2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2014 United States midterm elections for other federal and state offices, including U.S. House elections in other states and a U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

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All 12 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 6 6 Seats won 6 6 Seat change Popular vote 914,172[1] 877,265[1] Percentage 50.19% 48.17% Swing 4.48% 4.53%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

As of 2024, this is the last time New Jersey's delegation to the United States House of Representatives did not have a Democratic majority.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2014[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	914,172	50.19%	6	-
	Republican	877,265	48.17%	6	-
	Others	29,928	1.64%	0	-
Totals		1,821,365	100.00%	12	0

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey by district:^[2]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	93,315	57.43%	64,073	39.43%	5,104	3.14%	162,492	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	66,026	37.97%	108,875	61.46%	2,247	1.27%	177,148	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	82,537	44.35%	100,471	53.99%	3,095	1.66%	186,103	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	54,415	31.12%	118,826	67.96%	4,517	2.58%	174,849	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	81,808	43.30%	104,678	55.41%	2,435	1.29%	188,921	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	72,190	59.93%	46,891	38.93%	1,376	1.14%	120,457	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	68,232	38.77%	104,287	59.25%	3,478	1.98%	175,997	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	61,510	77.35%	15,141	19.04%	2,867	3.61%	79,518	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	82,498	68.49%	36,246	30.09%	1,715	1.42%	120,459	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	95,734	85.38%	14,154	12.62%	2,235	1.99%	112,123	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 11	65,477	37.43%	109,455	62.57%	0	0.00%	174,932	100.0%	Republican hold
District 12	90,430	60.95%	54,168	36.51%	3,768	2.54%	148,366	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	914,172	50.19%	877,265	48.17%	29,928	1.64%	1,821,365	100.0%

District 1

See also: New Jersey's 1st congressional district

See also: 2014 New Jersey's 1st congressional district special election

The 1st district is based in South Jersey and includes most of Camden County along with parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. Democrat Rob Andrews represented the district from 1990 until his resignation on February 18, 2014.^[3] New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for a special election on November 4 (concurrent with the general election) to fill the remaining months of Andrews' term.^[4]

Radio personality and former NFL linebacker Garry Cobb and perennial candidate Lee Lucas ran in the Republican primary.^[5][6]

Democratic primary

Democratic state senator Donald Norcross ran to succeed Andrews.^[7] The brother of businessman and political boss George Norcross, Donald was the "heavy favorite" to win the seat. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he had been endorsed by every Democratic member of New Jersey's congressional delegation as well as New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, New Jersey General Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, Camden Mayor Dana Redd and former governor Jim Florio.^[8] Matthew Harris, who had been running against Andrews, had announced that he would continue his campaign against Norcross, but quickly withdrew, citing the "cascade of endorsements" for Norcross.^[9] Logan Township Mayor Frank Minor and Marine Corps veteran Frank Broomell also ran in the Democratic primary.^[10][11]

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald Norcross, state senator^[7]

Eliminated in primary

• Frank Broomell, United States Marine Corps veteran^[11]
• Frank Minor, mayor of Logan Township^[10]

Withdrew

• Matthew Harris^[9]

Declined

• Rob Andrews, former U.S. representative^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Norcross	18,400	72.1
	Democratic	Frank Broomell	3,848	15.1
	Democratic	Frank Minor	3,276	12.8
Total votes			25,524	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Garry Cobb, radio personality and ex-NFL player^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Claire Gustafson^[13]
• Lee Lucas, former congressional and General Assembly candidate^[6]
• Gerard McManus^[13]

Note: None of the Republican candidates filed for the special election to fill Congressman Rob Andrews' unexpired term.^[13]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Garry Cobb	6,378	68.3
	Republican	Claire Gustafson	1,334	14.3
	Republican	Gerard McManus	863	9.2
	Republican	Lee Lucas	766	8.2
Total votes			9,341	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Donald Norcross (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[17]

Newspapers

• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

Garry Cobb (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 1st congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Norcross	93,315	57.4
	Republican	Garry Cobb	64,073	39.4
	Independent	Scot John Tomaszewski	1,784	1.1
	Independent	Robert Shapiro	1,134	0.7
	Independent	Margaret M. Chapman	1,103	0.7
	Independent	Mike Berman	634	0.4
	Independent	Donald E Letton	449	0.3
Total votes			162,492	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is based in South Jersey and is the biggest congressional district in the state. It includes all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem Counties and parts of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Ocean counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank LoBiondo, incumbent U.S. representative^[24]

Eliminated in primary

• Mike Assad, Absecon Board of Education member and candidate for this seat in 2012^[25]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	13,881	82.4
	Republican	Mike Assad	2,968	17.6
Total votes			16,849	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Hughes, former federal prosecutor; son of former congressman William J. Hughes^[26]

Eliminated in primary

• David Cole, former White House aide and Barack Obama campaign staffer^[26]

Declined

• Lou Greenwald, Majority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly^[27]
• Jeff Van Drew, state senator^[28]
• Jim Whelan, state senator^[27]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Hughes	11,074	81.7
	Democratic	David Cole	2,481	18.3
Total votes			13,555	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Frank LoBiondo (R)

Statewide officials

• Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey^[29]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• Fraternal Order of Police
• International Association of Fire Fighters
• Laborers' International Union of North America^[30]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• American Nurses Association^[31]
• Humane Society of the United States^[32]
• League of Conservation Voters^[33]
• National Association of Police Organizations^[34]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[35]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund^[36]
• National Right to Life Committee^[37]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[38]

Newspapers

• Hammonton Gazette
• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

Bill Hughes (D)

State legislators

• Stephen Sweeney, President of the New Jersey Senate^[39]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Frank LoBiondo (R)	Bill Hughes (D)	Other	Undecided
Stockton College[40]	October 25–27, 2014	600	± 4%	56%	38%	—	4%
Monmouth University[41]	October 12–14, 2014	638	± 4.7%	56%	35%	2%	7%
Stockton College[42]	September 27–October 1, 2014	604	± 4%	47%	42%	—	11%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	108,875	61.4
	Democratic	Bill Hughes	66,026	37.3
	Independent	Alexander H. Spano	663	0.4
	Independent	Gary Stein	612	0.3
	Independent	Costantino Rozzo	501	0.3
	Independent	Bayode Olabisi	471	0.3
Total votes			177,148	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district is based in South Jersey and includes parts of Burlington and Ocean counties. Republican Jon Runyan, who had represented the district since 2011, retired, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.^[43]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom MacArthur, former mayor of Randolph^[44]

Eliminated in primary

• Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, candidate for governor in 2005 and 2009 and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2013^[45]

Withdrew

• James Byrnes, president of Berkeley Township Council^[46]
• Maurice Hill, retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral and Toms River Township Councilman^[47][46]
• David W. Wolfe, state assemblyman^[48]

Declined

• Randy Brown, Mayor of Evesham^[49]
• Bruce Garganio, Burlington County Freeholder^[45]
• John Giordano, Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Enforcement at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection^[50]
• Jon Runyan, incumbent U.S. representative^[43]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Steve Lonegan	Tom MacArthur	Undecided
Tarrance Group[51]	May 18–20, 2014	400	± 4.9%	30%	43%	27%
Monmouth[52]	May 12–14, 2014	505	± 4.4%	35%	46%	20%
National Research Inc. (R-MacArthur)[53]	May 6–7, 2014	400	± 4.9%	28%	37%	35%

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom MacArthur	15,261	59.7
	Republican	Steve Lonegan	10,314	40.3
Total votes			25,575	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Aimee Belgard, Burlington County Freeholder^[54]

Eliminated in primary

• Howard Kleinhendler, corporate lawyer and nominee for New Jersey's 4th congressional district in 2010^[55]

Withdrew

• Jack Fanous, co-founder and executive director of the G.I. Go Fund^[56]

Declined

• Herb Conaway, state assemblyman^[54]
• Troy Singleton, state assemblyman^[54]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aimee Belgard	11,649	83.6
	Democratic	Howard Kleinhendler	1,623	11.6
	Democratic	Bruce Todd	673	4.8
Total votes			13,945	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tom MacArthur (R)

U.S. Representative

• Jon Runyan, U.S. representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district^[57]

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business^[35]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund^[36]
• National Right to Life Committee^[37]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[58]

Newspapers

• The Philadelphia Inquirer^[18]

Aimee Belgard (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[59]
• EMILY's List^[60]
• Human Rights Campaign^[17]
• League of Conservation Voters^[33]
• National Organization for Women^[61]
• Sierra Club^[62]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom MacArthur (R)	Aimee Belgard (D)	Other	Undecided
Stockton College[63]	October 25–28, 2014	617	± 3.9%	46%	41%	5%	8%
Monmouth University[64]	October 9–13, 2014	423	± 4.8%	51%	41%	2%	6%
DCCC (D)[65]	September 27–28, 2014	603	± 4%	42%	43%	—	15%
GBA Strategies/DCCC (D)[66]	September 15, 2014	400	± 4.6%	46%	43%	0%	11%
Stockton College[67]	September 12–13, 2014	606	± 4%	42%	42%	3%	13%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Lean R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Lean R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Lean R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Lean R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Lean R	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom MacArthur	100,471	54.0
	Democratic	Aimee Belgard	82,537	44.3
	Independent	Frederick John Lavergne	3,095	1.7
Total votes			186,103	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: New Jersey's 4th congressional district

The fourth district is represented by Republican congressman Chris Smith. Ruben Scolavino, a criminal defense attorney and a former candidate for Monmouth County Sheriff, was endorsed by the Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean County Democratic committees.^[6]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Smith, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	14,786	100.0
Total votes			14,786	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ruben Scolavino, criminal defense attorney and former candidate for Monmouth County Sheriff^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Scolavino	8,108	100.0
Total votes			8,108	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Chris Smith (R)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business^[35]
• National Right to Life Committee^[37]

Ruben Scolavino (D)

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[61]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	118,826	68.0
	Democratic	Ruben M. Scolavino	54,415	31.1
	Independent	Scott Neuman	1,608	0.9
Total votes			174,849	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: New Jersey's 5th congressional district

Republican incumbent Scott Garrett won re-election in the fifth district in the 2012 House of Representatives elections. Redistricting made the district more competitive for members of the Democratic Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Garrett, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	15,411	100.0
Total votes			15,411	100.0

Democratic primary

Roy Cho, a Democrat who has worked for the governor's office and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, ran against the incumbent Garrett.

Candidates

Nominee

• Roy Cho, attorney, former congressional aide, and former gubernatorial aide

Eliminated in primary

• Diane Sare, LaRouche movement activist, candidate for this seat in 2012, independent candidate for governor in 2013^[6]

Declined

• Robert M. Gordon, state senator^[68][69]
• Tracy Silna Zur, Bergen County Freeholder^[68]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roy Cho	8,983	90.4
	Democratic	Diane Sare	954	9.6
Total votes			9,937	100.0

General election

Campaign

In the general election, the two largest newspapers in New Jersey both endorsed Cho. The Star-Ledger called Garrett "a retrograde culture warrior who wants to eliminate a woman's right to choose" and criticized his support for the 2013 budget sequester, which hurt New Jersey; by contrast, Cho is "a centrist who actually wants to govern."^[70] The Bergen Record criticized Garrett as "a dogmatic conservative who believes ideology trumps compromise" and agreed with Cho's call for a federal role in improving the region's transportation infrastructure.^[71]

Endorsements

Scott Garrett (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[19]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[35]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund^[36]
• National Right to Life Committee^[37]

Roy Cho (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• League of Conservation Voters^[33]
• National Organization for Women^[61]
• Sierra Club^[62]

Newspapers

• The Bergen Record
• The Star-Ledger

Individuals

• Ghostface Killah, rapper^[72]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Scott Garrett (R)	Roy Cho (D)	Other	Undecided
Monmouth University[73]	October 27–29, 2014	427	± 4.8%	53%	42%	2%	3%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D-Cho)[74]	October 13–15, 2014	400	± 5%	47%	40%	—	13%
Monmouth University[75]	October 10–14, 2014	432	± 4.7%	48%	43%	3%	6%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research (D-Cho)[76]	June 19–22, 2014	404	± 5%	47%	34%	—	19%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Likely R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Likely R	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	104,678	55.4
	Democratic	Roy Cho	81,808	43.3
	Independent	Mark D Quick	2,435	1.3
Total votes			188,921	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: New Jersey's 6th congressional district

The sixth district, represented by Democratic congressman Frank Pallone, was considered a long-shot pick up opportunity for Republicans, but only if Pallone retired.^[68] Old Bridge attorney Anthony Wilkinson ran in the Republican primary.^[77]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Frank Pallone, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	11,321	100.0
Total votes			11,321	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anthony Wilkinson, attorney^[6]

Withdrawn

• Anna Little, former mayor of Highlands and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012^[78]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Wilkinson	4,806	100.0
Total votes			4,806	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Frank Pallone (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[17]
• National Organization for Women^[61]
• Sierra Club^[62]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	72,190	59.9
	Republican	Anthony E. Wilkinson	46,891	38.9
	Libertarian	Dorit Goikhman	1,376	1.2
Total votes			120,457	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: New Jersey's 7th congressional district

In the seventh district, incumbent Republican congressman Leonard Lance faced a primary challenge from perennial challenger David Larsen.^[79]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Leonard Lance, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• David Larsen, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010 & 2012^[79]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	15,609	54.4
	Republican	David Larsen	13,105	45.6
Total votes			28,714	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Janice Kovach, Mayor of Clinton and Secretary of the New Jersey Democratic Party^[80]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Kovach	8,485	100.0
Turnout			8,485	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Leonard Lance (R)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business^[35]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund^[36]
• National Right to Life Committee^[37]

Janice Kovach (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	104,287	59.2
	Democratic	Janice E. Kovach	68,232	38.8
	Libertarian	James Gawron	3,478	2.0
Total votes			175,997	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: New Jersey's 8th congressional district

The eighth district is represented by Democratic congressman Albio Sires.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Albio Sires, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	24,946	100.0
Turnout			24,946	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jude-Anthony Tiscornia, attorney and State Assembly candidate in 2013^[6]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jude-Anthony Tiscornia	1,951	100.0
Turnout			1,951	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Albio Sires (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[17]
• Sierra Club^[62]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	61,510	77.4
	Republican	Jude Anthony Tiscornia	15,141	19.0
	Independent	Herbert H. Shaw	1,192	1.5
	Independent	Pablo Olivera	1,022	1.3
	Independent	Robert Thorne	653	0.8
Total votes			79,518	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

See also: New Jersey's 9th congressional district

The ninth district is represented by Democratic congressman Bill Pascrell.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Pascrell, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	12,333	100.0
Total votes			12,333	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dierdre Paul, college professor and State Assembly candidate in 2013^[81]

Withdrew

• Michael Oren Epstein, attorney^[82][83]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dierdre Paul	4,161	100.0
Turnout			4,161	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bill Pascrell (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[17]
• Sierra Club^[62]

Newspapers

• Herald News^[84]
• The Bergen Record^[85]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 9th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (Incumbent)	82,498	68.5
	Republican	Dierdre G. Paul	36,246	30.1
	Independent	Nestor Montilla	1,715	1.4
Total votes			120,459	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: New Jersey's 10th congressional district

The tenth district is represented by Democratic congressman Donald Payne. Curtis Alphonzo Vaughn III, Robert Louis Toussaint, and Aaron Fraser also ran in the Democratic primary.^[6] Yolanda Dentley ran in the Republican primary.^[6]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald Payne, Jr., incumbent U.S. representative^[86]

Eliminated in primary

• Aaron Fraser^[86]
• Robert Toussaint, independent candidate in 2010^[86]
• Curtis Vaughn^[86]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne (incumbent)	23,965	91.3
	Democratic	Robert Toussaint	1,259	4.8
	Democratic	Aaron Fraser	666	2.6
	Democratic	Curtis Vaughn	349	1.3
Total votes			26,239	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Yolanda Dentley, middle school vice principal^[86]

Results

Republican primary election results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Yolanda Dentley	1,443	100.0
Total votes			1,443	100.0

Independents

Candidates

• Dark Angel, economics major and theater minor at Kean University^[87]

General election

Endorsements

Donald Payne, Jr. (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[17]
• Sierra Club^[62]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 10th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne, Jr. (incumbent)	95,734	85.4
	Republican	Yolanda Dentley	14,154	12.6
	Independent	Gwendolyn A. Franklin	1,237	1.1
	Independent	Dark Angel	998	0.9
Total votes			112,123	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

See also: New Jersey's 11th congressional district

The 11th district is held by Republican congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen. Frelinghuysen and Rick Van Glahn ran in the Republican primary.^[6]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Rick Van Glahn, home improvement contractor^[88]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	15,379	66.6
	Republican	Rick Van Glahn	7,700	33.4
Total votes			23,079	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Dunec, management consultant^[6][89]

Eliminated in primary

• Lee Anne Brogowski^[6]
• Brian Murphy^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Dunec	6,855	76.0
	Democratic	Brian Murphy	1,105	12.3
	Democratic	Lee Anne Brogowski	1,059	11.7
Total votes			9,019	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business^[35]

Mark Dunec (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• National Organization for Women^[61]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe R	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe R	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 11th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	109,455	62.6
	Democratic	Mark Dunec	65,477	37.4
Total votes			174,932	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

See also: New Jersey's 12th congressional district

The 12th district is based in Central Jersey and includes parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Democrat Rush D. Holt, Jr., who had represented the district since 1999, retired, leaving the seat open.^[90]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bonnie Watson Coleman, state assemblywoman and former chairwoman of the New Jersey Democratic Party^[91]

Eliminated in primary

• Upendra J. Chivukula, Deputy Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and nominee for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2012^[92][93]
• Linda R. Greenstein, state senator^[94]
• Andrew Zwicker, Princeton University plasma physicist^[95]

Declined

• Daniel R. Benson, state assemblyman^[96]
• Jun Choi, former mayor of Edison^[97]
• Paula Covello, Mercer County clerk^[98]
• Wayne DeAngelo, state assemblyman^[99]
• Jerry Green, Speaker Pro Tempore of the New Jersey General Assembly^[97]
• Reed Gusciora, state assemblyman^[100]
• Rush D. Holt, Jr., incumbent U.S. representative
• Brian M. Hughes, Mercer County Executive and nominee for New Jersey's 4th congressional district in 1992^[101]
• Colleen Mahr, Mayor of Fanwood^[102]
• Jim McGreevey, former governor^[103]
• Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters and nominee for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2010^[104]
• Linda Stender, state assemblywoman and nominee for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2006 and 2008^[97]
• Shirley Turner, state senator^[91]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Upendra J. Chivukula	Linda R. Greenstein	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Andrew Zwicker	Undecided
Monmouth University[105]	May 15–18, 2014	504	± 4.4%	11%	25%	24%	6%	34%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Watson-Coleman)[106]	March 25–27, 2014	400	± 5%	7%	28%	27%	—	38%
Global Strategy Group (D-Greenstein)[107]	February 28–March 3, 2014	401	± 4.9%	7%	30%	20%	—	43%

Results

Democratic primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman	15,413	42.9
	Democratic	Linda Greenstein	10,031	27.9
	Democratic	Upendra Chivukula	7,824	21.8
	Democratic	Andrew Zwicker	2,648	7.4
Total votes			35,916	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alieta Eck, former president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, health care reform advocate and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2013

Declined

• John Crowley, biotech executive and subject of the film Extraordinary Measures^[108]
• Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, New Jersey State Treasurer, former member of the New York City Council and former New York State Commissioner of Tax and Finance^[109]
• Scott Sipprelle, venture capitalist and candidate for the seat in 2010^[108]

Results

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alieta Eck	6,570	100.0
Total votes			6,570	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO^[14]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[15]
• National Education Association^[16]

Organizations

• EMILY's List^[60]
• Everytown for Gun Safety^[110]
• Human Rights Campaign^[17]
• League of Conservation Voters^[33]
• National Organization for Women^[61]
• Sierra Club^[62]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[20]	Safe D	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg[21]	Safe D	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22]	Safe D	October 30, 2014
RCP	Safe D	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections[23]	Safe D	November 4, 2014

Results

New Jersey's 12th congressional district, 2014^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman	90,430	60.9
	Republican	Alieta Eck	54,168	36.5
	Independent	Don Dezarn	1,330	0.9
	Green	Steven Welzer	890	0.6
	Independent	Kenneth J. Cody	567	0.4
	Independent	Jack Freudenheim	531	0.4
	Independent	Allen J. Cannon	450	0.3
Total votes			148,366	100.0
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections