2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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Turnout	64.67%[1] 8.67pp
Nominee Andy Kim Curtis Bashaw Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,161,491 1,773,589 Percentage 53.55% 43.94%
County results Congressional district results Municipality results Precinct results Kim:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     90%+ Bashaw:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     80–90%     90%+ Tie:     40–50%     50%
U.S. senator before election George Helmy[a] Democratic Elected U.S. senator Andy Kim Democratic

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The2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent the state ofNew Jersey.Democratic congressmanAndy Kim won his first term in office, defeatingRepublican real estate developer Curtis Bashaw. He succeeded DemocratGeorge Helmy, who served as an interim appointee for the remainder ofBob Menendez's third term. Kim assumed office on December 8, 2024, after his election was certified, in order to give an advantage inseniority.^[2][3]

Menendez, who had represented New Jersey in the Senate since 2006, began to face an uncertain political future after he was indicted for federal corruption charges in 2023, his second such indictment.^[4] Amid questions over whether Menendez would seek a fourth term, a contentious Democratic primary took place between Kim and First Lady of New JerseyTammy Murphy that was marked by allegations ofnepotism and party favoritism towards Murphy. In March, Menendez announced he would not seek the Democratic nomination and Murphy withdrew from the race, leaving Kim as the only major Democratic candidate.^[5][6] Menendez filed to run as anindependent ahead of the June primaries, but after being convicted of federal corruption the following month, he ended his candidacy and resigned from the Senate.^[7][8][9]

In the June 4 primary, Kim won the Democratic nomination with 75% of the vote. Bashaw won the Republican nomination with 45% of the vote, defeatingMendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner, who was endorsed by former presidentDonald Trump and his allies. After the general election, Kim became the firstKorean American senator, the firstAsian American torepresent New Jersey in the Senate, and the first person fromSouth Jersey to represent the state in the Senate since 1955.^[10][11] Kim flipped Gloucester County and narrowly held Passaic County, both of which voted for Trump in theconcurrent presidential race. Cumberland County voted Republican in a Senate election for the first time since1972, and the first time in this seat since 1952.

This was the closest Senate election in the state since2006.

In 2023, incumbent three-term DemocratBob Menendez was indicted on federal corruption charges that he aided and provided sensitive information to theEgyptian government.^[12][13] Menendez was previously indicted on federal corruption charges in 2015 for bribery, fraud, and making false statements;^[14] the charges were dropped in 2018 after the jury was unable to reach a verdict and he wasre-elected to a third term the same year.^[15][16] Amid calls from several prominent Democrats to resign, Menendez did not seek the Democratic nomination, but filed to run for re-election as an independent.^[17][18] Menendez was found guilty of federal corruption in July.^[7]

Following Menendez's 2023 indictment, two prominent Democrats announced their Senate candidacy: U.S. RepresentativeAndy Kim and First Lady of New JerseyTammy Murphy.^[19][20] The primary between Murphy and Kim was seen as competitive, as even though Kim led comfortably in polls, Murphy had received significant party support and thecounty line endorsements in many heavily populated counties along with endorsements from many county party chairs and fromNew Jersey Democratic Party chairLeRoy J. Jones Jr. Kim, however, had received support from many national and progressive Democrats such as Pennsylvania SenatorJohn Fetterman, theCollege Democrats of America, and the College Democrats of New Jersey. Murphy announced her withdrawal from the race on March 24, citing poor polling.^[21]

Murphy's candidacy had given rise to allegations of cronyism and nepotism due to her being the wife of incumbentGovernorPhil Murphy. Critics argued that since her husband is the head of theNew JerseyDemocratic Party, it would have ensured her victory.^[22] These accusations grew after she entered into the race as the chairs of theHudson,Camden,Bergen,Somerset,Essex,^[b] andMiddlesex county Democratic organizations endorsed Murphy; these represent 40% of Democratic voters in New Jersey. Candidates in New Jersey who receive the endorsement of county chairs are often placed in a premier position of the primary election ballot, bracketed with other endorsed candidates, called the"party" or "county line." Candidates who are "on the line" typically win the June primary.^[23]

Murphy had responded to questions about her qualification for office due to not having been elected to office before and her previously being a registered Republican as being sexist, saying: "I'm not sure a male would be asked this question."^[24] At a candidate forum at the County College of Morris in January 2024, Murphy was asked to address the "elephant in the room" about her perceived advantage as the wife of Governor Phil Murphy. She replied that she was "honored and thrilled" to receive endorsements from New Jersey Democrats, who endorsed her "not because my husband asked them, but because I asked them. They know me."^[25] She promised to "earn every vote" and to listen to "not only the people who are with me, but both sides, and not just seeing through one lens". A number of members of Congress who had endorsed her also said they endorsed her over Kim because she asked, and because of her work for women's health, children, and seniors.^[26]

On December 24, 2023,Mountainside Democratic Municipal Chair and formerNOW-NJ President Anjali Mehrotra announced that she would support Kim. However, she later retracted this statement, deciding to back Murphy's campaign and criticize Kim's candidacy.^[27]

On January 10, 2024, theCollege Democrats of New Jersey (CDNJ) in conjunction with theCollege Democrats of America (CDA) endorsed Kim.^[28] Four days later, it was revealed that, before the CDNJ announced their endorsement of Kim, they received a call from a college student who serves as the Youth Coordinator for the state party. In the call, the staffer asked the CDNJ to cancel the group's endorsement of Kim, expressing concerns over CDNJ members' future job prospects and funding.^[29]

The staffer would later say that while Murphy's campaign had not asked her to pressure the group on their behalf, but had wanted "to do something to prevent the endorsement." Murphy's campaign responded, saying the staffer's comments were "totally and completely inappropriate, and they in no way represent this campaign or what we stand for," and adding that the staffer had no connection to Murphy's campaign.^[30] The Murphy campaign also said that all of the students involved in this "unfortunate situation" should be afforded the "grace, allowance and forgiveness that we all deserve at that age." Tammy Murphy, meanwhile, called the College Democrats of New Jersey's vice president to apologize.^[31] Kim responded onX (Twitter), saying, in part, "This is why people lose faith in democracy and our system."^[32] On January 17, the CDA called on the nationalDemocratic National Committee to open an investigation into what happened between the state party and Murphy's campaign, while reaffirming their support for Kim saying: "We will not be intimidated or silenced by those who seek to undermine our values and our vision for a more just and equitable world."^[33]

On February 5, 2024, the Murphy campaign unveiled a large list of endorsements fromMonmouth County Democratic officials.^[34] However, later that day, multiple people whose names were on the list denied ever having endorsed her, with many still claiming that they were neutral in the race.^[35] Despite his neutrality the day before,Bradley Beach Democratic Municipal Chair Steve Lozowick changed course again on February 6, announcing his support for Murphy.^[36]

On March 16, 2024, Murphy was endorsed by theCamden County Democratic Committee, having already received the support of powerbrokerGeorge Norcross. However, at the committee meeting (which was largely just a formality due to the county's lack of an open convention), candidate Patricia Campos-Medina was denied entry, being physically barred by multiple guards.^[37] This incident led to a condemnation by Kim (who had also been denied access after requesting speaking time prior to the event), while Murphy stated that "You'll have to talk to Camden" when asked about the incident.^[38] Murphy's response to the incident, along with other alleged concerns, led toJersey CitymayorSteven Fulop pulling his support for Murphy the following day and backing Kim, according to Fulop.^[39]

On March 17, 2024, theHoboken Democrats voted to endorse Kim for Senate.^[40] Shortly after, chair Rachel Hodes resigned, stating that she had been receiving pressure since February by officials from both the Murphy and Menendez campaigns, as well as theHudson County Democratic Organization, to change the Hoboken endorsement process as a way to prevent a Kim endorsement.^[41]

Although the practice was recentlyenjoined by a federal judge inKim v. Hanlon, New Jersey is alone among the 50 states in authorizing local officials to award a strongly favorable ballot position to favored candidates in a prominent column on the ballot called the "county line."^[42] The county line on the ballot had come under heavy criticism during the Senate primary as an allegedly undemocratic result ofpolitical machine andpolitical boss power in the state.^[43]

Due to this unique preferential-ballot-placement "county line" system in New Jersey, some NJ county parties holdconventions to decide which candidate gains the sought-after county-endorsed ballot position in the June primary, while other counties issue the line by private leadership fiat.^[44] The first in the state convention inMonmouth County is often considered abellwether for other conventions throughout the state, and has been called the "Iowa caucus of the New Jersey Senate race." On February 10, 2024, Kim won the convention in what some described as an upset victory, where it was assumed Murphy would perform better, especially in her home county.^[45]

Uniquely among the states, New Jersey law authorizes a county chair of the county political party to make their own sole decision as an individual as to whom to award theline.^[46] Nevertheless, excludingSussexandSalem, which do not award a line but do provide an endorsement, processes vary by custom in each county as detailed in this collapsible table on the primary lines as awarded during county award season:^{[47][48][49][50]}

A professor and director of theEagleton Center for Public Interest Polling atRutgers University opined toThe Hill that a major distinction existed between the Murphy-as-victor county endorsements and the Kim-as-victor county endorsements. While Kim won almost all of the county endorsements chosen by a secret ballot at an open convention, Murphy did better in convention-free counties where a county chair decides individually who to back. Said the director: "I think their wins show this steep division where Kim has been winning all of the open conventions, and Tammy Murphy has been winning the conventions that have some sort of advisory panel or advisory vote orparty boss at the helm."^[71]

On February 12, 2024, it was revealed that prior to her loss at theMonmouth County Democratic Convention, Murphy was repeatedly offered a sharedline that she could jointly run on with Kim, but she rejected it, believing that she had enough votes to secure the line for herself.^[72] On February 15, it was reported that a similar deal was being proposed forBurlington County bystate senatorTroy Singleton, who was also attempting to avoid a convention fight between two candidates vying for Kim's House seat,state representativesHerb Conaway andCarol Murphy.^[73] On February 18, after the first debate between Kim and Murphy, Kim said that he would not accept a shared line deal in Burlington unless Murphy was willing to share the line in every county. He also stated that the Murphys themselves were behind the push in Burlington for a shared line deal.^[74] A third deal was attempted on February 25, byHunterdon County Democratic Chair Arlene Quiñones Perez (recently appointed to the New Jersey Racing Commission by Murphy's husband)^[75] where any candidate who received more than 30% of the Hunterdon County convention results would get the line, forcing Kim to share the line despite winning the vote, but this was defeated in a voice vote by the convention attendees.^[60]

InBergen County where Murphy won thecounty line, Kim supporters alleged that the county chair, Paul Juliano, who was recently placed with the governor's support in a $280,000-a-yearNew Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority job, and the county leadership suppressed efforts to allow Kim to speak to delegates and stacked the committee unilaterally with bonus voting delegates loyal to the chair.^[76][77]

InSomerset County, where the county chair, Peg Schaffer, a recently added board member at theNew Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, had endorsed Murphy and where a whole-committee vote for theline was held on March 7, some committee members advocated for the usualshow of hands or otherwise public vote to be replaced by a secret ballot at the line award in order to quell fears about retaliation.^[78] At the Somerset convention, the county chair denied a motion for secret ballot as "out of order" and the vote was held by a show of hands.AStar-Ledger columnist who attended the Somerset convention sharply criticized it as undemocratic and preferentially structured in Murphy's favor, pointing out that the county chair had sent out an advertisement in the name of the county party in support of Murphy in advance, had refused to allow confidential ballots, and had sent out a letter pointedly reminding delegates of the "rewarding" state and county jobs that delegates had allegedly received with Murphy's help.^[79]

InCape May County, county chair Marie Blistan, the former president of theNew Jersey Education Association, as well as the rest of the county Democratic officials, voted to not endorse in the race, thus creating an open primary within the county (the same choice was made for the concurrent primary forNew Jersey's 2nd congressional district).^[80]

InMiddlesex County, the county chair, Kevin McCabe, who is a lobbyist before the Murphy Administration on matters ofwind power, was nominated by Murphy's husband to the powerful board of thePort Authority of New York and New Jersey, and has the sole authority to award the line as he sees fit,^[81] denied a floor motion for a secret ballot at the gathering to award the line despite alleged chanting for same by delegates (according to the Kim campaign, as reporters were barred from the event).^[82][49]

InCumberland County, the Democratic party was split into two rivaling factions, one ran by county chair Kevin McCann (backing Murphy), and the other ran by anti-McCann committeemembers (backing Kim). Neither group made a formal endorsement, leaving no candidate to receive the line.^[83]

After Murphy's withdrawal from the race, counties that awarded their lines to Murphy would have the option to award the line to Kim instead.^[21] Kim was able to receive the line in 17 of the 19 counties that award a line, with Cumberland not awarding one due to their split organization and Kim rejecting the Camden line due to their presence as the opposing council in his lawsuit against the line.^[84][85]

On February 26, 2024, Kim filed a federal lawsuit,Kim v. Hanlon, in theDistrict Court of New Jersey, aiming to redesign the primary ballot in New Jersey and claiming that the current preferential ballot placement is unconstitutional.^[86] At the time of the filing, the Murphy campaign called the suit a "sad hypocritical stunt."^[87]

On March 29, JudgeZahid Quraishi issued an injunction in the suit against the county line, directing clerks to instead print ballots with candidates organized by office in randomized order for the 2024 primary election.^[88]

• Andy Kim,U.S. representative fromNew Jersey's 3rd congressional district (2019–2024)^[19]

• Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of The Worker Institute at theCornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations^[89]
• Lawrence Hamm, community organizer, formerNewark Board of Education member, and candidate forU.S. Senate in2020^[90]

• Kyle Jasey, real estate investor and son ofstate assemblywomanMila Jasey(ran for U.S. House)^[91]
• Christina Khalil, social worker(switched to the Green Party)^[92][93]
• Tammy Murphy,First Lady of New Jersey (2018–present), co-owner and chair ofNJ/NY Gotham FC, and former financial analyst^[21]
• Joe Signorello, mayor ofRoselle Park and nominee forSD-21 in2021(ran for U.S. House)^[94]

• Josh Gottheimer, U.S. representative fromNew Jersey's 5th congressional district (2017–present)^[95](ran for re-election,running for governor in 2025, endorsed Murphy, then Kim)^[96][97]
• Tom Malinowski, former U.S. representative fromNew Jersey's 7th congressional district (2019–2023)(endorsed Kim)^[98]
• Bob Menendez, incumbentU.S. senator(ran as an independent before withdrawing)^[99][100]
• Donald Norcross, U.S. representative fromNew Jersey's 1st congressional district (2014–present)^[101](ran for re-election, endorsed Murphy)^[102]
• Frank Pallone, U.S. representative fromNew Jersey's 6th congressional district (1988–present) and candidate forU.S. Senate in2013^[103](ran for re-election, endorsed Murphy)^[102]
• Mikie Sherrill, U.S. representative fromNew Jersey's 11th congressional district (2019–present)^[104](ran for re-election,running for governor in 2025, endorsed Murphy, then Kim)^[105][97]
• Robert Torricelli, former U.S. senator (1997–2003)^[106]

AWNBC spokesman stated that Kim and Murphy would debate in person in May 2024 at30 Rockefeller Plaza, to be broadcast state-wide.^[214]

Kim and Murphy on Sunday, February 18, 2024, both participated in a live streamed event hosted by theNew Jersey Globe, rather than an in-person debate.^[215][216] Both candidates were invited to a previous debate on February 4; Kim accepted, but Murphy declined. As a result, Kim appeared before a panel of journalists alone to discuss his candidacy.^[217]

A third debate was announced on April 30, 2024, to be hosted by WNYC, New Jersey Public Radio, the American Civil Liberties Union, and Salvation for Social Justice. Unlike the previous debates, Campos-Medina and Hamm were invited to participate. The debate was broadcast viaWHYY-FM.^{[218][219][220]}

• Curtis Bashaw, real estate developer and former executive director of theCasino Reinvestment Development Authority^[231]

• Albert Harshaw, business owner(previously ran forpresident)^[232]
• Justin Murphy, former deputy mayor ofTabernacle and candidate forNew Jersey's 3rd congressional district in2008 and2010^[233]
• Christine Serrano Glassner, mayor ofMendham Borough (2019–present)^[234]

• Daniel Cruz, former member of theAndover Township Board of Education and candidate forSD-24 in2021^[235]
• Shirley Maia-Cusick, immigration consulting firm owner(ran for U.S. House)^[236]
• Gregg Mele, attorney and perennial candidate(ran for U.S. House)^[237]
• Fred Schneiderman, investment executive and candidate forNew Jersey's 5th congressional district in2022^[238]
• Peter Vallorosi, construction contractor and candidate forNew Jersey's 5th congressional district in2016(ran as an Independent)^[239]
• Alex Zdan, formerNews 12 reporter^[240](endorsed Bashaw)^[241]

• Chris Christie, formergovernor of New Jersey (2010–2018) and candidate forpresident of the United States in2016(ran for president, endorsed Bashaw)^[242]
• Melinda Ciattarelli, business owner and wife of formerstate assemblymanJack Ciattarelli^[243](endorsed Schneiderman)^[244]
• Aura Dunn,state assemblywoman from the25th district (2019–present)^[245]
• Edward Durr, formerstate senator from the3rd district (2022–2024)^[246]
• Jeff Van Drew,U.S. representative forNew Jersey's 2nd congressional district (2019–present)(ran for re-election)^[247]

• Nicholas Carducci (Independent), software engineer^[291]
• Ken Kaplan (Libertarian), real estate broker and perennial candidate^[292]
• Christina Khalil (Green), social worker^[93](switched from Democratic)^[92]
• Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers), deli worker and perennial candidate^[293]
• Peter Vallorosi (Independent), construction contractor and candidate forNew Jersey's 5th congressional district in2016(previously ran as a Republican)^[239]

• Michael Estrada (Independent), independent candidate forAD-23 in2017^[294] (switched from Republican)^[295][296]
• Patricia Mooneyham (Independent)^[297]
• Victor Joseph Scazzola (Independent)^[298]

• Bob Menendez (Menendez for Senate), former U.S. senator^[299]

Following his federal corruption conviction in July, SenatorBob Menendez announced he would resign from the Senate, effective on August 20, 2024. GovernorPhil Murphy stated he would appoint an interim replacement for the current term until the November election.^[2] This announcement fueled speculation that Murphy would appoint Democratic nomineeAndy Kim to the seat, as he was the favorite to win the general election.^[300] Republican nominee Curtis Bashaw released a public statement urging Murphy to appoint acaretaker to the seat, arguing selecting Kim would give himincumbency advantage.^[301] On July 16, Murphy appointedPort Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner and his former chief of staffGeorge Helmy to the seat.^[302]

• George Helmy, commissioner of thePort Authority of New York and New Jersey (2023–present)^[302]

• Jeh Johnson, formerU.S. Secretary of Homeland Security (2013–2017)^[303]
• Bonnie Watson Coleman,U.S. representative fromNew Jersey's 12th congressional district (2015–present)^[303]
• Tahesha Way,lieutenant governor of New Jersey (2023–present)^[303]
• Nina Mitchell Wells, formerNew Jersey Secretary of State (2006–2010)^[303]

• Patricia Campos-Medina, executive director of the Worker Institute atCornell University and former candidate for this seat^[304]
• Richard Codey, formergovernor of New Jersey (2002, 2004–2006)^[305]
• Christian Fuscarino, executive director ofGarden State Equality^[306]
• Dianne Houenou, chair of theNew Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (2021–present)^[306]
• Andy Kim,U.S. representative fromNew Jersey's 3rd congressional district (2019–2024) and Democratic nominee for this seat^[300]
• Matthew Platkin,New Jersey attorney general (2022–present)^[306]
• Esther Salas, judge of theU.S. District Court for New Jersey (2011–present)^[307]
• Loretta Weinberg, former majority leader of theNew Jersey Senate (2012–2022) from the37th district (2005–2022)^[308]

• Tammy Murphy,First Lady of New Jersey (2018–present), co-owner and chair ofNJ/NY Gotham FC, and former candidate for this seat^[309][310]

Aggregate polling

During the first debate, about six minutes after the discussion began, Bashaw appeared to freeze for several seconds. After which, Kim approached Bashaw, and tried to help him with the moderators soon sending the debate into a commercial break.^[342] After a ten minute break, the debate returned with Bashaw present. Bashaw explained that he did not eat all day, but felt better, and the debate resumed without further interruption.^[343]

Shift by county

Trend by county

Legend

•   Republican — >15%
•   Republican — +12.5−15%
•   Republican — +10−12.5%
•   Republican — +7.5−10%
•   Republican — +5−7.5%
•   Republican — +2.5−5%
•   Republican — +0−2.5%
•   Democratic — +0−2.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5−5%
•   Democratic — +5−7.5%
•   Democratic — +7.5-10%
•   Democratic — +10−12.5%
•   Democratic — +12.5−15%
•   Democratic — >15%