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Latest revision as of 23:21, 4 December 2025
New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R).
As of the 2020 Census, New Jersey representatives represented an average of 774,541 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 733,958 residents.
Elections
See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2030
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2028
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew (R), Tim Alexander (D), Bill Finn (D), Terri Reese (D), and Bayly Winder (D) are running in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jeff Van Drew (R) | |
 | Tim Alexander (D)  | |
 | Bill Finn (D) | |
 | Terri Reese (D) | |
 | Bayly Winder (D) | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Curtis Green (D)
See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew (R) defeated Joe Salerno (D) and Thomas Cannavo (G) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew (R) | 58.1 | 215,946 |
 | Joe Salerno (D) | 41.2 | 153,117 | |
 | Thomas Cannavo (G) | 0.7 | 2,557 | |
| Total votes: 371,620 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Joe Salerno (D) defeated Tim Alexander (D), Carolyn Rush (D), and Rodney A. Dean Sr. (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Salerno | 38.3 | 14,057 |
| | Tim Alexander | 37.1 | 13,613 | |
 | Carolyn Rush | 21.3 | 7,836 | |
 | Rodney A. Dean Sr. | 3.4 | 1,235 | |
| Total votes: 36,741 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brandon Saffold (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew | 100.0 | 41,749 |
| Total votes: 41,749 | |||
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See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew (R) defeated Tim Alexander (D), Michael Gallo (L), and Anthony Parisi Sanchez (Not for Sale) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew (R) | 58.9 | 139,217 |
| | Tim Alexander (D) | 40.0 | 94,522 | |
 | Michael Gallo (L) | 0.8 | 1,825 | |
 | Anthony Parisi Sanchez (Not for Sale) | 0.4 | 920 | |
| Total votes: 236,484 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Tim Alexander (D) defeated Carolyn Rush (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Alexander | 61.7 | 17,199 |
| | Carolyn Rush | 38.3 | 10,667 | |
| Total votes: 27,866 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Curtis Green (D)
- Hector Tavarez (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew (R) defeated John Barker (R) and Sean Pignatelli (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew | 86.0 | 35,843 |
 | John Barker | 7.7 | 3,217 | |
 | Sean Pignatelli | 6.2 | 2,601 | |
| Total votes: 41,661 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Hitchner (R)
See also: New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew (R) defeated Amy Kennedy (D), Jenna Harvey (Justice Mercy Humility Party), and Jesse Ehrnstrom (L) in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew (R) | 51.9 | 195,526 |
 | Amy Kennedy (D) | 46.2 | 173,849 | |
 | Jenna Harvey (Justice Mercy Humility Party) | 1.1 | 4,136 | |
 | Jesse Ehrnstrom (L) | 0.8 | 3,036 | |
| Total votes: 376,547 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Amy Kennedy (D) defeated Brigid Callahan Harrison (D), Will Cunningham (D), John Francis III (D), and Robert Turkavage (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy Kennedy | 62.1 | 43,414 |
 | Brigid Callahan Harrison | 22.3 | 15,560 | |
 | Will Cunningham | 12.8 | 8,946 | |
| John Francis III | 1.5 | 1,061 | ||
| Robert Turkavage | 1.3 | 938 | ||
| Total votes: 69,919 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Incumbent Jeff Van Drew (R) defeated Bob Patterson (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on July 7, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew | 82.4 | 45,226 |
 | Bob Patterson | 17.6 | 9,691 | |
| Total votes: 54,917 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Fitzherbert (R)
- David Richter (R)
See also: United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2018
General election
General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew (D) | 52.9 | 136,685 |
 | Seth Grossman (R) | 45.2 | 116,866 | |
 | John Ordille (L) | 0.7 | 1,726 | |
 | Steven Fenichel (Time for Truth Party) | 0.4 | 1,154 | |
| | Anthony Parisi Sanchez (Cannot Be Bought Party) | 0.4 | 1,064 | |
 | William Benfer (Together We Can Party) | 0.3 | 868 | |
| Total votes: 258,363 (100% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Jeff Van Drew (D) defeated Tanzie Youngblood (D), Will Cunningham (D), and Nathan Kleinman (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Van Drew | 57.0 | 16,901 |
 | Tanzie Youngblood | 18.5 | 5,495 | |
| | Will Cunningham | 16.2 | 4,795 | |
 | Nathan Kleinman | 8.3 | 2,467 | |
| Total votes: 29,658 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sean Thom (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2
Seth Grossman (R) defeated Hirsh Singh (R), Samuel Fiocchi (R), and Robert Turkavage (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 2 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Seth Grossman | 39.0 | 10,215 |
 | Hirsh Singh | 30.5 | 7,983 | |
 | Samuel Fiocchi | 23.3 | 6,107 | |
| Robert Turkavage | 7.1 | 1,854 | ||
| Total votes: 26,159 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brian Fitzherbert (R)
- Mark McGovern (R)
- James Toto (R)
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
The New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission enacted a new congressional map on December 22, 2021.[11] This map took effect for New Jersey's 2022 congressional elections. The commission voted 7-6 to approve the Democratic map proposal, with all six Democratic members and the tiebreaker, former New Jersey Supreme Court Judge John Wallace voting to approve. All six Republican members of the commission voted against the map.
How does redistricting in New Jersey work? In New Jersey, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by two distinct politician commissions. The congressional redistricting commission comprises the following 13 members:[12]
- The majority and minority leaders of each chamber of the New Jersey State Legislature appoint two commissioners a piece (for a total of eight members).
- The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint two members to the commission (for a total of four members). Commissioners appointed by the political parties cannot be members of Congress or congressional employees.
- The first 12 commissioners appoint the last member. This member cannot have held public office in the state within the previous five-year period. If the first 12 commissioners cannot agree on an appointment, they must submit two names to the New Jersey Supreme Court. The court must then appoint the final commissioner.
If the congressional redistricting commission fails to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, it must submit two plans to the state Supreme Court, which must in turn select from those two plans a final map.[12]
The state legislative redistricting commission comprises 10 members. The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint five members to the commission. In the event that this commission is unable to reach an agreement about a redistricting plan, the state Supreme Court may appoint a tie-breaking member.[12]
State law requires that state legislative districts meet the following criteria:[12]
- Districts must be contiguous.
- Districts "must be as nearly compact as possible."
- Municipalities "must be kept intact, except where otherwise required by law."
There are no such requirements in place for congressional districts.[12]
2020
2024
2010-2011
In 2011, the New Jersey State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
2026
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New Jersey's 2nd the 184th most Republican district nationally.[13]
2024
Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New Jersey's 2nd the 192nd most Republican district nationally.[14]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 51.8%-46.9%.[15]
2022
Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+5. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 5 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made New Jersey's 2nd the 191st most Republican district nationally.[16]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 46.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 51.8%.[17]
2018
Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+1. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 1 percentage point more Republican than the national average. This made New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District the 231st most Republican nationally.[18]
FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.05. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.05 points toward that party.[19]
See also
- Redistricting in New Jersey
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
- New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Candidates for House of Representatives," accessed September 7, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2014 New Jersey House Election Results," accessed November 6, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, New Jersey," accessed November 7, 2012
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Democrats win congressional redistricting fight," December 22, 2021
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 All About Redistricting, "New Jersey," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
