New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
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| Filing deadline: March 25, 2024 |
| Primary: June 4, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 |
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Incumbent Rep. Bill Pascrell (D) defeated Mohamed Khairullah (D) in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 9th Congressional District on June 4, 2024. Pascrell received 77.1% of the vote, and Khairullah received 22.9%.
New Jersey Globe's David Wildstein wrote that the election would "undoubtedly focus on the war in Israel and Gaza."[1] The 9th Congressional District contains both Arab and Jewish population centers. The district includes Patterson, New Jersey, which, according to the city's website, has the "second-largest Arab-American community in the country."[2] Politico's Dustin Racioppi wrote that the district also includes "two dozen towns in heavily Jewish Bergen County."[3]
Khairullah said he was running because “[Pascrell] has shown a lack of empathy and sympathy to all residents of his district, particularly our Palestinian brothers and sisters.”[4] Pascrell called for a ceasefire in Gaza, saying, “the Israeli government must work with our allies to secure an immediate ceasefire that brings freedom to all the remaining hostages held by Hamas terrorists and allows increased humanitarian assistance to aid a civilian population in need.”[5]
Pascrell represented New Jersey's 8th Congressional District from 1997 to 2013. Due to redistricting, Pascrell was elected to represent the newly redrawn 9th Congressional District in 2012. Pascrell was the oldest member of the House running for re-election in 2024.[6] Pascrell said he ran for re-election to advocate for the 9th Congressional District: “There are two kinds of people that run for Congress. One wants to change the world, and the one which I tried to model myself after is one that tries to change their neighborhood, tries to change the district or town to make it better.”[7]
Khairullah was, at the time of the election, the mayor of Prospect Park, New Jersey. He was elected in 2005. His professional experience included work in education as the Supervisor of Instruction at Passaic County Technical Institute. [8] According to NorthJersey.com, Khairullah was disinvited from a 2023 White House Eid al-Fitr celebration because the Secret Service denied him security clearance. Khairullah was placed on the federal terrorism watchlist in 2019, but his name was removed before the event at the White House.[9] Khairullah said his campaign was “dedicated to promoting peace, rebuilding trust with the community, and championing the values of unity and progress: It’s time to move forward."[10]
On March 29, 2024, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi issued a preliminary injunction blocking the use of the county line ballot design in 2024 Democratic primaries in New Jersey.[11] According to Politico: "The county line is New Jersey's unique primary ballot design where party-backed candidates are placed in a single column or row from the highest office to the lowest. Candidates not endorsed by county parties are often placed less prominently on primary ballots. Candidates who are on the county line have been shown to have a significant electoral advantage."[12] At the time of the injunction, the county line ballot design was used in 19 of New Jersey's 21 counties. Before Judge Quraishi issued the injunction, all three counties in the district endorsed Pascrell.[13]
As of June 4, 2024, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rated the general election Solid Democratic. Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball rated the general election Safe Democratic.
Mohamed Khairullah (D) completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. To read those survey responses, click here.
This page focuses on New Jersey's 9th Congressional District Democratic primary. For more in-depth information on the district's Republican primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
- New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
Candidates and election results
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 | |
| Total votes: 34,842 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Henry (D)
Voting information
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Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I have been the mayor of Prospect Park for 18 years, I have been an educator and public official for 20+ years, and I am an Arab American of the Muslim faith with a deep commitment to reform in Washington."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House New Jersey District 9 in 2024.
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Democratic Bill Pascrell
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Election Competitiveness
Polls
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Race ratings
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- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[14]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[15][16][17]
| Race ratings: New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 | |||||||||
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| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | Solid Democratic | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | Safe Democratic | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Election spending
Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Bill Pascrell | Democratic Party | $1,271,401 | $1,643,812 | $988,634 | As of December 31, 2024 |
| Mohamed Khairullah | Democratic Party | $404,620 | $394,471 | $10,149 | As of December 31, 2024 |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[18][19]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[20]
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Election context
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Jersey in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Jersey, click here.
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| New Jersey | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | 200 | N/A | 3/25/2024 | Source |
| New Jersey | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 100 | N/A | 6/4/2024 | Source |
District election history
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 | |
| Lea Sherman (Socialist Workers Party) | 0.7 | 1,108 | ||
 | Sean Armstrong (L) | 0.7 | 1,054 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Total votes: 10,724 | |||
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Timothy Walsh (Unofficially withdrew) | 25.8 | 3,500 | ||
| Total votes: 13,555 | |||
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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 | |
| Claudio Belusic (L) | 0.9 | 1,730 | ||
| 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 |
| William Henry | 14.3 | 3,911 | ||
| Total votes: 27,276 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
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 |
| Total votes: 5,142 | |||
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2024 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This was a battleground election. Other 2024 battleground elections included:
- California's 41st Congressional District election, 2024
- Cook County State's Attorney election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
- Nevada State Assembly elections, 2024
See also
- New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
- New Jersey's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- United States House elections in New Jersey, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primaries)
- United States House elections in New Jersey, 2024 (June 4 Republican primaries)
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2024
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2024
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2024
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2024
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Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Khairullah Preparing To Take On Pascrell In Democratic Primary," March 4, 2024
- ↑ Paterson New Jersey, "South Paterson," accessed April 28, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "‘You no longer represent us’: New Jersey Muslims mobilize against longtime congressman over Israel stance," December 22, 2023
- ↑ NJ Spotlight News, "Rep. Pascrell to face primary challenger over his Gaza stance," March 8, 2024
- ↑ Bill Pascrell official website, "Pascrell Again Calls for Ceasefire and Freeing of Hostages," April 4, 2024
- ↑ The New York Times, "Here Are the 20 Oldest Members of Congress," September 8, 2023
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "NJ congressional delegation shares election ambitions for 2024," January 5, 2024
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Mohamed T. Khairullah, accessed May 6, 2024
- ↑ NorthJersey.com, "Prospect Park Mayor Khairullah challenges Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. for Congress in primary," March 7, 2024
- ↑ Mohamed Khairullah 2024 campaign website, "Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed T. Khairullah launches CD-9 Campaign against Bill Pascrell Jr.," accessed April 28, 2024
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Federal judge blocks New Jersey ballot design, saying it favors party-backed candidates," March 29, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "Appeals panel denies NJ clerks’ request to block new ballot design, another win for Andy Kim," April 3, 2024
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Pascrell Gets Endorsements From All Local Democratic State Legislators," April 10, 2024
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
