The Green Papers: Off Year Election 2001

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Primary (Polls close 8PM EDT): Tuesday, June 26, 2001
General Election (Polls close 8PM EST): Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2000 Representatives:13(2.99% of 435)
2002 Representatives:13(2.99% of 435)
1990 Census: 7,747,750(3.11% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census: 8,424,354(2.99% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98): 4,126,782
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98): 6,075,000 
Tuesday, November 6, 2001 Polls Close: 8 PM EST (0100 UTC)
Candidates seeking office
Conservative:1
Democrat:1
Green:1
Independent:2
Libertarian:1
Republican:1
Socialist Workers:1
Socialist:1
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Governor  Term limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Current Governors  

 Democrat  Governor James E. ["Jim"] McGreevey
First elected: 2001
Chair up for election: Tuesday, November 8, 2005. (The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit).
 CandidateGreen  Jerry L. Coleman
listed on ballot under "Nomination By Petition" as "Independent"
 CandidateLibertarian  Mark Edgerton
listed on ballot under "Nomination By Petition" as "Independent"
 CandidateConservative  Michael W. Koontz
listed on ballot under "Nomination By Petition" as "Independent"
 WinnerDemocrat  James E. ["Jim"] McGreevey
Unofficial final results-- 26 June 2001 DEMOCRAT primary: James E. "Jim" McGreevey 228,604 [95.16%]; Elliot Greenspan 11,628 [4.84%]
 CandidateSocialist  Costantino Rozzo
listed on ballot under "Nomination By Petition" as "Independent"
 CandidateSocialist Workers  Kari Sachs
listed on ballot under "Nomination By Petition" as "Independent"
 CandidateIndependent  Bill Schluter
listed on ballot under "Nomination By Petition" as "Independent"
 CandidateRepublican  Bret Schundler
Unofficial final results--26 June 2001 REPUBLICAN Primary: Bret Schundler 190,728 [57.44%]; Bob Franks 141,313 [42.56%]
 CandidateIndependent  George Watson, Jr.
listed on ballot under "Nomination By Petition" as "Independent"; slogan: "Free New Jersey"
 

NOTE:It appears as if the candidate for Governor of New Jersey who wins in the 6 November 2001 General Election is eligible to take office as Governor as early as when this victorious candidate has been declared elected-- per the State Constitution: In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor... the functions, powers, duties and emoluments of the office shall devolve upon the President of the Senate, for the time being... until a new Governor shall be elected and qualify [Article V, Section 1, 6]

Governor Christine Todd Whitman resigned to become "ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY" in the Bush Administration. Since NJ has no Lieutenant Governor, Republican State Senate President Donald T. DiFrancesco is the "acting Governor"; Mr. DiFrancesco retains his seat in the State Senate and still presides over that body, notwithstanding his also being the acting chief executive of the State.

23 April 2001: Primary date moved to 26 June 2001.

25 April 2001: acting Governor DiFrancesco, then the "regular Republican"(=party-endorsed) candidate for the NJ GOP Gubernatorial nomination, drops out of that race re: questions over his political ethics.

26 April 2001: former Congressman Bob Franks, who had lost the race for the Class 1 U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey to Democrat Jon Corzine the previous November, formally replaces acting Governor DiFrancesco as the "regular Republican" (=party-endorsed) candidate in the Gubernatorial Primary in an attempt to thwart the GOP Gubernatorial nomination bid of the more conservative outgoing Jersey City Mayor Bret Schundler

26 June 2001: Franks, the stand-in for acting Governor DiFrancesco as the "regular Republican" in this date's GOP Gubernatorial Primary, loses the Republican nomination for Governor to Mayor Schundler.


Senate  6-year term, Current Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1Democrat  Senator Jon Corzine
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2006.

Class 2Democrat  Senator Robert G. Torricelli
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
 CandidateRepublican  (pending)
2001 November 21: Essex County executive James W. Treffinger

House of Representatives  2 year term, Current House  
Partisan Composition: 7 Democrats, 6 Republicans

CD 1Democrat  Congressman Robert E. Andrews
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 2Republican  Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 3Republican  Congressman Jim Saxton
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 4Republican  Congressman Christopher H. Smith
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 5Republican  Congressman Marge Roukema
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. 7 November 2001: Marge Roukema announces she will retire at the end of this term.

CD 6Democrat  Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 7Republican  Congressman Mike Ferguson
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 8Democrat  Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 9Democrat  Congressman Steven R. Rothman
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 10Democrat  Congressman Donald M. Payne
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 11Republican  Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 12Democrat  Congressman Rush Holt
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

CD 13Democrat  Congressman Robert Menendez
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.

Congressional District

New Jersey has 21 counties and 13 congressional districts: 7 counties are wholly within a given congressional district; 14 counties are divided among more than one congressional district.

In the State of New Jersey, the General Law County Subdivision is the Township; however, there are also the following types of Municipalities: Cities, Towns, Boroughs and Villages. Under New Jersey law, Townships and Municipalities are equivalent- the Townships have the same general powers as any Municipality while Municipalities are completely separate from the Township(s) from which they were once created: therefore, all Townships and Municipalities are Minor Civil Divisions of the first order in New Jersey and, because of this, Townships are often referred to as "Municipalities" in lists of local governmental units, while Municipalities are often referred to as "Townships" (particularly in court records and other legal documents). To make matters even more confusing, the type of local governmental unit may not necessarily reflect the type of local government it actually has (e.g., there are Townships with "Town Government", etc.). To avoid any such confusion in the listing of the Congressional Districts re: the Minor Civil Divisions/local governmental units of New Jersey below, no reference will be made to the type of Municipality/Township unless there are two or more such units in a given County with the same- or a similar- name:

CD # 1:

  • in BURLINGTON COUNTY- Maple Shade, Palmyra and Riverton;
  • in CAMDEN COUNTY- Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin Boro, Berlin Township, Brooklawn, Camden, Chesilhurst, Clementon, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Gloucester City, Gloucester Township, Haddon Heights, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Mount Ephraim, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Runnemede, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Voorhees, Winslow and Woodlynne;
  • in GLOUCESTER COUNTY- Deptford, East Greenwich, Greenwich, Logan, Monroe, National park, Paulsboro, Washington, Wenonah, West Deptford, Westville, Woodbury and Woodbury Heights.

Haddon Township (CAMDEN COUNTY) is split between CDs # 1 and # 3.
Mantua Township (GLOUCESTER COUNTY) is split between CDs # 1 and # 2.

CD # 2:

  • the entirety of ATLANTIC COUNTY;
  • in BURLINGTON COUNTY- Washington;
  • the entirety of CAPE MAY COUNTY;
  • the entirety of CUMBERLAND COUNTY;
  • in GLOUCESTER COUNTY- Clayton, Elk, Franklin, Glassboro, Harrison, Newfield, Pitman, South Harrison, Swedesboro and Woolwich.

CD # 3:

  • in BURLINGTON COUNTY- Bass River, Beverly, Cinnaminson, Delanco, Delran, Edgewater Park, Evesham, Hainesport, Lumberton, Medford, Medford Lakes, Moorestown, Mount Holly, Mount Laurel, New Hanover, Pemberton Boro, Pemberton Township, Riverside, Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle, Willingboro and Woodland;
  • in CAMDEN COUNTY- Cherry Hill, Haddonfield, Merchantville and Waterford;
  • in OCEAN COUNTY- Barnegat, Barnegat Light, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Berkeley, part of Dover Township, Eagleswood, Harvey Cedars, Island Heights, Lacey, Lavallette, Little Egg Harbor, Long Beach, Ocean, Ocean Gate, Pine Beach, Seaside Heights, Seaside Park, Ship Bottom, South Toms River, Stafford, Surf City and Tuckerton.

Dover Township (OCEAN COUNTY) is split between CDs # 3 and # 4.
Wrightstown Boro (BURLINGTON COUNTY) is split between CDs # 3 and # 4.

CD # 4:

  • in BURLINGTON COUNTY- City of Bordentown, Bordentown Township, City of Burlington, Burlington Township, Chesterfield, Eastampton, Fieldsboro, Florence, Mansfield, North Hanover, Springfield and Westampton;
  • in MERCER COUNTY- East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Trenton and Washington;
  • in MONMOUTH COUNTY- Allentown, Brielle, Farmingdale, Howell, Manasquan, Millstone, Roosevelt, Upper Freehold and Wall;
  • in OCEAN COUNTY- Bay Head, Brick, Jackson, Lakehurst, Lakewood, Manchester, Mantoloking, Plumsted, Point Pleasant and Point Pleasant Beach.

Spring Lake Heights Boro (MONMOUTH COUNTY) is split between CDs # 4 and # 6.

CD # 5:

  • in BERGEN COUNTY- Allendale, Alpine, Bergenfield, Closter, Cresskill, Demarest, Dumont, Emerson, Franklin Lakes, Glen Rock, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, HoHoKus, Mahwah, Midland Park, Montvale, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Oradell, Paramus, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ridgewood, River Vale, Rochelle Park, Rockleigh, Saddle River, Tenafly, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Washington, Westwood, Woodcliff Lake and Wyckoff;
  • in PASSAIC COUNTY- Hawthorne, Ringwood, Wanaque and West Milford;
  • in SUSSEX COUNTY- Andover Boro, Andover Township, Branchville, Frankford, Franklin, Fredon, Green, Hamburg, Hampton, Hardyston, Lafayette, Montague, Newton, Sandyston, Stillwater, Sussex, Vernon, Walpack and Wantage;
  • the entirety of WARREN COUNTY.

Fair Lawn Boro (BERGEN COUNTY) is split between CDs # 5 and # 9.
North Haledon Boro (PASSAIC COUNTY) is split between CDs # 5 and # 8.

CD # 6:

  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY- Dunellen, a porton of Edison Township, Highland Park, Metuchen, Milltown, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Old Bridge, Piscataway, Sayreville, South Amboy, South River and Spotswood;
  • in MONMOUTH COUNTY- Aberdeen, Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Atlantic Highlands, Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Deal, Hazlet, Highlands, Keansburg, Keyport, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Matawan, Monmouth Beach, Neptune Township, Neptune City, Red Bank, Sea Bright, Sea Girt, South Belmar, Spring Lake and Union Beach.

Edison Township (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) is split between CDs # 6 and # 7.
Middletown Township (MONMOUTH COUNTY) is split between CDs # 6 and # 12.

CD # 7:

  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY- Middlesex and South Plainfield;
  • in SOMERSET COUNTY- Bound Brook, Franklin, Green Brook, Hillsborough, Manville, Millstone, North Plainfield, South Bound Brook, Warren and Watchung.
  • in UNION COUNTY- Berkeley Heights, Clark, Cranford, Fanwood, Garwood, Kenilworth, Mountainside, New Providence, Plainfield, Roselle Park, Scotch Plains, Springfield, Summit, Westfield and Winfield.

Maplewood Township (ESSEX COUNTY) is split between CDs # 7, # 8 and # 10.
Millburn Township (ESSEX COUNTY) is split between CDs # 7 and # 11.
Woodbridge Township (MIDDLESEX COUNTY) is split between CDs # 7 and # 13.
Bridgewater Township (SOMERSET COUNTY) is split between CDs # 7 and # 11.
the City of Linden (UNION COUNTY) is split between CDs # 7, # 10 and # 13.
Union Township (UNION COUNTY) is split between CDs # 7 and # 10.

CD # 8:

  • in ESSEX COUNTY- Belleville, Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Glen Ridge, Nutley and Verona;
  • in PASSAIC COUNTY- Clifton, Haledon, Little Falls, Passaic, Paterson, Pompton Lakes, Prospect Park, Totowa, Wayne and West Paterson.

Montclair Town-Township (ESSEX COUNTY) is split between CDs # 8 and # 10.
South Orange Village-Township (ESSEX COUNTY) is split between CDs # 8 and # 10.
West Orange Town-Township (ESSEX COUNTY) is split between CDs # 8 and # 10.

CD # 9:

  • in BERGEN COUNTY- Bogota, Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Edgewater, Elmwood Park, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fairview, Fort Lee, Garfield, Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Leonia, Little Ferry, Lodi, Lyndhurst, Maywood, Moonachie, New Milford, North Arlington, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, River Edge, Rutherford, Saddle Brook, South Hackensack, Teaneck, Teterboro, Wallington and Wood-Ridge;
  • in HUDSON COUNTY- Secaucus.

the City of Jersey City (HUDSON COUNTY) is split between CDs # 9, # 10 and # 13.
the Town of Kearny (HUDSON COUNTY) is split between CDs # 9 and # 13.
North Bergen Township (HUDSON COUNTY) is split between CDs # 9 and # 13.

CD # 10:

  • in ESSEX COUNTY- East Orange, Irvington and Orange;
  • in UNION COUNTY- Hillside, Rahway and Roselle.

the City of Newark (ESSEX COUNTY) is split between CDs # 10 and # 13.
the City of Bayonne (HUDSON COUNTY) is split between CDs # 10 and # 13.
the City of Elizabeth (UNION COUNTY) is split between CDs # 10 and # 13.

CD # 11:

  • in ESSEX COUNTY- Caldwell, Essex Fells, Fairfield, Livingston, North Caldwell, Roseland and West Caldwell;
  • the entirety of MORRIS COUNTY;
  • in PASSAIC COUNTY- Bloomingdale;
  • in SOMERSET COUNTY- Bernards, Raritan and Somerville;
  • in SUSSEX COUNTY- Byram, Hopatcong, Ogdensburg, Sparta and Stanhope.

CD # 12:

  • the entirety of HUNTERDON COUNTY;
  • in MERCER COUNTY- Ewing, Hopewell Boro, Hopewell Township, Lawrence, Pennington, Princeton Boro, Princeton Township and West Windsor;
  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY- Cranbury, East Brunswick, Helmetta, Jamesburg, Monroe, Plainsboro and South Brunswick;
  • in MONMOUTH COUNTY- Colts Neck, Eatontown, Englishtown, Fair Haven, Freehold Boro, Freehold Township, Holmdel, Interlaken, Little Silver, Manalapan, Marlboro, Ocean, Oceanport, Rumson, Shrewsbury Boro, Shrewsbury Township, Tinton Falls and West Long Branch;
  • in SOMERSET COUNTY- Bedminster, Bernardsville, Branchburg, Far Hills, Montgomery, Peapack-Gladstone and Rocky Hill.

CD # 13:

  • in HUDSON COUNTY- East Newark, Guttenberg, Harrison, Hoboken, Union City, Weehawken and West New York;
  • in MIDDLESEX COUNTY- Carteret and Perth Amboy.