2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

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All 12 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 5 Seats won 11 1 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 1,856,819 1,198,691 Percentage 59.92% 38.68% Swing 5.76% 7.16%
Results by party gains Results by district Results by county Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%

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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Democrats won 4 seats from Republicans and changed control from 7–5 for Democrats to 11–1 for Democrats, the lowest number of seats Republicans have won in the state since 1912.^[1] This is the first time since the 1912 elections that Republicans failed to hold any seat in North Jersey.

However, Representative Jeff Van Drew of the 2nd district would later change his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican in December 2019 bringing it down to 10-2.^[2]

Overview[edit]

Statewide[edit]

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Democratic	12	1,856,819	59.92	11	4	91.67
	Republican	12	1,198,664	38.68	1	4	8.33
	Independent	15	23,719	0.77	0		0.0
	Libertarian	8	12,963	0.42	0		0.0
	Constitution	1	3,902	0.13	0		0.0
	Green	1	2,676	0.09	0		0.0
Total		49	3,098,743	100.0	12		100.0

Popular vote Democratic   59.92% Republican   38.68% Other   1.40%

House seats Democratic   91.67% Republican   8.33%

By district[edit]

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey by district:^[3]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	169,628	64.40%	87,617	33.26%	6,173	2.34%	263,418	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	136,685	52.90%	116,866	45.23%	4,812	1.86%	258,363	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 3	153,473	50.01%	149,500	48.72%	3,902	1.27%	306,875	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 4	126,766	43.07%	163,065	55.40%	4,517	1.53%	294,348	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	169,546	56.18%	128,255	42.49%	4,022	1.33%	301,823	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	140,752	63.63%	80,443	36.37%	0	0.00%	221,195	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 7	166,985	51.74%	150,785	46.72%	4,972	1.54%	322,742	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 8	119,881	78.12%	28,725	18.72%	4,849	3.16%	153,455	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	140,832	70.27%	57,854	28.87%	1,730	0.86%	200,416	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	175,253	87.56%	20,191	10.09%	4,715	2.36%	200,159	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 11	183,684	56.77%	136,322	42.13%	3,568	1.10%	323,574	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 12	173,334	68.68%	79,041	31.32%	0	0.00%	252,375	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,856,819	59.92%	1,198,664	38.68%	43,260	1.40%	3,098,743	100.0%

District 1[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Donald Norcross Paul E. Dilks Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 169,628 87,617 Percentage 64.4% 33.3%

Norcross:      50-60%      60-70%

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

The 1st district is based in South Jersey and includes most of Camden County along with parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. Incumbent Democrat Donald Norcross, who had represented the district since 2014, ran for reelection. He was reelected with 60% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+13.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Donald Norcross, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Robert Lee Carlson
• Scot John Tomaszewski

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Norcross (incumbent)	39,788	84.1
	Democratic	Robert Lee Carlson	4,570	9.7
	Democratic	Scot John Tomaszewski	2,953	6.2
Total votes			47,311	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Paul Dilks^[4]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul E. Dilks	12,363	100.0
Total votes			12,363	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Norcross (incumbent)	169,628	64.4
	Republican	Paul E. Dilks	87,617	33.3
	Libertarian	Robert Shapiro	2,821	1.1
	Independent	Paul Hamlin	2,368	0.9
	Independent	Mohammad Kabir	984	0.4
Total votes			263,418	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Jeff Van Drew Seth Grossman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 136,685 116,866 Percentage 52.9% 45.2%

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

U.S. Representative before election Frank LoBiondo Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jeff Van Drew Democratic

The 2nd district is based in South Jersey and is the biggest Congressional District in the state. It includes all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem Counties and parts of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Ocean counties. Incumbent Republican Frank LoBiondo, who had represented the district since 1995, announced in November 2017 that he would not run for re-election in 2018 making the 2nd an open seat.^[11] He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+1.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Seth Grossman, attorney, former Atlantic County Freeholder and candidate for Governor 2013^[12]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Sam Fiocchi, former state assembly member^[13]
• Hirsh Singh, aerospace engineer and candidate for governor in 2017^[14][15][16]
• Robert Turkavage, former FBI agent and independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012^[17]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Brian T. Fitzherbert, defense contractor, project manager, engineer^[18][19]
• Mark McGovern, activist^[20][21]
• John Zarych, attorney^[22][23]
• James Toto, Somers Point City Council member^[24][25]

Declined[edit]

• Chris A. Brown, state senator^[26][27]
• Don Guardian, former Mayor of Atlantic City^[26][28]
• Frank LoBiondo, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Vincent J. Polistina, former state assembly member^[26][29]
• Mike Torrissi, Hammonton Town Council member^[26]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Seth Grossman	10,215	39.0
	Republican	Hirsh V. Singh	7,983	30.5
	Republican	Samuel Fiocchi	6,107	23.3
	Republican	Robert D. Turkavage	1,854	7.1
Total votes			26,159	100

Democratic primary[edit]

This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.^[37]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jeff Van Drew, state senator^[27]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• William Cunningham, former aide to U.S. Senator Cory Booker^[38]
• Tanzie Youngblood, retired teacher^[39]
• Nathan Kleinman, farmer and activist^[40]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Sean Thom, school administrator^[27][41]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Van Drew	16,901	57.0
	Democratic	Tanzira "Tanzie" Youngblood	5,495	18.5
	Democratic	William Cunningham	4,795	16.2
	Democratic	Nate Kleinman	2,467	8.3
Total votes			29,658	100

General election[edit]

Campaign[edit]

A month after the primaries, the National Republican Congressional Committee withdrew its support of Grossman following the news that he had posted an article from the white nationalist website American Renaissance on his Facebook page stating blacks represent “a threat to all who cross their paths, black and non-black alike.”^[44] Grossman responded that he hadn’t carefully read the article that he had posted in 2014 and doesn’t believe its racist sentiments, although in explaining his actions he said many black teenagers are violent and dangerous.^[45] Grossman also posted comments that criticized ‘multi-culturalism’ and ‘diversity’.^[46]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Seth Grossman (R)	Jeff Van Drew (D)	Other	Undecided
Stockton University	October 17–23, 2018	597	± 4.0%	38%	55%	5%[51]	2%
Stockton University	September 12–18, 2018	535	± 4.2%	32%	55%	5%[52]	8%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[53]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[54]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55]	Safe D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP[56]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[57]	Safe D (flip)	November 5, 2018
538[58]	Safe D (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN[59]	Safe D (flip)	October 31, 2018
Politico[60]	Likely D (flip)	November 4, 2018

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Van Drew	136,685	52.9
	Republican	Seth Grossman	116,866	45.2
	Libertarian	John Ordille	1,726	0.7
	Independent	Steven Fenichel	1,154	0.4
	Independent	Anthony Parisi Sanchez	1,064	0.4
	Independent	William Benfer	868	0.3
Majority			19,819	7.7
Total votes			258,363	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 3[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Andy Kim Tom MacArthur Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 153,473 149,500 Percentage 50.0% 48.7%

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

U.S. Representative before election Tom MacArthur Republican Elected U.S. Representative Andy Kim Democratic

The 3rd district is based in South Jersey and includes parts of Burlington and Ocean counties. Incumbent Republican Tom MacArthur, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Tom MacArthur, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom MacArthur (incumbent)	25,612	100.0
Total votes			25,612	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

This is one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.^[37]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Andy Kim, former United States National Security Council official and former diplomat^[61]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Rich Dennison, attorney, funeral home director, and nominee for the state senate (LD-7) in 2007 (died on January 22, 2018)^[62][63]
• Katherine Hartman, attorney^[64]

Declined[edit]

• John G. Ducey, Mayor of Brick^[65]
• Troy Singleton, state senator^[66]
• Pamela Rosen Lampitt, state assembly member^[67]
• Betsy Ryan, president and CEO of the New Jersey Hospital Association^[67]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Kim	28,514	100.0
Total votes			28,514	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Debate[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Tom MacArthur	Andy Kim
1	Oct. 31, 2018	NJ PBS	David Cruz	YouTube	P	P

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom MacArthur (R)	Andy Kim (D)	Larry Berlinski (C)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 21–25, 2018	508	± 4.8%	45%	44%	2%	9%
Monmouth University	October 18–22, 2018	363	± 5.2%	46%	48%	2%	5%
Stockton University	October 3–10, 2018	546	± 4.2%	47%	45%	7%[76]	1%
National Research Inc. (R-MacArthur)	October 2–4, 2018	400	± 4.9%	44%	40%	–	16%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	September 22–26, 2018	499	± 4.8%	39%	49%	–	12%
DCCC (D)	September 4–5, 2018	523	± 4.3%	45%	47%	–	8%
Monmouth University	August 7–9, 2018	300 LV	± 5.7%	44%	45%	3%	9%
		401 RV	± 4.9%	41%	40%	3%	15%
Global Strategy Group (D)	June 11–21, 2018	400	± 4.9%	42%	42%	–	16%
GQR Research (D-Kim)	May 29 – June 3, 2018	550	± 4.2%	48%	44%	–	8%
Public Policy Polling (D)	April 16–17, 2018	669	± 3.8%	42%	41%	–	17%
Public Policy Polling (D)	February 14–15, 2018	336	± 5.4%	47%	43%	–	10%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[53]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[54]	Tilt D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP[56]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[57]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
538[58]	Tossup	November 7, 2018
CNN[59]	Tossup	October 31, 2018
Politico[60]	Tossup	November 2, 2018

Results[edit]

The close result required a recount, with Kim ultimately winning by 3,973 votes^[77]

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Kim	153,473	50.0
	Republican	Tom MacArthur (incumbent)	149,500	48.7
	Constitution	Larry Berlinski	3,902	1.3
Majority			3,973	1.3
Total votes			306,875	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 4[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 4th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Chris Smith Joshua Welle Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 163,065 126,766 Percentage 55.4% 43.1%

County results Smith:      50-60%      60-70% Welle:      40-50%

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

The 4th district is based in Central Jersey and includes parts of Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties. Incumbent Republican Chris Smith, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Chris Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	25,930	100.0
Total votes			25,930	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Joshua Welle, navy veteran^[78]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Jim Keady, former Asbury Park Council member and candidate for the 3rd district in 2016^[79]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Mike Keeling, music teacher^[78][80]

Declined[edit]

• Kelly Stewart Maer, party operative^[81]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua Welle	16,905	57.1
	Democratic	Jim Keady	12,682	42.9
Total votes			29,587	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[53]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[54]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[56]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[57]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[58]	Likely R	November 7, 2018
CNN[59]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[60]	Likely R	November 2, 2018

Results[edit]

Smith's showing of 55% was his lowest since 1982 when he defeated Joseph P. Merlino 53% to 47%.

New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	163,065	55.4
	Democratic	Joshua Welle	126,766	43.1
	Libertarian	Michael Rufo	1,387	0.5
	Independent	Ed Stackhouse	1,064	0.4
	Independent	Brian Reynolds	851	0.3
	Independent	Felicia Stoler	844	0.3
	Independent	Allen Yusufov	371	0.1
Majority			36,299	12.3
Total votes			294,348	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Josh Gottheimer John J. McCann Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 169,546 128,255 Percentage 56.2% 42.5%

County results Gottheimer:      60-70% Pallotta:      50-60%

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

The 5th district is based in North Jersey and includes parts of Bergen, Passaic, Sussex and Warren counties. Incumbent Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+3.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Josh Gottheimer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer (incumbent)	27,486	100.0
Total votes			27,486	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• John McCann, attorney and former Cresskill Borough Council member^[88]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, candidate for Governor in 2005 & 2009, for the 3rd District in 2014 and nominee for the 9th District in 1998 and for Senate in 2013^[89]

Declined[edit]

• Robert Auth, state assembly member^[90]
• Lou Dobbs, conservative political commentator, author, and television host^[91]
• Michael J. Doherty, state senator^[91][92]
• Scott Garrett, former U.S. Representative^[90][91]
• Michael Ghassali, Mayor of Montvale^[93][94]
• Steve Oroho, state senator^[91][92]
• Sam Raia, former mayor of Saddle River and former chair of the New Jersey Republican State Committee^[91][95]
• Jason Sarnoski, Warren County Freeholder^[96]
• Holly Schepisi, state assembly member^[97]
• Chuck Shotmeyer, businessman^[98][99]
• Parker Space, state assembly member^[90][100]
• Harold J. Wirths, state assembly member, former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and former Sussex County Freeholder^[91][100]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. McCann Jr.	16,685	53.0
	Republican	Steven M. Lonegan	14,767	47.0
Total votes			31,452	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Josh Gottheimer (D)	John McCann (R)	Other	Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R-McCann)	October 12–15, 2018	400	± 4.9%	47%	38%	9%[137]	7%
Tel Opinion Research (R-McCann)	August 9–12, 2018	400	± 4.9%	36%	39%	–	25%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[53]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[54]	Safe D	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
RCP[56]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[57]	Likely D	November 5, 2018
538[58]	Safe D	November 7, 2018
CNN[59]	Safe D	October 31, 2018
Politico[60]	Likely D	November 2, 2018

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josh Gottheimer (incumbent)	169,546	56.2
	Republican	John J. McCann	128,255	42.5
	Libertarian	James Tosone	2,115	0.7
	Independent	Wendy Goetz	1,907	0.6
Majority			41,291	13.7
Total votes			301,823	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 6th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Frank Pallone Richard J. Pezzullo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,752 80,443 Percentage 63.6% 36.4%

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 is based in Central Jersey and includes parts of Middlesex and Monmouth counties. Incumbent Democrat Frank Pallone, who had represented the district since 1988, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Frank Pallone, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Javahn Walker

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)	23,621	86.2
	Democratic	Javahn Walker	3,770	13.8
Total votes			27,391	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Richard Pezzullo, businessman and candidate for Senate in 2014^[138]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard J. Pezzullo	9,827	100.0
Total votes			9,827	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)	140,752	63.6
	Republican	Richard J. Pezzullo	80,443	36.4
Total votes			221,195	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election

← 2016 2020 →

Nominee Tom Malinowski Leonard Lance Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 166,985 150,785 Percentage 51.7% 46.7%

County results Malinowski:      50-60%      60-70% Lance:      50-60%

U.S. Representative before election Leonard Lance Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Malinowski Democratic

The 7th district includes all of Hunterdon County, and parts of Essex, Morris, Somerset, Union, and Warren Counties. Incumbent Republican Leonard Lance, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+3.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Leonard Lance, incumbent U.S. Representative^[139]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Lindsay Brown, web developer^[140]

Declined[edit]

• Rosemary Becchi, attorney^[141]
• Craig Heard, marketing consultant and candidate for this seat in 2016^[142]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	24,934	74.9
	Republican	Lindsay C. Brown	4,795	14.4
	Republican	Raafat Barsoom	3,556	10.7
Total votes			33,285	100

Democratic primary[edit]

This is one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.^[37]

Three Democrats were on the Democratic primary ballot. They included former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Tom Malinowski;^[143] lawyer Goutam Jois;^[144] and social worker Peter Jacob. Green Party of New Jersey member Diane Moxley also announced her intent to run for the seat.^[145] Westfield teacher and attorney Lisa Mandelblatt withdrew in February 2017,^[146] as did Scotch Plains lawyer Scott Salmon.^[147] The Democratic County Parties in New Jersey's 7th District unanimously threw their support to Malinowski, and he received the county line for the June 5 primary in all counties.

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Tom Malinowski, former Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor^[148]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Peter Jacob, social worker and nominee in 2016^[149]
• Goutam Jois, attorney^[150]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Lisa Mandelblatt, teacher and attorney^[151](withdrew February 2018, endorsed Malinowski)^[146]
• David Pringle, environmental activist^[152]
• Scott Salmon, attorney^[151] (withdrew February 2018, endorsed Malinowski)^[153]
• Linda Weber, bank executive^[154][155]

Declined[edit]

• Zenon Christodoulou, businessman and vice chair of the Somerset County Democratic Party^[156][157]
• Christine Lui Chen, neuroscientist, healthcare executive and nominee for state senate (LD-23) in 2017^[156]
• Bill Knox, wealth management specialist^[158]
• Colleen Mahr, Mayor of Fanwood^[156]
• Keiona Miller, North Plainfield Borough Council member^[156]
• Kurt Perhach, teacher and army prosecutor^[156][159]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Malinowski won the Democratic nomination in the June primary.^[166]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Malinowski	26,172	66.8
	Democratic	Peter Jacob	7,503	19.1
	Democratic	Goutam Jois	5,507	14.1
Total votes			39,182	100

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Debate[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 7th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Leonard Lance	Tom Malinowski
1	Oct. 17, 2018	NJTV	Briana Vannozzi	C-SPAN	P	P

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Leonard Lance (R)	Tom Malinowski (D)	Other	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 28–31, 2018	503	± 4.6%	39%	47%	1%	12%
Monmouth University	October 25–29, 2018	356	± 5.2%	44%	47%	2%	6%
NYT Upshot/Siena College	September 17–21, 2018	504	± 4.8%	45%	44%	–	10%
Monmouth University	September 13–17, 2018	365 LV	± 5.1%	43%	46%	2%	9%
		414 RV	± 4.8%	39%	47%	2%	12%
GQR Research (D-Malinowski)	June 20–25, 2018	500	± 4.4%	45%	47%	–	7%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[53]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[54]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP[56]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[57]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
538[58]	Likely D (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN[59]	Tossup	October 31, 2018
Politico[60]	Tossup	November 2, 2018

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Malinowski	166,985	51.7
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	150,785	46.7
	Green	Diane Moxley	2,676	0.8
	Independent	Gregg Mele	2,296	0.7
Majority			16,200	5.0
Total votes			322,742	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Albio Sires John R. Muniz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 119,881 28,725 Percentage 78.1% 18.7%

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 and includes parts of Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Union counties. Incumbent Democrat Albio Sires, who had represented the district since 2006, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 77% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+27.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Albio Sires, incumbent U.S. Representative^[168]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	31,583	100.0
Total votes			31,583	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• John Muniz^[4]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John R. Muniz	3,052	100.0
Total votes			3,052	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 8th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	119,881	78.1
	Republican	John R. Muniz	28,752	18.7
	Independent	Mahmoud Mahmoud	3,658	2.4
	Libertarian	Dan Delaney	1,191	0.8
Total votes			153,455	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Pascrell Eric P. Fisher Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,832 57,854 Percentage 70.3% 28.9%

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

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

The 9th district is based in North Jersey and includes parts of Bergen, Hudson and Passaic counties. Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 70% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+16.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bill Pascrell Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• William Henry

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Jr. (incumbent)	23,365	85.7
	Democratic	William O. Henry	3,911	14.3
Total votes			27,276	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Eric Fisher^[4]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric P. Fisher	5,142	100.0
Total votes			5,142	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 9th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Jr. (incumbent)	140,832	70.3
	Republican	Eric P. Fisher	57,854	28.9
	Libertarian	Claudio Belusic	1,730	0.9
Total votes			200,416	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Donald Payne Jr. Agha Khan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 175,253 20,191 Percentage 87.6% 10.1%

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

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

The 10th district is based in North Jersey and includes parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties. Incumbent Democrat Donald Payne Jr., who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 86% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+36.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Donald Payne Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Aaron Fraser

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne Jr. (incumbent)	38,206	91.7
	Democratic	Aaron Walter Fraser	3,442	8.3
Total votes			41,648	100

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Agha Khan^[4]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Agha Khan	2,292	100.0
Total votes			2,292	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 10th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne Jr. (incumbent)	175,253	87.6
	Republican	Agha Khan	20,191	10.1
	Independent	Cynthia Johnson	2,070	1.0
	Independent	Joanne Miller	2,038	1.0
	Libertarian	Scott DiRoma	607	0.3
Total votes			200,159	100.0

District 11[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Mikie Sherrill Jay Webber Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 183,684 136,322 Percentage 56.8% 42.1%

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

U.S. Representative before election Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill Democratic

The 11th district is based in North Jersey and includes parts of Essex, Morris, Passaic and Sussex counties. Incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen, who had represented the district since 1995, announced in January 2018 that he will not seek re-election.^[170] He was re-elected with 58% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+3.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jay Webber, state assembly member and former chair of the New Jersey Republican State Committee^[171]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Antony Ghee, JAG officer, investment banker, and attorney^[172]
• Martin Hewitt, attorney^[173]
• Peter De Neufville, former executive chairman of Voltaix, Inc.^[174]
• Patrick S Allocco, concert promoter and political campaign operative^[175]

Declined[edit]

• Rosemary Becchi, attorney and former U.S. Senate Finance Committee staff member^[176]
• Tom Mastrangelo, Morris County Freeholder^[177]
• Paul Miller, car dealer^[178]
• Christine Myers, Morris County Freeholder^[177]
• Nicolas Platt, Harding Township Committeeman^[179]
• Kate Whitman Annis, daughter of former governor Christine Todd Whitman and candidate for the 7th district in 2008^[180][181]
• Justin Bozonelis, investment banker^[182]
• Tony Bucco, state assembly member (endorsed Jay Webber)^[177][183]
• Joe Caruso, businessman^[184]
• Kristin Corrado, state senator (endorsed Antony Ghee)^[179]
• BettyLou DeCroce, state assembly assembly member (endorsed Antony Ghee)^[179]
• Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Jim Gannon, Morris County Sheriff^[177][185]
• Jerry Langer, trucking company executive^[186][187]
• Nick Mangold, former Jets center^[188]
• Kevin J. O'Toole, chair of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and former state senator^[176]
• Joseph Pennacchio, state senator^[189]
• Sylvia Petillo, Sussex County Freeholder Deputy Director (endorsed Antony Ghee)^[190]
• Steve Rogers, Nutley Commissioner of Public Affairs and candidate for governor in 2017^[191]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Webber	16,417	40.0
	Republican	Peter de Neufville	12,487	30.5
	Republican	Antony E. Ghee	8,991	21.9
	Republican	Patrick S. Allocco	1,680	4.1
	Republican	Martin Hewitt	1,428	3.5
Total votes			41,003	100

Democratic primary[edit]

This is one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.^[37]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Mikie Sherrill, retired navy helicopter pilot and former federal prosecutor^[194]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Mitchell Cobert, attorney^[195]
• Jack Gebbia, Army National Guard veteran^[196]
• Tamara Harris, divorce coach and college instructor^[197]
• Mark Washburne, County College of Morris professor^[198]

Withdrawn[edit]

• John Bartlett, Passaic County Freeholder (running for re-election)^[199][200]

Declined[edit]

• Keith Kazmark, Mayor of Woodland Park^{[201][202][203]}
• John F. McKeon, state assembly member^[204][205]
• Al Anthony, Livingston Township Councilman and former mayor of Livingston^[206][207]
• Mike Venezia, Mayor of Bloomfield^[208]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mikie Sherrill	35,338	77.4
	Democratic	Tamara Harris	6,615	14.5
	Democratic	Mark Washburne	1,538	3.4
	Democratic	Alison Heslin	1,253	2.7
	Democratic	Mitchell H. Cobert	885	1.9
Total votes			45,629	100

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Debate[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 11th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Jay Webber	Mikie Sherrill
1	Oct. 10, 2018	NJTV	Michael Aron	C-SPAN	P	P

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jay Webber (R)	Mikie Sherrill (D)	Other	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College	October 13–17, 2018	487	± 4.6%	38%	49%	2%	11%
Monmouth University	October 3–7, 2018	356	± 5.2%	44%	48%	1%	6%
National Research Inc. (R-Webber)	September 24–27, 2018	400	± 4.9%	43%	46%	–	–
Monmouth University	June 22–25, 2018	339 LV	± 5.3%	40%	44%	1%	15%
		406 RV	± 4.9%	38%	40%	1%	20%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[53]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[54]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[55]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP[56]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[57]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
538[58]	Likely D (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN[59]	Lean D (flip)	October 31, 2018
Politico[60]	Lean D (flip)	November 2, 2018

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 11th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mikie Sherrill	183,684	56.8
	Republican	Jay Webber	136,322	42.1
	Independent	Robert Crook	2,182	0.7
	Libertarian	Ryan Martinez	1,386	0.4
Majority			47,362	14.7
Total votes			323,574	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 12[edit]

2018 New Jersey's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Bonnie Watson Coleman Daryl Kipnis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 173,334 79,041 Percentage 68.7% 31.3%

County results Watson Coleman:      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman Democratic

The 12th district is based in Central Jersey and includes parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Incumbent Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 20. The district had a PVI of +.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bonnie Watson Coleman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman (incumbent)	35,430	100.0
Total votes			35,430	100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Daryl Kipnis, attorney and nominee for state senate (LD-17) in 2017^[252]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daryl Kipnis	9,776	100.0
Total votes			9,776	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

New Jersey's 12th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman (incumbent)	173,334	68.7
	Republican	Daryl Kipnis	79,041	31.3
Total votes			252,375	100.0
	Democratic hold

References[edit]