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New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021 (June 8 Democratic primary)
- Primary date: 6/8/2021
- Primary type: Semi-closed
- Registration deadline(s): 5/18/2021
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Early voting starts: N/A
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): 6/8/2021 (postmarked)
- Voter ID: No ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: April 5, 2021 |
| Primary: June 8, 2021 General: November 2, 2021 Pre-election incumbent(s): Phil Murphy (D) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voting in New Jersey |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 8, 2021, in New Jersey to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's gubernatorial election on November 2, 2021.
Incumbent Phil Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey.
This page focuses on New Jersey's Democratic gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on New Jersey's Republican gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021 (June 8 Republican primary)
- New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Phil Murphy | 100.0 | 382,984 |
 | Lisa McCormick (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 382,984 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Roger Bacon (D)
State profile
| Demographic data for New Jersey | ||
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| New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 8,935,421 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 7,354 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 68.3% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 13.5% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 9% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 2.5% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 19% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.6% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.8% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $72,093 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 12.7% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Jersey. **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. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in New Jersey
New Jersey voted for the Democratic candidate in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, two are located in New Jersey, accounting for 0.97 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. New Jersey had one Retained Pivot County and one Boomerang Pivot County, accounting for 0.55 and 4.00 percent of all Retained and Boomerang Pivot Counties, respectively.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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