The Green Papers: New Jersey 2021 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2021
✓ General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2021
Monday 5 April 2021 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
Tuesday 8 June 2021 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 UTC).
Tuesday 8 June 2021 - Filing Deadline - Independent .
Tuesday 2 November 2021 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p EDT (1000-0000 UTC).
 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:9,294,493 (3.00% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:14(2.60% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:12(2.76% of 435)
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 State and Local Government


Chronological Election Timelines from the New Jersey Division of Elections.

8 June 2021 Election Certifications from the New Jersey Division of Elections.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th 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 Democratic Senator Cory A. Booker
First elected: 16 October 2013 in a Special Election re: passing of Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (Democratic). Re-elected: 2014, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2017, 2021. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Chair up for regular election Democratic Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2021
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 (5)
  Elected Democratic 1,339,007 51.23% Governor Philip "Phil" Murphy
for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver

1 October 2020: Announced re-election bid.
  Candidate Republican 1,254,415 47.99% former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli
for Lieutenant Governor: former state Senator Diane Allen
  Candidate Green 8,451 0.32% Madelyn R. Hoffman
for Lieutenant Governor: Heather Warburton
  Candidate Libertarian 7,763 0.30% Gregg C. Mele
for Lieutenant Governor: Eveline Brownstein
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 4,005 0.15% Joanne Kuniansky
for Lieutenant Governor: Vivian M. Sahner
Total 2,613,641 100.00%  

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.

Seat up for regular election Democratic Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y. Oliver
First elected: 2017
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2021

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
10 Democratic (9 Undetermined, 1 Open);
2 Republican (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross
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 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Mario DeSantis
FEC H2NJ01120; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,273; Dsb $302
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Donald W. Norcross
FEC H4NJ01084; 30 Sep 21; Tot $578,678; Dsb $169,022
  Candidate Republican     Nick Magner

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2 Republican Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew
First elected: 2018 as a Democrat. 20 December 2019: Changed registration to Republican.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (7) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Timothy C. "Tim" Alexander
FEC H2NJ02193; 30 Sep 21; Tot $176,449; Dsb $122,898
  Candidate Democratic     Curtis Green
FEC H2NJ02227
  Candidate Democratic     Carolyn Rush
FEC H2NJ02219; 30 Sep 21; Tot $15,265; Dsb $180
  Candidate Democratic     ormer Egg Harbor Township Board of Education Member Hector Tavarez
FEC H2NJ02201; 30 Sep 21; Tot $28,944; Dsb $21,935
  Candidate Republican     John Barker
FEC H2NJ03266
  Candidate Republican     Scott Hitchner, Jr.
FEC H2NJ02235
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Jeff Van Drew
FEC H8NJ02166; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,296,906; Dsb $784,725

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Member of Congress Andrew "Andy" Kim
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Andrew "Andy" Kim
FEC H8NJ03206; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,606,477; Dsb $479,073
  Candidate Republican     Tricia Flanagan
FEC H2NJ03233; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,577; Dsb $1,071
  Candidate Republican     Robert "Bob" Healey, Jr.
FEC H2NJ03258
  Candidate Republican     Shawn Hyland
FEC H2NJ03241

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4 Republican Member of Congress Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith
First elected: 1980
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Michael "Mike" Blasi
FEC H2NJ04181; 30 Sep 21; Tot $21,950; Dsb $14,821
  Candidate Republican     David Loren Burg
FEC H2NJ04199
  Candidate Republican     former Morris County Freeholder Michael "Mike" Crispi
FEC H2NJ04207
  Candidate Republican     Englishtown Borough Council Member Daniel Francisco
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith
FEC H8NJ04014; 30 Sep 21; Tot $422,772; Dsb $159,340

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5 Democratic Member of Congress Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Joshua S. "Josh" Gottheimer
FEC H6NJ05171 or H0NJ05174

FEC H6NJ05171; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,023,623; Dsb $370,683
  Candidate Republican     Sussex-Wantage Board of Education President Nicholas A. "Nick" D'Agostino
FEC H2NJ05303; 30 Sep 21; Tot $12,641; Dsb $8,709
  Candidate Republican     Nicholas "Nick" De Gregorio
FEC H2NJ05311
  Candidate Republican     Frank T. Pallotta
FEC H0NJ05174; 30 Sep 21; Tot $151,253; Dsb $63,821

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Member of Congress Frank Pallone, Jr.
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 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Sherry Leanne Euvin
FEC H2NJ06202
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Frank Pallone, Jr.
FEC H8NJ03073; 30 Sep 21; Tot $920,946; Dsb $511,089
  Candidate Republican     Gregg C. Mele
FEC H2NJ06210

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Member of Congress Tom Malinowski
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Fredon Mayor John Flora
  Candidate Republican     John Henry Isemann
FEC H2NJ07200
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Thomas H. "Tom" Kean, Jr.
31 March 2021: Filed a Termination Report with the FEC.

FEC H0NJ07261; 30 Sep 21; Tot $648,557; Dsb $136,696
  Candidate Republican     Rik Mehta
FEC H2NJ07192; 30 Sep 21; Tot $110,536; Dsb $33,044
  Candidate Republican     Robert G. Trugman
FEC H0NJ11024; 30 Sep 21; Tot $18,345; Dsb $0

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8 Democratic Member of Congress Albio Sires
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 8 November 2022
Open Seat - 20 December 2021: Media reports indicate he will announce his his retirement at the end of his term.
 Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Robert J. "Rob" Menendez
Son of U.S. Senator Robert "Bob" Menendez (Democratic) .

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 9 Democratic Member of Congress William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr.
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress William J. "Bill" Pascrell, Jr.
FEC H6NJ08118; 30 Sep 21; Tot $558,183; Dsb $349,442
  Candidate Democratic     former Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes
FEC H4NJ09095; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,160; Dsb $3,434
  Candidate Republican     William Sreboe "Billy" Prempeh
FEC H0NJ09200; 30 Sep 21; Tot $122,298; Dsb $96,311
  Candidate Republican     Patrick James Quinn, III
FEC H2NJ11152

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 10 Democratic Member of Congress Donald M. Payne, Jr.
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 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Akil Kokayi Khalfani
FEC H2NJ10220 or H2NJ10212

FEC H2NJ10220
  Candidate Democratic     Imani Raine Oakley
FEC H2NJ10204; 30 Sep 21; Tot $139,924; Dsb $77,215
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Donald M. Payne, Jr.
FEC H2NJ10154; 30 Sep 21; Tot $201,442; Dsb $144,620
  Candidate Republican     Ana Isabel Rivera
FEC H0NJ10216

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 11 Democratic Member of Congress Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (8) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Rebecca Michelle "Mikie" Sherrill
FEC H8NJ11142; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,127,282; Dsb $697,293
  Candidate Republican     Hillery Brotschol
FEC H2NJ11137; 30 Sep 21; Tot $22,905; Dsb $13,509
  Candidate Republican     former Kinnelon Borough Council Member Lawrence A. "Larry" Casha
FEC H2NJ11194
  Candidate Republican     Paul DeGroot
FEC H2NJ11186
  Candidate Republican     former Ridgefield Borough Council Member Robert D. "Rob" Kovic
FEC H2NJ11145; 30 Sep 21; Tot $25,600; Dsb $8,573
  Candidate Republican     Phil Rizzo
FEC H2NJ11202
  Candidate Republican     Morris County Commissioner Tayfun Selen
FEC H2NJ11178; 30 Sep 21; Tot $141,004; Dsb $10,562
  Candidate Republican     Thomas Augustine "Tom" Toomey
FEC H2NJ11160; 30 Sep 21; Tot $54,790; Dsb $45,071

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 12 Democratic Member of Congress Bonnie Watson Coleman
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Bonnie Watson Coleman
FEC H4NJ12149; 30 Sep 21; Tot $296,371; Dsb $227,943
  Candidate Republican     Darius Mayfield
FEC H2NJ12127; 30 Sep 21; Tot $115,414; Dsb $93,594
 

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, 20 candidates
  Republican: 2 incumbents, 33 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)
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  AMERICANINDEPENDENTS.ORG
  Conservative USA
  Natural Law (affiliates)
  Socialist Party USA
  Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
  Unity
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.

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.


Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
  New Jersey Division of Elections
  New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission
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
  American Independents
  Conservative Party USA New Jersey
  Natural Law Party of New Jersey
  New Jersey Conservative Party
  New Jersey Libertarian Party
  Socialist Party of New Jersey
  The Constitution Party of New Jersey
  The Green Party of New Jersey
  The Unity Party of New Jersey
Media & others
  centraljersey.com - Packet Publications - Princeton
  New Jersey Globe
  NJ.com- Everything Jersey Star-Ledger, Trenton Times, Jersey Journal and other NJ newspapers
  NJBiz.com
  NJTV - New Jersey Public Television - Englewood
  PolitickerNJ.com
  Politics1.com - New Jersey
  Press of Atlantic City
  the Trentonian
  The Westfield Leader

 


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