2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 12 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 11 1 Seats before 10 2 Seats won 10 2 Seat change Popular vote 2,539,128 1,843,047 Percentage 57.28% 41.58% Swing 2.64% 2.9%
Election results Election results by county Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Republican   50–60%   60–70%

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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The primary election in which candidates were chosen took place on July 7, 2020. The general election coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Overview[edit]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	240,567	62.48%	144,463	37.52%	0	0.00%	385,030	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	173,849	46.17%	195,526	51.93%	7,172	1.90%	376,547	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	229,840	53.23%	196,327	45.47%	5,595	1.30%	431,762	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	162,420	38.27%	254,103	59.88%	7,845	1.85%	424,368	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	225,175	53.15%	193,333	45.64%	5,128	1.21%	423,636	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	199,648	61.17%	126,760	38.83%	0	0.00%	326,408	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	219,688	50.61%	214,359	49.39%	0	0.00%	434,047	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	176,758	74.03%	58,686	24.58%	3,329	1.39%	238,773	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	203,674	65.80%	98,629	31.86%	7,239	2.34%	309,542	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	241,522	83.28%	40,298	13.90%	8,189	2.82%	290,009	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 11	235,163	53.30%	206,013	46.70%	0	0.00%	441,176	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 12	230,883	65.64%	114,591	32.58%	6,251	1.78%	351,725	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	2,539,128	57.28%	1,843,047	41.58%	50,748	1.14%	4,432,923	100.0%

Popular vote Democratic   57.28% Republican   41.58% Other   1.14%

House seats Democratic   83.33% Republican   16.67%

District 1[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Donald Norcross Claire Gustafson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 240,567 144,463 Percentage 62.5% 37.5%

Results by county Results by municipality Norcross:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Gustafson:      50-60%      80-90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Donald Norcross Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Donald Norcross Democratic

The 1st district is based in South Jersey and encompasses the inner Philadelphia suburbs including parts of Camden County along with parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. The incumbent was Democrat Donald Norcross, who was re-elected with 64.4% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Donald Norcross, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Declined[edit]

• Sue Altman, executive director of the New Jersey Working Families Party^[3]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Norcross (incumbent)	94,084	100.0
Total votes			94,084	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Claire Gustafson, businesswoman and former Collingswood school board member^[5][6]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Josh Duvall, businessman^[7]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Claire Gustafson	27,616	100.0
Total votes			27,616	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	October 12, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 1st congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Norcross (incumbent)	240,567	62.5
	Republican	Claire Gustafson	144,463	37.5
Total votes			385,030	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Jeff Van Drew Amy Kennedy Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 195,526 173,849 Percentage 51.9% 46.2%

County results Van Drew:      50-60%      60-70% Kennedy:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Jeff Van Drew Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew Republican

The 2nd district is anchored in southern New Jersey coast, and includes all of Atlantic, Cumberland, and Salem counties, and parts of Burlington, Gloucester and Ocean counties. The incumbent was Republican Jeff Van Drew, who was elected in 2018 as a Democrat, flipping the district with 52.9% of the vote. On December 19, 2019, in a meeting with President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in the Oval Office, Van Drew announced that he had officially changed his party affiliation to the Republican Party.^[16]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Bob Patterson, former vice president for government relations at the United States Business and Industry Council and nominee for New Jersey's 1st congressional district in 2016^[17][18]
• Jeff Van Drew, incumbent U.S. representative^[16]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Brian T. Fitzherbert, defense contractor, project manager, engineer and former Atlantic County Young Republicans Chairman^[19][20]
• David Richter, engineer, lawyer, businessman and former CEO of Hill International (ran in 3rd district instead)^[21][22][23]

Declined[edit]

• Chris A. Brown, state senator^[24]
• DiAnne Gove, state assemblywoman^[25]
• Seth Grossman, former Atlantic County freeholder and nominee for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[26]
• Hirsh Singh, engineer, candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018, and candidate for governor in 2017 (ran for U.S. Senate)^[27]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Van Drew (incumbent)	45,226	82.4
	Republican	Bob Patterson	9,691	17.6
Total votes			54,917	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• William Cunningham, chief investigator on the House Oversight Committee and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[51]
• John Francis, West Cape May commissioner^[52]
• Brigid Callahan Harrison, political science professor at Montclair State University^[53]
• Amy Kennedy, mental health advocate and wife of former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy^[54]
• Robert Turkavage, former FBI agent and Republican candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[55]

Withdrew[edit]

• Ashley Bennett, Atlantic County freeholder^[55][56]

Declined[edit]

• Ray Batten, former New Jersey Superior Court judge^[57]
• Jack Surrency, Cumberland County freeholder^[58]
• Adam Taliaferro, state assemblyman^[59]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amy Kennedy	43,414	62.1
	Democratic	Brigid Callahan Harrison	15,560	22.3
	Democratic	William Cunningham	8,946	12.8
	Democratic	John Francis	1,061	1.5
	Democratic	Robert Turkavage	938	1.3
Total votes			69,919	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Tossup	October 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Tilt D (flip)	October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Tossup	October 12, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Tossup	October 6, 2020
RCP[13]	Tossup	October 5, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Tossup	July 31, 2020

Complete video of debate

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Jeff Van Drew (R)	Amy Kennedy (D)	Other	Undecided
Stockton University	October 22–27, 2020	676 (LV)	± 3.7%	45%	46%	3%[d]	6%
Monmouth University	September 26 – October 1, 2020	588 (RV)[e]	± 4.1%	44%	49%	1%[f]	5%
		588 (LV)[g]		44%	50%	–	–
		588 (LV)[h]		44%	51%	–	–
ALG Research (D) Archived October 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[A]	September 14–17, 2020	505 (LV)	± 4.4%	42%[e]	46%	3%[i]	9%
				44%[j]	49%	–	–
Public Policy Polling (D) Archived September 22, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[B]	September 14–15, 2020	550 (V)	–	43%	48%	–	9%
GQR Research (D)[C]	August 4–6, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	46%	51%	–	–
Global Strategy Group (D) Archived August 17, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[B]	August 1–5, 2020	400 (LV)	±  4.9%	45%	46%	–	9%[c]
RMG Research	July 30 – August 5, 2020	500 (RV)	±  4.5%	42%	39%	–	19%
DCCC Targeting & Analytics Department (D)[C]	June 30 – July 3, 2020	404 (LV)	± 4.9%	47%	44%	–	–

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Van Drew (incumbent)	195,526	51.9
	Democratic	Amy Kennedy	173,849	46.2
	Independent	Jenna Harvey	4,136	1.1
	Libertarian	Jesse Ehrnstrom	3,036	0.8
Total votes			376,547	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Andy Kim David Richter Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 229,840 196,327 Percentage 53.2% 45.5%

County results Kim:      60-70% Richter:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Andy Kim Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Andy Kim Democratic

The 3rd district is based in central New Jersey, and includes parts of Burlington and Ocean counties. The incumbent was Democrat Andy Kim, who flipped the district and was elected with 50.0% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Andy Kim, incumbent U.S. representative^[2]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Kim (incumbent)	79,417	100.0
Total votes			79,417	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Kate Gibbs, former Burlington County freeholder^[103]
• David Richter, engineer, lawyer, and former CEO of Hill International^[21][23]

Withdrew[edit]

• John Novak, mayor of Barnegat (endorsed David Richter)^[104][105]
• Tony Porto, former mayor of Hainesport (endorsed David Richter)^[106]

Declined[edit]

• Dawn Addiego, state senator (switched to Democratic Party)^[107]
• Randy Brown, former mayor of Evesham Township^[108]
• Sean Earlen, chair of the Burlington County Republican Party (endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[108]
• Kim Guadagno, former lieutenant governor^[24]
• Jack Kelly, Ocean County freeholder and candidate for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in 2008 (endorsed David Richter)^[109]
• Al Leiter, baseball analyst and former Major League Baseball pitcher^[110]
• Tom MacArthur, former U.S. representative (endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[111]
• Gregory P. McGuckin, state Assemblyman (endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[112]
• Ryan Peters, state Assemblyman (endorsed Kate Gibbs)^[113]
• Frank Sadeghi, businessman and Republican fundraiser^[114]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Richter	35,824	61.1
	Republican	Kate Gibbs	22,768	38.9
Total votes			58,592	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Likely D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	October 29, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Likely D	October 20, 2020
Politico[11]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Tossup	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Lean D	June 7, 2020

Complete video of debate

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Andy Kim (D)	David Richter (R)	Undecided
Basswood Research (R)[D]	July 13 – 15, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	45%	42%	–

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Kim (incumbent)	229,840	53.2
	Republican	David Richter	196,327	45.5
	Independent	Martin Weber	3,724	0.9
	Independent	Robert Shapiro	1,871	0.4
Total votes			431,762	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 4th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Chris Smith Stephanie Schmid Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 254,103 162,420 Percentage 59.9% 38.3%

County results Smith:      50-60%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Smith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Smith Republican

The 4th district encompasses parts of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties. The incumbent was Republican Chris Smith, who was re-elected with 55.4% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Alter Richter, rabbi^[152]
• Chris Smith, incumbent U.S. representative^[153]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	51,636	94.8
	Republican	Alter Richter	2,853	5.2
Total votes			54,489	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• David Applefield, retired journalist^[154]
• Christine Conforti, holistic life coach and former United Nations staffer^[154]
• Stephanie Schmid, human rights activist^[154]

Withdrew[edit]

• Tiffany Kaszuba, lobbyist^[154][155]
• Jim Keady, former Asbury Park city councilman (2005–2008)^[156][157]
• Hassan Shehadeh, financial analyst^[154][158]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stephanie Schmid	38,444	67.4
	Democratic	Christine Conforti	14,331	25.1
	Democratic	David Applefield	4,244	7.5
Total votes			57,019	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe R	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe R	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Likely R	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe R	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Complete video of debate

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	254,103	59.9
	Democratic	Stephanie Schmid	162,420	38.3
	Independent	Hank Schroeder	3,195	0.7
	Libertarian	Michael Rufo	2,583	0.6
	Independent	Andrew Pachuta	2,067	0.5
Total votes			424,368	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Josh Gottheimer Frank Pallotta Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 225,175 193,333 Percentage 53.2% 45.6%

County results Gottheimer:      50-60% Pallotta:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Josh Gottheimer Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer Democratic

The 5th district is based in northern New Jersey, and includes parts of Bergen County and portions of Passaic, Sussex and Warren counties. The incumbent was Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who was re-elected with 56.2% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Josh Gottheimer, incumbent U.S. representative^[170]
• Arati Kreibich, Glen Rock borough councilwoman^[171]

Endorsements[edit]

• Common Defense^[180]
• Demand Universal Healthcare (DUH)^[181]
• Food & Water Action^[182]
• Friends of the Earth Action^[183]
• Indivisible^[184]
• Moms in Office^[185]
• National Iranian American Council^[186]
• New Jersey Working Families Alliance^[88]
• Our Revolution New Jersey Chapter^[187]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[182]
• Progressive Democrats of America^[188]
• Progressive Rising^[189]
• South Asians for America^[190]
• Sunrise Movement (national)^[191]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Josh Gottheimer	Arati Kreibich
TargetSmart (D)[E]	June 17–18, 2020	– (LV)[l]	± 4.9%	66%	23%
Data for Progress	May 17, 2020	368 (LV)	± 5.1%	64%	17%

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer (incumbent)	52,406	66.5
	Democratic	Arati Kreibich	26,418	33.5
Total votes			78,824	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• James Baldini, educator^[192]
• Hector Castillo^[193]
• John McCann, former Cresskill borough councilman and nominee for New Jersey's 5th congressional district in 2018^[194]
• Frank Pallotta, former investment banker^[195]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Bob Auth, state assemblyman^[196]
• Jon Dalrymple Jr., student^[197]
• Dana DiRisio, former aide to U.S. Representative Scott Garrett^[198]
• Paul Duggan, candidate for Bergen County Executive in 2018^[199] (running as New Jersey Conservative Party candidate)^[200]
• Mike Ghassali, mayor of Montvale^[201][202]
• John C. Glidden, mayor of Closter^[203]

Declined[edit]

• Michael J. Doherty, state senator^[204]
• Tim Luing, businessman^[205][206]
• Holly Schepisi, state assemblywoman^[207]
• Parker Space, state assemblyman^[208]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Pallotta	25,834	51.7
	Republican	John McCann	16,220	32.4
	Republican	James Baldini	5,126	10.3
	Republican	Hector Castillo	2,814	5.6
Total votes			49,994	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Likely D	October 3, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Likely D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer (incumbent)	225,175	53.2
	Republican	Frank Pallotta	193,333	45.6
	Independent	Louis Vellucci	5,128	1.2
Total votes			423,636	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 6th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Frank Pallone Christian Onuoha Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 199,648 126,760 Percentage 61.2% 38.8%

County results Pallone:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Frank Pallone Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Frank Pallone Democratic

The 6th district encompasses northern Middlesex County and parts of Monmouth County, including New Brunswick and Long Branch. The incumbent was Democrat Frank Pallone, who was re-elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Amani al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.com^[226]
• Russ Cirincione, attorney and trade unionist^[227][228]
• Frank Pallone, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew[edit]

• John Hsu^[229]
• Javahn Walker, candidate in 2018^[230]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)	56,660	79.2
	Democratic	Russ Cirincione	12,139	17.0
	Democratic	Amani al-Khatahtbeh	2,743	3.8
Total votes			71,542	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Republican candidates Sammy Gindi and Christian Onuoha filed challenges against each other's petitions and as a result both were removed from the primary ballot; however, both continued to campaign as write-in candidates in the primary.^[238]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Sammy Gindi, entrepreneur^[239]
• Christian Onuoha, candidate for New Jersey General Assembly in 2019^[239]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[240][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christian Onuoha (write-in)	508	100.0
Total votes			508	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)	199,648	61.2
	Republican	Christian Onuoha	126,760	38.8
Total votes			326,408	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Tom Malinowski Thomas Kean Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 219,688 214,359 Percentage 50.6% 49.4%

County results Malinowski:      50-60%      60-70% Kean Jr.:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Malinowski Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski Democratic

The 7th district is based in north-central New Jersey, and includes portions of Morris, Warren, Union, Somerset, Essex and all of Hunterdon County. The incumbent was Democrat Tom Malinowski, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.7% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Tom Malinowski, incumbent U.S. representative^[241]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Malinowski (incumbent)	80,334	100.0
Total votes			80,334	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Raafat Barsoom, physician and candidate for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2018^[243]
• Thomas Kean Jr., minority leader of the New Jersey Senate^[244]
• Tom Phillips, human resources executive^[245]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Rosemary Becchi, tax attorney and nonprofit executive (running for the 11th congressional district)^[246]

Declined[edit]

x*Michael J. Doherty, state senator^[204]

• Matt Holt, Hunterdon County freeholder
• Kathy Hugin, philanthropist and former Wall Street bond trader
• Leonard Lance, former U.S. representative^[247]
• David Larsen, businessman and candidate for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2016^[248]
• Nancy Munoz, state assemblywoman^[249]
• Colin Newman, business executive^[110]
• Erik Peterson, state assemblyman^[250]
• Jason Sarnoski, Warren County freeholder
• Dana DiRisio, former aide to U.S. Representative Scott Garrett^[198]
• Tim Smith, former mayor of Roxbury Township
• Doug Steinhardt, chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee^[251][110]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas H. Kean Jr.	45,395	79.4
	Republican	Raafat Barsoom	6,151	10.8
	Republican	Tom Phillips	5,631	9.8
Total votes			57,177	100.0

General election[edit]

Debates[edit]

Complete video of debate, September 13, 2020.

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Likely D	October 29, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Lean D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Lean D	October 12, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Tossup	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Lean D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Tom Malinowski (D)	Thomas Kean Jr. (R)	Other	Undecided
Basswood Research (R)	March 10–11, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	38%	39%	0%	23%
NRCC (R)[F]	June 24–26, 2019	400 (LV)	–	42%	44%	1%	13%

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Malinowski (incumbent)	219,688	50.6
	Republican	Thomas H. Kean Jr.	214,359	49.4
Total votes			434,047	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 8th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Albio Sires Jason Mushnick Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 176,758 58,686 Percentage 74.0% 24.6%

County results Sires:      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Albio Sires Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Albio Sires Democratic

The 8th district is based in North Jersey encompassing parts of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties. The incumbent was Democrat Albio Sires, who was re-elected with 78.1% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Hector Oseguera, lawyer^[260]
• Will Sheehan, former U.S. Navy SEAL intelligence officer^[261]
• Albio Sires, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew[edit]

• Jonathan Munitz, financial consultant (endorsed Hector Oseguera)^[262]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	47,814	70.3
	Democratic	Hector Oseguera	18,557	27.3
	Democratic	Will Sheehan	1,612	2.4
Total votes			67,983	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Jason Mushnick, attorney and candidate for New Jersey General Assembly in 2019^[277]

Withdrew[edit]

• David Winkler^[278][279]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Mushnick	5,899	100.0
Total votes			5,899	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	176,758	74.0
	Republican	Jason Mushnick	58,686	24.6
	Libertarian	Dan Delaney	3,329	1.4
Total votes			238,773	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 9th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Bill Pascrell Billy Prempeh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 203,674 98,629 Percentage 65.8% 31.9%

County results Pascrell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Pascrell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell Democratic

The 9th district encompasses parts of Bergen, Passaic and Hudson counties. The incumbent was Democrat Bill Pascrell, who was re-elected with 70.3% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Alp Basaran, corporate lawyer^[280]
• Bill Pascrell, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Zinovia Spezakis, finance and clean energy executive, environmental activist^[281]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Jr. (incumbent)	52,422	80.6
	Democratic	Zinovia Spezakis	10,998	16.9
	Democratic	Alp Basaran	1,592	2.5
Total votes			65,012	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Billy Prempeh, U.S. Air Force veteran^[288]
• Tim Walsh, vice chairman of the Bergen County Young Republicans^[288]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Prempeh	10,055	74.2
	Republican	Tim Walsh (Unofficially withdrew)	3,500	25.8
Total votes			13,555	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 9th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Jr. (incumbent)	203,674	65.8
	Republican	Billy Prempeh	98,629	31.9
	Independent	Chris Auriemma	7,239	2.3
Total votes			309,542	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 10th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Donald Payne Jr. Jennifer Zinone Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 241,522 40,298 Percentage 83.3% 13.9%

County results Payne Jr.:      70-80%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Donald Payne Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Donald Payne Jr. Democratic

The 10th district encompasses parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties. The incumbent was Democrat Donald Payne Jr., who was reelected with 87.6% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• John J. Flora, teacher^[289]
• Eugene Mazo, law professor at Rutgers Law School^[290]
• Donald Payne Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne Jr. (incumbent)	83,436	88.5
	Democratic	Eugene Mazo	6,653	7.0
	Democratic	John J. Flora	4,239	4.5
Total votes			94,328	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Jennifer Zinone, freelance copywriter^[292]

Withdrew[edit]

• Michael W. Barret^[292]
• Ana Rivera^[2]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jennifer Zinone	3,113	100.0
Total votes			3,113	100.0

General election[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Safe D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]	Safe D	June 3, 2020
RCP[13]	Safe D	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[14]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 10th congressional district, 2020^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne Jr. (incumbent)	241,522	83.3
	Republican	Jennifer Zinone	40,298	13.9
	Independent	Akil Khalfani	3,537	1.2
	Independent	Liah Fitchette	3,480	1.2
	Libertarian	John Mirrione	1,172	0.4
Total votes			290,009	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11[edit]

2020 New Jersey's 11th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Mikie Sherrill Rosemary Becchi Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 235,163 206,013 Percentage 53.3% 46.7%

County results Sherrill:      50-60%      60-70% Becchi:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Mikie Sherrill Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill Democratic

The 11th district includes parts of Morris, Essex, Passaic and Sussex counties. The incumbent was Democrat Mikie Sherrill, who flipped the district and was elected with 56.8% of the vote in 2018.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Mikie Sherrill, incumbent U.S. representative^[293]

Withdrew[edit]

• Mark Washburne, professor^[294]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mikie Sherrill (incumbent)	79,961	100.0
Total votes			79,961	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Rosemary Becchi, tax attorney and nonprofit executive^[246][23]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Lawrence Casha, Kinnelon borough councilman^[300]
• Reinier Prijten, financial manager^[301]

Declined[edit]

• Patrick Alloco, former aide to former governor Thomas Kean^[302]
• Mary Pat Christie, former First Lady of New Jersey and former investment banker^[303]
• James Gannon, Morris County sheriff^[304]
• Curt Ritter, former mayor of Chatham Township and former press secretary for Rudy Giuliani^[302]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rosemary Becchi	46,774	100.0
Total votes			46,774	100.0

General election[edit]

Complete video of debate

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[8]	Safe D	August 14, 2020
Inside Elections[9]	Safe D	June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10]	Safe D	July 2, 2020
Politico[11]	Lean D	April 19, 2020
Daily Kos[12]