2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The primary election in which candidates were chosen took place on July 7, 2020. The general election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 12 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 11 1 Seats before 10 2 Seats won 10 2 Seat change Popular vote 2,539,128 1,843,047 Percentage 57.28% 41.58% Swing 2.64% 2.9%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%

Overview

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	240,567	62.48%	144,463	37.52%	0	0.00%	385,030	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	173,849	46.17%	195,526	51.93%	7,172	1.90%	376,547	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	229,840	53.23%	196,327	45.47%	5,595	1.30%	431,762	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	162,420	38.27%	254,103	59.88%	7,845	1.85%	424,368	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	225,175	53.15%	193,333	45.64%	5,128	1.21%	423,636	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	199,648	61.17%	126,760	38.83%	0	0.00%	326,408	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	219,688	50.61%	214,359	49.39%	0	0.00%	434,047	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	176,758	74.03%	58,686	24.58%	3,329	1.39%	238,773	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	203,674	65.80%	98,629	31.86%	7,239	2.34%	309,542	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	241,522	83.28%	40,298	13.90%	8,189	2.82%	290,009	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 11	235,163	53.30%	206,013	46.70%	0	0.00%	441,176	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 12	230,883	65.64%	114,591	32.58%	6,251	1.78%	351,725	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	2,539,128	57.28%	1,843,047	41.58%	50,748	1.14%	4,432,923	100.0%

Popular vote Democratic   57.28% Republican   41.58% Other   1.14%

House seats Democratic   83.33% Republican   16.67%

District 1

2020 New Jersey's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Donald Norcross Claire Gustafson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 240,567 144,463 Percentage 62.5% 37.5%

Results by county Results by municipality Norcross:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Gustafson:      50-60%      80-90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Donald Norcross Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Donald Norcross Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in South Jersey and encompasses the inner Philadelphia suburbs including parts of Camden County along with parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. The incumbent was Democrat Donald Norcross, who was re-elected with 64.4% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Donald Norcross, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Declined

• Sue Altman, executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Party^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Norcross (incumbent)	94,084	100.0
Total votes			94,084	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Claire Gustafson, businesswoman and former Collingswood school board member^[5][6]

Withdrawn

• Josh Duvall, businessman^[7]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Claire Gustafson	27,616	100.0
Total votes			27,616	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	October 12, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

New Jersey's 1st congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Norcross (incumbent)	240,567	62.5
	Republican	Claire Gustafson	144,463	37.5
Total votes			385,030	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2020 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Jeff Van Drew Amy Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 195,526 173,849 Percentage 51.9% 46.2%

Results by county Results by municipality Van Drew:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Kennedy:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Jeff Van Drew Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew Republican

See also: New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is anchored in southern New Jersey coast, and includes all of Atlantic, Cumberland, and Salem counties, and parts of Burlington, Gloucester and Ocean counties. The incumbent was Republican Jeff Van Drew, who was elected in 2018 as a Democrat, flipping the district with 52.9% of the vote. On December 19, 2019, in a meeting with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in the Oval Office, Van Drew announced that he had officially changed his party affiliation to the Republican Party.^[16]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bob Patterson, former vice president for government relations at the United States Business and Industry Council and nominee for New Jersey's 1st congressional district in 2016^[17][18]
• Jeff Van Drew, incumbent U.S. representative^[16]

Withdrawn

• Brian T. Fitzherbert, defense contractor, project manager, engineer and former Atlantic County Young Republicans Chairman^[19][20]
• David Richter, engineer, lawyer, businessman and former CEO of Hill International (ran in 3rd district instead)^[21][22][23]

Declined

• Chris A. Brown, state senator^[24]
• DiAnne Gove, state assemblywoman^[25]
• Seth Grossman, former Atlantic County freeholder and nominee for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[26]
• Hirsh Singh, engineer, candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018, and candidate for governor in 2017 (ran for U.S. Senate)^[27]

Endorsements

Brian T. Fitzherbert

Organizations

• New Jersey Right to Life PAC^[28]
• Somers Point Regular Republican Club^[29]

State officials

• Sam Fiocchi, former assemblyman^[30]

Local officials

• Robert Campbell, Down Township Mayor^[31]
• Erland Chau, Northfield Mayor^[32]
• John Daddario, Upper Deerfield Township Committeeman^[33]
• Richard DePamphilis, Linwood Mayor^[34]
• Anthony Fanucci, Vineland Mayor^[35]
• Kirk Gerety, Somers Point Councilman^[29]
• Jack Glasser, Somers Point Mayor^[29]
• Beth Holtzman, Ventnor Mayor^[36]
• Janice Johnston, Somers Point Councilwoman^[29]
• Samuel Maccarone, Woolwich Mayor^[37]
• Sean McGuigan, Somers Point Council President^[29]
• Michael Owen, Somers Point Councilman^[29]
• Chris Seher, Absecon Councilman^[38]
• Gregory Sykora, Somers Point Republican Municipal Leader^[29]
• Dennis Tapp, Somers Point Councilman^[29]

Republican County Committee

• Maryetta Borkowski, Hamilton Township Republican County Committeewoman^[39]
• Leonard Dagit, Egg Harbor Township Republican County Committeeman^[40]
• Harry Rogers, Hamilton Township Republican County Committeeman^[41]
• Paul Rosenberg, Egg Harbor Township Republican County Committeeman^[42]
• Rodney Ruark, Absecon Republican County Committeeman^[43]
• Gergory Seher, Absecon Republican County Committeeman^[39]
• Kevin Smaniotto, Millville GOP County Committeeman^[44]

Republican State Committee

• Barbara Capelli, Gloucester County State Committeewoman^[45]
• William Fey, former Gloucester County GOP Chairman & Gloucester County State Committeeman^[45]

Individuals

• William Gruccio, Cumberland County Young Republicans Chairman^[46]
• Joeseph Sarno, Young Republican Federation of New Jersey Chairman^[47]

Bob Patterson

Organizations

• New Jersey Right to Life PAC (originally endorsed Brian Fitzherbert)^[48]

Jeff Van Drew

U.S. presidents

• Donald J. Trump, 45th president of the United States^[49]

Federal officials

• Chris Smith, U.S. representative (NJ-04)^[50]

Organizations

• Atlantic County Republican Committee
• Burlington County Republican Committee
• Camden County Republican Committee
• Cape May County GOP
• Cumberland County GOP
• Gloucester County GOP
• Ocean County GOP
• Salem County GOP

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Van Drew (incumbent)	45,226	82.4
	Republican	Bob Patterson	9,691	17.6
Total votes			54,917	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• William Cunningham, chief investigator on the House Oversight Committee and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[51]
• John Francis, West Cape May commissioner^[52]
• Brigid Callahan Harrison, political science professor at Montclair State University^[53]
• Amy Kennedy, mental health advocate and wife of former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy^[54]
• Robert Turkavage, former FBI agent and Republican candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[55]

Withdrew

• Ashley Bennett, Atlantic County freeholder^[55][56]

Declined

• Ray Batten, former New Jersey Superior Court judge^[57]
• Jack Surrency, Cumberland County freeholder^[58]
• Adam Taliaferro, state assemblyman^[59]

Endorsements

William Cunningham

U.S. senators

• Mike Gravel, former U.S. senator from Alaska (1969–1981); candidate for President in 2008 and 2020^[60]

Individuals

• Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, former Maryland Democratic Party chair (2018-2019)^[61]

Publications

• The Cape May Standard^[61]
• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[62]

Organizations

• African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council^[61]
• The Collective PAC^[63]
• Democracy for America^[64]
• GenERAtion Ratify^[61]
• The Gravel Institute^[60]
• LGBTQ Victory Fund^[65]
• Moms Demand Action^[61]
• Our Revolution Atlantic County^[61]
• Progressive Democrats of New Jersey^[61]
• The Solidarity Movement^[61]
• Sunrise Movement - South Jersey^[61]

Brigid Callahan Harrison^[66]

Federal officials

• Josh Gottheimer, U.S. representative (NJ-05)^[67]
• Albio Sires, U.S. representative (NJ-08)^[68]

State officials

• Gordon MacInnes, former education assistant commissioner (2002-2007), state senator (1994-1998), and state assemblyman (1974-1976)^[69]

Labor unions

• UNITE HERE, Local 54^[70]

Newspapers

• The Star-Ledger^[71]

Amy Kennedy

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[72]

U.S. vice presidents

• Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States (2009-2017), United States Senator from Delaware (1973-2009), Democratic nominee for the 2020 election^[73]

Members of U.S. Congress

• David Cicilline, U.S. representative (RI-01)^[74]
• Steny Hoyer, U.S. representative (MD-05) and House Majority Leader^[75]
• Joe Kennedy III, U.S. representative (MA-4)^[76]

State executives

• Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association (2019-present), United States Ambassador to Germany (2009-2013)^[77]
• Sheila Oliver, Lieutenant Governor and former state assemblywoman (2004-2018) and state Assembly speaker (2010-2014)^[75]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[77]
• Communications Workers of America^[78]
• Communications Workers of America New Jersey Chapter^[79]
• National Education Association^[80]
• New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) PAC^[81]

Organizations

• Atlantic County Democratic Committee^[82]
• Congressional Hispanic Caucus Bold PAC^[83]
• End Citizens United^[84]
• Equality PAC^[74]
• League of Conservation Voters^[85]
• Let America Vote^[84]
• New Jersey CD 2 Progressive Democrats^[86]
• South Jersey Progressive Democrats^[86]
• Taking the Hill PAC^[86]

Individuals

• Martin Luther King III, civil rights activist^[87]
• Tanzira "Tanzie" Youngblood, Democratic candidate in NJ-02 in 2018^{[citation needed]}

Political parties

• New Jersey Working Families Alliance^[88]

Hypothetical polling

with Jeff Van Drew (D) and Generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Jeff Van Drew (D)	Generic Democrat	Undecided
TargetSmart/Ally Mutnick[89]	Dec 7–10, 2019	391 (LV)	–	28%	58%[b]	14%[c]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amy Kennedy	43,414	62.1
	Democratic	Brigid Callahan Harrison	15,560	22.3
	Democratic	William Cunningham	8,946	12.8
	Democratic	John Francis	1,061	1.5
	Democratic	Robert Turkavage	938	1.3
Total votes			69,919	100.0

General election

Debate

2020 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jeff Van Drew	Amy Kennedy
1	Oct. 8, 2020	NJTV William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University	Briana Vannozzi	[90]	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Tossup	October 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Tilt D (flip)	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Tossup	October 12, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Tossup	October 6, 2020
RCP[13]	Tossup	October 5, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Tossup	July 31, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Jeff Van Drew (R)	Amy Kennedy (D)	Other	Undecided
Stockton University[91]	October 22–27, 2020	676 (LV)	± 3.7%	45%	46%	3%[d]	6%
Monmouth University[92]	September 26 – October 1, 2020	588 (RV)[e]	± 4.1%	44%	49%	1%[f]	5%
		588 (LV)[g]		44%	50%	–	–
		588 (LV)[h]		44%	51%	–	–
ALG Research (D)[93][A]	September 14–17, 2020	505 (LV)	± 4.4%	42%[e]	46%	3%[i]	9%
				44%[j]	49%	–	–
Public Policy Polling (D)[94][B]	September 14–15, 2020	550 (V)	–	43%	48%	–	9%
GQR Research (D)[95][C]	August 4–6, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	46%	51%	–	–
Global Strategy Group (D)[96][B]	August 1–5, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	45%	46%	–	9%[c]
RMG Research[97]	July 30 – August 5, 2020	500 (RV)	±  4.5%	42%	39%	–	19%
DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D)[98][C]	June 30 – July 3, 2020	404 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	44%	–	–

Hypothetical polling

with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Generic Republican	Generic Democrat	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[99][B]	September 14–15, 2020	550 (V)	–	44%	49%	7%
Global Strategy Group (D)[100][B]	August 1–5, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	41%	44%	16%[c]

with Jeff Van Drew (D) and Generic Opponent

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Jeff Van Drew (D)	Generic Opponent	Undecided
TargetSmart[101]	December 7–10, 2019	391 (LV)	–	24%	60%[k]	17%[c]

Results

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Van Drew (incumbent)	195,526	51.9
	Democratic	Amy Kennedy	173,849	46.2
	Independent	Jenna Harvey	4,136	1.1
	Libertarian	Jesse Ehrnstrom	3,036	0.8
Total votes			376,547	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2020 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Andy Kim David Richter Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 229,840 196,327 Percentage 53.23% 45.47%

County results Kim:      60-70% Richter:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Andy Kim Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Andy Kim Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is based in central New Jersey, and includes parts of Burlington and Ocean counties. The incumbent was Democrat Andy Kim, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.0% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Andy Kim, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Endorsements

Andy Kim

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[72]

Organizations

• Asian American Action Fund^[102]
• Council for a Livable World^[103]
• End Citizens United^[104]
• Human Rights Campaign^[105]
• Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund^[106]
• J Street PAC^[107]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[108]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[109]
• National Organization for Women^[110]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[111]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[112]
• Serve America PAC^[113]
• Sierra Club^[114]
• VoteVets^[115]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Kim (incumbent)	79,417	100.0
Total votes			79,417	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Kate Gibbs, former Burlington County freeholder^[116]
• David Richter, engineer, lawyer, and former CEO of Hill International^[21][23]

Withdrew

• John Novak, mayor of Barnegat (endorsed David Richter)^[117][118]
• Tony Porto, former mayor of Hainesport (endorsed David Richter)^[119]

Declined

• Dawn Addiego, state senator (switched to Democratic Party)^[120]
• Randy Brown, former mayor of Evesham Township^[121]
• Sean Earlen, chair of the Burlington County Republican Party (endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[121]
• Kim Guadagno, former lieutenant governor^[24]
• Jack Kelly, Ocean County freeholder and candidate for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in 2008 (endorsed David Richter)^[122]
• Al Leiter, baseball analyst and former Major League Baseball pitcher^[123]
• Tom MacArthur, former U.S. representative (endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[124]
• Gregory P. McGuckin, state Assemblyman (endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[125]
• Ryan Peters, state Assemblyman (endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[126]
• Frank Sadeghi, businessman and Republican fundraiser^[127]

Endorsements

Kate Gibbs

Federal officials

• Tom MacArthur, former U.S. representative (NJ-03) (2015-2019)^[128]
• Kevin McCarthy, U.S. representative (CA-23) and House Minority Leader and former House Majority Leader (2014-2019)^[129][130]

State officials

• Diane Allen, former state senator (1998-2018), state Senate deputy minority leader, and state assemblywoman (1996-1998)^[131]
• Jon Bramnick, state assemblyman and state Assembly minority leader^[132][128]
• John Catalano, state assemblyman^[125]
• Kristin Corrado, state senator^[133]
• BettyLou DeCroce, state assemblywoman^[133]
• Serena DiMaso, state assemblywoman^[133]
• Aura K. Dunn, state assemblywoman^[133]
• James W. Holzapfel, state senator and former state assemblyman (1994-2012)^[125]
• Tom Kean, Jr., state senator and state Senate minority leader and former state assemblyman (2001-2003)^[132]
• Gregory P. McGuckin, state assemblyman^[125]
• Nancy Munoz, state assemblywoman^[133]
• Ryan Peters, state assemblyman^[134]
• Holly Schepisi, state assemblywoman and state Assembly deputy minority leader and former state Assembly assistant minority leader (2018-2020)^[133]
• Jean Stanfield, state assemblywoman^[134]

Local officials

• Jim Borowski, Lavallette councilman^[135]
• Deborah Buzby-Cope, Bass River mayor^[135]
• Chris Chiacchio, former Moorestown mayor^[136]
• Gail Coleman, Seaside Park councilwoman^[137]
• Manny Delgado, former Moorestown mayor^[136]
• Joanne Filippone, Lavallette councilwoman^[135]
• Dave Finter, Lavallette councilman^[135]
• Phil Garwood, former Moorestown mayor^[136]
• Stacey Jordan, former Moorestown mayor and Burlington County Freeholder^[136]
• Faith Liguori, Seaside Park councilwoman^[137]
• Mike Locatell, Moorestown councilman^[136]
• Victoria Napolitano, Moorestown councilwoman and former mayor (2015-2016) and deputy mayor (2016-2017)^[138]
• Judy Noonan, Berkeley Township councilwoman^[138]
• Tom Rolzhausen, South Toms River councilman^{[citation needed]}
• Sandy Ross, South Toms River councilman^{[citation needed]}
• Anita Zalom, Lavallette councilwoman^[135]

Publications

• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[62]

Organizations

• Burlington County Republican Committee^[139]
• Burlington County Young Republicans^[140]
• Maggie's List^[141]
• Moorestown Republican Municipal Committee^[136]
• Ocean County Republican Screening Committee^[142]
• Recreational Fishing Alliance^[143]
• Republican Main Street Partnership PAC^[144]
• Value in Electing Women PAC^[145]

Individuals

• Jamie Boren, Moorestown Republican Club President^[136]
• William Burns, Lavallette Republican Club President^[135]
• Vicki Chadwick, Young Republican Federation of New Jersey National Committeewoman^[137]
• Sean Earlen, Burlington County Republican Organization chair and former Lumberton mayor^[138]
• Bill Gleason, South Toms River Republican Club PresidentSouth Toms River councilman^{[citation needed]}
• Patricia Hoffman, Lavallette Republican Committee chair^[135]
• Linda Hughes, Burlington County Republican Organization vice chair and former freeholder^[138]
• Barbara Lanuto, Ocean County Republican Organization vice chair^[146]
• Vinny Napolitano, Moorestown Republican Committee chair^[136]
• Joe Sarno, Young Republican Federation of New Jersey chair^[138]

David Richter

State officials

• Christopher J. Brown, former state assemblyman (2012-2015)^[147]
• Christopher J. Connors, state senator and former state assemblyman (1990-2008) (originally endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[148]
• DiAnne Gove, state assemblywoman (originally endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[149]
• Maria Rodriguez-Gregg, former state assemblywoman (2014-2018)^[150]
• Robert W. Singer, state senator and state Senate deputy minority leader and former state assemblyman (1986-1990, 1992-1993)^[151]

Local officials

• Carmen Amato, mayor of Berkeley Township^[152]
• Ken Baulderstone, mayor of Ocean Township^[152]
• Scott Colabella, Ocean County clerk^[153]
• Lawrence Cuneo, mayor of Pine Beach^[152]
• E. Steven Doyle, mayor of Island Heights^[152]
• Virginia E. Haines, Ocean County freeholder, Republican National Committee member, and former state assemblywoman (1992-1994)^[153]
• Mo Hill, mayor of Toms River^[152]
• Jack Kelly, Ocean County freeholder^[153]
• Paul Kennedy, mayor of Ocean Gate^[152]
• Steve Kennis, mayor of Lacey^[152]
• Walter LaCicero, mayor of Lavallette^[152]
• Gerry Little, Ocean County freeholder^[153]
• Mike Mastronardy, Ocean County sheriff^[153]
• Jack McGinnis, former mayor of Tabernacle^[154]
• Greg Myrhe, mayor of Stafford^[152]
• John Novak, mayor of Barnegat^[152]
• John Peterson, mayor of Seaside Park^[152]
• Anthony Porto, former mayor of Hainesport^[155]
• Gary Quinn, Ocean County freeholder deputy director^[153]
• Ron Roma, mayor of Beachwood^[152]
• Robert Sabosik, mayor of Point Pleasant^[152]
• Tony Vaz, mayor of Seaside Heights^[152]
• Joe Vicari, Ocean County freeholder director^[153]
• Lance White, mayor of Mantoloking^[152]

Organizations

• Barnegat Township Republican Club^[156]
• Berkeley Township Republican Club^[157]
• Brick Township Republican Club^[158]
• Lacey Township Republican Club^[158]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[159][160]
• Ocean County Republican Organization^[161]
• Ocean Township (Waretown) Republican Club^[162]
• Stafford Conservative Republican Club^[163]
• Toms River Republican Club^[156]

Individuals

• Frank Holman, Ocean County Republican Organization chair^[164]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Richter	35,824	61.1
	Republican	Kate Gibbs	22,768	38.9
Total votes			58,592	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	October 29, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Likely D	October 20, 2020
Politico[11]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Tossup	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Lean D	June 7, 2020

Complete video of debate

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Andy Kim (D)	David Richter (R)	Undecided
Basswood Research (R)[165][D]	July 13 – 15, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	42%	–

Results

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Kim (incumbent)	229,840	53.23
	Republican	David Richter	196,327	45.47
	Independent	Martin Weber	3,724	0.86
	Independent	Robert Shapiro	1,871	0.43
Total votes			431,762	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 4

2020 New Jersey's 4th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Chris Smith Stephanie Schmid Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 254,103 162,420 Percentage 59.9% 38.3%

County results Smith:      50-60%      70-80%

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

See also: New Jersey's 4th congressional district

The 4th district encompasses parts of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties. The incumbent was Republican Chris Smith, who was re-elected with 55.4% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Alter Richter, rabbi^[166]
• Chris Smith, incumbent U.S. representative^[167]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	51,636	94.8
	Republican	Alter Richter	2,853	5.2
Total votes			54,489	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• David Applefield, retired journalist^[168]
• Christine Conforti, holistic life coach and former United Nations staffer^[168]
• Stephanie Schmid, human rights activist^[168]

Withdrew

• Tiffany Kaszuba, lobbyist^[168][169]
• Jim Keady, former Asbury Park city councilman (2005–2008)^[170][171]
• Hassan Shehadeh, financial analyst^[168][172]

Endorsements

Christine Conforti

Individuals

• Georgia Cassidy, vice chair and club president of the Point Pleasant Beach Democratic Party^[173]
• Don Rodgers, municipal chairman of the Point Pleasant Beach Democratic Party^[173]

Organizations

• Mercer County Democratic Party^[174]

Stephanie Schmid

Federal officials

• Sen. Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey^[175]
• Rep Tom Malinowski, US Representative (NJ-7)^[176]
• Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-6), founder of Serve America^[177]
• Rep Frank Pallone, US Representative (NJ-6)^[178]

State officials

• Assemblywoman Joann Downey (LD-11)^[179]
• Erin Wheeler, former candidate for State Assembly, LD-10^[180]

Local officials

• Angela Ahbez-Anderson, Asbury Park Municipal Vice Chair^[180]
• Mike Benson, Ocean County Municipal Chair^[181]
• Scott Berlin, President of the Freehold Township Democrats and former Freehold Township Committee candidate^[180]
• Susan Boyce, Rumson Municipal Chair^[181]
• Matt Cohen, Little Silver Municipal Chair^[181]
• Liz deBeer, Fair Haven Municipal Chair^[181]
• Joan Gotti, Little Silver Municipal Vice Chair and Little Silver Democratic Club President^[181]
• Josh Hodes, Sea Girt Municipal Chair^[181]
• Janice Iwanyk, Howell Municipal Vice Chair^[181]
• Cristina Kocsis, Neptune City Municipal Chair^[181]
• Marissa Lambert, Ocean County Municipal Vice Chair^[181]
• Steve Lozowick, Bradley Beach Municipal Chair^[180]
• Tricia Maguire, Middletown Democratic Committeewoman^[180]
• Mike Mangan, Manasquan Municipal Chair^[180]
• Maria Rondinaro, Belmar Municipal Chair^[180]
• Patricia Sheehan, Avon Municipal Chair and former Mayor of East Brunswick^[180]
• Meg Thomann, Freehold Township Municipal Chair^[180]
• Patricia Troise, Manchester Municipal Chair^[180]
• Ed Wolff, Point Pleasant Borough Municipal Chair^[180]

Individuals

• David Brown, Democratic Chairman, Monmouth County Democrats^[181]
• Steve Clayton, Monmouth County Democratic Committeeman^[180]
• Gene Davis, former Councilman, Jackson^[180]
• Josh Welle, 2018 Democratic Congressional nominee^[181]

Organizations

• Bradley Beach Democratic Committee^[180]
• Little Silver Democratic Club^[180]
• Manalapan Democratic Committee^[180]
• Moms Demand Action Candidate Distinction^[180]
• Ocean Township Democratic Committee^[180]
• Rumson Democratic Committee^[180]
• Serve America^[182][177]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Schmid	38,444	67.4
	Democratic	Christine Conforti	14,331	25.1
	Democratic	David Applefield	4,244	7.5
Total votes			57,019	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Complete video of debate

Endorsements

Chris Smith

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States^[183]

Results

New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	254,103	59.9
	Democratic	Stephanie Schmid	162,420	38.3
	Independent	Hank Schroeder	3,195	0.7
	Libertarian	Michael Rufo	2,583	0.6
	Independent	Andrew Pachuta	2,067	0.5
Total votes			424,368	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2020 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Josh Gottheimer Frank Pallotta Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 225,175 193,333 Percentage 53.2% 45.6%

County results Gottheimer:      50-60% Pallotta:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Josh Gottheimer Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 5th congressional district

The 5th district is based in northern New Jersey, and includes parts of Bergen County and portions of Passaic, Sussex and Warren counties. The incumbent was Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who was re-elected with 56.2% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Josh Gottheimer, incumbent U.S. representative^[184]
• Arati Kreibich, Glen Rock borough councilwoman^[185]

Endorsements

Josh Gottheimer

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[72]

U.S. senators

• Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey^[186]

U.S. representatives

• Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. representative (NY-08) and House Democratic Caucus chair^[186]
• Nancy Pelosi, U.S. representative (CA-12) and House Speaker^[186]
• Mikie Sherrill, U.S. representative (NJ-11)^[186]

State executives

• Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey^[187]

State officials

• Valerie Huttle, state assemblywoman^[187]
• Gordon M. Johnson, state assemblyman and state Assembly speaker pro tempore^[187]
• Joseph Lagana, state senator and former state assemblyman (2014-2018)^[187]
• Lisa Swain, state assemblywoman and former mayor of Fair Lawn^[187]
• Chris Tully, state assemblyman^[187]
• Loretta Weinberg, state senator and state Senate majority leader and former state assemblywoman (1992-2005)^[188]

Organizations

• Bergen County Democratic Committee
• Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) PAC^[186]
• Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) PAC
• End Citizens United^[189]
• Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund^[190]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[106]
• Jewish Democratic Council of America^[186]
• National Education Association (NEA)^[191]
• New Jersey Education Association (NJEA)
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[111]
• Sierra Club^[114]

Individuals

• John Currie, New Jersey Democratic State Committee chair^[188]
• Balpreet Grewal-Virk, Bergen County Democratic Organization vice chair^[188]
• Paul Juliano, Bergen County Democratic Committee chair^[188]
• Tom Palmieri, Warren County Democratic Committee chair^[188]
• Katie Rotondi, Sussex County Democratic Committee chair^[188]

Arati Kreibich

Federal officials

• Ayanna Pressley, U.S. representative (MA-07)^[192]

Organizations

• #VOTEPROCHOICE^[193]

• Common Defense^[194]
• Demand Universal Healthcare (DUH)^[195]
• Food & Water Action^[196]
• Friends of the Earth Action^[197]
• Indivisible^[198]
• Moms in Office^[199]
• National Iranian American Council^[200]
• New Jersey Working Families Alliance^[88]
• Our Revolution New Jersey Chapter^[201]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[196]
• Progressive Democrats of America^[202]
• Progressive Rising^[203]
• South Asians for America^[204]
• Sunrise Movement (national)^[205]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Josh Gottheimer	Arati Kreibich
TargetSmart (D)[206][E]	June 17–18, 2020	– (LV)[l]	± 4.9%	66%	23%
Data for Progress[207]	May 17, 2020	368 (LV)	± 5.1%	64%	17%

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer (incumbent)	52,406	66.5
	Democratic	Arati Kreibich	26,418	33.5
Total votes			78,824	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• James Baldini, educator^[208]
• Hector Castillo^[209]
• John McCann, former Cresskill borough councilman and nominee for New Jersey's 5th congressional district in 2018^[210]
• Frank Pallotta, former investment banker^[211]

Withdrawn

• Bob Auth, state assemblyman^[212]
• Jon Dalrymple Jr., student^[213]
• Dana DiRisio, former aide to U.S. Representative Scott Garrett^[214]
• Paul Duggan, candidate for Bergen County Executive in 2018^[215] (running as New Jersey Conservative Party candidate)^[216]
• Mike Ghassali, mayor of Montvale^[217][218]
• John C. Glidden, mayor of Closter^[219]

Declined

• Michael J. Doherty, state senator^[220]
• Tim Luing, businessman^[221][222]
• Holly Schepisi, state assemblywoman^[223]
• Parker Space, state assemblyman^[224]

Endorsements

Mike Ghassali (withdrawn)

Individuals

• Joe Piscopo, actor, comedian, and radio talk show host^[225]
• Bill Spadea, radio talk show host^[226]

Organizations

• New York Young Republican Club^[227]

John McCann

Local officials

• Steven Rogers, America Winning Coalition president, former Nutley commissioner of public affairs (2012-2020), and Republican candidate in 2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election^[228]

Frank Pallotta

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States

State officials

• Gerald Cardinale, state senator and former state Senate deputy majority leader (1994-2002) and assistant minority leader (1987-1989) and state assemblyman (1980-1982)^[229]
• Kristin Corrado, state senator^[230]
• BettyLou DeCroce, state assemblywoman^[231]
• John DiMaio, state assemblyman and former mayor of Hackettstown (1991-1999)^[232]
• Joseph Pennacchio, state senator and former state assemblyman (2001-2008)^[233]
• Holly Schepisi, state assemblywoman and state Assembly deputy minority leader and former assistant minority leader (2018-2020)^[234]

Local officials

• Michele Dale, mayor of West Milford Township^[235]
• Stan Kula, mayor of Hardyston^[236]
• Roger Lane, former mayor of New Milford^[236]
• Jim Perry, Hardwick Township committeeman^[237]
• Carlos Rendo, mayor of Woodcliff Lake and 2017 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial nominee^[238]
• John Roth, mayor of Mahwah^[236]
• John Ruocco, mayor of Hillsdale^[236]
• John Sowden, mayor of Franklin Borough^[236]
• Mike Strada, Sussex County sheriff^[239]
• Ann Subrizi, former mayor of New Milford^[236]

Organizations

• New Jersey Right to Life PAC^[240]

Individuals

• Tony Shaffer, retired U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel^[241]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Pallotta	25,834	51.7
	Republican	John McCann	16,220	32.4
	Republican	James Baldini	5,126	10.3
	Republican	Hector Castillo	2,814	5.6
Total votes			49,994	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Likely D	October 3, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Likely D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Hypothetical polling

with John McCann

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Josh Gottheimer (D)	John McCann (R)	Undecided
Cygnal/InsiderNJ[242]	January 23–26, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	39%	40%	21%

with Mike Ghassali

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Josh Gottheimer (D)	Mike Ghassali (R)	Undecided
Cygnal/InsiderNJ[242]	January 23–26, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	44%	43%	13%

Results

New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer (incumbent)	225,175	53.2
	Republican	Frank Pallotta	193,333	45.6
	Independent	Louis Vellucci	5,128	1.2
Total votes			423,636	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2020 New Jersey's 6th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Frank Pallone Christian Onuoha Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 199,648 126,760 Percentage 61.2% 38.8%

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

The 6th district encompasses northern Middlesex County and parts of Monmouth County, including New Brunswick and Long Branch. The incumbent was Democrat Frank Pallone, who was re-elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Amani al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.com^[243]
• Russ Cirincione, attorney and trade unionist^[244][245]
• Frank Pallone, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

• John Hsu^[246]
• Javahn Walker, candidate in 2018^[247]

Endorsements

Russ Cirincione

Organizations

• American Progressives in STEM^[248]
• Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund (co-endorsed with Amani al-Khatahtbeh)^[249]
• Demand Universal Healthcare (DUH)^[195]
• Force the Issue NJ^[250]
• Friends of the Earth Action (co-endorsed with Amani al-Khatahtbeh)^[251]
• Humanity Forward^[252]
• Progressive Rising^[253]
• Public Arts Commission^[254]

Individuals

• Andrew Yang, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate^[252]

Amani al-Khatahtbeh

Organizations

• Center for Biological Diversity Action Fund (co-endorsed with Russ Cirincione)^[249]
• Friends of the Earth Action (co-endorsed with Russ Cirincione)^[251]

Frank Pallone

Organizations

• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[106]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[111]
• Sierra Club^[114]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)	56,660	79.2
	Democratic	Russ Cirincione	12,139	17.0
	Democratic	Amani al-Khatahtbeh	2,743	3.8
Total votes			71,542	100.0

Republican primary

Republican candidates Sammy Gindi and Christian Onuoha filed challenges against each other's petitions and as a result both were removed from the primary ballot; however, both continued to campaign as write-in candidates in the primary.^[255]

Candidates

Declared

• Sammy Gindi, entrepreneur^[256]
• Christian Onuoha, candidate for New Jersey General Assembly in 2019^[256]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[257][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christian Onuoha (write-in)	508	100.0
Total votes			508	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)	199,648	61.2
	Republican	Christian Onuoha	126,760	38.8
Total votes			326,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

2020 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Tom Malinowski Thomas Kean Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 219,688 214,359 Percentage 50.6% 49.4%

County results Malinowski:      50-60%      60-70% Kean Jr.:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Malinowski Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 7th congressional district

The 7th district is based in north-central New Jersey, and includes portions of Morris, Warren, Union, Somerset, Essex and all of Hunterdon County. The incumbent was Democrat Tom Malinowski, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Tom Malinowski, incumbent U.S. representative^[258]

Endorsements

Tom Malinowski

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[72]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[105]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[106]
• J Street PAC^[107]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[108]
• National Iranian American Council^[259]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[109]
• National Organization for Women^[110]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[111]
• Serve America PAC^[113]
• Sierra Club^[114]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Malinowski (incumbent)	80,334	100.0
Total votes			80,334	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Raafat Barsoom, physician and candidate for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2018^[260]
• Thomas Kean Jr., minority leader of the New Jersey Senate^[261]
• Tom Phillips, human resources executive^[262]

Withdrawn

• Rosemary Becchi, tax attorney and nonprofit executive (running for the 11th congressional district)^[263]

Declined

• Michael J. Doherty, state senator^[220]
• Matt Holt, Hunterdon County freeholder
• Kathy Hugin, philanthropist and former Wall Street bond trader
• Leonard Lance, former U.S. representative^[264]
• David Larsen, businessman and candidate for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016^[265]
• Nancy Munoz, state assemblywoman^[266]
• Colin Newman, business executive^[123]
• Erik Peterson, state assemblyman^[267]
• Jason Sarnoski, Warren County freeholder
• Dana DiRisio, former aide to U.S. Representative Scott Garrett^[214]
• Tim Smith, former mayor of Roxbury Township
• Doug Steinhardt, chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee^[268][123]

Endorsements

Thomas Kean Jr.

Federal officials

• Liz Cheney, U.S. representative from Wyoming's At-Large District^[269]
• Kevin McCarthy, U.S. House Minority Leader^[270][271]
• Steve Scalise, U.S. House Minority Whip^[269]

State and local officials

• Kip Bateman, state senator^[272]
• Jack Ciattarelli, former state assemblyman and candidate for governor in 2017^[272]
• Matthew Holt, Hunterdon County freeholder^[273]
• Thomas Kean, former chairman of the 9/11 Commission, former governor (1982-1990), former state assemblyman, candidate's father^[274]
• Suzanne Lagay, Hunterdon County freeholder^[273]
• John Lanza, Hunterdon County freeholder^[273]
• Mary Melfi, Hunterdon County clerk^[273]
• Zach Rich, Hunterdon County freeholder^[273]
• Susan Soloway, Hunterdon County freeholder^[273]
• Shaun Van Doren, Hunterdon County freeholder^[273]

Party chairs

• Patrick Torpey, chair of the Hunterdon County Republican Party^[273]
• The New York Young Republican Club^[275]

Organizations

• United States Chamber of Commerce^[276]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas H. Kean Jr.	45,395	79.4
	Republican	Raafat Barsoom	6,151	10.8
	Republican	Tom Phillips	5,631	9.8
Total votes			57,177	100.0

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate, September 13, 2020.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Likely D	October 29, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Lean D	October 12, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Tossup	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Lean D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Tom Malinowski (D)	Thomas Kean Jr. (R)	Other	Undecided
Basswood Research (R)[277]	March 10–11, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	38%	39%	0%	23%
NRCC (R)[278][F]	June 24–26, 2019	400 (LV)	–	42%	44%	1%	13%

Hypothetical polling

with generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Tom Malinowski (D)	Generic Republican	Undecided
NRCC (R)[279][F]	June 24–26, 2019	400 (LV)	–	42%	44%	13%

Results

New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Malinowski (incumbent)	219,688	50.6
	Republican	Thomas H. Kean Jr.	214,359	49.4
Total votes			434,047	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2020 New Jersey's 8th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Albio Sires Jason Mushnick Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 176,758 58,686 Percentage 74.0% 24.6%

County results Sires:      60-70%      70-80%

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

See also: New Jersey's 8th congressional district

The 8th district is based in North Jersey encompassing parts of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties. The incumbent was Democrat Albio Sires, who was re-elected with 78.1% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Hector Oseguera, lawyer^[280]
• Will Sheehan, former U.S. Navy SEAL intelligence officer^[281]
• Albio Sires, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

• Jonathan Munitz, financial consultant (endorsed Hector Oseguera)^[282]

Endorsements

Hector Oseguera

Local officials

• James Solomon, Jersey City councilman^[283]
• John Thieroff, former Jersey City deputy mayor (2013-2014)^[284]

Organizations

• Blue America^[285]
• The Climate Mobilization Hoboken^[286]
• Demand Universal Healthcare (DUH)^[195]
• Force the Issue NJ^[250]
• Hudson County DSA^[286][287]
• NJ-08 for Progress^[286]
• The Solidarity Caucus^[286]
• Working Families Alliance^[288]
• Youth Climate Strike - New Jersey^[289]

Individuals

• Jonathan Munitz, 2020 Democratic candidate in NJ-08^[282]

Will Sheehan

Organizations

• Pier Truckers Association^[290]
• Port Driver Association^[290]

Albio Sires

Federal officials

• Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey^[291]
• Bob Menendez, U.S. senator from New Jersey^[291]

State officials

• Annette Chaparro, assemblywoman, District 33^[292]
• Nicholas Chiaravalloti, assemblyman, District 31^[292]
• Sandra Bolden Cunningham, state senator, District 31^[292]
• Angelica M. Jimenez, assemblywoman, District 32^[292]
• Angela McKnight, assemblywoman, District 31^[292]
• Pedro Mejia, assemblyman, District 32
• Raj Mukherji, assemblyman, District 33^[292]
• Phil Murphy, Governor^[291]
• Sheila Oliver, Lieutenant Governor and former state assemblywoman (2004-2018) and state Assembly speaker (2010-2014)^[291]
• Nicholas Sacco, state senator, District 32, Mayor of North Bergen, former assistant superintendent of North Bergen School District^[292]
• Brian P. Stack, state senator, District 33, Mayor of Union City^[292]

Local officials

• Ravi Bhalla, Mayor of Hoboken^[292]
• Diane Coleman, Hudson County Register^[292]
• Jimmy Davis, Mayor of Bayonne^[292]
• Amy DeGise, Hudson County Democratic Organization Chairwoman^[292]
• Tom DeGise, Hudson County Executive^[292][293]
• James Fife, Mayor of Harrison
• Steve Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City^[292][293]
• Mike Gonnelli, Mayor of Secaucus^[292]
• Dina Grilo, Mayor of East Newark^[292]
• E. Junior Maldonado, Hudson County Clerk^[292]
• Bill O'Dea, Hudson County Freeholder^[294]
• Gabrien Rodriguez, Mayor of West New York^[292]
• Yousef Saleh, Jersey City councilman^[295]
• Al Santos, Mayor of Kearny^[292]
• Frank X. Schillari, Hudson County Sheriff^[292]
• Richard Turner, Mayor of Weehawken^[292]
• Wayne Zitt, Mayor of Guttenberg^[292]

Organizations

• Hudson County Democratic Organization, Hudson County's chapter of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee^[292]
• Hudson County Latino Caucus^[296]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[106]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[111]
• Sierra Club^[114]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	47,814	70.3
	Democratic	Hector Oseguera	18,557	27.3
	Democratic	Will Sheehan	1,612	2.4
Total votes			67,983	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jason Mushnick, attorney and candidate for New Jersey General Assembly in 2019^[297]

Withdrew

• David Winkler^[298][299]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Mushnick	5,899	100.0
Total votes			5,899	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	176,758	74.0
	Republican	Jason Mushnick	58,686	24.6
	Libertarian	Dan Delaney	3,329	1.4
Total votes			238,773	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2020 New Jersey's 9th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Bill Pascrell Billy Prempeh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 203,674 98,629 Percentage 65.8% 31.9%

County results Pascrell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

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

See also: New Jersey's 9th congressional district

The 9th district encompasses parts of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties. The incumbent was Democrat Bill Pascrell, who was re-elected with 70.3% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Alp Basaran, corporate lawyer^[300]
• Bill Pascrell, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Zinovia Spezakis, finance and clean energy executive, environmental activist^[301]

Endorsements

Bill Pascrell

State officials

• Annette Chaparro, assemblywoman, District 33^[292]
• Nicholas Chiaravalloti, assemblyman, District 31^[292]
• Sandra Bolden Cunningham, state senator, District 31^[292]
• Angelica M. Jimenez, assemblywoman, District 32^[292]
• Angela McKnight, assemblywoman, District 31^[292]
• Pedro Mejia, assemblyman, District 32
• Raj Mukherji, assemblyman, District 33^[292]
• Nicholas Sacco, state senator, District 32, Mayor of North Bergen, former Assistant Superintendent of North Bergen School District^[292]
• Brian P. Stack, state senator, District 33, Mayor of Union City^[292]

Local officials

• Ravi Bhalla, Mayor of Hoboken^[292]
• Diane Coleman, Hudson County Register^[292]
• Jimmy Davis, Mayor of Bayonne^[292]
• Amy DeGise, Hudson County Democratic Organization Chairwoman^[292]
• Tom DeGise, Hudson County Executive^[292]
• James Fife, Mayor of Harrison
• Steve Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City^[292]
• Mike Gonnelli, Mayor of Secaucus^[292]
• Dina Grilo, Mayor of East Newark^[292]
• E. Junior Maldonado, Hudson County Clerk^[292]
• Gabrien Rodriguez, Mayor of West New York^[292]
• Al Santos, Mayor of Kearny^[292]
• Frank X. Schillari, Hudson County Sheriff^[292]
• Richard Turner, Mayor of Weehawken^[292]
• Wayne Zitt, Mayor of Guttenberg^[292]

Organizations

• Brady Campaign^[302]
• Hudson County Democratic Organization, Hudson County's chapter of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee^[292]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[106]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[303]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[111]
• Sierra Club^[114]

Zinovia Spezakis

Organizations

• American Progressives in STEM^[248]
• Forward Thinking Democracy^[304]
• Our Revolution Passaic County^[305]
• Progressive Democrats of America^[202]
• Progressive Democrats of New Jersey^[306]
• Progressive Rising^[307]
• Sunrise Movement Columbia^[306]
• Sunrise Movement Morris County^[306]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Jr. (incumbent)	52,422	80.6
	Democratic	Zinovia Spezakis	10,998	16.9
	Democratic	Alp Basaran	1,592	2.5
Total votes			65,012	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Billy Prempeh, U.S. Air Force veteran^[308]
• Tim Walsh, vice chairman of the Bergen County Young Republicans^[308]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Prempeh	10,055	74.2
	Republican	Tim Walsh (Unofficially withdrew)	3,500	25.8
Total votes			13,555	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

New Jersey's 9th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Jr. (incumbent)	203,674	65.8
	Republican	Billy Prempeh	98,629	31.9
	Independent	Chris Auriemma	7,239	2.3
Total votes			309,542	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2020 New Jersey's 10th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Donald Payne Jr. Jennifer Zinone Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 241,522 40,298 Percentage 83.3% 13.9%

County results Payne Jr.:      70-80%      80-90%

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

See also: New Jersey's 10th congressional district

The 10th district encompasses parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties. The incumbent was Democrat Donald Payne Jr., who was reelected with 87.6% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• John J. Flora, teacher^[309]
• Eugene Mazo, law professor at Rutgers Law School^[310]
• Donald Payne Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Donald Payne Jr.

State officials

• Annette Chaparro, assemblywoman, District 33^[292]
• Nicholas Chiaravalloti, Assemblyman, District 31^[292]
• Sandra Bolden Cunningham, state senator, District 31^[292]
• Angelica M. Jimenez, assemblywoman, District 32^[292]
• Angela McKnight, assemblywoman, District 31^[292]
• Pedro Mejia, assemblyman, District 32
• Raj Mukherji, assemblyman, District 33^[292]
• Nicholas Sacco, state senator, District 32, Mayor of North Bergen, former Assistant Superintendent of North Bergen School District^[292]
• Brian P. Stack, state senator, District 33, Mayor of Union City^[292]

Local officials

• Ravi Bhalla, Mayor of Hoboken^[292]
• Diane Coleman, Hudson County Register^[292]
• Jimmy Davis, Mayor of Bayonne^[292]
• Amy DeGise, Hudson County Democratic Organization Chairwoman^[292]
• Tom DeGise, Hudson County Executive^[292]
• James Fife, Mayor of Harrison
• Steve Fulop, Mayor of Jersey City^[292]
• Mike Gonnelli, Mayor of Secaucus^[292]
• Dina Grilo, Mayor of East Newark^[292]
• E. Junior Maldonado, Hudson County Clerk^[292]
• Gabrien Rodriguez, Mayor of West New York^[292]
• Al Santos, Mayor of Kearny^[292]
• Frank X. Schillari, Hudson County Sheriff^[292]
• Richard Turner, Mayor of Weehawken^[292]
• Wayne Zitt, Mayor of Guttenberg^[292]

Organizations

• Hudson County Democratic Organization, Hudson County's chapter of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[106]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[111]
• Sierra Club^[114]

John Flora

Unions

• Pier Trucker Association^[311]
• Port Driver Association^[311]

Organizations

• American Descendants of Slavery^[311]
• Blue Media Project^[311]
• Generation Ratify New Jersey^[311]
• Sunrise Movement - Union County chapter^[311]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne Jr. (incumbent)	83,436	88.5
	Democratic	Eugene Mazo	6,653	7.0
	Democratic	John J. Flora	4,239	4.5
Total votes			94,328	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jennifer Zinone, freelance copywriter^[312]

Withdrew

• Michael W. Barret^[312]
• Ana Rivera^[2]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jennifer Zinone	3,113	100.0
Total votes			3,113	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

New Jersey's 10th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne Jr. (incumbent)	241,522	83.3
	Republican	Jennifer Zinone	40,298	13.9
	Independent	Akil Khalfani	3,537	1.2
	Independent	Liah Fitchette	3,480	1.2
	Libertarian	John Mirrione	1,172	0.4
Total votes			290,009	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

2020 New Jersey's 11th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Mikie Sherrill Rosemary Becchi Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 235,163 206,013 Percentage 53.3% 46.7%

County results Sherrill:      50-60%      60-70% Becchi:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Mikie Sherrill Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 11th congressional district

The 11th district includes parts of Morris, Essex, Passaic and Sussex counties. The incumbent was Democrat Mikie Sherrill, who flipped the district and was elected with 56.8% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mikie Sherrill, incumbent U.S. representative^[313]

Withdrew

• Mark Washburne, professor^[314]

Endorsements

Mikie Sherrill

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[72]

Organizations

• Brady Campaign^[302]
• EMILY's List^[315]
• End Citizens United^[316]
• Giffords^[317]
• Human Rights Campaign^[105]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[106]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[318]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[109]
• National Organization for Women^[110]
• New Politics^[319]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[111]
• Serve America PAC^[113]
• Sierra Club^[114]
• VoteVets^[115]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mikie Sherrill (incumbent)	79,961	100.0
Total votes			79,961	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Rosemary Becchi, tax attorney and nonprofit executive^[263][23]

Withdrawn

• Lawrence Casha, Kinnelon borough councilman^[320]
• Reinier Prijten, financial manager^[321]

Declined

• Patrick Alloco, former aide to former governor Thomas Kean^[322]
• Mary Pat Christie, former First Lady of New Jersey and former investment banker^[323]
• James Gannon, Morris County sheriff^[324]
• Curt Ritter, former mayor of Chatham Township and former press secretary for Rudy Giuliani^[322]

Endorsements

Rosemary Becchi

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[325]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[326]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rosemary Becchi	46,774	100.0
Total votes			46,774	100.0

General election

Complete video of debate

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	August 14, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Likely D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Likely D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

New Jersey's 11th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mikie Sherrill (incumbent)	235,163	53.3
	Republican	Rosemary Becchi	206,013	46.7
Total votes			441,176	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

2020 New Jersey's 12th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Bonnie Watson Coleman Mark Razzoli Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 230,883 114,591 Percentage 65.6% 32.6%

County results Watson Coleman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 12th congressional district

The 12th district is located in the Route 1 corridor, encompassing parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. The incumbent was Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman, who was reelected with 68.7% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Bonnie Watson Coleman, incumbent U.S. representative^[327]
• Lisa McCormick, activist and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018^[312]

Endorsements

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[110]
• Sierra Club^[114]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman (incumbent)	81,936	89.2
	Democratic	Lisa McCormick	9,928	10.8
Total votes			91,864	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mark Razzoli, Old Bridge town councilman^[328]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Razzoli	19,992	100.0
Total votes			19,992	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

New Jersey's 12th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman (incumbent)	230,883	65.6
	Republican	Mark Razzoli	114,591	32.6
	Independent	Ed Forchion	4,512	1.3
	Independent	Ken Cody	1,739	0.5
Total votes			351,725	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2020 New Jersey elections

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Listed as "another Democrat should get the nomination" as opposed to "Van Drew deserves to be re-nominated"
3. Includes "refused"
4. "Another candidate" with 3%
5. Standard VI response
6. "Another candidate" with 1%; "No one" with 0%
7. In a high-turnout election
8. In a low-turnout election
9. Ehrnstrom (L) with 2%; Harvey (I) with 1%
10. If only Van Drew and Kennedy were candidates
11. Listed as "Someone new should be given a chance" as opposed to "Van Drew deserves to be re-elected"
12. Not yet released

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Kennedy's campaign
2. Poll conducted by the House Majority PAC.
3. Poll conducted by the DCCC, which seeks to elect Democratic Congressional candidates.
4. Poll sponsored by the Congressional Leadership Fund, which is a PAC that supports federal Republican candidates.
5. Poll sponsored by Gottheimer's campaign
6. Poll sponsored by the National Republican Congressional Committee