The Green Papers: New Jersey 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 4 June 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
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
Capital:Trenton
Tuesday 4 June 2002 polls close 8:00p EDT (0000 UTC)
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 8:00p EST (0100 UTC)
 

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New Jersey State and Local Government

preview re: General Election in NEW JERSEY-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

Polls close: 8 PM Eastern Standard Time
(0100 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)

  • NEW JERSEY is NOT electing its Governor in 2002.
  • NEW JERSEY is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; this is an Open Seat, as incumbent Democrat Robert Torricelli, who was a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election, withdrew his candidacy as of 30 September 2002: the Senator's name was thereafter replaced on the ballot (the New Jersey Supreme Court, on 2 October, allowed the Democrats to replace Senator Torricelli's name on the ballot; the U.S. Supreme Court, on 7 October, refused to hear an appeal by Republicans from the New Jersey court's ruling).
  • NEW JERSEY is electing 13 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a House seat as a result of the 2000 Census.
  • There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

    • Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress from the State of NEW JERSEY not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

    Incumbent Party District
    [per 1990
    Apportionment ]    		 Reason for not
    seeking re-election
    Marge Roukema Republican CD # 5 voluntary retirement

    Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from NEW JERSEY in the 5 November 2002 General Election [NOTE—Districts are those per 2000 Apportionment ]:

    • CD 5

    Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in NEW JERSEY:

    None.

 
Governor  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Governors
  Democrat Governor James E. ["Jim"] McGreevey
• First elected: 2001
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2005
• The current Governor is NOT affected by this state's term limit.
 Tuesday 8 January 2002 - from Noon EST (1700 UTC) today until Noon EST (1700 UTC) on Tuesday 15 January 2002, the duties of Acting Governor of NEW JERSEY will be shared by Democrat State Senator Richard J. Codey and Republican State Senator John O. Bennett who will- after Noon (1700 UTC), 8 January- be co-Presidents of the State Senate. The reason for this is that the Senate term of Acting Governor (and outgoing State Senate President) Donald T. DeFrancesco will have ended when the Legislature elected in last November's elections takes office at Noon (1700 UTC) on 8 January: since Governor-elect James E. McGreevey will NOT take office for a full 4-year term until Noon (1700 UTC) on 15 January and the new NJ State Senate is split along party lines- 20 Democrats to 20 Republicans- this rather unique situation, lasting a week, has been created due to the fact that the State Constitution of New Jersey has not provided for a Lieutenant Governor or some similar state official to fill a vacancy in the State's Governor's Chair.
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1 Democrat Senator Jon Corzine
• First elected: 2000
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Democrat Senator Robert G. Torricelli
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• On Ballot - Withdrew his candidacy, 30 September 2002;
had been Renominated by same party- 4 June 2002 Primary
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Conservative Norman E. Wahner
• Party designation: Independent
  Elected Democrat Frank Lautenberg
• 7 October 2002- The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal from the ruling of the New Jersey Supreme Court, thus clearing the way for former Senator Lautenberg's name to appear on the General Election ballot.
2 October 2002- In a unanimous ruling, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided that the Democrats could replace the name of Senator Bob Torricelli on the ballot with that of former Senator Lautenberg.
1 October 2002 - Governor Jim McGreevey announced that (pending NJ Supreme Court approval) former Senator Frank Lautenberg would replace incumbent Senator Robert Torricelli as the Democratic candidate for the Class 2 Senate seat in the 5 November election.
  Withdrawn Democrat Senator Robert G. Torricelli - withdrew
• 7 October 2002- With the U.S. Supreme Court having refused to hear an appeal from the 2 October ruling of the NJ Supreme Court, Senator Torricelli's name will now be legally replaced on the General Election ballot by that of former Senator Frank Lautenberg.
30 September 2002- For the time being, Senator Torricelli's name remains on the General Election ballot pending the resolution in the courts of legal issues re: the application of New Jersey Election Law to this situation.
  Candidate Green John "Ted" Glick
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Libertarian Elizabeth Macron
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Republican Douglas R. Forrester
  Candidate Socialist Gregory Pason
• Party designation: Independent
107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Democrats (7 Renominated);
6 Republicans (5 Renominated, 1 Open)
CD 1 Democrat Congressman Robert E. Andrews
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Andrews is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Republican Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1994
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman LoBiondo is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2
CD 3 Republican Congressman Jim Saxton
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Saxton is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3
CD 4 Republican Congressman Christopher H. Smith
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Smith is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
CD 5 Republican Congressman Marge Roukema
• Open Seat - Voluntary Retirement
CD 6 Democrat Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Pallone is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6
CD 7 Republican Congressman Mike Ferguson
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 2000
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Ferguson is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7
CD 8 Democrat Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Pascrell is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8
CD 9 Democrat Congressman Steven R. Rothman
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Rothman is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 9
CD 10 Democrat Congressman Donald M. Payne
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Payne is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 10
CD 11 Republican Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1994
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Frelinghuysen is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 11
CD 12 Democrat Congressman Rush Holt
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1998
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Holt is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 12
CD 13 Democrat Congressman Robert Menendez
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 4 June 2002 Primary
 Congressman Menendez is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 13
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Robert E. Andrews
  Candidate Libertarian Timothy "Tim" Haas
• Party designation: Independent
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Steven A. Farkas
  Candidate Green Roger Merle
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Libertarian Michael J. Matthews, Jr.
• Party designation: Independent
  Elected Republican Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo
  Candidate Socialist Workers Constantino Rozzo
• Party designation: Independent
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate America First Ken Feduniewicz
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Democrat Richard Strada
  Candidate Libertarian Raymond Byrne
• Party designation: Independent
  Elected Republican Congressman Jim Saxton
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Conservative Don Graham
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Democrat Mary Brennan
  Candidate Independent Hermann Winkelmann
• Slogan: Honesty Humanity Duty
  Candidate Libertarian Keith Quarles
• Party designation: Independent
  Elected Republican Congressman Christopher H. Smith
CD 5
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Candidate Democrat Anne Sumers
  Candidate Independent Michael J. Cino
• Slogan: Lower Tax Independent
  Elected Republican Scott Garrett
CD 6
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr.
  Candidate Green Richard D. Strong
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Independent Mac Dara Francis X. Lyden
• Slogan: Human Rights Advocate
  Candidate Libertarian Barry Allen
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Republican Ric Medrow
CD 7
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Tim Carden
  Candidate Libertarian Darren Young
• Party designation: Independent
  Elected Republican Congressman Mike Ferguson
CD 8
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.
  Candidate Green Joseph A. Fortunato
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Republican Jared Silverman
CD 9
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Steven R. Rothman
  Candidate Republican Joseph Glass
CD 10
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Donald M. Payne
  Candidate Republican Andrew Wirtz
CD 11
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Vij Pawar
  Candidate Libertarian Richard S. Roth
• Party designation: Independent
  Elected Republican Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
CD 12
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Conservative Karen Anne Zaletel
• Party designation: Independent
  Elected Democrat Congressman Rush Holt
  Candidate Green Carl J. Mayer
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Libertarian Thomas D. "Tom" Abrams
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Republican DeForest "Buster" Soaries
CD 13
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Robert Menendez
  Candidate Green Pat Henry Faulkner
• Party designation: Independent
  Candidate Independent Dick Hester
• Slogan: Pro Life Conservative
  Candidate Independent Herbert H. Shaw
• Slogan: Politicians are Crooks - Politicos son Corruptos
  Candidate Independent Esmat Zaklama
• Slogans: The American Party, Anti-Corruption Doctor
  Candidate Republican James Geron
 

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