New Jersey 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: New Jersey 2020 General Election

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New Jersey
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 7 July 2020
✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

✓ Monday 30 March 2020 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 7 July 2020 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 7 July 2020 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Monday 27 July 2020 - Filing Deadline - President .
✓ Monday 27 July 2020 - Filing Deadline - Petition for Independent Presidential Electors .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly 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

New Jersey 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

8 April 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy announced that he is postponing the 2 June primary elections until 7 July.

Candidate Information from the New Jersey Division of Elections.

2020 Election Information from the New Jersey Division of Elections.

7 July 2020 Primary results from a media source.

General Election Candidates from the New Jersey Division of Elections.

3 November 2020 returns from the New Jersey Division of Elections.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 14 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (8, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	2,608,335	57.33%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris (14 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Republican	1,883,274	41.40%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Libertarian	31,677	0.70%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		Green	14,202	0.31%	Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095

		United Party	3,255	0.07%	Bill Hammons • for Vice President: Eric Bodenstab

		Constitution	2,954	0.06%	Don Blankenship • for Vice President: William Alan Mohr • FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880

		Socialism and Liberation	2,928	0.06%	Gloria Estela La Riva • for Vice President: Sunil Freeman • FEC P80005572; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,674; Dsb $39,726

		Alliance Party	2,728	0.06%	Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Jr. • for Vice President: Darcy G. Richardson • FEC P60016342; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,220,189; Dsb $14,208,041

		Scattering			Scattering • Unofficially, the write-in tally is 15,239.
Total			4,549,353	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez • 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, 2018 [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 5 November 2024
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez* • FEC S6NJ00289

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Cory A. Booker • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 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 • Renominated - 1 February 2019: "I'm Cory Booker and I'm running for president of the United States of America...." New Jersey law allows candidates to concurrently run for President and Senator simultaneously. 13 January 2020: "It's with a full heart that I share this news -- I've made the decision to suspend my campaign for president."
	Candidate list (5)

		Democratic	2,541,178	57.23%	Senator Cory A. Booker • FEC S4NJ00185; 23 Nov 20; Tot $8,254,294; Dsb $6,386,949

		Republican	1,817,052	40.92%	Rikin "Rik" Mehta • FEC S0NJ00217; 23 Nov 20; Tot $586,707; Dsb $586,154

		Green	38,288	0.86%	Madelyn R. Hoffman • FEC S8NJ00558; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,219; Dsb $5,763

		Of, By, For!	32,290	0.73%	Veronica Fernandez • FEC S0NJ00258; 27 Nov 20; Tot $12,633; Dsb $12,633

		LaRouche was Right	11,632	0.26%	Daniel C. Burke • FEC S0NJ00266; 23 Nov 20; Tot $7,220; Dsb $7,100
Total			4,440,440	100.00%

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. • 22 February 2020: Governor Phil Murphy stated that he will have surgery to remove a kidney tumor.
	Candidate list (3)

		*Democratic*			Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver • 1 October 2020: Announced re-election bid.

		Republican			former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli
		Republican			Hirsch Singh

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

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 10 Democratic (10 Renominated); 2 Republican (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in concurrent general and special elections [re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Member of Congress Robert Ernest "Rob" Andrews (Democratic)]: 4 November 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	240,567	62.48%	Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross • FEC H4NJ01084; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,235,009; Dsb $1,083,302

		Republican	144,463	37.52%	former Collingswood School Board Member Claire H. Gustafson • FEC H4NJ01118; 30 Jun 20; Tot $36,520; Dsb $21,761
Total			385,030	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 as a Democrat. 20 December 2019: Changed registration to Republican. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated - 16 December 2019: Media reports state Member of Congress Van Drew will switch affiliation to Republican. 19 December 2019: President Trump announced that Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew would switch parties to Republican. 20 December 2019: Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew changed his registration from Democratic to Republican.
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Republican	195,526	51.93%	Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew • 16 December 2019: Media reports state Member of Congress Van Drew will switch affiliation to Republican. 19 December 2019: President Trump announced that Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew would switch parties to Republican. 20 December 2019: Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew changed his registration from Democratic to Republican. • FEC H8NJ02166; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,272,873; Dsb $4,032,828

		Democratic	173,849	46.17%	Amy Kennedy • Wife of former Member of Congress Patrick Kennedy • FEC H0NJ02171; 23 Nov 20; Tot $5,008,354; Dsb $4,987,878

		Justice Mercy Humility	4,136	1.10%	Jenna Harvey • FEC H0NJ02239

		Libertarian	3,036	0.81%	Jesse Ehrnstrom • FEC H0NJ02221
Total			376,547	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Andrew "Andy" Kim • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	229,840	53.23%	Member of Congress Andrew "Andy" Kim • FEC H8NJ03206; 23 Nov 20; Tot $7,325,716; Dsb $6,789,685

		Republican	196,327	45.47%	David L. Richter • 27 January 2020: Switched from CD2 to CD3. • FEC H0NJ02155; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,558,169; Dsb $1,555,148

		For The People	3,724	0.86%	Martin Weber • FEC H0NJ03229

		Independent Constitutional Candidate	1,871	0.43%	Robert Shapiro • FEC H6NJ12235
Total			431,762	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress

		Republican	254,103	59.88%	Member of Congress Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith • FEC H8NJ04014; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,386,364; Dsb $1,258,760

		Democratic	162,420	38.27%	Stephanie Schmid • FEC H0NJ04151; 23 Nov 20; Tot $790,881; Dsb $728,796

		Make Change Happen	3,195	0.75%	Hank Schroeder • FEC H6NJ04182

		Libertarian	2,583	0.61%	Michael J. Rufo • FEC H8NJ04220

		Common Sense	2,067	0.49%	Andrew Pachuta • FEC H0NJ04193
Total			424,368	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Democratic	Member of Congress Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	225,175	53.15%	Member of Congress Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer • FEC H6NJ05171; 23 Nov 20; Tot $7,694,874; Dsb $3,449,675

		Republican	193,333	45.64%	Frank T. Pallotta • FEC H0NJ05174; 31 Dec 20; Tot $3,015,505; Dsb $2,992,177

		American Values	5,128	1.21%	Louis A. "Lou" Vellucci • FEC H0NJ05240; 31 Dec 20; Tot $5,456; Dsb $5,342
Total			423,636	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress Frank Pallone, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 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 Member of Congress James J. Howard) and concurrently elected to the 101st Congress: 1988. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	199,648	61.17%	Member of Congress Frank Pallone, Jr. • FEC H8NJ03073; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,228,832; Dsb $1,967,996

		Republican	126,760	38.83%	Christian Onuoha • FEC H0NJ06255
Total			326,408	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Member of Congress Tom Malinowski • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	219,629	50.61%	Member of Congress Tom Malinowski • FEC H8NJ07223; 23 Nov 20; Tot $7,434,433; Dsb $7,405,224

		Republican	214,318	49.39%	state Senator Thomas H. "Tom" Kean, Jr. • FEC H0NJ07261; 31 Dec 20; Tot $3,934,330; Dsb $3,803,534
Total			433,947	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Albio Sires • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2006 (in a special election to fill a vacant seat of Member of Congress 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 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	176,758	74.03%	Member of Congress Albio Sires • FEC H6NJ13191; 31 Dec 20; Tot $605,810; Dsb $551,325

		Republican	58,686	24.58%	Jason Todd Mushnick • FEC H0NJ08152

		Libertarian	3,329	1.39%	Dan Delaney • FEC H6NJ08175
Total			238,773	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	203,674	65.80%	Member of Congress William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr. • FEC H6NJ08118; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,595,446; Dsb $1,812,806

		Republican	98,629	31.86%	William Sreboe "Billy" Prempeh • FEC H0NJ09200; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,792; Dsb $34,318

		Veteran For Change	7,239	2.34%	Chris Auriemma • FEC H0NJ09218
Total			309,542	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Member of Congress Donald M. Payne, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected in a special election for the 112th Congress (re: to fill the seat of his late father, Member of Congress Donald M. Payne) and concurrently to a full term in the 113th Congress: 6 Novemebr 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	241,522	83.28%	Member of Congress Donald M. Payne, Jr. • FEC H2NJ10154; 23 Nov 20; Tot $580,870; Dsb $434,500

		Republican	40,298	13.90%	Jennifer "Jen" Zinone • FEC H0NJ10232

		Independent	3,537	1.22%	Akil Khalfani • No slogan filed • FEC H0NJ10257

		Building Your Legacy	3,480	1.20%	Khaliah "Liah" Fitchette • FEC H0NJ10240

		Libertarian	1,172	0.40%	John Mirrione • FEC H0NJ10265
Total			290,009	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Member of Congress Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	235,163	53.30%	Member of Congress Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill • FEC H8NJ11142; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,451,620; Dsb $3,672,387

		Republican	206,013	46.70%	Rosemary Becchi • FEC H0NJ07279; 31 Dec 20; Tot $1,699,065; Dsb $1,697,769
Total			441,176	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 12		Democratic	Member of Congress Bonnie Watson Coleman • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	230,883	65.64%	Member of Congress Bonnie Watson Coleman • FEC H4NJ12149; 23 Nov 20; Tot $804,687; Dsb $827,627

		Republican	114,591	32.58%	Old Bridge Township Council Member Mark Razzoli • FEC H0NJ12204; 31 Mar 20; Tot $3,065; Dsb $1,142

		Independent	4,512	1.28%	Robert Edward "Ed" "NJ Weedman" Forchion • No Slogan Filed • FEC H2NJ03191

		Truth Vision Hope	1,739	0.49%	Kenneth J. "Ken" Cody
Total			351,725	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): 14 incumbents, 16 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 16 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: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Alliance Party (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Common Sense: 1 candidate
	• For The People: 1 candidate
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• United Party (affiliate of Natural Law): 1 candidate
Independents
	• American Values: 1 candidate
	• Building Your Legacy: 1 candidate
	• Independent: 2 candidates
	• Independent Constitutional Candidate: 1 candidate
	• Justice Mercy Humility: 1 candidate
	• LaRouche was Right: 1 candidate
	• Make Change Happen: 1 candidate
	• Of, By, For!: 1 candidate
	• Other
	• Truth Vision Hope: 1 candidate
	• Veteran For Change: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 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.