New Jersey Elections in 2008
U.S. President
New Jersey Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
Candidates: Frank R. Lautenberg (D, Incumbent), Richard A. Zimmer (R)
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U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: Robert E. Andrews (D, Incumbent), Dale M. Glading (R)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: David Kurkowski (D), Frank LoBiondo (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: John Adler (D), Chris Myers (R)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Josh Zeitz (D), Christopher H. Smith (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Dennis Shulman (D), Scott Garrett (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Frank J. Pallone, Jr. (D, Incumbent), Robert E. McLeod (R)
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U.S. House, District 7
Candidates: Linda Stender (D), Leonard Lance (R)
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U.S. House, District 8
Candidates: Bill J. Pascrell, Jr. (D, Incumbent), Roland Straten (R)
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U.S. House, District 9
Candidates: Steven R. Rothman (D, Incumbent), Vincent Micco (R)
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U.S. House, District 10
Candidates: Donald M. Payne (D, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 11
Candidates: Tom Wyka (D), Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 12
Candidates: Rush D. Holt (D, Incumbent), Alan Bateman (R)
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U.S. House, District 13
Candidates: Albio Sires (D, Incumbent), Joseph Turula (R)
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Previous NJ Election Results
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 5, 2008)
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)
Political Profile
NJ Campaign Advertising
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New Jersey Demographics
- Population: 8,685,920
- Gender: 49.0% male, 51.0% female
- Age: 76.3% 18 years and over; 13.1% 65 years and over; Median age: 38.4
- 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
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
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.
