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About This Primary
Feb
5
5
Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 52.0
Latest Headlines
- As Delegates Assemble, The Outside World Intrudes (Sep. 2, 2008)
- The Silver Bullet (Aug. 21, 2008)
- More in-tune? Voters Lean Obama (Aug. 21, 2008)
- Obama Team Seeks Changes in Primaries (Aug. 21, 2008)
- Mapping the Political Landscape (Aug. 12, 2008)
- Corzine Predicts Double-Digit New Jersey Win (Jun. 11, 2008)
- Old Issue in N.J. Race Could Be Preview (Jun. 3, 2008)
- Obama campaign used party rules to foil Clinton (May. 30, 2008)
- Clinton's Broader Base? (May. 8, 2008)
- Clinton Camp May Regret Largely Turning Its Back on Caucus States (Feb. 15, 2008)
The Candidates
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Rudy Giuliani Businessman, Consultant - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mike Huckabee Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Duncan Hunter Representative from California - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Alan Keyes Author, Speaker - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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John McCain Senator from Arizona - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Ron Paul Representative from Texas - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Mitt Romney Candidate - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Tom Tancredo Representative from Colorado - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
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Fred Thompson Actor on "Law and Order" - Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
New Jersey Demographics (2006 Census ACS)
- Population: 8,724,560
- Gender: 48.8 male, 51.2 female
- Race: 69.6 white, 13.6 black, 7.5 asian, 2.9 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 15.6 hispanic,
- Age: 76.0% 18 years and over; 12.9% 65 years and over; Median age:
- Median Household Income: $64,470
- Families Below Poverty Level: 6.4%
- Education: 14.2% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Campaign Finance
$303,798 raised in New Jersey by Republican candidates (through Jul. 31, 2008)
Top Candidates
| John McCain | $303,798 |
Top Cities
| Princeton | $62,011 |
| Montclair | $27,234 |
| Hoboken | $25,407 |
Past Election Results
| Kerry | 92% |
| Kucinich | 4% |
| LaRouche | 2% |
| 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.
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