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United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Jersey took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected 12 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts.
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Primary: New Jersey has a mostly closed primary system, in which registered Republicans and Democrats can only vote in their own party's primary, but voters who have never voted in a primary before may choose either party.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by March 11. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 16.[1]
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2012
According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, one of the 12 districts is considered to be in play, District 3.[2]
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democrats would win six districts while Republicans would win five seats. It did not make a projection for the remaining district.[3]
Primary competitiveness
New Jersey tied with Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, and West Virginia for having the 22nd most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 50% of major party primaries having been contested (12 out of 24). The national average was 54.31%.
Twelve U.S. House incumbents ran for re-election in New Jersey in 2012. 8 of those 12 (66.67%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Democratic Party held seven of the 13 Congressional seats from New Jersey. However, the state lost one seat after the 2010 census and elected 12 representatives.
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 7 | 6 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 12 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the 13 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 12 seats up for election in 2012 in New Jersey. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| New Jersey, District 10 |  Donald Payne Jr. |
77% | 230,060 | Brian Kelemen |
| New Jersey, District 11 |  Rodney Frelinghuysen |
18.8% | 309,859 | John Arvanites |
| New Jersey, District 12 | Rush D. Holt, Jr. |
39.7% | 274,398 | Eric Beck |
| New Jersey, District 1 | Rob Andrews |
38.3% | 308,519 | Greg Horton |
| New Jersey, District 2 | Frank LoBiondo |
17.4% | 289,069 | Cassandra Shober |
| New Jersey, District 3 | Jon Runyan |
8.9% | 324,408 | Shelley Adler |
| New Jersey, District 4 | Chris Smith |
28.5% | 306,247 | Brian Froelich |
| New Jersey, District 5 | Scott Garrett |
12.3% | 304,371 | Adam Gussen |
| New Jersey, District 6 | Frank Pallone Jr. |
28.1% | 239,638 | Anna Little |
| New Jersey, District 7 | Leonard Lance |
17.1% | 307,315 | Upendra Chivukula |
| New Jersey, District 8 | Albio Sires |
59.1% | 167,790 | Maria Karczewski |
| New Jersey, District 9 | Bill Pascrell |
48.9% | 220,133 | Shmuley Boteach |
General election candidates
Candidates
Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals were added after official election results had been certified. Click here for more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan. Please contact us about errors in this list.
1st Congressional District
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2nd Congressional District
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3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Shelley Adler
- Jon Runyan
Christopher Dennick, Jr.- Robert Edward Forchion
- Frederick John Lavergne
- Robert Shapiro
- Robert Witterschein
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4th Congressional District
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5th Congressional District
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6th Congressional District
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7th Congressional District
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8th Congressional District
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9th Congressional District
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10th Congressional District
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11th Congressional District
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12th Congressional District
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See also
- United States Senate elections in New Jersey, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Voter Registration Information," accessed June 30, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in New Jersey," September 2012
- ↑ 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 NJ.gov "U.S. House of Representatives Primary Candidates," accessed April 2, 2012 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Press of Atlantic City "Absecon man announces challenge of LoBiondo for New Jersey House seat," accessed December 22, 2011
- ↑ Brick Patch "Shelley Adler, Widow of Late John Adler, To Seek 3rd District Congressional Seat," January 30, 2012
- ↑ PhillyBurbs.com "New congressional map favors Runyan," December 24, 2011
- ↑ The Times of Trenton "Opinion: U.S. economy would benefit from air quality improvements," September 13, 2011
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 NJ.com "Teaneck deputy mayor plans bid to unseat Scott Garrett," January 9, 2012
- ↑ Politicker NJ "Republican Cino running against Garrett
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 New Jersey Star-Ledger "Ed Potosnak no longer challenging Leonard Lance as congressional candidate," January 16, 2012
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Examiner "Another Democratic primary matchup to watch," January 13, 2012
- ↑ NJ.com "Celebrity rabbi from Englewood mulling Republican run for Congress," February 3, 2012
- ↑ PolitickerNJ "Councilman Rice to vie for Newark's congressional seat," accessed December 22, 2011
