The Green Papers: New Jersey 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Trenton
Tuesday 8 June 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) to 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC).
 

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New Jersey State and Local Government


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

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th 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 Democratic Senator  Frank R. Lautenberg
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 2014
19 February 2010: Statement from Senator Lautenberg's office: "Senator Lautenberg's doctors have diagnosed that he has a B-Cell Lymphoma of the stomach. This is a curable tumor, and will require treatment over the next few months."

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2009, 2013. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Republican Governor  Christopher J. "Chris" Christie
First elected: 2009
Chair up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2013
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

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.

  Republican Lieutenant Governor  Kimberly M. "Kim" Guadagno
First elected: 2009
Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2013

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
8 Democratic (8 Undetermined);
5 Republican (5 Undetermined)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Robert E. "Rob" Andrews
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Robert E. "Rob" Andrews
FEC H0NJ01066: $427,191
  Candidate Republican     Dale Mark Glading
FEC H8NJ01135: $3,303
  Candidate Libertarian     William "Bill" Kern
FEC H0NJ01157: Financial report not available
  Candidate Independent     Everitt Williams, III

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Frank A. LoBiondo
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Linda Biamonte
FEC H0NJ02114: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Michael Conte
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Frank A. LoBiondo
FEC H2NJ02037: $413,434
  Candidate Constitution     Peter Frank Boyce

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman  John H. Adler
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John H. Adler
FEC H8NJ03156: $1,669,160
  Candidate Democratic     Barry Bendar
    Republican     Toms River Township Councilman Maurice B. "Mo" Hill, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
24 February 2010: Withdrew endorsing Jon Runyan.
  Candidate Republican     Justin Michael Murphy
  Candidate Republican     Joseph R. Rullo
FEC H0NJ03146: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Jon Runyan
FEC H0NJ03153: Financial report not available

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Christopher H. "Chris" Smith
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Howard Kleinhendler
FEC H0NJ04086: $15,300
  Candidate Republican     Alan R. Bateman
Filed with the FEC for CD 12 on 15 April 2009. Refiled for CD 4 on 24 August 2009.

FEC H8NJ12074: $16,765
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Christopher H. "Chris" Smith
FEC H8NJ04014: $349,066

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Ernest Scott "Scott" Garrett
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Ernest Scott "Scott" Garrett
FEC H8NJ05052: $715,570

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman  Frank Pallone, Jr.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Frank Pallone, Jr.
FEC H8NJ03073: $1,172,642
  Candidate Republican     Diane Gooch
FEC H0NJ06156: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Shannon Wright
FEC H0NJ06149: Financial report not available

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Leonard Lance
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Edward "Ed" Potosnak, III
FEC H0NJ07212: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Bruce Baker
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Leonard Lance
FEC H6NJ12136: $583,986
  Candidate Republican     David Kenny Larsen
FEC H0NJ07196: 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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr.
FEC H6NJ08118: $732,015

CD 9
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Steven R. Rothman
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Steven R. Rothman
FEC H6NJ09165: $456,261
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Wildes
FEC H4NJ09095: $24,790
  Candidate Republican     John Asianian
FEC H0NJ09135: Financial report not available

CD 10
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Donald M. Payne
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Donald M. Payne
FEC H0NJ10026: $289,664

CD 11
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman  Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
FEC H2NJ05014: $385,628

CD 12
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman  Rush D. Holt
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Rush D. Holt
FEC H6NJ12144: $410,961
  Candidate Republican     David "Dave" Corsi
FEC H8NJ12082: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Fair Haven Mayor  Michael "Mike" Halfacre
FEC H0NJ12154: $71,824
  Candidate Republican     Scott Sipprelle
FEC H0NJ12162: Financial report not available
    Green     Scott Baier - apparently not a candidate
September 2009: Running for Mercer County Freeholder.

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 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Jeffrey Harlan "Jeff" Boss
Ran for but lost the 2009 Democratic Gubernatorial primary. Running for President in 2012.

FEC H0NJ33010: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Omar Lamont Dyer
FEC H0NJ31014: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Albio Sires
FEC H6NJ13191: $317,368
 

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, 14 candidates
  Republican: 7 incumbents, 20 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Conservative USA
  Marijuana
  Natural Law (affiliates)
  Socialist Party USA
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
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 a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to 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
  Conservative Party USA New Jersey
  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
  The Unity Party of New Jersey
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
  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
  PolitickerNJ.com
  Politics1.com - New Jersey
  PoliticsNJ.com
  Press of Atlantic City
  The New Jersey Herald - Sussex County
  the Trentonian
  The Westfield Leader
  Times-Beacon - Manahawkin
  Worrall Community Newspapers

 


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