United States Senate elections in New Jersey, 2014

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U.S. Senate, New Jersey General Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngCory BookerIncumbent55.8%1,043,866
    Republican Jeff Bell42.3%791,297
    Libertarian Joe Baratelli0.9%16,721
    Independent Jeff Boss0.2%4,513
    Independent Antonio N. Sabas0.2%3,544
    Democratic-Republican Eugene Lavergne0.2%3,890
    Economic Growth Hank Schroeder0.3%5,704
Total Votes1,869,535
Source:New Jersey Division of Elections



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2014 U.S. Senate Elections in New Jersey
General Election Date
November 4, 2014
Primary Date
June 3, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Cory BookerDemocratic Party
Incumbent prior to election:
Cory BookerDemocratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report:Solid D[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball:Safe D[2]

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Voters inNew Jerseyelected one member to theU.S. Senate in theelection on November 4, 2014.

IncumbentCory Booker (D) defeatedJeff Bell (R) and five third-party candidates in the 2014 general election.

This came as no surprise, asThe Cook Political Report rated this race as solid Democratic, and Booker won the2013 special election againstRepublicanSteve Lonegan by 10.9 percent.[3] Booker also maintained an enormous lead infundraising, with $1,815,704.68 in cash on hand to Bell's $17,940.13, as of the April QuarterlyFederal Election Commission (FEC) report.

Booker ran unopposed in the Democratic primary, whereas four candidates competed for the Republican nomination. Bell won theRepublican primary, but only by a small margin of victory; all four candidates received an abnormally even share of the votes. Bell was formerly an aide to presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, but had been out of politics for years. Bell focused his campaign primarily on economic issues, and he encouraged a return to the gold standard.[4]

Candidate Filing DeadlinePrimary ElectionGeneral Election
March 31, 2014
June 3, 2014
November 4, 2014

Primary: Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Jersey utilizes asemi-closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is generally limited to registered party members. Unaffiliated voters can register as party members at the polls on primary election day. Otherwise, a voter must indicate his or her party preference (e.g., via an updated voter registration) no later than the 55th day preceding the primary in order to vote in that party's primary.[5]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.

Voter registration: Tovote in the primary, voters had to register by May 13, 2014. For thegeneral election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014 (21 days before election).[6]

See also:New Jersey elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent wasCory Booker (D). Booker was first elected in 2013 in a special election followingFrank Lautenberg's death.

Candidates

General election candidates


June 3, 2014, primary results

Republican PartyRepublican Primary

Democratic PartyDemocratic Primary


Election results

General election

U.S. Senate, New Jersey General Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngCory BookerIncumbent55.8%1,043,866
    Republican Jeff Bell42.3%791,297
    Libertarian Joe Baratelli0.9%16,721
    Independent Jeff Boss0.2%4,513
    Independent Antonio N. Sabas0.2%3,544
    Democratic-Republican Eugene Lavergne0.2%3,890
    Economic Growth Hank Schroeder0.3%5,704
Total Votes1,869,535
Source:New Jersey Division of Elections

Primary election

U.S. Senate, New Jersey Republican Primary, 2014
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Bell29.4%42,728
Rich Pezzullo26.2%38,130
Brian Goldberg25%36,266
Murray Sabrin19.4%28,183
Total Votes145,307
Source:New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results

Polls

General election polls

Cory Booker vs. Jeff Bell
PollCory BookerJeff BellOther candidateUndecidedWill not voteMargin of ErrorSample Size
Stockton Polling Institute (September 5-8, 2014)
49%36%3%12%0%+/-3.5807
Fairleigh Dickinson University (September 1-7, 2014)
42%29%0%27%0%+/-3.7721
Quinnipiac University (July 31-August 4, 2014)
47%37%1%13%3%+/-2.91,148
Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press (June 25-29, 2014)
43%23%15%17%2%+/-3.7717
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email toeditor@ballotpedia.org

**Note: A response of "0%" may indicate that a particular answer choice was not included in that poll.

Campaign donors

Cory Booker

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with theFederal Election Commission during the2014 elections season. Below are Booker's reports.[9]

Cory Booker (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[10]October 30, 2013$0.00$1,906,904.17$(267,679.09)$1,639,225.08
July Quarterly[11]December 12, 2013$1,639,225.08$4,623,337.71$(1,729,483.74)$4,533,079.05
Pre-Special[12]August 21, 2013$4,533,079.05$2,116,267.19$(2,590,856.67)$4,058,489.57
Pre-Special[13]December 12, 2013$4,058,489.57$2,860,633.74$(4,286,998.20)$2,632,125.11
October Quarterly[14]December 12, 2013$2,632,125.11$262,380.74$(518,837.37)$2,375,668.48
Post-Special[15]December 12, 2013$2,375,668.48$1,056,412.99$(1,455,017.12)$1,977,064.35
Year-End[16]January 31, 2014$1,977,064.35$203,992.51$(365,352.18)$1,815,704.68
April Quarterly[17]April 15, 2014$1,815,704.68$1,511,667.08$(739,262.43)$2,588,109.33
Pre-Primary[18]May 22, 2014$2,588,109.33$634,019.97$(321,979.55)$2,900,149.75
July Quarterly[19]August 26, 2014$2,900,149.75$995,838.22$(406,848.42)$3,489,139.55
October Quarterly[20]October 15, 2014$3,489,139.55$1,485,997.75$(1,479,816.20)$3,495,321.10
Pre-General[21]October 15, 2014$3,495,321.10$255,706.95$(116,851.95)$2,583,176.10
Running totals
$16,171,454.32$(12,682,314.77)

Jeff Bell

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with theFederal Election Commission during the2014 elections season. Below are Bell's reports.[22]

Jeff Bell (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[23]April 8, 2014$0.00$35,805.05$(17,864.92)$17,940.13
Running totals
$35,805.05$(17,864.92)

Brian Goldberg

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with theFederal Election Commission during the2014 elections season. Below are Goldberg's reports.[24]

Brian Goldberg (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[25]April 9, 2014$0.00$4,751.59$(3,682.59)$1,069.00
Running totals
$4,751.59$(3,682.59)

Murray Sabrin

Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with theFederal Election Commission during the2014 elections season. Below are Sabrin's reports.[26]

Murray Sabrin (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[27]April 9, 2014$0.00$49,642.00$(6,927.38)$42,714.62
Running totals
$49,642$(6,927.38)

Election history

2013

See also:United States Senate special election in New Jersey, 2013

Booker ran forU.S. Senate in thespecial election for the seat left vacant by the death ofFrank Lautenberg (D).[28] Booker defeatedU.S. RepresentativesRush D. Holt, Jr. andFrank Pallone andAssembly SpeakerSheila Oliver for theDemocratic party nomination in the primary election on August 13, 2013.[29][30][31] He defeatedSteve Lonegan (R) andIndependent candidatesRobert Depasquale,Eugene Martin Lavergne,Stuart David Meissner,Pablo Olivera,Antonio N. Sabas andEdward Stackhouse, Jr. in the general election on October 16, 2013.[32]

U.S. Senate, New Jersey Special General Election, 2013
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngCory Booker54.9%740,742
    Republican Steve Lonegan44%593,684
    Independent Edward C. Stackhouse0.4%5,138
    Independent Robert DePasquale0.2%3,137
    Independent Stuart Meissner0.2%2,051
    Independent Pablo Olivera0.1%1,530
    Independent Antonio N. Sabas0.1%1,336
    Independent Eugene LaVergne0.1%1,041
Total Votes1,348,659
Source: Official results via New Jersey Division of Elections[33]
U.S. Senate, New Jersey Special Democratic Primary, 2013
CandidateVote %Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngCory Booker59.2%216,936
Frank Pallone19.8%72,584
Rush Holt16.8%61,463
Sheila Oliver4.3%15,656
Total Votes366,639
Source:Official Election Results from New Jersey Division of Elections[34]

2012

On November 6, 2012,Frank Lautenberg won re-election to theUnited States Senate. He defeatedJoe Kyrillos,Kenneth Kaplan,Ken Wolski,Inder "Andy" Soni,Gwen Diakos,Eugene Martin Lavergne,Daryl Brooks,Robert "Turk" Turkavage,Gregory Pason andJ. David Dranikoff in the general election.

U.S. Senate, New Jersey, General Election, 2012
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngRobert MenendezIncumbent58.9%1,987,680
    Republican Joe Kyrillos39.4%1,329,534
    Libertarian Kenneth R. Kaplan0.5%16,803
    Green Ken Wolski0.5%15,801
    Jersey Strong Independents Gwen Diakos0.3%9,359
    Totally Independent Candidate J. David Dranikoff0.1%3,834
    America First Inder "Andy" Soni0.1%3,593
    Responsibility Fairness Integrity Robert "Turk" Turkavage0.1%3,532
    Socialist Party USA Gregory Pason0.1%2,249
    No Slogan Eugene Martin Lavergne0.1%2,198
    Reform Nation Daryl Mikell Brooks0.1%2,066
Total Votes3,376,649
Source:New Jersey Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2008

On November 4, 2008, Lautenberg was re-elected to theUnited States Senate for a fourth non-consecutive term. He defeated Dick Zimmer (R), Jason Scheurer (Libertarian), J.M. Carter (God We Trust), Daryl Mikell Brooks (Poor People’s Campaign), Sara Lobman (Socialist Workers) and Jeffrey Boss (Boss for Senate).[35]

U.S. Senate, New Jersey General Election, 2008
PartyCandidateVote %Votes
    DemocraticGreen check mark transparent.pngFrank LautenbergIncumbent56%1,951,218
    Republican Dick Zimmer42%1,461,025
    Libertarian Jason Scheurer0.5%18,810
    God We Trust J.M. Carter0.5%15,935
    Poor People’s Campaign Daryl Mikell Brooks0.5%15,925
    Socialist Workers Sara Lobman0.3%10,345
    Boss for Senate Jeffrey Boss0.3%9,187
Total Votes3,482,445

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑Cook Political Report, "2014 Senate Race Ratings for August 22, 2014," accessed August 25, 2014
  2. ↑Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 Senate Races," accessed August 25, 2014
  3. ↑The Cook Political Report, "2014 Senate Race Ratings for June 26, 2014," accessed June 30, 2014
  4. ↑The Wall Street Journal, "Sen. Cory Booker's Golden Challenger," accessed July 1, 2014
  5. ↑New Jersey Department of State, "N.J. Rev. Stat. § 19:23–45," accessed December 11, 2025
  6. ↑New Jersey Department of State Website, "Voter Registration Information," accessed January 3, 2014
  7. ↑7.07.17.27.37.4New Jersey Division of Elections, "General election candidates for U.S. Senate," accessed August 13, 2014
  8. ↑8.08.18.28.38.4New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List of Candidates for US Senate," accessed April 10, 2014
  9. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Summary Report," accessed April 30, 2014
  10. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  11. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker July Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  12. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Pre-Special," accessed April 30, 2014
  13. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Pre-Special," accessed April 30, 2014
  14. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker October Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  15. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Post-Special," accessed April 30, 2014
  16. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Year-End," accessed April 30, 2014
  17. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker April Quarterly," accessed April 30, 2014
  18. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Pre-Primary," accessed November 3, 2014
  19. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker July Quarterly," accessed November 3, 2014
  20. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker October Quarterly," accessed November 3, 2014
  21. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Cory Booker Pre-General," accessed November 3, 2014
  22. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Jeff Bell Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2014
  23. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Jeff Bell April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014
  24. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Brian Goldberg Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2014
  25. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Brian Goldberg April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014
  26. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Murray Sabrin Summary Report," accessed May 1, 2014
  27. ↑Federal Election Commission, "Murray Sabrin April Quarterly," accessed May 1, 2014
  28. ↑Politico, "Cory Booker announces New Jersey senate run," accessed June 8, 2013
  29. ↑WNYC, "Election 2013," accessed August 13, 2013
  30. ↑Roll Call, "Pallone Makes Preparations for Senate Campaign in N.J.," accessed January 2, 2012
  31. ↑Politico, "Cory Booker’s unexpected sprint for Senate," accessed June 5, 2013
  32. ↑Cite error: Invalid<ref> tag; no text was provided for refs namedgenresults
  33. ↑New Jersey Division of Elections, "Special Election General Election Results," accessed November 7, 2013
  34. ↑New Jersey Division of Elections, "Unofficial Primary Special Election Results," accessed November 7, 2013
  35. ↑U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
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