New Jersey results for every midterm race
Democrats have already scored some big wins in New Jersey in the Trump era, with Gov. Phil Murphy taking back the governor’s mansion from outgoing Gov. Chris Christie in 2017. Now, in the 2018 midterms, the Garden State will be critical to Democratic hopes of winning the House.
The party continued its wins Tuesday night. Sen. Bob Menendez won re-election and Democrat Mikie Sherrill beat out Republican Jay Webber in an open race for Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen’s seat.
Three other Republican-held House districts look up for grabs: the Second District, an open seat after Rep. Frank LoBiondo announced he would retire, which is a battle between Democrat Jeff Van Drew and Republican Seth Grossman; the Third, where Rep. Tom MacArthur is facing Obama administration veteran Andy Kim; and the Seventh, where moderate Rep. Leonard Lance is trying to hold on against Democrat Tom Malinowski.
Election forecasters rate all of those races as either toss-ups or Lean Republican. MacArthur took a very prominent, very unpopular stand in favor of Obamacare repeal last year. Lance voted against both the Republican health care and tax bills, but he still finds himself in danger in a blue state in a year of Democratic enthusiasm.
Not a single seat of the Democratic-controlled state legislature is on the ballot this year.
President Trump is very unpopular here, with Morning Consult finding a near 60 percent disapproval rating.
New Jersey US Senate
DEM | Robert Menendez | 1,582,428 | 54% | |
GOP | Bob Hugin | 1,278,442 | 43% | |
LIB | Murray Sabrin | 19,781 | 1% | |
OTH | Natalie Rivera (For The People Party) | 17,913 | 1% | |
OTH | Tricia Flanagan (New Day NJ Party) | 14,982 | 1% | |
GRN | Madelyn Hoffman | 10,018 | 0% | |
OTH | Kevin Kimple (Make It Simple Party) | 8,523 | 0% | |
OTH | Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth Party) | 8,180 | 0% |
New Jersey US House 1
DEM | Donald Norcross | 134,918 | 63% | |
GOP | Paul Dilks | 72,720 | 34% | |
LIB | Robert Shapiro | 2,371 | 1% | |
OTH | Paul Hamlin (We Deserve Better Party) | 1,830 | 1% | |
OTH | Mohammad Kabir (Your Voice Heard Party) | 804 | 0% |
New Jersey US House 2
DEM | Jeff Van Drew | 124,167 | 52% | |
GOP | Seth Grossman | 108,902 | 46% | |
LIB | John Ordille | 1,601 | 1% | |
OTH | Steven Fenichel (Time for Truth Party) | 1,023 | 0% | |
OTH | Anthony Sanchez (Cannot Be Bought Party) | 963 | 0% | |
OTH | William Benfer (Unaffiliated Party) | 805 | 0% |
New Jersey US House 3
DEM | Andy Kim | 150,405 | 50% | |
GOP | Tom MacArthur | 146,978 | 49% | |
OTH | Lawrence Berlinski (Constitution Party) | 3,845 | 1% |
New Jersey US House 4
GOP | Christopher Smith | 160,185 | 55% | |
DEM | Joshua Welle | 124,344 | 43% | |
LIB | Michael Rufo | 1,358 | 0% | |
OTH | Ed Stackhouse (Ed the Barber Party) | 1,035 | 0% | |
OTH | Brian Reynolds (Check This Column Party) | 836 | 0% | |
OTH | Felicia Stoler (The Inclusion Candidate Party) | 817 | 0% | |
OTH | Allen Yusufov (Time for Change Party) | 360 | 0% |
New Jersey US House 5
DEM | Josh Gottheimer | 148,021 | 55% | |
GOP | John McCann | 116,505 | 43% | |
LIB | Jim Tosone | 1,908 | 1% | |
OTH | Wendy Goetz (Trade Health Environment Party) | 1,660 | 1% |
New Jersey US House 6
DEM | Frank Pallone, Jr. | 128,260 | 63% | |
GOP | Richard Pezzullo | 75,655 | 37% |
New Jersey US House 7
DEM | Tom Malinowski | 162,724 | 52% | |
GOP | Leonard Lance | 147,637 | 47% | |
GRN | Diane Moxley | 2,569 | 1% | |
OTH | Greg Mele (Freedom Responsibility Action Party) | 2,241 | 1% |
New Jersey US House 8
DEM | Albio Sires | 114,118 | 78% | |
GOP | John Muniz | 27,746 | 19% | |
OTH | Mahmoud Mahmoud (New Way Forward Party) | 3,507 | 2% | |
LIB | Dan Delaney | 1,141 | 1% |
New Jersey US House 9
DEM | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | 124,290 | 70% | |
GOP | Eric Fisher | 52,028 | 29% | |
LIB | Claudio Belusic | 1,486 | 1% |
New Jersey US House 10
DEM | Donald Payne, Jr. | 167,147 | 87% | |
GOP | Agha Khan | 19,671 | 10% | |
OTH | Cynthia Johnson (C4C 2018 Party) | 2,010 | 1% | |
OTH | Joanne Miller (Never Give Up Party) | 1,942 | 1% | |
LIB | Scott DiRoma | 583 | 0% |
New Jersey US House 11
DEM | Mikie Sherrill | 173,166 | 56% | |
GOP | Jay Webber | 130,585 | 42% | |
OTH | Robert Crook (Honesty Integrity Compassion Party) | 4,657 | 2% | |
LIB | Ryan Martinez | 1,286 | 0% |
New Jersey US House 12
DEM | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 163,343 | 69% | |
GOP | Daryl Kipnis | 74,373 | 31% |