New Jersey State Profile
Election Schedule
State Primary:
General Election:
Election Vitals
Governor:Christopher Christie (R) re-election 2013
Senator:Frank Lautenberg (D) re-election 2014
Senator:Robert Menendez (D) re-election 2012
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 47.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 50.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 38.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 52.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 39.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 60.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 42.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 56.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 43.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 40.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 53.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 35.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 56.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 40.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 52.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 46.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 57.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 41.7% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Robert Torricelli | Democratic | 1,519,328 | 52.7% |
| Dick Zimmer | Republican | 1,227,817 | 42.6% |
| Richard Pezzullo | Independent | 50,971 | 1.8% |
| Mary Christian | Independent | 23,949 | 0.8% |
| Paul Woomer | Independent | 15,183 | 0.5% |
| Olga Rodriguez | Independent | 14,319 | 0.5% |
| Mark Wise | Independent | 13,683 | 0.5% |
| Wilburt Kornegay | Independent | 11,107 | 0.4% |
| Steven Baeli | Independent | 7,749 | 0.3% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dick Zimmer | Republican | 144,121 | 68.0% |
| Richard DuHaime | Republican | 42,155 | 19.9% |
| Dick LaRossa | Republican | 25,608 | 12.1% |
| 1997 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Christine Whitman | Republican | 1,133,394 | 46.9% |
| Jim McGreevey | Democratic | 1,107,968 | 45.8% |
| Murray Sabrin | Independent | 114,172 | 4.7% |
| Richard Pezzullo | Independent | 34,906 | 1.4% |
| Madelyn Hoffman | Independent | 10,703 | 0.4% |
| Michael Perrone Jr. | Independent | 6,805 | 0.3% |
| Robert Miller | Independent | 2,816 | 0.1% |
| Gregory Pason | Independent | 2,800 | 0.1% |
| Lincoln Norton | Independent | 2,540 | 0.1% |
| Nuncie Ripa Jr. | Independent | 2,240 | 0.1% |
| 1997 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim McGreevey | Democratic | 148,153 | 39.9% |
| Robert Andrews | Democratic | 138,160 | 37.2% |
| Michael Murphy | Democratic | 79,172 | 21.3% |
| Frank Marmo | Democratic | 6,189 | 1.7% |
| 2000 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jon Corzine | Democratic | 1,511,237 | 50.1% |
| Bob Franks | Republican | 1,420,267 | 47.1% |
| Bruce Afran | Independent | 32,841 | 1.1% |
| Pat DiNizio | Independent | 19,312 | 0.6% |
| Emerson Ellett | Independent | 7,241 | 0.2% |
| Dennis Breen | Independent | 6,061 | 0.2% |
| J.M. Carter | Independent | 5,657 | 0.2% |
| Lorraine LaNeve | Independent | 3,836 | 0.1% |
| Gregory Pason | Independent | 3,365 | 0.1% |
| Nancy Rosenstock | Independent | 3,309 | 0.1% |
| George Gostigian | Independent | 2,536 | 0.1% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jon Corzine | Democratic | 251,216 | 58.0% |
| Jim Florio | Democratic | 182,212 | 42.0% |
| 2000 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Franks | Republican | 98,370 | 35.7% |
| William Gormley | Republican | 94,010 | 34.1% |
| James Treffinger | Republican | 48,674 | 17.7% |
| Murray Sabrin | Republican | 34,629 | 12.6% |
| 2001 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim McGreevey | Democratic | 1,256,853 | 56.4% |
| Bret Schundler | Republican | 928,174 | 41.7% |
| Bill Schluter | Independent | 24,084 | 1.1% |
| Jerry Coleman | Independent | 6,238 | 0.3% |
| Mark Edgerton | Independent | 4,684 | 0.2% |
| George Watson Jr. | Independent | 2,568 | 0.1% |
| Michael Koontz | Independent | 1,949 | 0.1% |
| Costantino Rozzo | Independent | 1,537 | 0.1% |
| Kari Sachs | Independent | 1,078 | 0.0% |
| 2001 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim McGreevey | Democratic | 250,404 | 95.5% |
| Elliot Greenspan | Democratic | 11,682 | 4.5% |
| 2001 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bret Schundler | Republican | 193,342 | 57.4% |
| Bob Franks | Republican | 143,606 | 42.6% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 1,138,193 | 53.9% |
| Douglas Forrester | Republican | 928,439 | 43.9% |
| Ted Glick | Independent | 24,308 | 1.2% |
| Elizabeth Macron | Independent | 12,558 | 0.6% |
| Norman Wahner | Independent | 6,404 | 0.3% |
| Gregory Pason | Independent | 2,702 | 0.1% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Douglas Forrester | Republican | 97,275 | 44.6% |
| Diane Allen | Republican | 80,476 | 36.9% |
| John Matheussen | Republican | 40,549 | 18.6% |
| 2005 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jon Corzine | Democratic | 1,224,551 | 53.5% |
| Doug Forrester | Republican | 985,271 | 43.0% |
| Hector Castillo | Independent | 29,452 | 1.3% |
| Jeffrey Pawlowski | Libertarian | 15,417 | 0.7% |
| Matthew Thieke | Green | 12,315 | 0.5% |
| Edward Forchion | Legal marijna | 9,137 | 0.4% |
| Michael Latigona | Independent | 5,169 | 0.2% |
| Wesley Bell | Independent | 4,178 | 0.2% |
| Angela Lariscy | Socialist | 2,531 | 0.1% |
| Costantino Rozzo | Socialist usa | 2,078 | 0.1% |
| 2005 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jon Corzine | Democratic | 207,670 | 88.1% |
| James Kelly Jr. | Democratic | 19,512 | 8.3% |
| Francis Tenaglio | Democratic | 8,596 | 3.6% |
| 2005 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Doug Forrester | Republican | 108,941 | 36.0% |
| Bret Schundler | Republican | 94,417 | 31.2% |
| John Murphy | Republican | 33,800 | 11.2% |
| Steven Lonegan | Republican | 24,433 | 8.1% |
| Robert Schroeder | Republican | 16,763 | 5.5% |
| Paul DiGaetano | Republican | 16,684 | 5.5% |
| Todd Caliguire | Republican | 7,463 | 2.5% |
| 2006 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Menendez | Democratic | 1,200,843 | 53.4% |
| Thomas Kean Jr. | Republican | 997,775 | 44.3% |
| Len Flynn | Libertarian | 14,637 | 0.7% |
| Edward Forchion | Legal marijna | 11,593 | 0.5% |
| J.M. Carter | All others | 7,918 | 0.4% |
| Leonard Smith | All others | 6,243 | 0.3% |
| Daryl Brooks | All others | 5,138 | 0.2% |
| Angela Lariscy | Socialist wrkr | 3,433 | 0.2% |
| Gregory Pason | Socialist | 2,490 | 0.1% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Menendez | Democratic | 159,604 | 84.0% |
| James Kelly | Democratic | 30,340 | 16.0% |
| 2006 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Thomas Kean Jr. | Republican | 129,794 | 75.6% |
| John Ginty | Republican | 41,828 | 24.4% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 1,951,218 | 56.0% |
| Dick Zimmer | Republican | 1,461,025 | 42.0% |
| Jason Scheurer | Independent | 18,810 | 0.5% |
| J. M. Carter | Independent | 15,935 | 0.5% |
| Daryl Brooks | Independent | 15,925 | 0.5% |
| Jeffrey Boss | Independent | 10,345 | 0.3% |
| Sara Lobman | Independent | 9,187 | 0.3% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | 203,012 | 58.9% |
| Robert Andrews | Democratic | 121,777 | 35.3% |
| Donald Cresitello | Democratic | 19,743 | 5.7% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Dick Zimmer | Republican | 84,663 | 45.8% |
| Joseph Pennacchio | Republican | 74,546 | 40.3% |
| Murray Sabrin | Republican | 25,576 | 13.8% |
| 2009 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Chris Christie | Republican | 1,174,445 | 48.5% |
| Jon Corzine | Democratic | 1,087,731 | 44.9% |
| Christopher Daggett | Independent | 139,579 | 5.8% |
| Kenneth Kaplan | Independent | 4,830 | 0.2% |
| Gary Steele | Independent | 3,585 | 0.1% |
| Jason Cullen | Independent | 2,869 | 0.1% |
| David Meiswinkle | Independent | 2,598 | 0.1% |
| Kostas Petris | Independent | 2,563 | 0.1% |
| Gregory Pason | Independent | 2,085 | 0.1% |
| Gary Stein | Independent | 1,625 | 0.1% |
| Joshua Leinsdorf | Independent | 1,021 | 0.0% |
| Alvin Lindsay | Independent | 753 | 0.0% |
| 2012 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Menendez | Democratic | 272,201 | 100.0% |
| 2012 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Joe Kyrillos | Republican | 163,817 | 76.9% |
| David Brown | Republican | 19,238 | 9.0% |
| Rudy Rullo | Republican | 17,161 | 8.1% |
| Bader Qarmout | Republican | 12,823 | 6.0% |
State Demographics
| Population | 8,801,624 |
| Percentage White | 68.5% |
| Percentage Black | 13.7% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Percentage Asian | 8.2% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 2.7% |
| Percentage Other Race | 6.4% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 17.7% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 59.2% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 12.8% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 29.7% |
| Median Household Income | $67,681 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 41.5% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 10.3% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 40.4% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 10.7% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 72.9% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 12.2% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 13.5% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 47.1% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 35.8% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 40.3% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 25.4% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 10.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2013-4 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -0.3% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 50.2% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 22.7% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.3% |
