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New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District
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Democratic primary
Republican primary
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: April 4, 2022
Primary: June 7, 2022
General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Voting in New Jersey
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+5
Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic
Inside Elections: Likely Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
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All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of New Jersey, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 7, 2022. The filing deadline was April 4, 2022.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim defeated Bob Healey, Chris Russomanno, and Gregory Sobocinski in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim (D)
 
55.5
 
150,498
Image of Bob Healey
Bob Healey (R) Candidate Connection
 
43.6
 
118,415
Image of Chris Russomanno
Chris Russomanno (L)
 
0.5
 
1,347
Image of Gregory Sobocinski
Gregory Sobocinski (God Save America)
 
0.4
 
1,116

Total votes: 271,376
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim defeated Reuven Hendler in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim
 
92.8
 
39,433
Image of Reuven Hendler
Reuven Hendler Candidate Connection
 
7.2
 
3,062

Total votes: 42,495
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Bob Healey defeated Ian Smith and Nicholas Ferrara in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Bob Healey
Bob Healey Candidate Connection
 
52.9
 
17,560
Image of Ian Smith
Ian Smith Candidate Connection
 
38.3
 
12,709
Nicholas Ferrara
 
8.9
 
2,956

Total votes: 33,225
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Voting information

See also: Voting in New Jersey

Election information in New Jersey: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 18, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 18, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 18, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 1, 2022
  • Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 29, 2022 to Nov. 6, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Improving economic opportunity and affordability

Strengthening our military

Defending personal liberties and freedoms
He’s running for Congress to improve economic opportunity and affordability, stand with our police and enhance public safety, strengthen our military, fight against cancel culture, and defend our personal liberties and freedoms.



Campaign finance

Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date
Andrew Kim Democratic Party $7,147,163 $7,536,465 $162,533 As of December 31, 2022
Reuven Hendler Democratic Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***
Nicholas Ferrara Republican Party $70,206 $70,190 $16 As of December 31, 2022
Bob Healey Republican Party $4,713,439 $4,652,466 $60,974 As of December 31, 2022
Ian Smith Republican Party $173,584 $173,603 $-73,151 As of September 30, 2022
Gregory Sobocinski God Save America $11,265 $9,471 $1,044 As of December 31, 2022
Chris Russomanno Libertarian Party $0 $0 $0 Data not available***

Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 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."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

  • Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
  • 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.[1]
  • 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.[2][3][4]

Race ratings: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterLean DemocraticLean DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesLikely DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid DemocraticSolid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely DemocraticLikely 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.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Jersey in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Jersey, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State Office Party Signatures required Filing fee Filing deadline Source
New Jersey U.S. House Ballot-qualified party 200 N/A 4/4/2022 Source
New Jersey U.S. House Unaffiliated 50 N/A 6/7/2022 Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

  • District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
  • Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
  • Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
  • State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

New Jersey District 3
until January 2, 2023

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New Jersey District 3
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.[5] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[6]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, New Jersey
District 2022 district Political predecessor district
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
New Jersey's 1st 61.5% 37.1% 62.1% 36.6%
New Jersey's 2nd 46.9% 51.8% 47.9% 50.8%
New Jersey's 3rd 56.3% 42.3% 49.2% 49.4%
New Jersey's 4th 38.1% 60.6% 44.1% 54.6%
New Jersey's 5th 55.6% 43.2% 51.9% 46.7%
New Jersey's 6th 59.0% 39.7% 57.2% 41.5%
New Jersey's 7th 51.1% 47.3% 54.2% 44.3%
New Jersey's 8th 72.1% 26.8% 71.8% 27.2%
New Jersey's 9th 58.9% 40.0% 62.2% 36.8%
New Jersey's 10th 80.6% 18.6% 84.2% 15.0%
New Jersey's 11th 57.8% 40.9% 52.7% 46.0%
New Jersey's 12th 66.6% 32.1% 67.3% 31.4%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in New Jersey.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in New Jersey in 2022. Information below was calculated on May 16, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Fifty-five candidates filed to run for New Jersey’s 12 U.S. House districts, including 20 Democrats and 35 Republicans. That’s 4.58 candidates per district, more than the 4.17 candidates per district in 2020 and the 4.08 in 2018. This was the first election to take place under new district lines following the 2020 census. New Jersey was apportioned 12 districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census.

The 55 candidates that ran in 2022 are the highest number of House candidates since at least 2014, the earliest year for which we have data.

Rep. Albio Sires (D) did not file for re-election, making the 8th district the only open seat this year. That’s one more than in 2020, when there were no open seats, and one less than in 2018, when the 2nd and the 11th districts were open. Nine candidates — seven Republicans and two Democrats, including incumbent Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) — filed to run in the 7th district, the most running for one seat this year. That’s two more than in 2020, when seven candidates ran in the 2nd district, and one less than in 2018, when 10 candidates ran in the 11th district.

There were six contested Democratic primaries this year, the lowest number since 2016, and 10 contested Republican primaries, the most since at least 2014. Five incumbents — all Democrats — did not face any primary challengers this year. That’s one more than in 2020, when four incumbents did not face any primary challengers.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all 12 districts, so no seats were guaranteed to either party this year.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

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

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+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made New Jersey's 3rd the 168th most Democratic district nationally.[7]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in New Jersey's 3rd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
56.3% 42.3%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in New Jersey, 2020

New Jersey presidential election results (1900-2020)

  • 15 Democratic wins
  • 16 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party R R R D R R R R D D D D R R R D D R R R R R R D D D D D D D D


Demographics

The table below details demographic data in New Jersey and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for New Jersey
New Jersey United States
Population 8,791,894 308,745,538
Land area (sq mi) 7,354 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 67.8% 72.5%
Black/African American 13.5% 12.7%
Asian 9.5% 5.5%
Native American 0.2% 0.8%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.2%
Other (single race) 6.3% 4.9%
Multiple 2.7% 3.3%
Hispanic/Latino 20.2% 18%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.8% 88%
College graduation rate 39.7% 32.1%
Income
Median household income $82,545 $62,843
Persons below poverty level 10% 13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of New Jersey's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from New Jersey, November 2022
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 10 12
Republican 0 2 2
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 12 14

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in New Jersey's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in New Jersey, November 2022
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party Phil Murphy
Lieutenant Governor Democratic Party Sheila Oliver
Secretary of State Democratic Party Tahesha Way
Attorney General Democratic Party Matt Platkin

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the New Jersey State Legislature as of November 2022.

New Jersey State Senate

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 24
     Republican Party 16
     Vacancies 0
Total 40

New Jersey General Assembly

Party As of November 2022
     Democratic Party 46
     Republican Party 34
     Vacancies 0
Total 80

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, New Jersey was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

New Jersey Party Control: 1992-2022
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Eight years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Governor D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R D D D D D
Senate R R R R R R R R R R S S D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Assembly R R R R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

District history

2020

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Republican primary)

New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (July 7 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim defeated David Richter, Martin Weber, and Robert Shapiro in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim (D)
 
53.2
 
229,840
Image of David Richter
David Richter (R) Candidate Connection
 
45.5
 
196,327
Image of Martin Weber
Martin Weber (For the People Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.9
 
3,724
Image of Robert Shapiro
Robert Shapiro (Independent Constitution Party)
 
0.4
 
1,871

Total votes: 431,762
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Andrew Kim advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on July 7, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim
 
100.0
 
79,417

Total votes: 79,417
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

David Richter defeated Kate Gibbs in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on July 7, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David Richter
David Richter Candidate Connection
 
61.1
 
35,824
Image of Kate Gibbs
Kate Gibbs
 
38.9
 
22,768

Total votes: 58,592
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2018

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Andrew Kim defeated incumbent Tom MacArthur and Lawrence Berlinski Jr. in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim (D)
 
50.0
 
153,473
Image of Tom MacArthur
Tom MacArthur (R)
 
48.7
 
149,500
Image of Lawrence Berlinski Jr.
Lawrence Berlinski Jr. (Constitution Party) Candidate Connection
 
1.3
 
3,902

Total votes: 306,875
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Andrew Kim advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim
 
100.0
 
28,514

Total votes: 28,514
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3

Incumbent Tom MacArthur advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 3 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom MacArthur
Tom MacArthur
 
100.0
 
25,612

Total votes: 25,612
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2016

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Tom MacArthur (R) defeated Frederick John Lavergne (D) and Lawrence Berlinski Jr. (Constitution Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. MacArthur faced no challenger in the Republican primary, while Lavergne defeated Jim Keady in the Democratic primary. The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. MacArthur won re-election in the November 8 election.[8][9][10]

U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom MacArthur Incumbent 59.3% 194,596
     Democratic Frederick John Lavergne 38.9% 127,526
     Constitution Lawrence Berlinski Jr. 1.8% 5,938
Total Votes 328,060
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections


U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngFrederick Lavergne 62.8% 32,963
Jim Keady 37.2% 19,526
Total Votes 52,489
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

2014

See also: New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTom MacArthur 54% 100,471
     Democratic Aimee Belgard 44.4% 82,537
     Democratic-Republican Frederick John LaVergne 1.7% 3,095
Total Votes 186,103
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections
U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTom MacArthur 59.9% 15,908
Steve Lonegan 40.1% 10,643
Total Votes 26,551
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results
U.S. House, New Jersey District 3 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAimee Belgard 83.8% 12,425
Howard Kleinhendler 11.5% 1,705
Bruce Todd 4.7% 700
Total Votes 14,830
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results


See also

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Footnotes

  1. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  2. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  3. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  4. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  5. Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
  6. Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 12, 2022
  7. Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  8. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
  9. New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
  10. CNN, "New Jersey House 03 Results," November 8, 2016


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