2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
All 13 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Results:; Democratic hold ; Republican hold Republican gain;

The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2010, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The primary election in which candidates were chosen took place on June 8, 2010.

As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans won the popular vote for the House in New Jersey, even though they did not win a majority of congressional seats. As a result, New Jersey became one of three states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2010, the other states being Iowa and North Carolina.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2010^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,055,299	49.74%	6	+1
	Democratic	1,024,730	48.30%	7	-1
	Libertarian	8,536	0.40%	0	—
	Green	7,494	0.35%	0	—
	Constitution	4,120	0.19%	0	—
	Independents	21,405	1.01%	0	—
Totals		2,121,584	100.00%	13	—

By district

District	Incumbent	2010 Status	Democratic	Republican	Other	Other	Other
1	Rob Andrews	Re-election	Rob Andrews	Dale Glading	Mark Heacock (G)	Margaret Chapman	Nicky Petrutz
2	Frank LoBiondo	Re-election	Gary Stein	Frank LoBiondo	Peter Boyce (C)	Mark Lovett	Vitov Valdes-Munoz
3	John Adler	Re-election	John Adler	Jon Runyan	Russ Conger (L)	Peter DeStefano (Tea)	Lawrence Donahue
4	Chris Smith	Re-election	Howard Kleinhendler	Chris Smith	Steven Welzer (G)	Joe Siano (L)	David Meiswinkle
5	Scott Garrett	Re-election	Tod Thiese	Scott Garrett	Ed Fanning (G)	Mark Quick	James Radigan
6	Frank Pallone	Re-election	Frank Pallone	Anna C. Little	Jack Freudenheim	Karen Anne Zaletel
7	Leonard Lance	Re-election	Ed Potosnak	Leonard Lance
8	Bill Pascrell	Re-election	Bill Pascrell	Roland Straten	Ray Giangrasso
9	Steve Rothman	Re-election	Steve Rothman	Michael Agosta	Patricia Alessandrini (G)
10	Donald M. Payne	Re-election	Donald M. Payne	Michael Alonso	Joanne Miller	Robert Louis Toussaint
11	Rodney Frelinghuysen	Re-election	Douglas Herbert	Rodney Frelinghuysen	Jim Gawron (L)
12	Rush D. Holt Jr.	Re-election	Rush D. Holt Jr.	Scott M. Sipprelle	Kenneth Cody
13	Albio Sires	Re-election	Albio Sires	Henrietta Dwyer	Maximo Gomez Nacer	Anthony Zanowic

District 1

Democrat Rob Andrews has been in Congress since 1990. He won re-election in 2008 with 72%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Democrat.

New Jersey's 1st congressional district, 2010^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	106,334	61.8
	Republican	Dale Glading	58,562	34.0
	Green	Mark Heacock	532	0.3
	Independent	Margaret Chapman	716	0.4
	Independent	Micky Petrutz	221	0.1
Total votes			171,996	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

Republican Frank LoBiondo has been in Congress since 1995. He won re-election in 2008 with 59%, despite Democrat Barack Obama simultaneously carrying the district. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Republican.

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	109,460	63.3
	Democratic	Gary Stein	51,690	29.9
	Constitution	Peter Boyce	4,120	2.3
	Independent	Mark Lovett	1,123	0.6
	Independent	Vitov Valdez-Munoz	727	0.4
Total votes			172,906	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

Democratic incumbent John Adler is running for reelection, challenged by Republican nominee Jon Runyan, NJ Tea Party nominee Peter DeStefano, Libertarian nominee Russ Conger, and Your Country Again nominee Lawrence J. Donahue.

Retired NFL player Jon Runyan was a star offensive lineman who played most of his career with the nearby Philadelphia Eagles as the South Jersey district is a suburb of Philadelphia. In May he took the unusual step^{[citation needed]} of revealing some controversial information about himself: that he was late to pay some taxes and was sued in some business dealings. He says he is "a different type of candidate" by acknowledging his mistakes.^{[citation needed]} With $1.7 million in Adler's campaign account back in April, he has a major cash advantage. CQ Politics rates this election as Lean Democrat.

On October 8, 2010, CourierPostOnline.com reported that Steve Ayscue, the paid head of operations for the Camden County Democratic Committee (CCDC), and Geoff Mackler, sent by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to manage John Adler's campaign, devised a plan to put a candidate on the ballot to divert votes from Republican Jon Runyan. They presented the plan at CCDC Headquarters during a May 26 meeting of the South Jersey Young Democrats, and some of those present joined in circulating a petition to place Peter DeStefano, owner-operator of a picture-framing business, on the ballot. DeStefano will appear on the "NJ Tea Party" line on the November 2 ballot. The article reports, "A Democratic operative with knowledge of the Adler campaign's operation said Ayscue is in charge of the campaign website, Facebook and Twitter accounts promoting the DeStefano campaign."^[4] In 2008, State Senator John Adler defeated Chris Myers, a town councilman, with 52% of the vote, while Obama carried the district with the same amount. Adler died on April 4, 2011, four months after his defeat.

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	John Adler (D)	Jon Runyan (R)	Peter DeStafano (I)	Undecided
Monmouth University^[5]	October 22–25, 2010	43%	48%	-	4%
Rutgers-Eagleton^[6]	October 23–24, 2010	46%	45%	4%	6%
Stockton/Zogby^[7]	October 18–22, 2010	37%	40%	4.9%	16%
The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll^[8]	September 24–28, 2010	42%	39%	4%	13%
Rutgers-Eagleton^[9]	September 23–26, 2010	44%	38%	6%	12%
Stockton/Zogby^[10]	September 21–23, 2010	38%	30%	7.6%	23%
Rutgers University^[11]	August 5–8, 2010	31%	25%	4%	--
Rutgers University^[11]	August 5–8, 2010	35%	28%	--	--
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research^[12]†	June 27–30, 2010	51%	34%	12%	--

†Internal poll for Adler campaign

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, 2010^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Runyan	110,215	49.4
	Democratic	John Adler (incumbent)	104,252	46.7
	Independent	Peter DeStefano	3,284	1.5
	Libertarian	Russ Conger	1,445	0.6
	Independent	Lawrence Donohue	1,133	0.5
Total votes			223,325	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

Republican Chris Smith has been in Congress since 1981. In 2008, he won re-election with 66%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Republican.

New Jersey's 4th congressional district, 2010^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	129,752	67.9
	Democratic	Howard Kleinhendler	52,118	27.2
	Libertarian	Joe Siano	2,912	1.5
	Green	Steven Welzer	1,574	0.8
	Independent	David Meiswinkle	582	0.3
Total votes			191,011	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

Republican Scott Garrett has been in Congress since 2003. In 2008, he won re-election with 56% of the vote. CQ Politics rated this election as Safe Republican.

New Jersey's 5th congressional district, 2010^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	119,478	65.0
	Democratic	Tod Theise	60,045	33.0
	Green	Ed Fanning	2,262	1.0
	Independent	Mark Quick	1,646	1.0
Total votes			198,067	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

Democrat Frank Pallone has been in Congress since 1988. In 2008, he won re-election with 67%. His 2010 Republican opponent is Anna Little, the Mayor of Highlands. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Democrat. Ultimately, Pallone lost his home county of Monmouth for the first and only time in his career.

New Jersey's 6th congressional district, 2010^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	81,933	54.7
	Republican	Anna Little	65,413	43.7
	Independent	Jack Freudenheim	1,299	0.9
	Independent	Karen Anne Zaletel	1,017	0.7
Total votes			153,277	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

Republican Leonard Lance was first elected in 2008, the former state Senate Minority Leader Lance defeated Assemblywoman Linda Stender with 50%. The Democratic challenger is former high school science teacher Ed Potosnak, who if elected would be the first openly gay member of New Jersey's congressional delegation. Despite the bare majority received by Lance in the 2008 election and the fact that Barack Obama carried the district that same year, CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Republican.

New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 2010^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	104,642	59.4
	Democratic	Ed Potosnak	71,486	40.6
Total votes			176,128	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

Democrat Bill Pascrell has been in Congress since 1997. In 2008, he won re-election with 71%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Democrat.

New Jersey's 9th congressional district, 2010^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	88,478	63.0
	Republican	Roland Straten	51,023	36.0
	Independent	Raymond Giangrosso	1,707	1.0
Total votes			145,356	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

Democrat Steve Rothman has been in Congress since 1997. In 2008, he won re-election with 68%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Democrat.

New Jersey's 9th congressional district, 2010^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	83,564	61.0
	Republican	Michael Agosta	52,082	38.0
	Green	Patricia Alessandrini	1,980	1.0
Total votes			151,310	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

Democrat Donald Payne has been in Congress since 1989. In 2008, he won re-election unopposed. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Democrat. Payne later died on March 6, 2012, halfway through his term.

New Jersey's 10th congressional district, 2010^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne (incumbent)	95,299	85.2
	Republican	Michael Alonso	14,357	12.8
	Independent	Robert Louis Toussaint	1,141	1.0
	Independent	Joanne Miller	1,080	1.0
Total votes			111,877	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen has been in Congress since 1995. In 2008, he won re-election with 62%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Republican.

New Jersey's 11th congressional district, 2010^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	122,149	67.0
	Democratic	Douglas Herbert	55,472	31.0
	Libertarian	Jim Gawron	4,179	2.0
Total votes			187,181	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

Holt has represented the district since 1999. In 2008, he won re-election with 63%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Democrat, Cook Political Report rates it Likely Democratic,^[22] and Real Clear Politics rates it as Lean Democratic.^[23]

Polling

Poll Source	Dates Administered	Rush Holt (D)	Scott Sipprelle (R)	Undecided
National Research^[24]	October 27, 2010	42%	43%	-
Monmouth University^[25]	October 25–27, 2010	51%	43%	4%
Monmouth University^[26]	October 9–12, 2010	51%	46%	3%

New Jersey's 12th congressional district, 2010^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt Jr. (incumbent)	108,214	53.0
	Republican	Scott Sipprelle	93,634	46.0
	Independent	Kenneth Cody	2,154	1.0
Total votes			207,373	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

Democrat Albio Sires has been in Congress since 2006. In 2008, he won re-election with 75%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Democrat. This was the last election before the elimination of this seat after the 2010 census.

New Jersey's 13th congressional district, 2010^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	62,840	68.1
	Republican	Henrietta Dwyer	19,538	21.2
	Independent	Anthony Zanowic	1,508	1.6
	Independent	Maximo Nacer	910	1.0
Total votes			92,241	100.0
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ Jane Roh (October 8, 2010). "Dems picked spoiler candidate". CourierPostOnline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
^ Monmouth University
^ Rutgers-Eagleton Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ Stockton/Zogby
^ The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll
^ Rutgers-Eagleton Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ Stockton/Zogby
^ Rutgers University
^ Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "The Cook Political Report - Charts - 2010 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. August 12, 2010. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
^ "2010 Election Maps - Battle for the House". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
^ National Research
^ Monmouth University
^ Monmouth University
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
^ "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

External links

Division of Elections at the New Jersey Secretary of State
- Official candidate list
U.S. Congress candidates for New Jersey at Project Vote Smart
New Jersey U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in New Jersey from OpenSecrets
2010 New Jersey General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
House - New Jersey from the Cook Political Report

Preceded by 2008 elections	United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey 2010	Succeeded by 2012 elections

[1] "Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives - 404". Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2012.

[2] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[3] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[4] Jane Roh (October 8, 2010). "Dems picked spoiler candidate". CourierPostOnline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2010.

[5] Monmouth University

[6] Rutgers-Eagleton Archived 2011-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Stockton/Zogby

[8] The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media Poll

[9] Rutgers-Eagleton Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine

[10] Stockton/Zogby

[11] Rutgers University

[12] Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research

[13] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[14] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[15] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[16] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[17] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[18] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[19] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[20] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[21] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[22] "The Cook Political Report - Charts - 2010 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. August 12, 2010. Archived from the original on August 16, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2010.

[23] "2010 Election Maps - Battle for the House". RealClearPolitics. Retrieved August 22, 2010.

[24] National Research

[25] Monmouth University

[26] Monmouth University

[27] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[28] "Election Information" (PDF). NJ Department of State. November 2, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

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