The Green Papers: New Jersey 2008 General Election
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 3 June 2008
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Electoral Votes:15(2.79% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
2002-2010 Representatives:13(2.99% of 435)
2000 Census:8,424,354 (2.99% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):6,245,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):4,710,768
Capital:Trenton
Tuesday 3 June 2008 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 4 November 2008 polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) to 8:00p EST (0100 UTC).
 

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New Jersey State and Local Government

New Jersey 2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


The state legislators who are meeting over the two years from 2008 through 2009 make up the 213th NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.


25 January 2009: Official General Election Results


15 September 2008: Synchronized with Ne w Jersey Division of Elections - Official General Election Candidates


3 June 2008 primary results from a media source.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 15 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2008
  Elected Democratic 2,215,422 57.27% Senator Barack Hussein Obama
(15 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Senator Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338: $778,642,047
  Candidate Republican 1,613,207 41.70% Senator John Sidney McCain, III
Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin

FEC P80002801: $399,826,076
  Candidate Independent 21,298 0.55% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Matt Gonzalez

FEC P20000527: $4,520,160
  Candidate Libertarian 8,441 0.22% former Congressman Bob Barr
Vice President: Wayne A. Root

FEC P80005580: $1,405,899
  Candidate Constitution 3,956 0.10% Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin
Vice President: Darrell Castle

FEC P80005499: $262,010
  Candidate Green 3,636 0.09% former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney
Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente

FEC P80004930: $240,360
  Candidate Socialist Party USA 699 0.02% Brian Patrick Moore
Vice President: Stewart Alexander

FEC P80005275: $9,516
  Candidate Vote Here 639 0.02% Jeffrey Harlan "Jeff" Boss
Vice President: Andrea Maria Boss
Mr. Boss is also running for the Senate Class 2 seat.
Designation is "Vote Here"

FEC P80005077: Financial report not available
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 523 0.01% Róger Calero
Vice President: Alyson Kennedy

FEC P80005481: Financial report not available
  Candidate Socialism and Liberation 416 0.01% Gloria Estela La Riva
Vice President: Eugene Puryear

FEC P80005572: $24,441
  Candidate Write-in     Frank Moore
Vice President: Susan Block
Total 3,868,237 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th 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
 
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 election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 2
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2008
Previously served in the Class 1 NJ Senate seat to which he was first elected: 1982 and re-elected: 1988, 1994-- was not a candidate for his Party's nomination for the Class 1 seat in 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
  Elected Democratic 1,951,218 56.03% Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
FEC S2NJ00080: $7,219,668
  Candidate Republican 1,461,025 41.95% former Congressman Richard "Dick" Zimmer
FEC S6NJ00131: $1,542,809
  Candidate Libertarian 18,810 0.54% Jason Scheurer
FEC S8NJ00434: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 15,935 0.46% J. M. Carter, Jr.
Slogan: God We Trust

FEC S8NJ00145: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 15,925 0.46% Daryl Mikell Brooks
Slogan: Poor People's Campaign

FEC S6NJ00313: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 10,345 0.30% Jeffrey Harlan Boss
Slogan: Boss For Senate.
Also running for President.

FEC S8NJ00418: Financial report not available
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 9,187 0.26% Sara J. Lobman
FEC S8NJ00426: Financial report not available
Total 3,482,445 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Jon S. Corzine
First elected: 2005
Chair up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2009
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Jeffrey Harlan "Jeff" Boss
  Candidate Republican     Steven M. "Steve" Lonegan

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2009, 2013. 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.

110th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Democratic (1 on General Election ballot, 6 Renominated);
6 Republican (4 Renominated, 2 Open)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Robert E. "Rob" Andrews
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
on General Election ballot - Ran for but lost the primary for Senate Class 2 Seat in 2008. On 4 September 2008, the Congressman announced that he will run for re-election. He will replace his wife, who won the 3 June 2008 Democratic Primary, on the November ballot. The rumor mill says that he is a possible candidate for the newly created Lt. Governor's office in 2009.
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Robert E. "Rob" Andrews
  Elected Democratic 206,453 72.40% Congressman Robert E. "Rob" Andrews
4 September 2008: He will replace his wife, who won the 3 June 2008 Democratic Primary, on the November ballot.

FEC H0NJ01066: $1,618,559
  Candidate Republican 74,001 25.95% Dale Mark Glading
FEC H8NJ01135: $26,709
  Candidate Green 1,927 0.68% Matthew Thieke
FEC H8NJ01218: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 1,258 0.44% Margaret M. Chapman
Slogan: Back to Basics

FEC H8NJ01192: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 1,010 0.35% Everitt M. Williams, III
Slogan: Think Independently

FEC H8NJ01200: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 508 0.18% Alvin Lindsay, Jr.
Slogan: Lindsay for Congress

FEC H8NJ01184: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Camille Spinello Andrews - apparently not a candidate
Wife of Congressman Robert E. "Rob" Andrews. Won the 3 June 2008 Primary. On 4 September, Congressman Andrews announced that he will run for re-election and will replace his wife on the November ballot.

FEC H8NJ01143: $72,240
Total 285,157 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
  Elected Republican 167,701 59.06% Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
FEC H2NJ02037: $1,365,485
  Candidate Democratic 110,990 39.09% David Carl Streich Kurkowski
FEC H8NJ02091: $192,123
  Candidate Green 1,763 0.62% Jason M. Grover
FEC H8NJ02125: Financial report not available
  Candidate Constitution 1,551 0.55% Peter Frank Boyce
FEC H8NJ02117: $1,050
  Candidate Independent 1,312 0.46% Gary Stein
Slogan: Rock the Boat

FEC H8NJ02133: Financial report not available
  Candidate Socialist Party USA 648 0.23% Costantino "Tino" Rozzo
FEC H0NJ02098: Financial report not available
Total 283,965 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman H. J. "Jim" Saxton
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - Announced retirement 9 November 2007
 Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic state Senator John H. Adler favored over Republican Christopher "Chris" Myers
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 166,390 52.08% state Senator John H. Adler
FEC H8NJ03156: $2,883,253
  Candidate Republican 153,122 47.92% Christopher "Chris" Myers
FEC H8NJ03172: $1,264,872
    Independent     R. Edward Forchion - apparently not a candidate
Slogan: Legalize Marijuana G.R.I.P
Total 319,512 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Christopher H. "Chris" Smith
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Christopher H. "Chris" Smith
  Elected Republican 202,972 66.21% Congressman Christopher H. "Chris" Smith
FEC H8NJ04014: $928,729
  Candidate Democratic 100,036 32.63% Joshua M. "Josh" Zeitz
FEC H8NJ04147: $483,079
  Candidate Green 3,543 1.16% Steven Welzer
FEC H8NJ04154: Financial report not available
Total 306,551 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Ernest Scott "Scott" Garrett
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Leans Republican - WATCH - Republican Congressman Ernest Scott "Scott" Garrett favored over Democratic Dennis G. Shulman
  Elected Republican 172,653 55.87% Congressman Ernest Scott "Scott" Garrett
FEC H8NJ05052: $1,550,008
  Candidate Democratic 131,033 42.40% Dennis G. Shulman
FEC H8NJ05094: $1,221,943
  Candidate Green 5,321 1.72% Ed Fanning
FEC H8NJ05102: Financial report not available
Total 309,007 100.00%  

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
  Elected Democratic 164,077 66.95% Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
FEC H8NJ03073: $2,601,120
  Candidate Republican 77,469 31.61% Robert E. McLeod
FEC H8NJ06142: $12,364
  Candidate Independent 3,531 1.44% Herbert L. "Herb" Tarbous
Party/Designation: Regular Independent

FEC H6NJ06211: Financial report not available
Total 245,077 100.00%  

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman Mike Ferguson
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Open Seat - 19 November 2007: Announced he would not run for re-election.
 Polls: Toss-up - Democratic state Assemblywoman Linda D. Stender v. Republican state Senator Leonard Lance
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 148,461 50.22% state Senator Leonard Lance
FEC H6NJ12136: $1,450,189
  Candidate Democratic 124,818 42.22% state Assemblywoman Linda D. Stender
FEC H6NJ07128: $2,632,497
  Candidate Independent; (Republican) 16,419 5.55% Bridgewater Council Member Michael P. Hsing
Slogan: Hsing for Congress

FEC H8NJ07132: $219,039
  Candidate Independent 3,259 1.10% Dean Greco
Slogan: All-Day Breakfast Party

FEC H8NJ07165: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 2,671 0.90% Thomas D. Abrams
Slogan: Prosperity Not War

FEC H6NJ07136: Financial report not available
  Candidate Green     George DeCarlo
Total 295,628 100.00%  

CD 8
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr.
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr.
  Elected Democratic 159,279 71.11% Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr.
FEC H6NJ08118: $1,450,970
  Candidate Republican 63,107 28.17% Roland Straten
FEC H8NJ08056: $84,075
  Candidate Libertarian 1,600 0.71% Derek DeMarco
FEC H8NJ08064: Financial report not available
Total 223,986 100.00%  

CD 9
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Steven R. Rothman
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Steven R. Rothman
  Elected Democratic 151,182 67.53% Congressman Steven R. Rothman
FEC H6NJ09165: $1,426,865
  Candidate Republican 69,503 31.04% Vincent "Vince" Micco
FEC H6NJ09215: $33,890
  Candidate Independent 3,200 1.43% Michael Perrone, Jr.
Slogan: Independent/Progressive

FEC H8NJ09112: Financial report not available
Total 223,885 100.00%  

CD 10
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Donald M. Payne
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Donald M. Payne
  Elected Democratic 169,945 98.92% Congressman Donald M. Payne
FEC H0NJ10026: $804,186
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 1,848 1.08% Michael Taber
FEC H8NJ10128: Financial report not available
Total 171,793 100.00%  

CD 11
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Republican Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
  Elected Republican 189,696 61.84% Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
FEC H2NJ05014: $1,084,231
  Candidate Democratic 113,510 37.01% Tom Wyka
FEC H6NJ11112: $88,199
  Candidate Independent 3,526 1.15% Chandler Charles Tedholm
Slogan: For the People

FEC H8NJ11100: $1,281
Total 306,732 100.00%  

CD 12
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Rush D. Holt
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Rush D. Holt
  Elected Democratic 193,732 63.12% Congressman Rush D. Holt
FEC H6NJ12144: $1,181,465
  Candidate Republican 108,400 35.32% Alan R. Bateman
FEC H8NJ12074: $36,731
  Candidate Independent 4,802 1.56% David Corsi
Slogan: Common Sense Ideas

FEC H8NJ12082: Financial report not available
Total 306,934 100.00%  

CD 13
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Albio Sires
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2008
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 election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
 Polls: Democratic Congressman Albio Sires
  Elected Democratic 120,382 75.36% Congressman Albio Sires
FEC H6NJ13191: $993,228
  Candidate Republican 34,735 21.74% Joseph Turula
FEC H8NJ13106: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 3,661 2.29% Julio A. Fernandez
Slogan: No Slogan Provided

FEC H8NJ13114: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent 975 0.61% Louis Vernotico
Slogan: Eliminate the Primary

FEC H8NJ13122: Financial report not available
Total 159,753 100.00%  

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
  Democratic (affiliates): 10 incumbents, 16 candidates
  Republican: 6 incumbents, 16 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Green (affiliates): 6 candidates
  Libertarian: 3 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
  Socialist Party USA: 2 candidates
  Socialist Workers Party: 3 candidates
  Vote Here: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 17 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 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 an election authority that the person so listed will actually appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.

 


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