2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

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All 12 New Jersey seats to theUnited States House of Representatives
Turnout	68%[1] ( 32pp)
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 6 6 Seats won 7 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,821,620 1,541,631 Percentage 54.16% 45.84% Swing 3.97% 2.33%
District results County results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%

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The2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 12U.S. representatives from thestate ofNew Jersey, one from each of the state's 12congressional districts. The elections coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election, as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections. The primaries were held on June 7.

The only competitive district this cycle was the 5th, which Democrats flipped, thereby giving them a 7–5 majority in the delegation.

2016 New Jersey's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Donald Norcross Bob Patterson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 183,231 112,388 Percentage 60.0% 36.8%

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

Democratic PartyincumbentDonald Norcross was first elected to this seat in the2014 election.

• Donald Norcross, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Alex Law^[2]

• Bob Patterson, senior speechwriter in the George W. Bush's administration and adjunct professor of government at Patrick Henry College

2016 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Frank LoBiondo David Cole Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 176,338 110,838 Percentage 59.2% 37.2%

County results LoBiondo:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Frank LoBiondo Republican Elected U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo Republican

RepublicanFrank LoBiondo has represented this district since 1995.

• Frank LoBiondo, incumbent U.S. Representative

• David Cole, former White House aide, Barack Obama campaign staffer and candidate for this seat in2014

• Constantino "Tino" Rozzo

2016 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Tom MacArthur Fred LaVergne Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,596 127,526 Percentage 59.3% 38.9%

U.S. Representative before election Tom MacArthur Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom MacArthur Republican

RepublicanTom MacArthur had represented this district since 2015.

• Tom MacArthur, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Fred LaVergne, activist

• Jim Keady, activist and educator

2016 New Jersey's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Chris Smith Lorna Phillipson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 211,992 111,532 Percentage 63.7% 33.5%

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

RepublicanChris Smith has represented this district since 1981.

• Chris Smith, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Bruce C MacDonald, jewellery store owner

• Lorna Phillipson, candidate for the General Assembly in 2015

2016 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Josh Gottheimer Scott Garrett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 172,587 157,690 Percentage 51.1% 46.7%

County results Municipality results Gottheimer:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Garrett:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Garrett Republican Elected U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer Democratic

Republican incumbentScott Garrett had served for seven terms.Josh Gottheimer, a formerspeechwriter forBill Clinton and aide for the2004 presidential campaign ofJohn Kerry and the2008 presidential campaign ofHillary Clinton, ran against Garrett as a Democrat.^[12]

• Scott Garrett, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Michael Cino, oil executive and candidate for this seat in2006 &2012
• Peter Vallorosi

• Josh Gottheimer, former senior counselor to the chair of theFCC and speechwriter forBill Clinton

2016 New Jersey's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Frank Pallone Brent Sonnek-Schmelz Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 167,895 91,908 Percentage 63.7% 34.9%

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

DemocraticFrank Pallone has represented this district since 1989.

• Frank Pallone, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Brent Sonnek-Schmelz

2016 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Leonard Lance Peter Jacob Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 185,850 148,188 Percentage 54.1% 43.1%

County results Lance:     40–50%     50–60% Jacob:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Leonard Lance Republican Elected U.S. Representative Leonard Lance Republican

RepublicanLeonard Lance has represented this district since 2009.

• Leonard Lance, incumbent U.S. Representative

• David Larsen, small-business owner
• Craig P. Heard

• Peter Jacob, social worker

2016 New Jersey's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Albio Sires Agha Khan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 134,733 32,337 Percentage 77.0% 18.5%

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

DemocratAlbio Sires has represented this district since 2007.

• Albio Sires, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Eloy J. Delgado

• Agha Khan

2016 New Jersey's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Pascrell Hector L. Castillo Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 162,642 65,376 Percentage 69.8% 28.0%

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

DemocraticBill Pascrell has represented this district since 1997.

• Bill Pascrell, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Jeff Jones, formermayor ofPaterson^[13][14]

• Hector L. Castillo, physician and independent candidate for governor in2005

2016 New Jersey's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Donald Payne Jr. David H. Pinckney Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 190,856 26,450 Percentage 85.7% 11.8%

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

DemocraticDonald Payne Jr. has represented this district since 2013.

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

• David H. Pinckney

2016 New Jersey's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Rodney Frelinghuysen Joseph M. Wenzel Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,299 130,162 Percentage 58.0% 38.9%

County results Frelinghuysen:     50–60%     60–70% Wenzel:     40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican

RepublicanRodney Frelinghuysen has represented this district since 1995.

• Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Rick Van Glahn, home improvement contractor and candidate for this seat in2014

• Joseph M. Wenzel

• Lee Anne Brogowski, business analyst and candidate for this seat in2014
• Richard McFarlane

2016 New Jersey's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Bonnie Watson Coleman Steven J. Uccio Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 181,430 92,407 Percentage 62.9% 32.0%

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

DemocratBonnie Watson Coleman has represented this district since 2015.

• Bonnie Watson Coleman, incumbent U.S. Representative

• Alexander J. Kucsma

• Steven J. Uccio

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