United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in New Jersey took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected 12 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Jersey utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is generally limited to registered party members. Unaffiliated voters can register as party members at the polls on primary election day. Otherwise, a voter must indicate his or her party preference (e.g., via an updated voter registration) no later than the 55th day preceding the primary in order to vote in that party's primary.[1][2]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party each hold six of the 12 congressional seats from New Jersey.
| Members of the U.S. House from New Jersey -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 6 | 7 | |
| Republican Party | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 12 | 12 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the 12 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Donald Norcross |
23.2% | 305,473 | Bob Patterson |
| District 2 |  Frank LoBiondo |
22% | 297,795 | David Cole |
| District 3 | Tom MacArthur |
20.4% | 328,060 | Frederick John Lavergne |
| District 4 | Chris Smith |
30.2% | 332,684 | Lorna Phillipson |
| District 5 | Josh Gottheimer |
4.4% | 337,701 | Scott Garrett |
| District 6 | Frank Pallone Jr. |
28.8% | 263,435 | Brent Sonnek-Schmelz |
| District 7 | Leonard Lance |
11% | 343,635 | Peter Jacob |
| District 8 | Albio Sires |
58.5% | 174,889 | Agha Khan |
| District 9 | Bill Pascrell |
41.7% | 233,242 | Hector Castillo |
| District 10 | Donald Payne Jr. |
73.8% | 222,771 | David Pinckney |
| District 11 | Rodney Frelinghuysen |
19.1% | 334,992 | Joseph Wenzel |
| District 12 | Bonnie Watson Coleman |
30.8% | 288,634 | Steven Uccio |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Bob Patterson Donald Norcross  Bill Sihr Michael Berman (AmericanIndependents.org) Scot John Tomaszewski (We Deserve Better) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Alex Law [5] |
Republican |
District 2
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General election candidates: Frank LoBiondo David Cole John Ordille Eric Beechwood (People's Independent Progressive) Steven Fenichel (Representing the 99%) Gabriel Brian Franco (For Political Revolution) James Keenan (Make Government Work) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Costantino Rozzo[4] |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Edward Enes (R)[4][6] |
District 3
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General election candidates: Tom MacArthur Frederick John Lavergne Lawrence Berlinski Jr. |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Frederick John Lavergne[4] |
Republican |
District 4
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General election candidates: Lorna Phillipson Chris Smith Jeremy Marcus Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Bruce MacDonald[4] |
District 5
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General election candidates: Josh Gottheimer Scott Garrett Claudio Belusic |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Michael Cino[8] Peter Vallorosi[9] |
District 6
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General election candidates: Frank Pallone Jr. Brent Sonnek-Schmelz Judi Shamy Rajit Malliah |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 7
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General election candidates: Peter Jacob Leonard Lance Dan O'Neill Arthur Haussmann Jr. |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican Leonard Lance - Incumbent[4] David Larsen[12] |
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Withdrew: York Cook (R)[4][12] Chris Faraone (D)[4][13] |
District 8
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General election candidates: Agha Khan Albio Sires Dan Delaney Pablo Olivera (Wake Up America) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Eloy Delgado[14] |
Republican |
District 9
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General election candidates: Bill Pascrell Hector Castillo Diego Rivera Jeff Boss (NSA did 911) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Jeff Jones (D) - Former Paterson mayor[15][16] |
District 10
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General election candidates: Donald Payne Jr. David Pinckney Aaron Walter Fraser (New Beginning's) Joanne Miller (Women of Power) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
District 11
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General election candidates: Joseph Wenzel Rodney Frelinghuysen Jeff Hetrick Thomas DePasquale (Financial Independence) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Joseph Wenzel[4] Richard McFarlane[4] |
Republican Rick Van Glahn[4] |
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Third Party/Other |
District 12
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General election candidates: Steven Uccio Bonnie Watson Coleman Thomas Fitzpatrick Steven Welzer Michael Bollentin (We the People) Edward Forchion (Legalize Marijuana) Robert Shapiro (Teddy Roosevelt Progressive) |
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Primary candidates:[3] |
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Democratic Alexander Kucsma[4] |
Republican |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: New Jersey elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in New Jersey in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | ||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description |
| April 4, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for primary candidates |
| May 9, 2016 | Campaign finance | 29-day pre-primary report due |
| May 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | 11-day pre-primary report due |
| June 7, 2016 | Election date | Primary election |
| June 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for independent candidates |
| June 27, 2016 | Campaign finance | 20-day post-primary report due |
| October 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | 29-day pre-general report due |
| October 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | 11-day pre-general report due |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election |
| November 28, 2016 | Campaign finance | 20-day post-general report due |
| Sources: New Jersey Department of State, "Candidate Information," accessed November 25, 2015 New Jersey Campaign Financing and Lobbying Disclosure, "2016 Reporting Dates," accessed January 11, 2016 | ||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Statutes & Rules § 19:23-45," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 5, 2016
- ↑ NJ.com, "Democrat who wants to challenge Donald Norcross says state party won't give him data," July 20, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed May 25, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "After Rep. Scott Garrett’s comments on gay Republicans, Dems look to cash in," July 27, 2015
- ↑ Michael J. Cino for Congress, "Contribute," accessed November 12, 2015
- ↑ Peter Vallorosi for Congress, "Home," accessed April 3, 2016
- ↑ Politicker NJ, "Progressive Newcomer Aims to Win Congressional Seat in Lance’s CD7," December 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed April 22, 2016
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Politicker NJ, "CD7 Shaping into at Least a Three-Way Republican Primary," November 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Candidates for House of Representatives for Primary Election 6/7/2016," accessed May 25, 2016
- ↑ Eloy Delgado for Congress, "Home," accessed March 29, 2016
- ↑ North Jersey.com, "Paterson’s Jeff Jones says he will take on Bill Pascrell in run for Congress," February 25, 2016
- ↑ PolitickerNJ, "Petition Challenge Forces Jones from CD9 Race," April 11, 2016
- ↑ New Jersey Libertarian Party, "2016 NJ Libertarian Candidates," accessed July 20, 2016
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