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About This Primary

Feb
5

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 127.0

Latest Headlines

NJ: Heavy Voting, Scattered Snags (Nov. 4, 2008)
Presidential Update: No Alarms, No Surprises (Nov. 4, 2008)
Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Election: Mid-Atlantic (Nov. 2, 2008)
The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)

More Coverage of the New Jersey Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

New Jersey Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 8,685,920
Gender: 49.0 male, 51.0 female
Race: 69.5 white, 13.7 black, 7.5 asian, 2.8 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 15.9 hispanic,
Age: 76.3% 18 years and over; 13.1% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $67,035
Families Below Poverty Level: 6.3%
Education: 14.3% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in New Jersey

No candidates are campaigning in New Jersey today.

All Events in New Jersey »

Campaign Finance

$2,168,538 raised in New Jersey by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$2,144,615
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$22,923
Bill Richardson	$1,000

Top Cities

Princeton	$206,721
Montclair	$136,902
Jersey City	$65,774

Full New Jersey Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	92%
Kucinich	4%
LaRouche	2%

2004 general Election
Kerry	53%
Bush	46%
Nader	1%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.