2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)
All 13 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Turnout42%[1] ( 31pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 8 5
Seats won 7 6
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 1,024,730 1,055,299
Percentage 48.30% 49.74%
Swing 7.3% 7.2%

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2010, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The primary election in which candidates were chosen took place on June 8, 2010.

As of 2026, this is the last election in which the Republican Party won the statewide popular vote for United States House, even though they did not win a majority of congressional seats. As a result, New Jersey became one of four states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2010, the other states being Iowa, Illinois, and North Carolina.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2010[2]
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 1,055,299 49.74% 6 +1
Democratic 1,024,730 48.30% 7 -1
Libertarian 8,536 0.40% 0 —
Green 7,494 0.35% 0 —
Constitution 4,120 0.19% 0 —
Independents 21,405 1.01% 0 —
Totals 2,121,584 100.00% 13 —

District 1

2010 New Jersey's 1st congressional district election
 
Nominee Rob Andrews Dale Glading
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 106,334 58,562
Percentage 63.19% 34.80%
U.S. Representative before election

Rob Andrews
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rob Andrews
Democratic

Democrat Rob Andrews has been in Congress since 1990. He won re-election in 2008 with 72%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rob Andrews (incumbent) 14,695 86.66%
Democratic John Caramanna 2,262 13.34%
Total votes 16,957 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Dale Glading, founder of Saints Prison Ministry and nominee for this seat in 2008
  • Lee Lucas
  • Loran M. Oglesby
  • Fernando Powers, candidate for this seat in 2008

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dale M. Glading 5,315 54.81%
Republican Loran M. Oglesby 2,718 28.03%
Republican Fernando Powers 1,401 14.45%
Republican Lee Lucas 264 2.72%
Total votes 9,698 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Rob Andrews, incumbent Representative from Haddon Heights since 1990 (Democratic)
  • Margaret M. Chapman, candidate for this seat in 2008 (Time for Change)
  • Dale Glading, founder of Saints Prison Ministry and nominee for this seat in 2008 (Republican)
  • Mark Heacock (Green)
  • Nicky I. Petrutz (Defend American Constitution)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe D November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe D November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe D November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rob Andrews (incumbent) 106,334 63.19% 9.21
Republican Dale Glading 58,562 34.80% 8.85
Green Mark Heacock 1,593 0.95% 0.27
Independent Margaret Chapman 1,257 0.75% 0.31
Independent Nicky Petrutz 521 0.31% N/A
Total votes 168,267 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Rob Andrews
Democratic 		Dale Glading
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Burlington (part) 4,086 59.7% 2,627 38.4% 132 1.9% 1,459 21.3% 6,845
Camden (part) 70,338 67.2% 32,572 31.1% 1,770 1.8% 37,766 36.1% 104,680
Gloucester (part) 31,910 56.2% 23,363 41.2% 1,469 2.6% 8,547 15.0% 56,742
Totals 106,334 63.2% 58,562 34.8% 3,371 2.0% 47,772 28.4% 168,267

District 2

2010 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election
 
Nominee Frank LoBiondo Gary Stein
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 109,460 51,690
Percentage 65.50% 30.93%
U.S. Representative before election

Frank LoBiondo
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Frank LoBiondo
Republican

Republican Frank LoBiondo has been in Congress since 1995. He won re-election in 2008 with 59%, despite Democrat Barack Obama simultaneously carrying the district.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Linda Biamonte
  • Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995
  • Donna M. Ward, candidate for this seat in 2008

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank LoBiondo (incumbent) 19,337 78.06%
Republican Linda Biamonte 2,984 12.05%
Republican Donna M. Ward 2,025 8.17%
Total votes 24,772 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Gary Stein

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gary Stein 5,441 100.00%
Total votes 5,441 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Peter Boyce, nominee for this seat in 2008 (Constitution)
  • Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995 (Republican)
  • Mark Lovett (marklovett.us)
  • Gary Stein, perennial candidate (Democratic)
  • Vitov Valdes-Munoz (American Labor)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[13][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Frank LoBiondo (incumbent) 109,460 65.50% 6.44
Democratic Gary Stein 51,690 30.93% 8.16
Constitution Peter Boyce 4,120 2.47% 1.92
Independent Mark Lovett 1,123 0.67% N/A
Independent Vitov Valdez-Munoz 727 0.44% N/A
Total votes 172,906 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County[12] Frank LoBiondo
Republican 		Gary Stein
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Atlantic 39,254 63.0% 21,220 34.0% 2,482 3.0% 18,034 29.0% 62,356
Burlington (part) 1,464 76.3% 420 21.9% 35 1.8% 1,044 54.4% 1,919
Camden (part) 1,734 60.3% 1,059 36.8% 81 2.9% 675 23.5% 2,874
Cape May 22,011 76.7% 5,653 19.7% 1,025 3.6% 16,358 57.0% 28,689
Cumberland 17,204 59.5% 10,200 35.3% 1,530 5.2% 7,004 24.2% 28,934
Gloucester (part) 14,171 63.4% 7,568 33.8% 662 2.7% 6,603 29.6% 22,361
Salem 13,622 68.2% 5,570 27.9% 795 3.9% 8,052 40.3% 19,987
Totals 109,460 65.5% 51,690 30.9% 5,970 3.6% 57,770 34.6% 167,120

District 3

2010 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election
 
Nominee Jon Runyan John Adler
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 105,084 71,902
Percentage 50.0% 47.3%
U.S. Representative before election

John Adler
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Jon Runyan
Republican

In 2008, state senator John Adler defeated Chris Myers, a town councilman, with 52% of the vote, while Barack Obama carried the district with the same amount in the presidential election.

Retired NFL player Jon Runyan was a star offensive lineman who played most of his career with the nearby Philadelphia Eagles as the South Jersey district is a suburb of Philadelphia. With $1.7 million in Adler's campaign account back in April, he had a major cash advantage.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • John Adler, incumbent Representative from Cherry Hill since 2009
  • Barry D. Bendar, activist and chair of the Lacey Township Democratic Committee[14]

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Adler (incumbent) 11,833 75.13%
Democratic Barry D. Bendar 3,916 24.87%
Total votes 15,749 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

In May, Runyan took the unusual step of revealing that he had been late to pay some taxes and had been sued in connection with some business dealings. He claimed he was "a different type of candidate" by acknowledging his mistakes.

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jon Runyan 17,250 60.41%
Republican Justin Michael Murphy 11,304 39.59%
Total votes 28,554 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Campaign

On October 8, 2010, the Courier-Post reported that Steve Ayscue, the head of operations for the Camden County Democratic Committee, and Geoff Mackler, an employee of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent to manage Adler's campaign, had orchestrated the paper candidacy of Peter DeStefano on the "NJ Tea Party" line. They presented the plan at Camden County headquarters during a May 26 meeting of the South Jersey Young Democrats, and some of those present joined in circulating a petition to place DeStefano on the ballot.[16] The Courier-Post also reported that Ayscue actively managed social media accounts on behalf of the DeStefano campaign, according to a Democratic operative with knowledge of the Adler campaign.[16]

Polling

Poll Dates administered John Adler (D) Jon Runyan (R) Peter DeStafano (I) Undecided
Monmouth University[18] October 22–25, 2010 43% 48% - 4%
Rutgers-Eagleton[19] October 23–24, 2010 46% 45% 4% 6%
Stockton/Zogby[20] October 18–22, 2010 37% 40% 4.9% 16%
Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media[21] September 24–28, 2010 42% 39% 4% 13%
Rutgers-Eagleton[22] September 23–26, 2010 44% 38% 6% 12%
Stockton/Zogby[23] September 21–23, 2010 38% 30% 7.6% 23%
Rutgers University[24] August 5–8, 2010 31% 25% 4% --
35% 28% -- --
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research[25]† June 27–30, 2010 51% 34% 12% --

†Internal poll for Adler campaign

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Tossup November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Tilt R (flip) November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Lean R (flip) November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Lean R (flip) November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Lean D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Tossup November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Lean R (flip) November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John Runyan 110,215 50.02% 2.10
Democratic John Adler (incumbent) 104,252 47.32% 4.76
Independent Peter DeStefano 3,284 1.49% N/A
Libertarian Russ Conger 1,445 0.66% N/A
Independent Lawrence Donohue 1,133 0.51% N/A
Total votes 220,329 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

By county

County[12] Jon Runyan
Republican 		John Adler
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Burlington (part) 48,888 45.1% 57,585 53.1% 1,989 1.9% -8,697 -8.0% 108,462
Camden (part) 9,584 39.2% 14,464 59.2% 395 1.6% -4,880 -20.0% 24,443
Ocean (part) 51,743 59.2% 32,203 36.8% 3,458 4.0% 19,540 22.4% 87,404
Totals 110,215 50.0% 104,252 47.3% 5,842 2.7% 5,963 2.7% 220,309

District 4

2010 New Jersey's 4th congressional district election
 
Nominee Chris Smith Howard Kleinhendler
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 129,752 52,118
Percentage 69.41% 27.88%
U.S. Representative before election

Chris Smith
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Chris Smith
Republican

Republican Chris Smith has been in Congress since 1981. In 2008, he won re-election with 66%.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results
2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Smith (incumbent) 21,723 68.83%
Republican Alan Bateman 9,839 30.17%
Total votes 31,562 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Howard Kleinhendler 7,976 100.00%
Total votes 7,976 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Howard Kleinhendler, Lakewood attorney and Orthodox Jewish rabbi[27] (Democratic)
  • David R. Meiswinkle (American Renaissance Movement)
  • Joe Siano (Libertarian)
  • Chris Smith, incumbent Representative since 1981 (Republican)
  • Steven Welzer, nominee for this seat in 2008 (Green)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chris Smith (incumbent) 129,752 69.41% 3.20
Democratic Howard Kleinhendler 52,118 27.88% 4.75
Libertarian Joe Siano 2,912 1.56% N/A
Green Steven Welzer 1,574 0.84% 0.32
Independent David Meiswinkle 582 0.31% N/A
Total votes 186,940 100.00%
Republican hold

By county

County[12] Chris Smith
Republican 		Howard Kleinhendler
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Burlington (part) 12,189 57.1% 8,629 40.5% 514 2.5% 3,560 16.6% 21,332
Mercer (part) 25,146 61.2% 14,887 36.2% 1,084 2.6% 10,259 25.0% 41,117
Monmouth (part) 35,448 74.6% 10,613 22.3% 1,442 3.0% 24,835 52.3% 47,503
Ocean (part) 56,969 74.0% 17,989 23.4% 2,028 2.6% 39,980 50.6% 76,986
Totals 129,752 69.4% 52,118 27.9% 5,068 2.7% 77,634 41.5% 186,938

District 5

2010 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election
 
Nominee Scott Garrett Todd Thiese
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 124,030 62,634
Percentage 64.94% 32.79%
U.S. Representative before election

Scott Garrett
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Scott Garrett
Republican

Republican Scott Garrett has been in Congress since 2003. In 2008, he won re-election with 56% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Garrett (incumbent) 29,523 100.00%
Total votes 29,523 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tod Theise 5,711 79.44%
Democratic Anthony N. Iannarelli Jr. 1,478 20.56%
Total votes 7,189 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Scott Garrett (incumbent) 124,030 64.94% 9.07
Democratic Tod Theise 62,634 32.79% 9.61
Green Ed Fanning 2,347 1.23% 0.49
Independent Mark Quick 1,646 0.86% N/A
Independent James D. Radigan 336 0.18% N/A
Total votes 190,993 100.0
Republican hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Scott Garrett
Republican 		Tod Thiese
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bergen (part) 76,419 62.7% 43,846 36.0% 1,560 1.3% 32,573 26.7% 121,825
Passaic (part) 10,136 65.5% 5,079 32.8% 265 1.7% 5,057 32.7% 15,480
Sussex (part) 20,876 72.4% 6,492 22.5% 1,482 5.1% 14,384 49.9% 28,850
Warren (part) 16,599 66.8% 7,217 29.1% 1,022 4.1% 9,382 37.7% 24,838
Totals 124,030 64.9% 62,634 32.8% 4,329 2.3% 61,396 32.1% 190,993

District 6

2010 New Jersey's 6th congressional district election
 
Nominee Frank Pallone Anna Little
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 81,993 65,413
Percentage 54.75% 43.71%
U.S. Representative before election

Frank Pallone
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Frank Pallone
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Frank Pallone defeated Republican Challenger and then-mayor of Highlands Anna Little. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties. This is the only time Pallone lost Monmouth County in his career.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Pallone (incumbent) 11,667 100.00%
Total votes 11,667 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anna Little 6,804 50.31%
Republican Diane Gooch 6,721 49.69%
Total votes 13,525 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Jack Freudenheim (Independent)
  • Anna Little, mayor of Highlands (Republican)
  • Frank Pallone, incumbent Representative from Long Branch since 1988 (Democratic)
  • Karen Anne Zaletel (Green Tea Patriots)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Likely D November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe D November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Likely D November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe D November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][33]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frank Pallone (incumbent) 81,933 54.75% 12.20
Republican Anna Little 65,413 43.71% 12.10
Independent Jack Freudenheim 1,299 0.87% N/A
Independent Karen Anne Zaletel 1,017 0.68% N/A
Total votes 149,662 100.0
Democratic hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Frank Pallone
Democratic 		Anna Little
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Middlesex (part) 33,472 57.9% 23,358 40.4% 1,001 1.8% 10,114 17.5% 57,831
Monmouth (part) 37,019 47.0% 40,529 51.5% 1,174 1.5% -3,510 -4.5% 78,722
Somerset (part) 806 20.1% 3,145 78.5% 55 1.4% 2,339 68.4% 4,006
Union (part) 720 7.9% 8,297 91.1% 86 1.0% 7,577 83.2% 9,103
Totals 81,933 54.7% 65,413 43.7% 2,316 1.5% 16,520 11.0% 149,662

District 7

2010 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election
 
Nominee Leonard Lance Ed Potosnak
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 105,084 71,902
Percentage 59.4% 40.6%
U.S. Representative before election

Leonard Lance
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Leonard Lance
Republican

Incumbent Republican Leonard Lance won re-election against Democratic challenger Ed Potosnak. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Middlesex, Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Leonard Lance (incumbent) 17,200 56.10%
Republican David Larsen 9,475 30.91%
Republican Alonzo Hosford 2,534 8.27%
Republican Bruce E. Baker 1,448 4.72%
Total votes 30,657 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Ed Potosnak

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ed Potosnak 8,176 100.00%
Total votes 8,176 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Leonard Lance, incumbent Representative from Clinton since 2009 (Republican)
  • Ed Potosnak (Democratic)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][35]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leonard Lance (incumbent) 105,084 59.37% 9.15
Democratic Ed Potosnak 71,902 40.63% 1.59
Total votes 176,986 100.00%
Republican hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Leonard Lance
Republican 		Ed Potosnak
Democratic 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Hunterdon (part) 22,506 70.4% 9,448 29.6% 13,058 40.8% 31,954
Middlesex (part) 13,915 49.2% 14,360 50.8% -445 -1.6% 28,275
Somerset (part) 30,514 60.9% 19,583 39.1% 10,931 21.8% 50,097
Union (part) 38,149 57.2% 28,511 42.8% 9,638 14.4% 66,660
Totals 105,084 59.4% 71,902 40.6% 33,182 18.8% 176,986

District 8

2010 New Jersey's 8th congressional district election
 
Nominee Bill Pascrell Roland Straten
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 88,478 51,023
Percentage 62.7% 36.1%
U.S. Representative before election

Bill Pascrell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Bill Pascrell
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell defeated Republican challenger Roland Straten. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Essex and Passaic counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Pascrell (incumbent) 8,176 100.00%
Total votes 8,176 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Blase Billack
  • Roland Straten, engineer, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for this district in 2008

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Roland Straten 5,739 80.15%
Republican Blase Billack 1,333 18.85%
Total votes 7,072 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Raymond Giangrosso (Independent)
  • Bill Pascrell, incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997 (Democratic)
  • Roland Straten, engineer, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for this district in 2008 (Republican)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe D November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe D November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe D November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bill Pascrell (incumbent) 88,478 62.66% 8.45
Republican Roland Straten 51,023 36.13% 7.96
Independent Raymond Giangrosso 1,707 1.21% N/A
Total votes 141,208 100.00%
Democratic hold

By county

County[12] Bill Pascrell
Democratic 		Roland Straten
Republican 		Raymond Giangrosso
Independent 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Essex (part) 36,956 61.5% 22,188 36.9% 913 1.5% 14,768 24.6% 60,057
Passaic (part) 51,522 63.5% 28,835 35.5% 794 1.0% 22,687 38.0% 81,151
Totals 88,478 62.7% 51,023 36.1% 1,707 1.2% 37,455 26.6% 141,208

District 9

2010 New Jersey's 9th congressional district election
 
Nominee Steve Rothman Michael Agosta
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 83,564 52,082
Percentage 60.7% 37.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Steve Rothman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Rothman
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Steve Rothman defeated Republican challenger Michael Agosto. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Rothman (incumbent) 14,973 100.00%
Total votes 14,973 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Michael Agosta
  • John Aslanian
  • Sergey Shevchuk

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael A. Agosta 5,830 58.15%
Republican John Aslanian 3,629 36.20%
Republican Sergey Shevchuk 567 5.66%
Total votes 10,026 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Michael Agosta (Republican)
  • Patricia Alessandrini (Green)
  • Steve Rothman, incumbent Representative from Fair Lawn since 1997 (Democratic)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe D November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe D November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe D November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][36]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steve Rothman (incumbent) 83,564 60.75% 6.78
Republican Michael Agosta 52,082 37.86% 6.82
Green Patricia Alessandrini 1,980 1.44% N/A
Total votes 137,554 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Steve Rothman
Democratic 		Michael Agosta
Republican 		Patricia Alessandrini
Green 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Bergen (part) 68,739 60.4% 43,573 38.3% 1,418 1.2% 25,166 22.1% 113,730
Hudson (part) 12,619 67.1% 5,711 30.3% 489 2.6% 6,908 36.8% 18,819
Passaic (part) 2,206 43.5% 2,798 55.1% 73 1.4% -592 -11.6% 5,077
Totals 83,564 60.7% 52,082 37.8% 1,980 1.4% 31,482 22.9% 137,626

District 10

2010 New Jersey's 10th congressional district election
 
Nominee Donald M. Payne Michael Alonso
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 95,299 14,357
Percentage 85.2% 12.8%
U.S. Representative before election

Donald M. Payne
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Donald M. Payne
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Donald M. Payne defeated Republican challenger Michael Alonso. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Essex, Hudson, and Union counties. Payne later died on March 6, 2012, halfway through his term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donald M. Payne (incumbent) 22,155 100.00%
Total votes 22,155 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Michael Alonso

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Alonso 1,061 100.00%
Total votes 1,061 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Michael Alonso (Republican)
  • Joanne Miller (Agent of Change)
  • Donald M. Payne, incumbent Representative from Newark since 1989 (Democratic)
  • Robert Louis Touissant (Action No Talk)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe D November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe D November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe D November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][37]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Donald M. Payne (incumbent) 95,299 85.18% 13.74
Republican Michael Alonso 14,357 12.83% N/A
Independent Robert Louis Toussaint 1,141 1.02% N/A
Independent Joanne Miller 1,080 0.97% N/A
Total votes 111,877 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Donald Payne Jr.
Democratic 		Michael Alonso
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Essex (part) 60,621 92.1% 4,186 6.4% 1,042 1.6% 56,435 85.7% 65,849
Hudson (part) 7,390 78.3% 1,614 17.1% 434 4.6% 5,776 61.2% 9,438
Union (part) 27,288 74.6% 8,557 23.4% 745 2.0% 18,731 51.2% 36,590
Totals 95,299 85.2% 14,357 12.8% 2,221 2.0% 80,942 72.4% 111,877

District 11

2010 New Jersey's 11th congressional district election
 
Nominee Rodney Frelinghuysen Douglas Herbert
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 122,149 55,472
Percentage 67.2% 30.5%
U.S. Representative before election

Rodney Frelinghuysen
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Rodney Frelinghuysen
Republican

Incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen defeated Democratic challenger Douglas Herbert. From 2003 to 2013, this district included all of Morris County, as well as portions of Essex, Passaic, Sussex, and Somerset counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rodney Frelinghuyen (incumbent) 32,631 76.44%
Republican Richard T. Luzzi 10,060 23.56%
Total votes 42,691 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Douglas Herbert
  • James D. Kelly Jr.

Results

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Douglas Herbert 6,192 71.52%
Democratic James D. Kelly Jr. 2,466 28.48%
Total votes 8,658 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent Representative from Harding since 1995 (Republican)
  • Jim Gawron (Libertarian)
  • Douglas Herbert (Democratic)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe R November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe R November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe R November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe R November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe R October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe R November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe R November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent) 122,149 67.19% 5.35
Democratic Douglas Herbert 55,472 30.51% 6.50
Libertarian Jim Gawron 4,179 2.30% N/A
Total votes 181,800 100.00%
Republican hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Rodney Frelinghuysen
Republican 		Douglas Herbert
Democratic 		Jim Gawron
Libertarian 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Essex (part) 13,238 67.3% 6,110 31.1% 309 1.6% 7,128 36.2% 19,657
Morris 88,207 67.2% 40,186 30.6% 2,781 2.1% 48,021 36.6% 131,174
Passaic (part) 722 60.6% 451 37.9% 18 1.5% 271 22.7% 1,191
Somerset (part) 11,812 64.9% 5,924 32.6% 453 2.5% 5,888 32.3% 18,189
Sussex (part) 8,170 70.5% 2,801 24.2% 618 5.3% 5,369 46.3% 11,589
Totals 122,149 67.2% 55,472 30.5% 4,179 2.3% 66,677 36.7% 181,800

District 12

2010 New Jersey's 12th congressional district election
 
Nominee Rush Holt Jr. Scott Sipprelle
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 108,214 93,634
Percentage 53.0% 45.9%
U.S. Representative before election

Rush Holt Jr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Rush Holt Jr.
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Rush Holt Jr. defeated Republican challenger Scott Sipprelle. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rush Holt Jr. (incumbent) 14,480 100.00%
Total votes 14,480 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declined

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott M. Sipprelle 8,927 54.12%
Republican David Corsi 7,569 45.88%
Total votes 16,496 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Polling

Poll Dates administered Rush Holt (D) Scott Sipprelle (R) Undecided
National Research[39] October 27, 2010 42% 43% -
Monmouth University[40] October 25–27, 2010 51% 43% 4%
Monmouth University[41] October 9–12, 2010 51% 46% 3%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Likely D November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe D November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Likely D November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Lean D November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe D November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rush Holt Jr. (incumbent) 108,214 53.05% 10.07
Republican Scott Sipprelle 93,634 45.90% 10.58
Independent Kenneth Cody 2,154 1.06% N/A
Total votes 204,002 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Rush Holt
Democratic 		Scott Sipprelle
Republican 		Kenneth Cody
Independent 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Hunterdon (part) 5,486 55.6% 4,250 43.1% 135 1.4% -1,236 -12.5% 9,871
Mercer (part) 39,046 69.8% 16,408 29.4% 449 0.8% 22,638 40.4% 55,903
Middlesex (part) 37,024 51.8% 33,486 46.9% 916 1.3% 3,538 4.9% 71,426
Monmouth (part) 33,580 61.2% 20,709 37.7% 581 1.1% -12,871 -24.5% 54,870
Somerset (part) 7,185 60.1% 4,674 39.1% 93 0.8% 2,511 21.0% 11,952
Totals 108,214 53.0% 93,634 45.9% 2,154 1.1% 14,580 7.1% 204,002

District 13

2010 New Jersey's 13th congressional district election
 
Nominee Albio Sires Henrietta Dwyer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 62,840 19,538
Percentage 74.1% 23.0%
U.S. Representative before election

Albio Sires
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Albio Sires
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Albio Sires defeated Republican challenger Henrietta Dwyer. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Hudson, Essex, Union, and Middlesex counties. This was the last election before the elimination of this seat in the 2010 census.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 16,022 86.93%
Democratic Jeff Boss 2,409 13.07%
Total votes 18,431 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Henrietta Dwyer

Results

2010 Republican U.S. House primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Henrietta Dwyer 2,436 100.00%
Total votes 2,436 100.00%

General election

Candidates

  • Henrietta Dwyer (Republican)
  • Maximo Nacer (Gravity Buoyancy Solution)
  • Albio Sires, incumbent Representative from West New York since 2006 (Democratic)
  • Anthony Zanowic (Independent American)

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D November 1, 2010
Rothenberg[5] Safe D November 1, 2010
Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] Safe D November 1, 2010
RCP[7] Safe D November 1, 2010
CQ Politics[8] Safe D October 28, 2010
New York Times[9] Safe D November 1, 2010
FiveThirtyEight[9] Safe D November 1, 2010

Results

2010 U.S. House election[10][43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Albio Sires (incumbent) 62,840 74.11% 1.25
Republican Henrietta Dwyer 19,538 23.04% 1.30
Independent Anthony Zanowic 1,508 1.78% N/A
Independent Maximo Gomez Nacer 910 1.07% N/A
Total votes 84,796 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing {{{swing}}}

By county

County[12] Albio Sires
Democratic 		Henrietta Dwyer
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Essex (part) 8,239 85.3% 1,135 11.8% 284 3.0% 7,104 73.5% 9,658
Hudson (part) 14,460 24.0% 43,805 72.8% 1,872 3.1% 29,345 48.8% 60,137
Middlesex (part) 6,877 68.2% 3,056 30.3% 152 1.5% 3,821 37.9% 10,085
Union (part) 3,919 79.7% 887 18.0% 110 2.3% 3,032 71.7% 4,916
Totals 62,840 74.1% 19,538 23.0% 2,418 2.9% 43,302 51.1% 84,796

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