New Jersey 2018 General Election

The Green Papers: New Jersey 2018 General Election

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New Jersey
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 5 June 2018
✓ General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

✓ Monday 2 April 2018 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 5 June 2018 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 5 June 2018 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 6 November 2018 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EST (1100-0100 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	8,807,501	(2.84% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	14	(2.60% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	12	(2.76% of 435)
Capital:	Trenton

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New Jersey State and Local Government

2018 Election Information from the New Jersey Department of State.

5 June 2018 Primary:
Returns from the New Jersey Department of State.
Results from The New York Times
Results from Politico.

6 November 2018:
Official General Election Candidates U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate from the New Jersey Department of State.
Certified returns from the New Jersey Department of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Appointed by Governor Jon S. Corzine to fill the vacancy caused by Corzine having resigned this seat 17 January 2006 upon taking the Oath of Office as Governor of the State; first elected: 2006; re-elected: 2012. [Previously served in the U.S. House to which he was first elected in 1992: subsequently re-elected in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated - 6 March 2015: Facing potential Federal Corruption charges. 1 April 2015: Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury re: corruption charges. 16 November 2017: Mistrial declared after the jury deadlocks.
	Candidate list (8)

		Democratic	1,711,654	54.01%	Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez • FEC S6NJ00289; 26 Nov 18; Tot $9,571,889; Dsb $10,927,111

		Republican	1,357,355	42.83%	Robert "Bob" Hugin • FEC S8NJ00509; 26 Nov 18; Tot $39,228,723; Dsb $38,682,254

		Green	25,150	0.79%	Madelyn R. Hoffman • FEC S8NJ00558; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,893; Dsb $5,488

		Libertarian	21,212	0.67%	Murray Sabrin • FEC S8NJ00285; 26 Nov 18; Tot $42,399; Dsb $41,601

		For The People	19,897	0.63%	Natalie Lynn Rivera • FEC S8NJ00533

		New Day NJ	16,101	0.51%	Patricia "Tricia" Flanagan • FEC S8NJ00541; 30 Jun 18; Tot $8,529; Dsb $7,967

		Make It Simple	9,087	0.29%	Kevin Kimple • FEC S8NJ00566

		Economic Growth	8,854	0.28%	Hank Schroeder • FEC S4NJ00326
Total			3,169,310	100.00%

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Cory A. Booker • First elected: 16 October 2013 in a Special Election re: passing of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (Democratic). Re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Cory A. Booker* • FEC S4NJ00185

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy • First elected: 2017 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Office created effective with the Gubernatorial Election of 2009. Elected on same ticket with GOVERNOR; following his/her nomination, the Gubernatorial candidate has 30 days to select a running mate.

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver • First elected: 2017 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Democratic (7 Renominated); 5 Republican (2 Open, 3 Renominated)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Donald W. Norcross • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected in concurrent general and special elections [re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Robert Ernest "Rob" Andrews (Democratic)]: 4 November 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	169,628	64.39%	Congressman Donald W. Norcross • FEC H4NJ01084; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,192,364; Dsb $1,483,923

		Republican	87,617	33.26%	Paul E. Dilks • FEC H8NJ01259; 26 Nov 18; Tot $13,998; Dsb $13,986

		Libertarian	2,821	1.07%	Robert Shapiro • FEC H6NJ12235

		We Deserve Better	2,368	0.90%	Paul Hamlin • FEC H8NJ01267

		Your Voice Hard	984	0.37%	Mohammad Shahjahan Kabir • FEC H8NJ01226
Total			263,418	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2 Open		Republican	Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 7 November 2017: Will not seek re-election.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	136,685	52.90%	state Senator Jeff Van Drew • FEC H8NJ02166; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,858,687; Dsb $1,853,399

		Republican	116,866	45.23%	former Atlantic County Freeholder Seth Grossman • FEC H8NJ02232; 26 Nov 18; Tot $305,717; Dsb $300,297

		Libertarian	1,726	0.67%	John Ordille • FEC H2NJ02177

		Time for Truth	1,154	0.45%	Steven Fenichel • FEC H6NJ02210

		Cannot Be Bought	1,064	0.41%	Anthony Parisi Sanchez • FEC H8NJ02299

		Other	868	0.34%	William R. Benfer • HOPE IN UNITY, TOGETHER WE CAN, BRINGING BACK MANUFACTURING • FEC H8NJ02281; 17 Oct 18; Tot $40; Dsb $531
Total			258,363	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Thomas "Tom" MacArthur • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	153,473	50.01%	Andrew "Andy" Kim • FEC H8NJ03206; 26 Nov 18; Tot $6,398,579; Dsb $6,326,780

		Republican	149,500	48.72%	Congressman Thomas "Tom" MacArthur • FEC H4NJ03130; 31 Dec 18; Tot $4,784,733; Dsb $4,764,500

		Constitution	3,902	1.27%	Lawrence "Larry" Berlinski • FEC H6NJ03150
Total			306,875	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (7) - 116th Congress

		Republican	163,065	55.40%	Congressman Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith • FEC H8NJ04014; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,299,404; Dsb $1,507,630

		Democratic	126,766	43.07%	Joshua "Josh" Welle • FEC H8NJ04188; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,855,738; Dsb $1,810,163

		Libertarian	1,387	0.47%	Michael Rufo • FEC H8NJ04220

		Ed the Barber	1,064	0.36%	Edward C. "Ed" Stackhouse, Jr. • FEC H8NJ04212

		Check This Column	851	0.29%	Brian J. Reynolds • FEC H8NJ04204; 26 Nov 18; Tot $4,357; Dsb $3,560

		The Inclusion Candidate; (Republican)	844	0.29%	Felicia Stoler • FEC H8NJ04196; 26 Nov 18; Tot $24,317; Dsb $21,463

		Time for Change	371	0.13%	Allen Yusufov • FEC H8NJ04238
Total			294,348	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Congressman Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	169,546	56.17%	Congressman Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer • FEC H6NJ05171; 26 Nov 18; Tot $6,969,574; Dsb $2,905,272

		Republican	128,255	42.49%	former Cresskill Borough Councilman John Joseph McCann, Jr. • FEC H8NJ05136; 26 Nov 18; Tot $937,708; Dsb $932,342

		Libertarian	2,115	0.70%	James "Jim" Tosone • FEC H8NJ05144

		Trade, Health, Environment	1,907	0.63%	Wendy W. Goetz • FEC H8NJ05151
Total			301,823	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected in a special election for the 100th Congress-- but never sworn in because Congress had adjourned-- (re: to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman James J. Howard) and concurrently elected to the 101st Congress: 1988. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	140,752	63.63%	Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. • FEC H8NJ03073; 26 Nov 18; Tot $2,805,205; Dsb $1,665,257

		Republican	80,443	36.37%	Richard J. "Rich" Pezzullo • FEC H8NJ10110; 26 Nov 18; Tot $108,375; Dsb $51,117
Total			221,195	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Leonard Lance • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	166,985	51.74%	Tom Malinowski • FEC H8NJ07223; 26 Nov 18; Tot $6,285,310; Dsb $6,197,336

		Republican	150,785	46.72%	Congressman Leonard Lance • FEC H6NJ12136; 31 Dec 18; Tot $2,650,511; Dsb $2,747,583

		Green	2,676	0.83%	Diane Moxley • FEC H8NJ07256; 26 Nov 18; Tot $5,731; Dsb $5,229

		Freedom, Responsibility, Action	2,296	0.71%	Gregg Mele • FEC H8NJ07264
Total			322,742	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Congressman Albio Sires • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2006 (in a special election to fill a vacant seat of Congressman Robert "Bob" Menendez [who was appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate] and to a full term) • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	119,881	78.12%	Congressman Albio Sires • FEC H6NJ13191; 31 Dec 18; Tot $460,109; Dsb $591,547

		Republican	28,725	18.72%	John R. Muniz • FEC H8NJ08080; 14 Dec 18; Tot $5,954; Dsb $5,954

		New Way Forward	3,658	2.38%	Mahmoud Mahmoud • FEC H8NJ08098

		Libertarian	1,191	0.78%	Dan Delaney • FEC H6NJ08175
Total			153,455	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	140,832	70.27%	Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr. • FEC H6NJ08118; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,717,255; Dsb $1,372,982

		Republican	57,854	28.87%	Eric P. Fisher • FEC H8NJ09138

		Libertarian	1,730	0.86%	Claudio Belusic • FEC H6NJ05205
Total			200,416	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected in a special election for the 112th Congress (re: to fill the seat of his late father, Congressman Donald M. Payne) and concurrently to a full term in the 113th Congress: 6 Novemebr 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	175,253	87.56%	Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. • FEC H2NJ10154; 26 Nov 18; Tot $537,180; Dsb $553,190

		Republican	20,191	10.09%	Agha Khan • FEC H6NJ08167

		C4C 2018	2,070	1.03%	Cynthia Johnson • FEC H8NJ10144

		Never Give Up	2,038	1.02%	Joanne Miller • FEC H0NJ10182

		Libertarian	607	0.30%	Scott DiRoma • FEC H8NJ10136
Total			200,159	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 11 Open		Republican	Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 29 January 2018: Announced that he would not run for re-election.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	183,684	56.77%	Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill • FEC H8NJ11142; 26 Nov 18; Tot $8,551,478; Dsb $7,991,212

		Republican	136,322	42.13%	Assemblyman Jay Webber • FEC H8NJ11217; 26 Nov 18; Tot $1,669,132; Dsb $1,622,407

		Honesty, Integrity, Compassion	2,182	0.67%	Robert F. Crook

		Libertarian	1,386	0.43%	Ryan Martinez • FEC H8NJ11258
Total			323,574	100.00%

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 12		Democratic	Congressman Bonnie Watson Coleman • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2018 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		Democratic	173,334	68.68%	Congressman Bonnie Watson Coleman • FEC H4NJ12149; 26 Nov 18; Tot $912,915; Dsb $815,250

		Republican	79,041	31.32%	Daryl Kipnis • FEC H8NJ12108; 26 Nov 18; Tot $24,508; Dsb $24,508
Total			252,375	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 11 incumbents, 14 candidates
	• Republican: 5 incumbents, 14 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 2 candidates
	• Libertarian: 9 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• C4C 2018: 1 candidate
	• Cannot Be Bought: 1 candidate
	• Check This Column: 1 candidate
	• Economic Growth: 1 candidate
	• Ed the Barber: 1 candidate
	• For The People: 1 candidate
	• Freedom, Responsibility, Action: 1 candidate
	• Honesty, Integrity, Compassion: 1 candidate
	• Make It Simple: 1 candidate
	• Never Give Up: 1 candidate
	• New Day NJ: 1 candidate
	• New Way Forward: 1 candidate
	• The Inclusion Candidate: 1 candidate
	• Time for Change: 1 candidate
	• Time for Truth: 1 candidate
	• Trade, Health, Environment: 1 candidate
	• We Deserve Better: 1 candidate
	• Your Voice Hard: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Other: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.