
Total Votes				206,771

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2020 census

The New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission enacted a new congressional map on December 22, 2021. This map took effect for New Jersey's 2022 congressional elections. The commission voted 7-6 to approve the Democratic map proposal, with all six Democratic members and the tiebreaker, former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge John Wallace voting to approve. All six Republican members of the commission voted against the map.

How does redistricting in New Jersey work? In New Jersey, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by two distinct politician commissions. The congressional redistricting commission comprises the following 13 members:

1. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the New Jersey State Legislature appoint two commissioners a piece (for a total of eight members).
2. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint two members to the commission (for a total of four members). Commissioners appointed by the political parties cannot be members of Congress or congressional employees.
3. The first 12 commissioners appoint the last member. This member cannot have held public office in the state within the previous five-year period. If the first 12 commissioners cannot agree on an appointment, they must submit two names to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court must then appoint the final commissioner.

If the congressional redistricting commission fails to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, it must submit two plans to the state Supreme Court, which must in turn select from those two plans a final map.

The state legislative redistricting commission comprises 10 members. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint five members to the commission. In the event that this commission is unable to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, the state Supreme Court may appoint a tie-breaking member.

State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:

1. Districts must be contiguous.
2. Districts "must be as nearly compact as possible."
3. Municipalities "must be kept intact, except where otherwise required by law."

There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.

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2010-2011

This is the 9th Congressional District of New Jersey after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2010 census

In 2011, the New Jersey State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

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

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+2. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 2 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New Jersey's 9th the 196th most Republican district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 9th the 138th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 58.9%-40.0%.

2022

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+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 9th the 138th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 58.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 40.0%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+16. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 16 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 9th Congressional District the 82nd most Democratic nationally.

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 1.04. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.04 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in New Jersey
• New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
• New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2020
• New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 9

Footnotes

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New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cory Booker (D)

Andrew Kim (D)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Norcross (D)

District 2

Jeff Van Drew (R)

District 3

Herbert Conaway (D)

District 4

Chris Smith (R)

District 5

Josh Gottheimer (D)

District 6

Frank Pallone (D)

District 7

Thomas Kean (R)

District 8

Robert Menendez (D)

District 9

Nellie Pou (D)

District 10

LaMonica McIver (D)

District 11

Mikie Sherrill (D)

District 12

Bonnie Coleman (D)

Democratic Party (11)

Republican Party (3)