New Jersey elections, 2014
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New Jersey's 2014 elections U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State ballot measures • School boards • Candidate ballot access |
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The state of New Jersey held elections in 2014. Below are the dates of note:
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| Filing deadline for all candidates | March 31, 2014 
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| School board elections (3) | April 23, 2014
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| Voter registration deadline for primary election | May 13, 2014
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| Primary election date | June 3, 2014
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| U.S. House special election (primary) | June 3, 2014
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| Filing deadline for independent candidates participating in the general election | June 3, 2014
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| Voter registration deadline for general election | October 14, 2014
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| General election date | November 4, 2014
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| U.S. House special election (general) | November 4, 2014
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| School board elections (16) | November 4, 2014
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Below are the types of elections that were scheduled in New Jersey in 2014:
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| U.S. Senate | 
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| U.S. House |
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| State Executives | 
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| State Senate |
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| Statewide ballot measures (2 measures) |
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| Local ballot measures |
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| School boards |
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2014 elections
Races to watch in New Jersey
U.S. Congress
- 2nd Congressional District
- Longtime incumbent Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R) fought off Democratic challengers in an increasingly blue district. Lobiondo continued to retain his seat in a district that President Barack Obama won by 8.1 percentage points in 2012.
- 3rd Congressional District
- Similar to the 2nd District, Rep. Jon Runyan (R) faced an uphill battle. With the announcement of his retirement, the seat seemed likely to switch partisan control. However, Tom MacArthur (R) defeated Democrat Aimee Belgard in the general election on November 4.
Elections by type
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate elections in New Jersey
Voters in New Jersey elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014.
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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.[1][2]
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).[3]
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Cory Booker (D). Booker was first elected in 2013 in a special election following Frank Lautenberg's death.
Candidates
Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 31, 2014.
General election candidates
Jeff Bell
Cory Booker - Incumbent
Joe Baratelli[4]
Jeff Boss (Independent)[4]- Eugene Lavergne (Democratic-Republican)[4]
- Antonio N. Sabas (Independent)[4]
- Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth)[4]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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U.S. House
U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
There were both regularly scheduled elections and special elections scheduled for the U.S. House in 2014.
Regularly scheduled elections
The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Jersey took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected 12 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | 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.[6][7]
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).[3]
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, Democrats and Republicans each held 6 of the 12 congressional seats from New Jersey.
| Members of the U.S. House from New Jersey -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 12 | 12 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 12 congressional districts were:
List of candidates by district
- Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 31, 2014.
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
- Garry Cobb
- Donald Norcross
- Scot John Tomaszewski (We Deserve Better)[4]
- Mike Berman (Of the People)[4]
- Margaret Chapman (Change Is Needed)[4]
- Donald Letton (Democratic-Republican)[4]
- Robert Shapiro (Stop Boss Politics)[4]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Frank LoBiondo - Incumbent
- Bill Hughes, Jr.
- Gary Stein (Independent)[4]
- Bayode Olabisi (Independent)[4]
- Costantino Rozzo (American Labor Party)[4]
- Alexander Spano (Democratic-Republican)[4]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Disqualified
4th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Chris Smith - Incumbent
- Ruben Scolavino
- Scott Neuman (Democratic-Republican)[18][8]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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5th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Scott Garrett - Incumbent
- Roy Cho
- Mark Quick (For Americans)[19]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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6th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Anthony Wilkinson
- Frank Pallone Jr. - Incumbent
- Dorit Goikhman[20]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
7th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Leonard Lance - Incumbent
- Janice Kovach
- Jim Gawron[22]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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8th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Jude Anthony Tiscornia
- Albio Sires - Incumbent
- Pablo Olivera ("Wake Up USA")[4]
- Herbert Shaw ("Politicians Are Crooks")[4]
- Robert Thorne ("911 Truth Needed")[4]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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9th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Dierdre Paul
- Bill Pascrell - Incumbent
- Nestor Montilla ("Seeking Inclusion")[4]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
- Michael Oren Epstein - Business lawyer[27][8]
10th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Yolanda Dentley
- Donald Payne, Jr. - Incumbent
- Dark Angel ("Future. Vision.")[4]
- Gwendolyn Franklin ("Bullying Breaks Hearts")[4]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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11th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Rodney Frelinghuysen - Incumbent
- Mark Dunec
June 3, 2014, primary results
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12th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Alieta Eck
- Bonnie Watson Coleman
Steven Welzer[4]- Kenneth Cody ("Truth Vision Hope")[4]
- Allen Cannon (Democratic-Republican)[4]
- Don Dezarn ("Legalize Marijuana Party")[4]
- Jack Freudenheim ("Start the Conversation")[4]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Special election by date
* November 4, 2014 *
The 1st Congressional District of New Jersey held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | 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.[29][30]
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).[3]
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2014
Incumbent: Rob Andrews (D), who was first elected in 1990, resigned from Congress in February 2014 to take a job with a prominent Philadelphia law firm.[31][32] His resignation left the seat vacant until the November elections.[32]
New Jersey's 1st Congressional District is located in the southwestern portion of the state and includes most of Camden County and parts of Gloucester and Burlington counties.[33]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Garry Cobb
- Donald Norcross
- Scot John Tomaszewski (We Deserve Better)[4]
- Mike Berman (Of the People)[4]
- Margaret Chapman (Change Is Needed)[4]
- Donald Letton (Democratic-Republican)[4]
- Robert Shapiro (Stop Boss Politics)[4]
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Statewide ballot measures
Statewide ballot measure elections in New Jersey
- See also: New Jersey 2014 ballot measures and 2014 ballot measures
Two statewide measures were certified for the 2014 ballot in the state of New Jersey.
On the ballot
November 4:
| Type | Title | Subject | Description | Result |
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| LRCA | Public Question No. 1 | Criminal Trials | Provides for pretrial detention of certain criminal defendants | |
| LRCA | Public Question No. 2 | Environment | Dedicates six percent of corporate business tax revenues to open space preservation | |
School boards
School board elections in New Jersey
In 2014, 670 of America's largest school districts held elections for 2,188 seats. These elections took place in 37 states.
State elections
A total of 19 New Jersey school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2014 for 58 seats. Three board elections were held on April 23, 2014, while 16 districts held elections on November 4, 2014.
Here are several quick facts about New Jersey's school board elections in 2014:
- An average of two candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in New Jersey’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was higher than the national average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
- 15.52 percent of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a lower percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that were unopposed nationally.
- 74.14 percent of the incumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, and they retained 58.62 percent of the total seats up for election.
- A total of 24 newcomers were elected to school boards in New Jersey. They took 41.38 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was higher than the 38.19 percent of school board seats that went to newcomers nationally.
- The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Newark Public Schools with 33,862 K-12 students.
- The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 was Old Bridge Township Public Schools with 9,403 K-12 students.
- Three districts tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with four seats up for election.
- Brick Township Public Schools and Jackson School District had the fewest seats on the ballot in 2014 with two seats up for election in each district.
The districts listed below served 281,334 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[35] Click on the district names for more information on each district and its school board elections.
Voting in New Jersey
- See also: Voting in New Jersey
Important voting information
- 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.[36][37]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
- New Jersey does not permit online voter registration.
Voting absentee
- See also: Absentee voting by state
For information about eligibility, deadlines, military and overseas voting and updates to the voting laws in New Jersey, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also: Early voting
New Jersey allows voters to cast in-person absentee ballots. This allows a voter to fill out a ballot prior to the election and deliver it in person to an election official's office.[38]
Elections Performance Index
New Jersey ranked 40th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in the Pew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the 2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. New Jersey received an overall score of 58 percent.[39]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 New Jersey Department of State Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. Senate," accessed August 13, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 8.35 8.36 8.37 8.38 8.39 8.40 8.41 8.42 8.43 8.44 8.45 New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed April 22, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ LoBiondo for Congress, "Intro," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ Shore News Today, "Hughes to challenge LoBiondo in 2014 Updated," accessed October 25, 2013
- ↑ Facebook, "Frederick John LaVergne for Congress," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "Lonegan jumps into N.J. House race," accessed January 4, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Democrat to Announce Campaign for Runyan’s Seat," accessed December 12, 2013
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ NJ.com, "N.J. Weedman files suit in attempt to make ballot for open congressional seat," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ NJ.com, "N.J. Weedman's ballot case moved to appellate court," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ Scott Neuman, US Congressional Candidate, "Home," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. House," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. House," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "In CD6, Little gearing up for a third shot at Pallone," accessed November 5, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. House," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Campaign Website, "Intro," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed April 1, 2014
- ↑ NJ.com, "Democrat Janice Kovach announces run for N.J. congressional seat held by Leonard Lance," accessed January 27, 2014
- ↑ Campaign Website, "Home," accessed March 6, 2014
- ↑ Campaign Website, "About," accessed March 10, 2014
- ↑ Curtis Vaughn, "About Curtis," accessed March 26, 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
- ↑ Philly.com, "Source: Rob Andrews to leave Congress," accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 Roll Call, "New Jersey’s Rob Andrews to Resign From Congress (Updated)," accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed September 25, 2012
- ↑ In the Capital, "GW Grad Announces Bid For Seat in Congress," accessed April 14, 2014
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed March 21, 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
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures "Absentee and Early Voting," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ Pew Charitable Trusts, "Election Performance Index Report," accessed April 23, 2014
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