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

           
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)
Up for election in 2008
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
• First elected: 2002
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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Robert E. "Rob" Andrews
• Congressman CD 1
• FEC S8NJ00392: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Morristown Mayor Donald Cresitello
• FEC S2NJ00114: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Frank R. Lautenberg
• FEC S2NJ00080: $4,372,048
  Candidate Republican     State Senator Joseph "Joe" Pennacchio
• FEC S8NJ00384: $107,710
  Candidate Republican     Murray Sabrin
• FEC S8NJ00285: $350,166
  Candidate Republican     former Congressman Richard "Dick" Zimmer
• FEC S6NJ00131: Financial report not available
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Sara Lobman
  Candidate Independent     Anthony B. Fisher
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2005, 2009. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms. GOVERNOR is the only Statewide elected officer, 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.
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 Open, 6 Renominated);
6 Republican (2 Undetermined, 2 Open, 2 Renominated)
CD 1
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Seat up for election
Open		 Democratic Congressman Robert E. "Rob" Andrews
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Open Seat - Candidate for Senate Class 2 Seat in 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Camille Spinello Andrews
• FEC H8NJ01143: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     John Caramanna
• FEC H8NJ01150: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     David G. Evans
• Withdrew circa 21 April 2008
• FEC H8NJ01168: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad
• FEC H8NJ01127: $4,023
  Candidate Republican     Dale Clark Glading
• FEC H8NJ01135: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Fernando Powers
• FEC H8NJ01176: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     David Carl Streich Kurkowski
• FEC H8NJ02091: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
• FEC H2NJ02037: $774,744
  Candidate Republican     Donna M. Ward
• FEC H8NJ02109: Financial report not available
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
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator John H. Adler
• FEC H8NJ03156: $1,172,387
  Candidate Republican     Ocean County Freeholder John P. "Jack" Kelly
• FEC H8NJ03164: $306,113
  Candidate Republican     former Tabernacle Township Committeeman Justin Michael Murphy
• FEC H8NJ03180: $8,810
  Candidate Republican     Christopher "Chris" Myers
• FEC H8NJ03172: $334,786
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Christopher H. "Chris" Smith
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Joshua M. "Josh" Zeitz
• FEC H8NJ04147: $145,613
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Christopher H. "Chris" Smith
• FEC H8NJ04014: $411,300
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Ernest Scott "Scott" Garrett
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Camille Marie Abate
• FEC H6NJ05155: $218,422
  Candidate Democratic     Roger Bacon
• FEC H2NJ02060: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Dennis G. Shulman
• FEC H8NJ05094: $315,324
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Ernest Scott "Scott" Garrett
• FEC H8NJ05052: $698,285
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
• FEC H8NJ03073: $1,692,318
  Candidate Republican     Peter A. Cerrato
• FEC H2NJ06111: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     James P. Hogan
• FEC H8NJ06134: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Robert E. McLeod
• FEC H8NJ06142: Financial report not available
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.
  Candidate Democratic     state Assemblywoman Linda D. Stender
• FEC H6NJ07128: $1,047,910
  Candidate Republican     Amar Dev "A. D." Amar
• FEC H4NJ07073: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     P. Kelly Hatfield
• FEC H8NJ07116: $106,293
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Leonard Lance
• FEC H6NJ12136: $294,130
  Candidate Republican     Scotch Plains Mayor Martin L. Marks
• FEC H8NJ07108: $123,340
  Candidate Republican     Thomas "Tom" Roughneen
• FEC H8NJ07140: $22,820
  Candidate Republican     Kate Whitman
• Daughter of former New Jersey Governor Christine "Christie" Todd Whitman
• FEC H8NJ07090: $444,433
  Candidate Republican     Darren Young
• FEC H8NJ07082: Financial report not available
CD 8
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr.
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr.
• FEC H6NJ08118: $917,653
  Candidate Republican     Roland Straten
• FEC H8NJ08056: Financial report not available
CD 9
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Steven R. Rothman
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Steven R. Rothman
• FEC H6NJ09165: $1,013,349
  Candidate Republican     Vincent "Vince" Micco
• FEC H6NJ09215: $0
CD 10
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Donald M. Payne
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Donald M. Payne
• FEC H0NJ10026: $486,082
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Dean Debrosse
CD 11
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
  Candidate Democratic     Ellen Greenberg
• FEC H8NJ11092: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Gary "Harry" Hager
• FEC H8NJ11118: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Tom Wyka
• FEC H6NJ11112: $27,150
  Candidate Republican     Kate Erber
• FEC H8NJ11126: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
• FEC H2NJ05014: $639,399
  Candidate Independent     Chandler Charles Tedholm
• FEC H8NJ11100: Financial report not available
CD 12
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Rush D. Holt
• First elected: 1998
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008
• Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Rush D. Holt
• FEC H6NJ12144: $665,180
  Candidate Republican     Alan R. Bateman
• FEC H8NJ12074: Financial report not available
CD 13
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman Albio Sires
• 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
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Albio Sires
• FEC H6NJ13191: $692,580
  Candidate Republican     Joseph Turula
• FEC H8NJ13106: Financial report not available
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party     Michael Taber
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, 23 candidates
 • Republican: 6 incumbents, 28 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Marijuana
 • Natural Law (affiliates)
 • Socialist Party USA
 • Socialist Workers Party: 3 candidates
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
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.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/consearch.asp
Election Authority
 • New Jersey Division of Elections
 • New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • New Jersey Legislature
Democratic
 • New Jersey Assembly Democratic Majority
 • New Jersey Senate Democrats
 • The New Jersey Democratic State Committee
Republican
 • New Jersey Assembly Republicans
 • New Jersey Republican State Committee
 • New Jersey Senate Republican Caucus
Third Party
 • Natural Law Party of New Jersey
 • New Jersey Conservative Party
 • New Jersey Independents
 • New Jersey Libertarian Party
 • Socialist Party of New Jersey
 • The Constitution Party of New Jersey
 • The Green Party of New Jersey
 • The Legalize Marijuana Party
Media & others
 • Asbury Park Press
 • Courier News - Bridgewater
 • Courier-Post - Camden
 • Daily Record - Morris County
 • DC's Political Report - New Jersey
 • Eagleton Institute of Politics - Rutgers State University
 • Home News Tribune - East Brunswick
 • JerseyPolitics.com
 • New Jersey Capital Report
 • NJ.com- Everything Jersey Star-Ledger, Trenton Times, Jersey Journal and other NJ newspapers
 • NJBiz.com
 • NorthJersey.com
 • Packet Online - Princeton and Central New Jersey
 • phillyBurbs.com
 • PolitickerNJ.com
 • Politics1.com - New Jersey
 • PoliticsNJ.com
 • Press of Atlantic City
 • Public Policy Center of New Jersey
 • The New Jersey Herald - Sussex County
 • the Trentonian
 • The Westfield Leader
 • Times-Beacon - Manahawkin
 • Worrall Community Newspapers
 

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