United States Senate elections in New Jersey, 2014

	; ; 2014 U.S. Senate Elections in New Jersey
	General Election Date ; November 4, 2014
	Primary Date ; June 3, 2014
	November 4 Election Winner: ; Cory Booker
	Incumbent prior to election: ; Cory Booker
	Race Ratings; Cook Political Report: Solid D; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D
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	2014 U.S. House Elections

**U.S. Senate, New Jersey General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cory Booker Incumbent	55.8%	1,043,866
	Republican	Jeff Bell	42.3%	791,297
	Libertarian	Joe Baratelli	0.9%	16,721
	Independent	Jeff Boss	0.2%	4,513
	Independent	Antonio N. Sabas	0.2%	3,544
	Democratic-Republican	Eugene Lavergne	0.2%	3,890
	Economic Growth	Hank Schroeder	0.3%	5,704
Total Votes				1,869,535
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

Voters in New Jersey elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Cory Booker (D) defeated Jeff Bell (R) and five third-party candidates in the 2014 general election.

This came as no surprise, as The Cook Political Report rated this race as solid Democratic, and Booker won the 2013 special election against Republican Steve Lonegan by 10.9 percent.^[3] Booker also maintained an enormous lead in fundraising, with $1,815,704.68 in cash on hand to Bell's $17,940.13, as of the April Quarterly Federal Election Commission (FEC) report.

Booker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, whereas four candidates competed for the Republican nomination. Bell won the Republican primary, but only by a small margin of victory; all four candidates received an abnormally even share of the votes. Bell was formerly an aide to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, but had been out of politics for years. Bell focused his campaign primarily on economic issues, and he encouraged a return to the gold standard.^[4]

Candidate Filing Deadline	Primary Election	General Election
March 31, 2014	June 3, 2014	November 4, 2014

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.^[5]^[6]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by May 13, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014 (21 days before election).^[7]

See also: New Jersey elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Cory Booker (D). Booker was first elected in 2013 in a special election following Frank Lautenberg's death.

Candidates

General election candidates

Jeff Bell
Cory Booker - Incumbenta
Joe Baratelli^[8]
Jeff Boss (Independent)^[8]
Eugene Lavergne (Democratic-Republican)^[8]
Antonio N. Sabas (Independent)^[8]
Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth)^[8]

June 3, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

Democratic Primary

Cory Booker - Incumbent^[9]a

Election results

General election

**U.S. Senate, New Jersey General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cory Booker Incumbent	55.8%	1,043,866
	Republican	Jeff Bell	42.3%	791,297
	Libertarian	Joe Baratelli	0.9%	16,721
	Independent	Jeff Boss	0.2%	4,513
	Independent	Antonio N. Sabas	0.2%	3,544
	Democratic-Republican	Eugene Lavergne	0.2%	3,890
	Economic Growth	Hank Schroeder	0.3%	5,704
Total Votes				1,869,535
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections

Primary election

**U.S. Senate, New Jersey Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jeff Bell	29.4%	42,728
Rich Pezzullo	26.2%	38,130
Brian Goldberg	25%	36,266
Murray Sabrin	19.4%	28,183
Total Votes		145,307
Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results

Polls

General election polls

Cory Booker vs. Jeff Bell
Poll	Cory Booker	Jeff Bell	Other candidate	Undecided	Will not vote	Margin of Error	Sample Size

Stockton Polling Institute (September 5-8, 2014)	49%	36%	3%	12%	0%	+/-3.5	807
Fairleigh Dickinson University (September 1-7, 2014)	42%	29%	0%	27%	0%	+/-3.7	721
Quinnipiac University (July 31-August 4, 2014)	47%	37%	1%	13%	3%	+/-2.9	1,148
Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press (June 25-29, 2014)	43%	23%	15%	17%	2%	+/-3.7	717
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected]

**Note: A response of "0%" may indicate that a particular answer choice was not included in that poll.

Campaign donors

Cory Booker

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Booker's reports.^[10]

Cory Booker (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[11]	October 30, 2013	$0.00	$1,906,904.17	$(267,679.09)	$1,639,225.08
July Quarterly^[12]	December 12, 2013	$1,639,225.08	$4,623,337.71	$(1,729,483.74)	$4,533,079.05
Pre-Special^[13]	August 21, 2013	$4,533,079.05	$2,116,267.19	$(2,590,856.67)	$4,058,489.57
Pre-Special^[14]	December 12, 2013	$4,058,489.57	$2,860,633.74	$(4,286,998.20)	$2,632,125.11
October Quarterly^[15]	December 12, 2013	$2,632,125.11	$262,380.74	$(518,837.37)	$2,375,668.48
Post-Special^[16]	December 12, 2013	$2,375,668.48	$1,056,412.99	$(1,455,017.12)	$1,977,064.35
Year-End^[17]	January 31, 2014	$1,977,064.35	$203,992.51	$(365,352.18)	$1,815,704.68
April Quarterly^[18]	April 15, 2014	$1,815,704.68	$1,511,667.08	$(739,262.43)	$2,588,109.33
Pre-Primary^[19]	May 22, 2014	$2,588,109.33	$634,019.97	$(321,979.55)	$2,900,149.75
July Quarterly^[20]	August 26, 2014	$2,900,149.75	$995,838.22	$(406,848.42)	$3,489,139.55
October Quarterly^[21]	October 15, 2014	$3,489,139.55	$1,485,997.75	$(1,479,816.20)	$3,495,321.10
Pre-General^[22]	October 15, 2014	$3,495,321.10	$255,706.95	$(116,851.95)	$2,583,176.10
			Running totals
			$16,171,454.32	$(12,682,314.77)

Jeff Bell

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Bell's reports.^[23]

Jeff Bell (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[24]	April 8, 2014	$0.00	$35,805.05	$(17,864.92)	$17,940.13
			Running totals
			$35,805.05	$(17,864.92)

Brian Goldberg

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Goldberg's reports.^[25]

Brian Goldberg (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[26]	April 9, 2014	$0.00	$4,751.59	$(3,682.59)	$1,069.00
			Running totals
			$4,751.59	$(3,682.59)

Murray Sabrin

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Sabrin's reports.^[27]

Murray Sabrin (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
Report	Date Filed	Beginning Balance	Total Contributions for Reporting Period	Expenditures	Cash on Hand
April Quarterly^[28]	April 9, 2014	$0.00	$49,642.00	$(6,927.38)	$42,714.62
			Running totals
			$49,642	$(6,927.38)

Election history

2013

See also: United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 2013

Booker ran for U.S. Senate in the special election for the seat left vacant by the death of Frank Lautenberg (D).^[29] Booker defeated U.S. Representatives Rush D. Holt, Jr. and Frank Pallone and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver for the Democratic party nomination in the primary election on August 13, 2013.^[30]^[31]^[32] He defeated Steve Lonegan (R) and Independent candidates Robert Depasquale, Eugene Martin Lavergne, Stuart David Meissner, Pablo Olivera, Antonio N. Sabas and Edward Stackhouse, Jr. in the general election on October 16, 2013.^[33]

U.S. Senate, New Jersey Special General Election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Cory Booker	54.9%	740,742
	Republican	Steve Lonegan	44%	593,684
	Independent	Edward C. Stackhouse	0.4%	5,138
	Independent	Robert DePasquale	0.2%	3,137
	Independent	Stuart Meissner	0.2%	2,051
	Independent	Pablo Olivera	0.1%	1,530
	Independent	Antonio N. Sabas	0.1%	1,336
	Independent	Eugene LaVergne	0.1%	1,041
Total Votes				1,348,659
Source: Official results via New Jersey Division of Elections^[34]

U.S. Senate, New Jersey Special Democratic Primary, 2013
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Cory Booker	59.2%	216,936
Frank Pallone	19.8%	72,584
Rush Holt	16.8%	61,463
Sheila Oliver	4.3%	15,656
Total Votes		366,639
Source: Official Election Results from New Jersey Division of Elections^[35]

2012

On November 6, 2012, Frank Lautenberg won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Joe Kyrillos, Kenneth Kaplan, Ken Wolski, Inder "Andy" Soni, Gwen Diakos, Eugene Martin Lavergne, Daryl Brooks, Robert "Turk" Turkavage, Gregory Pason and J. David Dranikoff in the general election.

**U.S. Senate, New Jersey, General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Menendez Incumbent	58.9%	1,987,680
	Republican	Joe Kyrillos	39.4%	1,329,534
	Libertarian	Kenneth R. Kaplan	0.5%	16,803
	Green	Ken Wolski	0.5%	15,801
	Jersey Strong Independents	Gwen Diakos	0.3%	9,359
	Totally Independent Candidate	J. David Dranikoff	0.1%	3,834
	America First	Inder "Andy" Soni	0.1%	3,593
	Responsibility Fairness Integrity	Robert "Turk" Turkavage	0.1%	3,532
	Socialist Party USA	Gregory Pason	0.1%	2,249
	No Slogan	Eugene Martin Lavergne	0.1%	2,198
	Reform Nation	Daryl Mikell Brooks	0.1%	2,066
Total Votes				3,376,649
Source: New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2008

On November 4, 2008, Lautenberg was re-elected to the United States Senate for a fourth non-consecutive term. He defeated Dick Zimmer (R), Jason Scheurer (Libertarian), J.M. Carter (God We Trust), Daryl Mikell Brooks (Poor People’s Campaign), Sara Lobman (Socialist Workers) and Jeffrey Boss (Boss for Senate).^[36]

U.S. Senate, New Jersey General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Frank Lautenberg Incumbent	56%	1,951,218
	Republican	Dick Zimmer	42%	1,461,025
	Libertarian	Jason Scheurer	0.5%	18,810
	God We Trust	J.M. Carter	0.5%	15,935
	Poor People’s Campaign	Daryl Mikell Brooks	0.5%	15,925
	Socialist Workers	Sara Lobman	0.3%	10,345
	Boss for Senate	Jeffrey Boss	0.3%	9,187
Total Votes				3,482,445

External links

Footnotes

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New Jersey's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Cory Booker (D)

George Helmy (D)

Representatives

District 1

Donald Norcross (D)

District 2

Jeff Van Drew (R)

District 3

Andrew Kim (D)

District 4

Chris Smith (R)

District 5

Josh Gottheimer (D)

District 6

Frank Pallone (D)

District 7

Thomas Kean (R)

District 8

Robert Menendez (D)

District 9

Vacant

District 10

LaMonica McIver (D)

District 11

Mikie Sherrill (D)

District 12

Bonnie Coleman (D)

Democratic Party (10)

Republican Party (3)

Vacancies (1)

[1] Cook Political Report, "2014 Senate Race Ratings for August 22, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014

[2] Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 Senate Races," accessed August 25, 2014

[3] The Cook Political Report, "2014 Senate Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed June 30, 2014

[4] The Wall Street Journal, "Sen. Cory Booker's Golden Challenger," accessed July 1, 2014

[5] National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed September 27, 2024

[6] New Jersey Department of State, "Statutes & Rules § 19:23-45," accessed September 27, 2024

[njdos-7] New Jersey Department of State Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014

[gen-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 ^8.4 New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. Senate," accessed August 13, 2014

[nj-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 ^9.3 ^9.4 New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List of Candidates for US Senate," accessed April 10, 2014

[10] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Summary Report," accessed April 30, 2014

[11] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014

[12] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker July Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014

[13] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Pre-Special," accessed April 30, 2014

[14] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Pre-Special," accessed April 30, 2014

[15] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker October Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014

[16] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Post-Special," accessed April 30, 2014

[17] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Year-End," accessed April 30, 2014

[18] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014

[19] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Pre-Primary," accessed November 3, 2014

[20] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker July Quarterly," accessed November 3, 2014

[21] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker October Quarterly," accessed November 3, 2014

[22] Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Pre-General," accessed November 3, 2014

[23] Federal Election Commission, "Jeff Bell Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2014

[24] Federal Election Commission, "Jeff Bell April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014

[25] Federal Election Commission, "Brian Goldberg Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2014

[26] Federal Election Commission, "Brian Goldberg April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014

[27] Federal Election Commission, "Murray Sabrin Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2014

[28] Federal Election Commission, "Murray Sabrin April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014

[sen13-29] Politico, "Cory Booker announces New Jersey senate run," accessed June 8, 2013

[results-30] WNYC, "Election 2013," accessed August 13, 2013

[31] Roll Call, "Pallone Makes Preparations for Senate Campaign in N.J.," accessed January 2, 2012

[run-32] Politico, "Cory Booker’s unexpected sprint for Senate," accessed June 5, 2013

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[34] New Jersey Division of Elections, "Special Election General Election Results," accessed November 7, 2013

[35] New Jersey Division of Elections, "Unofficial Primary Special Election Results," accessed November 7, 2013

[36] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013

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United States Senate elections in New Jersey, 2014

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