The Green Papers: New Jersey 2020 General Election
 
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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 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.
Up for election in 2020
 Candidate list (8, 1 write-in)
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate United Party 3,255 0.07% Bill Hammons
for Vice President: Eric Bodenstab
  Candidate Constitution 2,954 0.06% Don Blankenship
for Vice President: William Alan Mohr
FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate 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. 116th 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)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez
FEC S6NJ00289

Class 2
Seat up for regular election
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)
  Elected Democratic 2,541,178 57.23% Senator Cory A. Booker
FEC S4NJ00185; 23 Nov 20; Tot $8,254,294; Dsb $6,386,949
  Candidate Republican 1,817,052 40.92% Rikin "Rik" Mehta
FEC S0NJ00217; 23 Nov 20; Tot $586,707; Dsb $586,154
  Candidate Green 38,288 0.86% Madelyn R. Hoffman
FEC S8NJ00558; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,219; Dsb $5,763
  Candidate Of, By, For! 32,290 0.73% Veronica Fernandez
FEC S0NJ00258; 27 Nov 20; Tot $12,633; Dsb $12,633
  Candidate 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)
  Candidate Democratic     Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver

1 October 2020: Announced re-election bid.
  Candidate Republican     former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli
  Candidate 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

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

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 240,567 62.48% Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross
FEC H4NJ01084; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,235,009; Dsb $1,083,302
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
  Candidate Justice Mercy Humility 4,136 1.10% Jenna Harvey
FEC H0NJ02239
  Candidate Libertarian 3,036 0.81% Jesse Ehrnstrom
FEC H0NJ02221
Total 376,547 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 229,840 53.23% Member of Congress Andrew "Andy" Kim
FEC H8NJ03206; 23 Nov 20; Tot $7,325,716; Dsb $6,789,685
  Candidate 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
  Candidate For The People 3,724 0.86% Martin Weber
FEC H0NJ03229
  Candidate Independent Constitutional Candidate 1,871 0.43% Robert Shapiro
FEC H6NJ12235
Total 431,762 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate Democratic 162,420 38.27% Stephanie Schmid
FEC H0NJ04151; 23 Nov 20; Tot $790,881; Dsb $728,796
  Candidate Make Change Happen 3,195 0.75% Hank Schroeder
FEC H6NJ04182
  Candidate Libertarian 2,583 0.61% Michael J. Rufo
FEC H8NJ04220
  Candidate Common Sense 2,067 0.49% Andrew Pachuta
FEC H0NJ04193
Total 424,368 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate Republican 193,333 45.64% Frank T. Pallotta
FEC H0NJ05174; 31 Dec 20; Tot $3,015,505; Dsb $2,992,177
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 199,648 61.17% Member of Congress Frank Pallone, Jr.
FEC H8NJ03073; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,228,832; Dsb $1,967,996
  Candidate Republican 126,760 38.83% Christian Onuoha
FEC H0NJ06255
Total 326,408 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 219,629 50.61% Member of Congress Tom Malinowski
FEC H8NJ07223; 23 Nov 20; Tot $7,434,433; Dsb $7,405,224
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 176,758 74.03% Member of Congress Albio Sires
FEC H6NJ13191; 31 Dec 20; Tot $605,810; Dsb $551,325
  Candidate Republican 58,686 24.58% Jason Todd Mushnick
FEC H0NJ08152
  Candidate Libertarian 3,329 1.39% Dan Delaney
FEC H6NJ08175
Total 238,773 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate Republican 98,629 31.86% William Sreboe "Billy" Prempeh
FEC H0NJ09200; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,792; Dsb $34,318
  Candidate Veteran For Change 7,239 2.34% Chris Auriemma
FEC H0NJ09218
Total 309,542 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 241,522 83.28% Member of Congress Donald M. Payne, Jr.
FEC H2NJ10154; 23 Nov 20; Tot $580,870; Dsb $434,500
  Candidate Republican 40,298 13.90% Jennifer "Jen" Zinone
FEC H0NJ10232
  Candidate Independent 3,537 1.22% Akil Khalfani
No slogan filed

FEC H0NJ10257
  Candidate Building Your Legacy 3,480 1.20% Khaliah "Liah" Fitchette
FEC H0NJ10240
  Candidate Libertarian 1,172 0.40% John Mirrione
FEC H0NJ10265
Total 290,009 100.00%  

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 11
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected 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
  Candidate 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
Seat up for regular election
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
  Elected Democratic 230,883 65.64% Member of Congress Bonnie Watson Coleman
FEC H4NJ12149; 23 Nov 20; Tot $804,687; Dsb $827,627
  Candidate Republican 114,591 32.58% Old Bridge Township Council Member Mark Razzoli
FEC H0NJ12204; 31 Mar 20; Tot $3,065; Dsb $1,142
  Candidate Independent 4,512 1.28% Robert Edward "Ed" "NJ Weedman" Forchion
No Slogan Filed

FEC H2NJ03191
  Candidate 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.


 


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