New Jersey State Profile
Election Schedule
New Jersey state primary:2018-6-5
Election Vitals
Governor:Chris Christie (R) unable to seek re-election in 2017 due to term limits
Senator:Cory Booker (D) re-election 2020
Senator:Robert Menendez (D) re-election 2018
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Past Presidential Elections
Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 |
47.9% |
Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 |
50.1% |
Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 |
38.6% |
Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 |
52.0% |
Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 |
39.2% |
Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 |
60.1% |
Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 |
42.6% |
Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 |
56.2% |
Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 |
43.0% |
Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 |
40.6% |
Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 |
53.7% |
Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 |
35.9% |
Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 |
56.1% |
Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 |
40.3% |
Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 |
52.9% |
Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 |
46.2% |
Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 |
57.3% |
Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 |
41.7% |
Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2012 |
58.4% |
Percentage of Votes for Mitt Romney in 2012 |
40.6% |
DemPresVote2016 |
55.5% |
RepPresVote2016 |
41.4% |
Previous Election Results, other races
1996 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Robert Torricelli |
Democratic |
1,519,328 |
52.7% |
Dick Zimmer |
Republican |
1,227,817 |
42.6% |
Richard Pezzullo |
Independent |
50,971 |
1.8% |
Mary Christian |
Independent |
23,949 |
0.8% |
Paul Woomer |
Independent |
15,183 |
0.5% |
Olga Rodriguez |
Independent |
14,319 |
0.5% |
Mark Wise |
Independent |
13,683 |
0.5% |
Wilburt Kornegay |
Independent |
11,107 |
0.4% |
Steven Baeli |
Independent |
7,749 |
0.3% |
1996 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Dick Zimmer |
Republican |
144,121 |
68.0% |
Richard DuHaime |
Republican |
42,155 |
19.9% |
Dick LaRossa |
Republican |
25,608 |
12.1% |
1997 Governor General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Christine Whitman |
Republican |
1,133,394 |
46.9% |
Jim McGreevey |
Democratic |
1,107,968 |
45.8% |
Murray Sabrin |
Independent |
114,172 |
4.7% |
Richard Pezzullo |
Independent |
34,906 |
1.4% |
Madelyn Hoffman |
Independent |
10,703 |
0.4% |
Michael Perrone Jr. |
Independent |
6,805 |
0.3% |
Robert Miller |
Independent |
2,816 |
0.1% |
Gregory Pason |
Independent |
2,800 |
0.1% |
Lincoln Norton |
Independent |
2,540 |
0.1% |
Nuncie Ripa Jr. |
Independent |
2,240 |
0.1% |
1997 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Jim McGreevey |
Democratic |
148,153 |
39.9% |
Robert Andrews |
Democratic |
138,160 |
37.2% |
Michael Murphy |
Democratic |
79,172 |
21.3% |
Frank Marmo |
Democratic |
6,189 |
1.7% |
2000 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Jon Corzine |
Democratic |
1,511,237 |
50.1% |
Bob Franks |
Republican |
1,420,267 |
47.1% |
Bruce Afran |
Independent |
32,841 |
1.1% |
Pat DiNizio |
Independent |
19,312 |
0.6% |
Emerson Ellett |
Independent |
7,241 |
0.2% |
Dennis Breen |
Independent |
6,061 |
0.2% |
J.M. Carter |
Independent |
5,657 |
0.2% |
Lorraine LaNeve |
Independent |
3,836 |
0.1% |
Gregory Pason |
Independent |
3,365 |
0.1% |
Nancy Rosenstock |
Independent |
3,309 |
0.1% |
George Gostigian |
Independent |
2,536 |
0.1% |
2000 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Jon Corzine |
Democratic |
251,216 |
58.0% |
Jim Florio |
Democratic |
182,212 |
42.0% |
2000 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Bob Franks |
Republican |
98,370 |
35.7% |
William Gormley |
Republican |
94,010 |
34.1% |
James Treffinger |
Republican |
48,674 |
17.7% |
Murray Sabrin |
Republican |
34,629 |
12.6% |
2001 Governor General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Jim McGreevey |
Democratic |
1,256,853 |
56.4% |
Bret Schundler |
Republican |
928,174 |
41.7% |
Bill Schluter |
Independent |
24,084 |
1.1% |
Jerry Coleman |
Independent |
6,238 |
0.3% |
Mark Edgerton |
Independent |
4,684 |
0.2% |
George Watson Jr. |
Independent |
2,568 |
0.1% |
Michael Koontz |
Independent |
1,949 |
0.1% |
Costantino Rozzo |
Independent |
1,537 |
0.1% |
Kari Sachs |
Independent |
1,078 |
0.0% |
2001 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Jim McGreevey |
Democratic |
250,404 |
95.5% |
Elliot Greenspan |
Democratic |
11,682 |
4.5% |
2001 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Bret Schundler |
Republican |
193,342 |
57.4% |
Bob Franks |
Republican |
143,606 |
42.6% |
2002 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Frank Lautenberg |
Democratic |
1,138,193 |
53.9% |
Douglas Forrester |
Republican |
928,439 |
43.9% |
Ted Glick |
Independent |
24,308 |
1.2% |
Elizabeth Macron |
Independent |
12,558 |
0.6% |
Norman Wahner |
Independent |
6,404 |
0.3% |
Gregory Pason |
Independent |
2,702 |
0.1% |
2002 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Douglas Forrester |
Republican |
97,275 |
44.6% |
Diane Allen |
Republican |
80,476 |
36.9% |
John Matheussen |
Republican |
40,549 |
18.6% |
2005 Governor General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Jon Corzine |
Democratic |
1,224,551 |
53.5% |
Doug Forrester |
Republican |
985,271 |
43.0% |
Hector Castillo |
Independent |
29,452 |
1.3% |
Jeffrey Pawlowski |
Libertarian |
15,417 |
0.7% |
Matthew Thieke |
Green |
12,315 |
0.5% |
Edward Forchion |
Legal marijna |
9,137 |
0.4% |
Michael Latigona |
Independent |
5,169 |
0.2% |
Wesley Bell |
Independent |
4,178 |
0.2% |
Angela Lariscy |
Socialist |
2,531 |
0.1% |
Costantino Rozzo |
Socialist usa |
2,078 |
0.1% |
2005 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Jon Corzine |
Democratic |
207,670 |
88.1% |
James Kelly Jr. |
Democratic |
19,512 |
8.3% |
Francis Tenaglio |
Democratic |
8,596 |
3.6% |
2005 Governor Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Doug Forrester |
Republican |
108,941 |
36.0% |
Bret Schundler |
Republican |
94,417 |
31.2% |
John Murphy |
Republican |
33,800 |
11.2% |
Steven Lonegan |
Republican |
24,433 |
8.1% |
Robert Schroeder |
Republican |
16,763 |
5.5% |
Paul DiGaetano |
Republican |
16,684 |
5.5% |
Todd Caliguire |
Republican |
7,463 |
2.5% |
2006 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Bob Menendez |
Democratic |
1,200,843 |
53.4% |
Thomas Kean Jr. |
Republican |
997,775 |
44.3% |
Len Flynn |
Libertarian |
14,637 |
0.7% |
Edward Forchion |
Legal marijna |
11,593 |
0.5% |
J.M. Carter |
All others |
7,918 |
0.4% |
Leonard Smith |
All others |
6,243 |
0.3% |
Daryl Brooks |
All others |
5,138 |
0.2% |
Angela Lariscy |
Socialist wrkr |
3,433 |
0.2% |
Gregory Pason |
Socialist |
2,490 |
0.1% |
2006 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Bob Menendez |
Democratic |
159,604 |
84.0% |
James Kelly |
Democratic |
30,340 |
16.0% |
2006 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Thomas Kean Jr. |
Republican |
129,794 |
75.6% |
John Ginty |
Republican |
41,828 |
24.4% |
2008 Senate General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Frank Lautenberg |
Democratic |
1,951,218 |
56.0% |
Dick Zimmer |
Republican |
1,461,025 |
42.0% |
Jason Scheurer |
Independent |
18,810 |
0.5% |
J. M. Carter |
Independent |
15,935 |
0.5% |
Daryl Brooks |
Independent |
15,925 |
0.5% |
Jeffrey Boss |
Independent |
10,345 |
0.3% |
Sara Lobman |
Independent |
9,187 |
0.3% |
2008 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Frank Lautenberg |
Democratic |
203,012 |
58.9% |
Robert Andrews |
Democratic |
121,777 |
35.3% |
Donald Cresitello |
Democratic |
19,743 |
5.7% |
2008 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Dick Zimmer |
Republican |
84,663 |
45.8% |
Joseph Pennacchio |
Republican |
74,546 |
40.3% |
Murray Sabrin |
Republican |
25,576 |
13.8% |
2009 Governor General Election |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Chris Christie |
Republican |
1,174,445 |
48.5% |
Jon Corzine |
Democratic |
1,087,731 |
44.9% |
Christopher Daggett |
Independent |
139,579 |
5.8% |
Kenneth Kaplan |
Independent |
4,830 |
0.2% |
Gary Steele |
Independent |
3,585 |
0.1% |
Jason Cullen |
Independent |
2,869 |
0.1% |
David Meiswinkle |
Independent |
2,598 |
0.1% |
Kostas Petris |
Independent |
2,563 |
0.1% |
Gregory Pason |
Independent |
2,085 |
0.1% |
Gary Stein |
Independent |
1,625 |
0.1% |
Joshua Leinsdorf |
Independent |
1,021 |
0.0% |
Alvin Lindsay |
Independent |
753 |
0.0% |
2012 Senate |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Bob Menendez |
Democratic |
1,985,783 |
58.8% |
Joe Kyrillos |
Republican |
1,329,405 |
39.4% |
Kenneth Kaplan |
Independent |
16,803 |
0.5% |
Ken Wolski |
Independent |
15,799 |
0.5% |
Gwen Diakos |
Independent |
9,377 |
0.3% |
David Dranikoff |
Independent |
3,830 |
0.1% |
Inder Soni |
Independent |
3,595 |
0.1% |
Robert Turkavage |
Independent |
3,544 |
0.1% |
Gregory Pason |
Independent |
2,256 |
0.1% |
Eugene Lavergne |
Independent |
2,201 |
0.1% |
Daryl Brooks |
Independent |
2,075 |
0.1% |
2012 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Bob Menendez |
Democratic |
272,201 |
100.0% |
2012 Senate Primary |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Joe Kyrillos |
Republican |
163,817 |
76.9% |
David Brown |
Republican |
19,238 |
9.0% |
Rudy Rullo |
Republican |
17,161 |
8.1% |
Bader Qarmout |
Republican |
12,823 |
6.0% |
2014 Senate |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Cory Booker |
Democratic |
1,043,866 |
55.8% |
Jeff Bell |
Republican |
791,297 |
42.3% |
Joseph Baratelli |
Independent |
16,721 |
0.9% |
Hank Schroeder |
Independent |
5,704 |
0.3% |
Jeff Boss |
Independent |
4,513 |
0.2% |
Eugene LaVergne |
Independent |
3,890 |
0.2% |
Antonio Sabas |
Independent |
3,544 |
0.2% |
2014 Senate |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Cory Booker |
Democratic |
202,129 |
100.0% |
2014 Senate |
Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
Jeff Bell |
Republican |
42,728 |
29.4% |
Richard Pezzullo |
Republican |
38,130 |
26.2% |
Brian Goldberg |
Republican |
36,266 |
25.0% |
Murray Sabrin |
Republican |
28,183 |
19.4% |
State Demographics
Population |
8,864,590 |
Percentage White |
68.9% |
Percentage Black |
13.6% |
Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native |
0.2% |
Percentage Asian |
8.7% |
Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
Percentage Mixed Race |
2.5% |
Percentage Other Race |
5.9% |
|
Percentage Hispanic |
18.5% |
Percentage Non Hispanic White |
57.9% |
Percentage Non Hispanic Black |
12.7% |
|
Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English |
2.8% |
|
Median Household Income |
$69,667 |
Percentage Married Couple Both Work |
41.5% |
Percentage Income in Poverty in 2011 |
10.8% |
Percentage Lived in different household in 2009 |
5.5% |
|
Percentage Homes heated by Electricity |
11.8% |
Percentage Homes heated by Gas |
75.9% |
Percentage Homes heated by Coal |
0.0% |
Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil |
11.1% |
Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up |
14.1% |
Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up |
47.4% |
Percentage with a College Degree |
36.2% |
Percentage Management or Professional Workers |
40.3% |
Percentage Sales or Office Workers |
25.3% |
Percentage Production or Transportation Workers |
10.5% |
|
Unemployment rate |
5.4% |
Unemployment figures as of |
2015-10 |
Unemployment Monthly Change |
-0.2% |
|
Percentage Married Couples |
50.8% |
Percentage Married Couples with Children |
22.5% |
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male |
0.2% |
Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female |
0.2% |

Last updated 3:16pm April 13, 2018