2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 12 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 6 Seats won 6 6 Seat change 1 Popular vote 1,794,301 1,430,325 Percentage 54.67% 43.58% Swing 4.93% 4.72%
Democratic   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2012[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,794,301	54.67%	6	-1
	Republican	1,430,325	43.58%	6	-
	Green	11,183	0.34%	0	-
	Libertarian	9,396	0.29%	0	-
	Others	36,573	1.11%	0	-
Totals		3,281,778	100.00%	12	-1

Redistricting

Redistricting in New Jersey is the responsibility of the New Jersey Redistricting Commission, comprising six Democrats and six Republicans. If a majority of the 12 cannot reach an agreement, a neutral 13th person serves as a mediator or tie-breaker.^[2] On December 23, 2011, the commission voted 7–6 for a map supported by Republicans.^[3]

District 1

2012 New Jersey's 1st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Rob Andrews Gregory Horton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 210,470 92,459 Percentage 68.2% 30.0%

County results Andrews:      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Andrews Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rob Andrews Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 1st congressional district

In redistricting, Cherry Hill Township was added to the 1st district, while Riverton and parts of East Greenwich Township and Mantua Township were removed from the district.^[4] Democrat Rob Andrews, who had represented the 1st district since 1990, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rob Andrews, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Francis Tenaglio, former Pennsylvania state Representative and candidate for Governor in 2005^[5]

Declined

• Frank Minor, Mayor of Logan Township
• Donald Norcross, state senator

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	21,318	88.4
	Democratic	Francis Tenaglio	2,797	11.6
Total votes			24,115	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gregory Horton, athletic director of Clearview Regional High School^[7]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory Horton	11,189	100.0
Total votes			11,189	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Rob Andrews (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union^[10]

Organizations

• Clean Water Action^[11]
• Feminist Majority^[12]
• Human Rights Campaign^[13]
• Humane Society of the United States^[14]
• National Organization for Women^[15]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]
• Sierra Club^[17]

Results

New Jersey's 1st congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	210,470	68.2
	Republican	Gregory Horton	92,459	30.0
	Green	John Reitter	4,413	1.4
	Reform	Margaret Chapman	1,177	0.4
Total votes			308,519	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2012 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Frank LoBiondo Cassandra Shober Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 166,679 116,463 Percentage 57.7% 40.3%

County results LoBiondo:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Frank LoBiondo Republican Elected U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo Republican

See also: New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

In redistricting, Barnegat Light, Bass River Township, Beach Haven, Eagleswood Township, Harvey Cedars, Little Egg Harbor, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom, Stafford Township, Surf City, Tuckerton, Washington Township and part of Mantua Township were added to the district.^[4] Republican Frank LoBiondo, who represented the 2nd district since 1995, sought re-election.

David W Bowen Sr., a businessman, a real estate investor and public speaker, ran as an independent.^[7][19]

Cassandra Shober, an office manager, won the Democratic nomination.^[7]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank LoBiondo, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Assad, Absecon Board of Education member

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	20,551	87.6
	Republican	Mike Assad	2,914	12.4
Total votes			23,465	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cassandra Shober, office manager^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Viola Hughes, former mayor of Fairfield Township and nominee for this seat in 2006
• Gary Stein, candidate for the General Assembly in 2011

Declined

• Lou Greenwald, Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly^[20]
• Jeff Van Drew, state senator^[21]
• Jim Whelan, state senator^[20]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cassandra Shober	9,810	64.9
	Democratic	Viola Hughes	3,971	26.3
	Democratic	Gary Stein	1,327	8.8
Total votes			15,108	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Frank LoBiondo (R)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]

Organizations

• Humane Society of the United States^[14]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[23]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[24]

Cassandra Shober (D)

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[15]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Frank LoBiondo (R)	Cassandra Shober (D)	Other	Undecided
Stockton College[25]	September 19–24, 2012	614	±4.0	55%	35%	1%	10%

Results

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	166,679	57.7
	Democratic	Cassandra Shober	116,463	40.3
	Libertarian	John Ordille	2,699	0.9
	Independent	Charles Lukens	1,329	0.5
	Independent	David Bowen	1,010	0.3
	Independent	Frank Faralli	892	0.3
Total votes			289,072	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2012 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Jon Runyan Shelley Adler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 174,253 145,509 Percentage 53.7% 44.9%

County results Runyan:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Jon Runyan Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jon Runyan Republican

See also: New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

In redistricting, the 3rd district was made more favorable to Republicans. Parts of Burlington County, including Riverton and Shamong Township, and Brick Township and Mantoloking in Ocean County were added to the district, while Cherry Hill and Bass River were removed.^[26] Republican Jon Runyan, who had represented the 3rd district since January 2011, sought re-election.

Frederick John LaVergne of Delanco, New Jersey, ran as a "Democratic-Republican" - the party designation of Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and John Quincy Adams.

Robert Witterschein, an accountant, ran as an Independent.^[27]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jon Runyan, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Justin Murphy, former Tabernacle Township Committee Member and candidate for this seat in 2010^[28]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Runyan (incumbent)	22,013	100.0
Total votes			22,013	100.0

Democratic primary

Former U.S. Representative John Adler, who represented the 3rd district from 2009 until 2011 but lost re-election in 2010, had planned to run again; however, he died in April 2011.^[26] Shelley Adler, an of counsel attorney and the widow of the former congressman, ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Thomas Sacks-Wilner, a medical doctor who was considering a bid for the Democratic nomination, declined to run.

Candidates

Nominee

• Shelley Adler, attorney and the widow of former U.S. Representative John Adler^[29]

Declined

• Thomas Sacks-Wilner, physician

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shelley Adler	15,176	100.0
Total votes			15,176	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jon Runyan (R)

Labor unions

• Fraternal Order of Police
• International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers^[30]
• International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[23]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[24]

Shelley Adler (D)

Labor unions

• American Federation of Teachers
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union^[10]

Organizations

• Clean Water Action^[11]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
• EMILY's List^[31]
• Environment America
• Feminist Majority^[12]
• Human Rights Campaign^[13]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[32]
• National Organization for Women^[15]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]
• Sierra Club^[17]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jon Runyan (R)	Shelley Adler (D)	Other	Undecided
Stockton College[33]	September 28–October 2, 2012	614	±4.0	49%	39%	3%	9%
McLaughlin and Associates (R-Runyan)[34]	September 17–18, 2012	400	±?	54%	34%	—	16%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[35]	Lean R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[36]	Likely R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[37]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38]	Likely R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[39]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
RCP[40]	Lean R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[41]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Runyan (incumbent)	174,253	53.7
	Democratic	Shelley Adler	145,509	44.9
	Independent	Robert Forchion	1,965	0.6
	Independent	Robert Shapiro	1,104	0.3
	Independent	Frederick John Lavergne	770	0.2
	Independent	Robert Witterschein	530	0.2
	Independent	Christopher Dennick	280	0.1
Total votes			324,411	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2012 New Jersey's 4th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Chris Smith Brian Froelich Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 195,146 107,992 Percentage 63.7% 35.3%

County results Smith:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Smith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Smith Republican

See also: New Jersey's 4th congressional district

In redistricting, the district lost all of its share of Burlington County, while gaining more of Republican-leaning Monmouth.^[26] Republican Chris Smith, who had represented the 4th congressional district since 1981, sought re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Terrence McGowan, retired firefighter, police officer, and Navy SEAL^[5][42]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	21,520	83.6
	Republican	Terrence McGowan	4,209	16.4
Total votes			25,729	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Froelich, retired executive and business consultant^[43][44]

Withdrew

• Patricia Bennett, attorney
• Doug DeMeo^[45]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Froelich	12,110	100.0
Total votes			12,110	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Chris Smith (R)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[46]
• Humane Society of the United States^[14]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]

Brian Froelich (D)

Labor unions

• National Education Association

Organizations

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]

Results

New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	195,146	63.7
	Democratic	Brian Froelich	107,992	35.3
	Independent	Leonard Marshall	3,111	1.0
Total votes			306,247	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2012 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Scott Garrett Adam Gussen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 167,501 130,100 Percentage 55.0% 42.8%

County results Garrett:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Garrett Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Garrett Republican

See also: New Jersey's 5th congressional district

Republican Scott Garrett, who had represented the 5th district since 2003, successfully sought re-election.^[3] Michael Cino, an oil executive who challenged Garrett in the Republican primary in 2006, ran again. Garret won the Republican primary by a fairly comfortable margin.

Jason Castle, an it executive and Marine; Adam Gussen, the deputy mayor of Teaneck; and Diane Sare, all ran for the Democratic nomination to challenge Garrett. Gussen eventually won the primary.

Patricia Alessandrini ran as a candidate of the Green Party for the seat.^[47]

Mark Quick, a former member of the Warren County Republican Committee who challenged Garrett as an Independent in 2010, had stated that he would run as a candidate of the Reform Party of New Jersey.^[48] He withdrew from the race and did not qualify for the ballot.^[47]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Garrett, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Cino, oil executive and candidate for this seat in 2006^[49]
• Bonnie Somer, chorus director and LaRouche political organizer^[50]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	24,709	87.2
	Republican	Michael Cino	2,107	7.5
	Republican	Bonnie Somer	1,511	5.3
Total votes			24,709	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adam Gussen, deputy mayor of Teaneck^[51]

Eliminated in primary

• Jason Castle, IT executive and Marine^[52]
• Diane Sare, LaRouche movement activist

Withdrew

• Terry Duffy, director of Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders (withdrew March 12)^[53][54]

Declined

• Harry Carson, former New York Giants linebacker^[55]
• Robert M. Gordon, state senator
• Leo McGuire, former Bergen County Sheriff^[56]
• Jim McQueeny, public relations executive and former News12 anchor^[57]
• Steve Rothman, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 9th district (running in the 9th district)^[58]
• Connie Wagner, Member of the General Assembly^[59]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam Gussen	10,208	54.9
	Democratic	Jason Castle	6,448	34.7
	Democratic	Diane Sare	1,925	10.4
Total votes			18,581	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Scott Garrett (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[23]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[24]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[36]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[37]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[39]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[40]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[41]	Likely R	November 4, 2012

Results

New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	167,501	55.0
	Democratic	Adam Gussen	130,100	42.8
	Green	Patricia Alessandrini	6,770	2.2
Total votes			304,371	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2012 New Jersey's 6th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Frank Pallone Anna Little Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 151,782 84,360 Percentage 63.3% 35.2%

County results Pallone:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Frank Pallone Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Frank Pallone Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 6th congressional district

Democrat Frank Pallone, who had represented the 6th district since 1993 (and previously represented the 3rd district from 1988 until 1993), sought re-election.^[5]

Anna Little, the former mayor of Highlands, who unsuccessfully challenged Pallone as the Republican nominee in 2010, won the Republican nomination to challenge Pallone.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Pallone, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	16,593	100.0
Total votes			16,593	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anna Little, former mayor of Highlands and nominee for this seat in 2010^[60]

Eliminated in primary

• Ernesto Cullari, small-business owner and orthopedic practitioner^[61]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anna Little	7,692	70.1
	Republican	Ernesto Cullari	3,277	29.9
Total votes			10,969	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Frank Pallone (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union^[10]

Organizations

• Clean Water Action^[11]
• Environment America
• Feminist Majority^[12]
• Human Rights Campaign^[13]
• Humane Society of the United States^[14]
• National Organization for Women^[15]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]
• Sierra Club^[17]
• Stonewall Democrats^[62]

Anna Little (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee^[22]

Results

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	151,782	63.3
	Republican	Anna Little	84,360	35.2
	Libertarian	Len Flynn	1,392	0.6
	Independent	Karen Zaletel	868	0.4
	Independent	Mac Dara Lyden	830	0.3
	Reform	Hebrert Tarbous	406	0.2
Total votes			239,638	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

2012 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Leonard Lance Upendra J. Chivukula Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 175,662 123,057 Percentage 57.1% 40.1%

County results Lance:      50–60%      60–70% Chivukula:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Leonard Lance Republican Elected U.S. Representative Leonard Lance Republican

See also: New Jersey's 7th congressional district

Republican Leonard Lance, who had represented the 7th district since 2009, ran for re-election.^[63] The 7th district was made more favorable to Republicans in redistricting, losing all of Democratic leaning Middlesex County, while now including all of heavily Republican Hunterdon.^[64]

State Assemblyman Upendra J. Chivukula ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.^[65][66]

At least two other candidates had announced in 2011 that they would seek the Democratic nomination, but withdraw in the months before the filing deadline: Jun Choi, the former mayor of Edison,^[67] and Ed Potosnak, a chemistry teacher and entrepreneur who unsuccessfully ran for the seat in 2010.^[68] Following the redistricting process which placed Choi's town of Edison in the 6th district, Choi announced that he would not be a candidate for Congress in 2012 and endorsed incumbent Frank Pallone. On January 16, 2012, Potosnak announced that he was dropping out of the race to accept a position as executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters.^[69]

Patrick McKnight ran as the Libertarian candidate.^[70]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Leonard Lance, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• David Larsen, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010^[71]

Primary results

Republican primary election results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	23,432	60.6
	Republican	David Larsen	15,253	39.4
Total votes			38,685	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Upendra J. Chivukula, Member of the General Assembly

Withdrew

• Jun Choi, former mayor of Edison (withdrew December 2011)
• Ed Potosnak, chemistry teacher entrepreneur and candidate for this seat in 2010 (withdrew January 16)

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Upendra Chivukula	11,506	100.0
Total votes			11,506	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Leonard Lance (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]

Organizations

• Humane Society of the United States^[14]
• National Right to Life Committee^[22]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[23]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[24]

Upendra Chivukula (D)

Labor unions

• Service Employees International Union^[10]

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[72]
• National Organization for Women^[15]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe R	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[36]	Safe R	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[37]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38]	Safe R	November 5, 2012
NY Times[39]	Safe R	November 4, 2012
RCP[40]	Likely R	November 4, 2012
The Hill[41]	Safe R	November 4, 2012

Results

New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	175,662	57.1
	Democratic	Upendra J. Chivukula	123,057	40.1
	Independent	Dennis A. Breen	4,518	1.5
	Libertarian	Patrick McKnight	4,078	1.3
Total votes			307,315	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

2012 New Jersey's 8th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Albio Sires Maria Karczewski Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 130,857 31,767 Percentage 78.8% 19.1%

County results Sires:      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Albio Sires Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Albio Sires Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 8th congressional district and New Jersey's 13th congressional district

The new 8th district is the successor to the 13th district. Democrat Albio Sires, who had represented the 13th district since 2006, sought re-election in this district.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Albio Sires, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 13th District^[73]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Shurin, computer programmer^[74]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	30,840	89.0
	Democratic	Michael Shurin	3,808	11.0
Total votes			34,648	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Maria Karczewski, former Bayonne Local Redevelopment Authority commissioner^[75]

Withdrew

• Washington Flores
• Anthony Zanowic, independent candidate for the 13th district in 2010

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Maria Karczewski	2,981	100.0
Turnout			2,981	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Albio Sires (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union^[10]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[13]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]
• Sierra Club^[17]

Results

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	130,857	78.8
	Republican	Maria Karczewski	31,767	19.1
	Independent	Herbert Shaw	1,841	1.1
	Independent	Stephen Deluca	1,710	1.0
Total votes			166,175	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2012 New Jersey's 9th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Bill Pascrell Shmuley Boteach Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 162,822 55,091 Percentage 74.0% 25.0%

County results Pascrell:      60–70%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Pascrell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 8th congressional district and New Jersey's 9th congressional district

Bill Pascrell, a Democrat who had represented the 8th district since 1997, and Steve Rothman, a Democrat who had represented the 9th district since 1997, both ran for the nomination in the new 9th district.^[58]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Pascrell, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 8th District

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Rothman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Michael Wildes, former mayor of Englewood (Endorsed Rothman)^[76]

Endorsements

Steve Rothman

Organizations

• NARAL Pro-Choice America

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	31,435	61.2
	Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	19,947	38.8
Total votes			51,382	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shmuley Boteach, rabbi, author, and radio talk show host^[77]

Eliminated in primary

• Blase Billack, pharmaceutical sciences associate professor at St. John's University
• Hector Castillo, ophthalmologist and independent candidate for governor in 2005

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shmuley Boteach	5,364	57.9
	Republican	Hector Castillo	2,623	28.3
	Republican	Blase Billack	1,278	13.8
Total votes			9,265	100.0

General election

Campaign

In the general election, Pascrell faced Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Pascrell raised more money than any other congressional candidate in the nation in 2012, $2.6 million, ten times what Boteach raised.^[78]

Endorsements

Bill Pascrell (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union^[10]

Organizations

• Clean Water Action^[11]
• Human Rights Campaign^[13]
• Humane Society of the United States^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]
• Sierra Club^[17]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Safe D	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[36]	Safe D	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[37]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[38]	Safe D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[39]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
RCP[40]	Safe D	November 4, 2012
The Hill[41]	Likely D	November 4, 2012

Results

Pascrell won in the overwhelmingly Democratic district, where Democrats outnumbered Republicans by 3-to-1, by a margin of 73.6% to 25.4%.^{[78][79][80][81][82]}

New Jersey's 9th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	162,822	74.0
	Republican	Shmuley Boteach	55,091	25.0
	Independent	E. David Smith	1,138	0.5
	Constitution	Jeanette Woolsey	1,082	0.5
Total votes			220,133	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2012 New Jersey's 10th congressional district election

← 2012 (special) 2014 →

Nominee Donald Payne Jr. Brian Kelemen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 201,435 24,271 Percentage 87.6% 10.5%

County results Payne:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Vacant Elected U.S. Representative Donald Payne Jr. Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 10th congressional district and New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election, 2012

Democrat Donald M. Payne, who had represented the 10th district since 1989, died on March 6, 2012. As a matter of convenience and cost-saving, a special election was held in conjunction with the regularly-scheduled November general election. Voters were asked on the November ballot to select two candidates: one to serve the remainder of Payne's term in November and December, and the other candidate to serve the full two-year term beginning in January 2013.^[83]

On June 5, 2012, in the Democratic primary for the special election, Payne's son, Donald Payne Jr., defeated Ronald C. Rice (son of State Senator Ronald Rice) and Irvington Mayor Wayne Smith.^[84] In the Democratic primary for the full term, held on the same day, Payne Jr. competed against Rice, Smith, State Senator Nia Gill, Cathy Wright, and Dennis Flynn.^[85] He won in a landslide, garnering 60 percent of the vote. Rice received 19 percent, Gill 17 percent, and Smith, Flynn and Wright combined for about 5 percent of the vote.^[86]

In the general election held on November 6, 2012, Payne Jr. defeated Republican candidate Brian Kelemen and independent Joanne Miller for the special election to fill the remainder of his father's term.^[87]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald Payne Jr., president of the Newark Municipal Council, member of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and son of former U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne

Eliminated in primary

• Dennis Flynn, Iraq War veteran
• Nia Gill, state senator
• Ronald C. Rice, member of the Newark Municipal Council
• Wayne Smith, Mayor of Irvington
• Cathy Wright, sales support manager

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne Jr.	36,576	59.6
	Democratic	Ronald Rice	11,939	19.5
	Democratic	Nia Gill	10,207	16.6
	Democratic	Wayne Smith	1,356	2.2
	Democratic	Dennis Flynn	779	1.3
	Democratic	Cathy Wright	501	0.8
Total votes			61,358	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Kelemen

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Kelemen	2,095	100.0
Total votes			2,095	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Donald Payne Jr. (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union^[10]

Organizations

• Feminist Majority^[12]
• Human Rights Campaign^[13]

Results

New Jersey's 10th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne Jr.	201,435	87.6
	Republican	Brian Kelemen	24,271	10.5
	Independent	Joanne Miller	3,127	1.4
	Libertarian	Mick Erickson	1,227	0.5
Total votes			230,060	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

2012 New Jersey's 11th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Rodney Frelinghuysen John Arvanites Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 182,239 123,935 Percentage 58.8% 40.0%

County results Frelinghuysen:      50–60%      60–70% Arvanites:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican

See also: New Jersey's 11th congressional district

Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen, who had represented the 11th district since 1995, sought re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	30,831	100.0
Total votes			30,831	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Arvanites, former mayor of Roseland^[88]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Arvanites	13,387	100.0
Total votes			13,387	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)

Organizations

• Humane Society of the United States^[14]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[24]

John Arvanites (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[15]

Results

New Jersey's 11th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	182,239	58.8
	Democratic	John Arvanites	123,935	40.0
	Independent	Barry Berlin	3,725	1.2
Total votes			309,899	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

2012 New Jersey's 12th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Rush Holt Eric Beck Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 189,938 80,907 Percentage 69.2% 29.5%

County results Holt:      60–70%      70–80%

See also: New Jersey's 12th congressional district

Democrat Rush Holt, who had represented the 12th district since 1999, sought re-election.

Kenneth J. Cody, who ran in this district in 2010, ran again as an independent candidate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rush Holt, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt (incumbent)	24,339	100.0
Total votes			24,339	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Eric Beck, businessman and former New Jersey director of the Concord Coalition^[89]

Declined

• Scott Sipprelle, venture capitalist and nominee for this seat in 2010^[90]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric A. Beck	9,361	100.0
Total votes			9,361	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[8]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[9]
• National Education Association
• Service Employees International Union^[10]

Organizations

• Clean Water Action^[11]
• Environment America
• Feminist Majority^[12]
• Human Rights Campaign^[13]
• Humane Society of the United States^[14]
• J Street^[91]
• National Organization for Women^[15]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[16]
• Sierra Club^[17]
• Stonewall Democrats^[62]

Results

New Jersey's 12th congressional district, 2012^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt (incumbent)	189,938	69.2
	Republican	Eric Beck	80,907	29.5
	Independent	Jack Freudenheim	2,261	0.8
	Independent	Kenneth J. Cody	1,285	0.5
Total votes			274,391	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• United States House of Representatives elections, 2012
• United States elections, 2012

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External links

• Elections from the New Jersey Secretary of State
• United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• New Jersey U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in New Jersey at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation