New Jersey 2008 General Election

The Green Papers: New Jersey 2008 General Election

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New Jersey
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.


	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

	Republican	1,613,207	41.70%	Senator John Sidney McCain, III • Vice President: Governor Sarah H. Palin • FEC P80002801: $399,826,076

	Independent	21,298	0.55%	Ralph Nader • Vice President: Matt Gonzalez • FEC P20000527: $4,520,160

	Libertarian	8,441	0.22%	former Congressman Bob Barr • Vice President: Wayne A. Root • FEC P80005580: $1,405,899

	Constitution	3,956	0.10%	Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin • Vice President: Darrell Castle • FEC P80005499: $262,010

	Green	3,636	0.09%	former Congressman Cynthia A. McKinney • Vice President: Rosa A. Clemente • FEC P80004930: $240,360

	Socialist Party USA	699	0.02%	Brian Patrick Moore • Vice President: Stewart Alexander • FEC P80005275: $9,516

	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

	Socialist Workers Party	523	0.01%	Róger Calero • Vice President: Alyson Kennedy • FEC P80005481: Financial report not available

	Socialism and Liberation	416	0.01%	Gloria Estela La Riva • Vice President: Eugene Puryear • FEC P80005572: $24,441

	Write-in			Frank Moore • Vice President: Susan Block
Total		3,868,237	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110^th 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 • 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

	Democratic	1,951,218	56.03%	Senator Frank R. Lautenberg • FEC S2NJ00080: $7,219,668

	Republican	1,461,025	41.95%	former Congressman Richard "Dick" Zimmer • FEC S6NJ00131: $1,542,809

	Libertarian	18,810	0.54%	Jason Scheurer • FEC S8NJ00434: Financial report not available

	Independent	15,935	0.46%	J. M. Carter, Jr. • Slogan: God We Trust • FEC S8NJ00145: Financial report not available
	Independent	15,925	0.46%	Daryl Mikell Brooks • Slogan: Poor People's Campaign • FEC S6NJ00313: Financial report not available
	Independent	10,345	0.30%	Jeffrey Harlan Boss • Slogan: Boss For Senate. Also running for President. • FEC S8NJ00418: Financial report not available

	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.

	Democratic			Jeffrey Harlan "Jeff" Boss

	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.

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

CD 1 {map}	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

	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

	Republican	74,001	25.95%	Dale Mark Glading • FEC H8NJ01135: $26,709

	Green	1,927	0.68%	Matthew Thieke • FEC H8NJ01218: Financial report not available

	Independent	1,258	0.44%	Margaret M. Chapman • Slogan: Back to Basics • FEC H8NJ01192: Financial report not available
	Independent	1,010	0.35%	Everitt M. Williams, III • Slogan: Think Independently • FEC H8NJ01200: Financial report not available
	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 {map}	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

	Republican	167,701	59.06%	Congressman Frank A. LoBiondo • FEC H2NJ02037: $1,365,485

	Democratic	110,990	39.09%	David Carl Streich Kurkowski • FEC H8NJ02091: $192,123

	Green	1,763	0.62%	Jason M. Grover • FEC H8NJ02125: Financial report not available

	Constitution	1,551	0.55%	Peter Frank Boyce • FEC H8NJ02117: $1,050

	Independent	1,312	0.46%	Gary Stein • Slogan: Rock the Boat • FEC H8NJ02133: Financial report not available

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

CD 3 {map} 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)

	Democratic	166,390	52.08%	state Senator John H. Adler • FEC H8NJ03156: $2,883,253

	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 {map}	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

	Republican	202,972	66.21%	Congressman Christopher H. "Chris" Smith • FEC H8NJ04014: $928,729

	Democratic	100,036	32.63%	Joshua M. "Josh" Zeitz • FEC H8NJ04147: $483,079

	Green	3,543	1.16%	Steven Welzer • FEC H8NJ04154: Financial report not available
Total		306,551	100.00%

CD 5 {map}	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

	Republican	172,653	55.87%	Congressman Ernest Scott "Scott" Garrett • FEC H8NJ05052: $1,550,008

	Democratic	131,033	42.40%	Dennis G. Shulman • FEC H8NJ05094: $1,221,943

	Green	5,321	1.72%	Ed Fanning • FEC H8NJ05102: Financial report not available
Total		309,007	100.00%

CD 6 {map}	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.

	Democratic	164,077	66.95%	Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. • FEC H8NJ03073: $2,601,120

	Republican	77,469	31.61%	Robert E. McLeod • FEC H8NJ06142: $12,364

	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 {map} 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)

	Republican	148,461	50.22%	state Senator Leonard Lance • FEC H6NJ12136: $1,450,189

	Democratic	124,818	42.22%	state Assemblywoman Linda D. Stender • FEC H6NJ07128: $2,632,497

	Independent; (Republican)	16,419	5.55%	Bridgewater Council Member Michael P. Hsing • Slogan: Hsing for Congress • FEC H8NJ07132: $219,039
	Independent	3,259	1.10%	Dean Greco • Slogan: All-Day Breakfast Party • FEC H8NJ07165: Financial report not available
	Independent	2,671	0.90%	Thomas D. Abrams • Slogan: Prosperity Not War • FEC H6NJ07136: Financial report not available

	Green			George DeCarlo
Total		295,628	100.00%

CD 8 {map}	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.

	Democratic	159,279	71.11%	Congressman William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr. • FEC H6NJ08118: $1,450,970

	Republican	63,107	28.17%	Roland Straten • FEC H8NJ08056: $84,075

	Libertarian	1,600	0.71%	Derek DeMarco • FEC H8NJ08064: Financial report not available
Total		223,986	100.00%

CD 9 {map}	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

	Democratic	151,182	67.53%	Congressman Steven R. Rothman • FEC H6NJ09165: $1,426,865

	Republican	69,503	31.04%	Vincent "Vince" Micco • FEC H6NJ09215: $33,890

	Independent	3,200	1.43%	Michael Perrone, Jr. • Slogan: Independent/Progressive • FEC H8NJ09112: Financial report not available
Total		223,885	100.00%

CD 10 {map}	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

	Democratic	169,945	98.92%	Congressman Donald M. Payne • FEC H0NJ10026: $804,186

	Socialist Workers Party	1,848	1.08%	Michael Taber • FEC H8NJ10128: Financial report not available
Total		171,793	100.00%

CD 11 {map}	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

	Republican	189,696	61.84%	Congressman Rodney P. Frelinghuysen • FEC H2NJ05014: $1,084,231

	Democratic	113,510	37.01%	Tom Wyka • FEC H6NJ11112: $88,199

	Independent	3,526	1.15%	Chandler Charles Tedholm • Slogan: For the People • FEC H8NJ11100: $1,281
Total		306,732	100.00%

CD 12 {map}	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

	Democratic	193,732	63.12%	Congressman Rush D. Holt • FEC H6NJ12144: $1,181,465

	Republican	108,400	35.32%	Alan R. Bateman • FEC H8NJ12074: $36,731

	Independent	4,802	1.56%	David Corsi • Slogan: Common Sense Ideas • FEC H8NJ12082: Financial report not available
Total		306,934	100.00%

CD 13 {map}	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

	Democratic	120,382	75.36%	Congressman Albio Sires • FEC H6NJ13191: $993,228

	Republican	34,735	21.74%	Joseph Turula • FEC H8NJ13106: Financial report not available

	Independent	3,661	2.29%	Julio A. Fernandez • Slogan: No Slogan Provided • FEC H8NJ13114: Financial report not available
	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.