2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

The 2008 congressional elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2008 to determine who would represent the state of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. New Jersey has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected serve din the 111th Congress from January 4, 2009 until January 3, 2011. The election coincided with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

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All 13 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 6 Seats won 8 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,911,827 1,461,820 Percentage 55.61% 42.52% Swing 0.91% 0.25%
District results County results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   90–100% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

The statewide party primary elections were held June 3, 2008. District 3 was the only seat which changed party (from open Republican to Democratic), although CQ Politics had forecasted districts 3, 5 and 7 to be at some risk for the incumbent party. This is the last time that any district saw one party run uncontested, in this case, the 10th.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2008[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,911,827	55.61%	8	1
	Republican	1,461,820	42.52%	5	1
	Green	12,554	0.37%	0
	Libertarian	1,600	0.05%	0
	Constitution	1,551	0.05%	0
	Independents	48,628	1.41%	0
Totals		3,437,980	100.00%	13	—

District 1

See also: New Jersey's 1st congressional district

This district contains all or parts of Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Camille Andrews, wife of incumbent U.S. Representative Rob Andrews^[2]
• John Caramanna
• David G. Evans
• Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad

Declined

• Rob Andrews, incumbent Representative from Haddon Heights since 1990 (ran for U.S. Senate)

Incumbent Democrat Rob Andrews, in a surprise move on April 2, 2008, announced that he would challenge incumbent United States Senator Frank Lautenberg in the June primary.^[3] His House seat, which was reliably Democratic (CPVI D+14), thus became an open seat. However, the filing deadline for primary candidates was April 7, leaving only a few days for candidates to declare. As a result, Andrews's wife Camille, who had the organizational support of all three county parties within the district, was the lone candidate to join the race following his withdrawal.

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Camille Andrews	32,108	83.03%
	Democratic	John Caramanna	4,342	11.23%
	Democratic	Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad	2,222	5.75%
	Democratic	David G. Evans	0	0.00%
Total votes			38,672	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Dale Glading, founder of Saints Prison Ministry^{[citation needed]}
• Fernando Powers

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale M. Glading	5,873	82.27%
	Republican	Fernando Powers	1,266	17.73%
Total votes			7,139	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Rob Andrews, incumbent Representative from Haddon Heights since 1990 (Democratic)
• Margaret M. Chapman (Back to Basics)
• Dale Glading, founder of Saints Prison Ministry^{[citation needed]} (Republican)
• Alvin Lindsay Jr. (Lindsay for Congress)
• Matthew Thieke (Green)
• Everitt M. Williams III (Think Independently)

Withdrew

• Camille Andrews, wife of incumbent U.S. Representative Rob Andrews (Democratic) (withdrew September 3)

After his defeat in the U.S. Senate primary, Rob Andrews decided to run for re-election to his House seat. His wife Camille, who had won the Democratic nomination in the June primary, withdrew on September 3, and Rob Andrews announced on September 4 that he would take her place as the Democratic candidate. He maintained that his wife had not been merely a placeholder candidate and said that he had only decided to run one week before his announcement. According to Andrews, his change of heart was a result of personal reflection.^[2]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	206,453	72.40%	27.60
	Republican	Dale Glading	74,001	25.95%	N/A
	Green	Matthew Thieke	1,927	0.68%	N/A
	Independent	Margaret M. Chapman	1,258	0.44%	N/A
	Independent	Everitt M. Williams III	1,010	0.35%	N/A
	Independent	Alvin Lindsay Jr.	508	0.18%	N/A
Total votes			285,157	100.00%

District 2

See also: New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

This district lies in the southern part of the state, containing all or portions of Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May: Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995
• Donna M. Ward

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	16,026	88.78%
	Republican	Donna M. Ward	2,025	11.22%
Total votes			18,051	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dave Kurkowski, Cape May councilman^{[citation needed]}

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Kurkowski	16,465	100.00%
Total votes			16,465	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Peter F. Boyce (Constitution)
• Jason M. Grover (Green)
• Dave Kurkowski, Cape May councilman^{[citation needed]} (Democratic)
• Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995 (Republican)
• Costantino Rozzo (Socialist)
• Gary Stein (Rock the Boat)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe R	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	167,701	59.06%	2.55
	Democratic	David Kurkowski	110,990	39.09%	3.49
	Green	Jason M. Grover	1,763	0.62%	N/A
	Constitution	Peter F. Boyce	1,551	0.55%	N/A
	Independent	Gary Stein	1,312	0.46%	N/A
	Socialist	Costantino Rozzo	648	0.23%	0.02
Total votes			283,965	100.00%

District 3

2008 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election

← 2006 2010 →

Nominee John Adler Chris Myers Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 166,390 153,122 Percentage 52.1% 47.9%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Saxton Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Adler Democratic

See also: New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

This district contains all or portions of Burlington, Camden and Ocean counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

• John P. Kelly, Ocean County Freeholder^[11][12]
• Justin Michael Murphy, deputy mayor of Tabernacle^[11][12]
• Chris Myers, mayor of Medford and vice president at Lockheed Martin^[12]

Withdrew

• Virginia E. Haines, member of the Republican National Committee, former executive director of the New Jersey Lottery, and former assemblywoman from Toms River^[12]
• Maurice Hill, member of the Toms River Township Council^[12]
• Joe Vicari, Ocean County Freeholder^[12]

Declined

• Jim Saxton, incumbent Representative from Mount Holly since 1984

Endorsements

John P. Kelly

County party organizations

• Ocean County Republican Party^[4]

Justin Michael Murphy

Individuals

• Bret Schundler, former mayor of Jersey City and nominee for governor in 2001

Chris Myers

County party organizations

• Burlington County Republican Party^[4]
• Camden County Republican Party^[4]

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Myers	12,694	49.36%
	Republican	John P. Kelly	6,531	25.39%
	Republican	Justin Michael Murphy	6,494	25.25%
Total votes			25,719	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John Adler, state senator from Cherry Hill

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Adler	18,130	100.00%
Total votes			18,130	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• John Adler, state senator from Cherry Hill (Democratic)
• Chris Myers, mayor of Medford (Republican)

Campaign

Incumbent Republican Jim Saxton announced that he would retire at the end of his term.^[13] A mid-September internal poll by McLaughlin & Associates showed Myers defeating Adler by a margin of 33% to 29%, with a 37% plurality of voters undecided.^[14] The poll attributed Myers' lead to a general dissatisfaction among voters towards Adler's negative ads and negative mailers from various political committees supporting the Democrat. It also indicated that Adler's low approval ratings were partially due to the perception that he is a "career politician" and the fact that he is an Ivy League-educated lawyer. Adler's association with unpopular Democratic governor Jon Corzine also hurt him, while Myers was helped from his endorsement by incumbent Rep. Jim Saxton, who held a 53 percent favorable rating.^[15] However, later polls indicated that the race was too close to call.

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Tossup	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Tilt D (flip)	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Tossup	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Tossup	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Adler	166,390	52.08%	11.04
	Republican	Chris Myers	153,122	47.92%	10.48
Total votes			319,512	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

See also: New Jersey's 4th congressional district

This district lies in the central part of the state, including all or portions of Burlington County, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Chris Smith, incumbent Representative since 1981

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	16,818	100.00%
Total votes			16,818	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joshua Zeitz, author and historian

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua Zeitz	13,114	100.00%
Total votes			13,114	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Chris Smith, incumbent Representative since 1981 (Republican)
• Steven Welzer (Green)
• Joshua Zeitz, author and historian (Democratic)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe R	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	202,972	66.21%	0.53
	Democratic	Josh Zeitz	100,036	32.63%	0.56
	Green	Steven Welzer	3,543	1.16%	N/A
Total votes			306,550	100.00%

District 5

See also: New Jersey's 5th congressional district

This district contains most of the Northern New Jersey Skylands Region of Sussex and Warren counties and stretches along the New York border into Northern Passaic and Bergen Counties, including the townships of Paramus and Ridgewood.

Republican incumbent Scott Garrett had been elected by safe margins in the past but in 2006 he only won by 10 points against Paul Aronsohn, the smallest margin of his career. Garrett was the only incumbent in the state thought to possibly be at risk.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Scott Garrett, incumbent Representative from Wantage since 2003

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	19,914	100.00%
Total votes			19,914	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Carmen Abate, Glen Rock lawyer and candidate for this seat in 2006
• Roger Bacon, perennial candidate
• Dennis Shulman, psychologist, public speaker, and rabbi

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Shulman	9,390	61.11%
	Democratic	Camille M. Abate	4,861	31.64%
	Democratic	Roger Bacon	1,114	7.25%
Total votes			15,365	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Ed Fanning (Green)
• Scott Garrett, incumbent Representative from Wantage since 2003 (Republican)
• Dennis Shulman, psychologist, public speaker, and rabbi (Democratic)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Likely R	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Lean R	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Likely R	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	172,653	55.87%	0.96
	Democratic	Dennis Shulman	131,033	42.40%	1.42
	Green	Ed Fanning	5,321	1.72%	N/A
Total votes			309,007	100.00%

District 6

See also: New Jersey's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Frank Pallone defeated Republican challenger Robert McLeod, a municipal judge. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Middlesex, Monmouth, Somerset and Union counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Frank Pallone, incumbent Representative from Long Branch since 1988

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	18,609	100.00%
Total votes			18,609	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Peter Cerrato
• James P. Hogan
• Robert E. McLeod, municipal judge^{[citation needed]}

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert E. McLeod	3,698	55.14%
	Republican	Peter Cerrato	1,946	29.02%
	Republican	James P. Hogan	1,062	15.84%
Total votes			6,706	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Robert McLeod, municipal judge^{[citation needed]} (Republican)
• Frank Pallone, incumbent Representative from Long Branch since 1988 (Democratic)
• Herb Tarbous, candidate for this seat in 2006 (Regular Independent)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	164,077	66.95%	1.73
	Republican	Robert McLeod	77,469	31.61%	1.41
	Independent	Herb Tarbous	3,531	1.44%	0.31
Total votes			245,077	100.00%

District 7

See also: New Jersey's 7th congressional district

2008 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election

← 2006 2010 →

Nominee Leonard Lance Linda Stender Michael Hsing Party Republican Democratic Independent Republican Popular vote 148,461 124,818 16,419 Percentage 50.2% 42.2% 5.6%

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

The incumbent, Republican Representative Mike Ferguson, announced on November 19, 2007, that he would not seek re-election, citing family obligations.^[16]

Republican primary

Candidates

• A.D. Amar, Seton Hall University professor
• Kate Whitman, former ice hockey player and daughter of former Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman
• P. Kelly Hatfield, former Summit council president
• Leonard Lance, State Senator from Clinton and former Senate Minority Leader (Republican)
• Martin Marks, mayor of Scotch Plains
• Thomas Roughneen, former Union and Essex assistant county prosecutor
• Darren Young, Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2006

Withdrew

• Michael P. Hsing, Bridgewater councilman (withdrew following loss at Somerset County convention; ran in general election as independent)
• Chris Venis, former deputy mayor of Hillsborough

Declined

• Jon Bramnick, Assemblyman from Westfield
• Mike Ferguson, incumbent Representative from Union since 2001

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard Lance	10,094	39.47%
	Republican	Kate Whitman	5,052	19.75%
	Republican	P. Kelly Hatfield	3,902	15.26%
	Republican	Martin Marks	3,211	12.55%
	Republican	Tom Roughneen	1,845	7.21%
	Republican	Darren Young	1,232	4.82%
	Republican	A.D. Amar	241	0.94%
Total votes			25,577	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Linda Stender, Assemblywoman from Fanwood and nominee for this seat in 2006

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Stender	15,776	100.00%
Total votes			15,776	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Thomas D. Abrams, perennial candidate (Prosperity Not War)
• Dean Greco, Clinton schoolteacher (All-Day Breakfast Party)
• Michael P. Hsing, Bridgewater councilman (Hsing for Congress)
• Leonard Lance, State Senator and former Senate Minority Leader (Republican)
• Linda Stender, Assemblywoman from Fanwood and nominee for this seat in 2006 (Democratic)

Campaign

The district was considered to lean Republican, but the 2008 election was expected to be highly competitive, considering the closeness of the previous election.

Lance and Stender debated each other twice during the campaign. In September, they met in Scotch Plains for a debate hosted at the Jewish Community Campus of Central New Jersey. The candidates met in October in Edison for a second debate, which was televised on News 12 New Jersey.

Both major-party candidates campaigned with prominent politicians of their party in the months before the election. Lance campaigned with then U.S. President George W. Bush and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Stender campaigned with former U.S. president Bill Clinton and U.S. House of Representatives majority leader Steny Hoyer.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Tossup	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Tossup	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Lean D (flip)	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Tossup	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Tossup	November 6, 2008

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leonard Lance	148,461	50.22%	0.79
	Democratic	Linda Stender	124,818	42.22%	5.73
	Independent Republican	Michael P. Hsing	16,419	5.55%	N/A
	Independent	Dean Greco	3,259	1.10%	N/A
	Independent	Thomas D. Abrams	2,671	0.90%	0.70
Total votes			295,628	100.00%

District 8

See also: New Jersey's 8th congressional district

This district lies in the north-east part of the state, including portions of Essex and Passaic counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bill Pascrell, incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	19,948	100.00%
Total votes			19,948	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Roland Straten, engineer and U.S. Navy veteran^{[citation needed]}

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roland Straten	5,859	100.00%
Total votes			5,859	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Derek DeMarco (Libertarian)
• Bill Pascrell, incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997 (Democratic)
• Roland Straten, engineer and U.S. Navy veteran^{[citation needed]} (Republican)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	159,279	71.11%	0.22
	Republican	Roland Straten	63,107	28.17%	0.20
	Libertarian	Derek DeMarco	1,600	0.71%	0.03
Total votes			223,986	100.00%

District 9

See also: New Jersey's 9th congressional district

This district lies in the north-east part of the state, including all or portions of Bergen and Hudson and Passaic counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Steve Rothman, incumbent Representative from Fair Lawn since 1997

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	25,418	100.00%
Total votes			25,418	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Vincent Micco, nominee for this seat in 2006

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent Micco	5,797	100.00%
Total votes			5,797	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Michael Perrone Jr. (Independent/Progressive)
• Vincent Micco, nominee for this seat in 2006 (Republican)
• Steve Rothman, incumbent Representative from Fair Lawn since 1997 (Democratic)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	151,182	67.53%	3.95
	Republican	Vincent Micco	69,503	31.04%	3.44
	Independent	Michael Perrone Jr.	3,200	1.43%	N/A
Total votes			223,885	100.00%

District 10

See also: New Jersey's 10th congressional district

This district lies in the north-east part of the state, including all or portions of Essex, Hudson and Union counties. Republicans again failed to nominate a candidate to oppose Payne, but the Socialist Workers Party nominated Michael Taber, an editor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Donald M. Payne, incumbent Representative from Newark since 1989

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne (incumbent)	30,764	100.00%
Total votes			30,764	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Donald M. Payne, incumbent Representative from Newark since 1989 (Democratic)
• Michael Taber, editor^{[citation needed]} (Socialist Workers)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne (incumbent)	169,945	98.92%	1.08
	Socialist Workers	Michael Taber	1,848	1.08%	N/A
Total votes			171,893	100.00%

District 11

See also: New Jersey's 11th congressional district

This district lies in the north-central part of the state, including all of Morris County and portions of Essex, Passaic, Somerset and Sussex counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kate Erber
• Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent Representative from Harding since 1995

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuyen (incumbent)	24,304	86.69%
	Republican	Kate Erber	3,731	13.31%
Total votes			28,035	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Ellen Greenberg
• Garry Hager
• Tom Wyka, information technology manager^{[citation needed]} and nominee for this seat in 2006

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Wyka	10,885	69.72%
	Democratic	Ellen Greenberg	2,456	15.73%
	Democratic	Gary Hager	2,271	14.55%
Total votes			15,612	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent Representative from Harding since 1995 (Republican)
• Chandler Tedholm (For the People)
• Tom Wyka, information technology manager^{[citation needed]} and nominee for this seat in 2006 (Democratic)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe R	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe R	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe R	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe R	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	189,696	61.84%	0.25
	Democratic	Tom Wyka	113,510	37.01%	0.37
	Independent	Chandler Tedholm	3,526	1.15%	N/A
Total votes			306,732	100.00%

District 12

See also: New Jersey's 12th congressional district

This district lies in the central part of the state, including portions of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Rush Holt Jr., incumbent Representative from Pennington since 1999

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt Jr. (incumbent)	23,653	100.00%
Total votes			23,653	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Alan Bateman, deputy mayor of Holmdel^{[citation needed]}

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alan R. Bateman	9,718	100.00%
Total votes			9,718	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Alan Bateman, deputy mayor of Holmdel^{[citation needed]} (Republican)
• David Corsi Jr. (Common Sense Ideas)
• Rush Holt Jr., incumbent Representative from Pennington since 1999 (Democratic)

Campaign Contributions from OpenSecrets.org

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rush Holt Jr. (incumbent)	193,732	63.12%	2.58
	Republican	Alan Bateman	108,400	35.32%	1.02
	Common Sense Ideas	David Corsi	4,802	1.56%	N/A
Total votes			306,934	100.00%

District 13

See also: New Jersey's 13th congressional district

This district lies in the north-east part of the state, including portions of Essex, Hudson, Middlesex and Union counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Albio Sires, incumbent Representative from West New York since 2006

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	26,527	100.00%
Total votes			26,527	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Joseph Turula, former Pompton Lakes councilman and lawyer^{[citation needed]}

Results

2008 Republican U.S. House primary^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Turula	1,739	100.00%
Total votes			1,739	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Julio A. Fernandez (No Slogan Provided)
• Albio Sires, incumbent Representative from West New York since 2006 (Democratic)
• Joseph Turula, former Pompton Lakes councilman and lawyer^{[citation needed]} (Republican)
• Louis Vernotico (Eliminate the Primary)

Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[5]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Rothenberg[6]	Safe D	November 2, 2008
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7]	Safe D	November 6, 2008
Real Clear Politics[8]	Safe D	November 7, 2008
CQ Politics[9]	Safe D	November 6, 2008

Results

2008 U.S. House election^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	206,453	75.36%	2.16
	Republican	Joseph Turula	34,375	21.74%	2.38
	Independent	Julio A. Fernandez	3,661	2.29%	N/A
	Independent	Louis Vernotico	975	0.61%	N/A
Total votes			159,753	100.00%