The 2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the

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to represent the

State of New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware Ri ...

. It was held concurrently with the

2020 United States presidential election The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and the junior U.S. senator from California Kamala Ha ...

, as well as various other elections. The primary elections were moved from June 2, 2020, to July 7, 2020, due to

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concerns. Incumbent

Cory Booker Cory Anthony Booker (born April 27, 1969) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the junior United States senator from New Jersey since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Booker is the first African-American U.S. sena ...

, a member of the

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and a former 2020 presidential candidate, won a second full term against the

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nominee, Rik Mehta. Booker narrowly won Morris County, which no Democratic Senator had ever carried since 1984 when Senator Bill Bradley swept every county. With 2,541,178 votes, Booker also made history as the highest vote earner in a statewide non-presidential election in the New Jersey history.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

, incumbent U.S. Senator and former candidate for President of the United States in 2020

Eliminated in primary

* Lawrence "Larry" Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress

Withdrew

* Lisa McCormick, activist and candidate for Senate in

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''(Running for Congress in

New Jersey's 12th congressional district New Jersey's 12th congressional district is represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman, who has served in Congress since 2015. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Rider Un ...

)'' * Harsh Naik

Declined

Josh Gottheimer Joshua S. Gottheimer ( ; born March 8, 1975) is an American attorney, writer, and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2017. The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City's ...

, incumbent U.S. Representative for

New Jersey's 5th congressional district New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who has served in Congress since 2017. The district stretches across the entire northern border of the state and contains most of Bergen County, as well as part ...

''(running for

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)'' *

Donald Norcross Donald W. Norcross (born December 13, 1958) is an American politician and labor leader who is the U.S. representative for in South Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, Norcross was first elected to this congressional seat in 2014, followi ...

, incumbent U.S. Representative for

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''(running for

)''

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

*Rikin "Rik" Mehta, pharmaceutical executive and attorney

Eliminated in primary

*Eugene Anagnos, retired teacher *Tricia Flanagan, healthcare policy expert, biotech consultant, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in

*Natalie Lynn Rivera, activist, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in

*Hirsh Singh, engineer, candidate for

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, and candidate for

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district New Jersey's 2nd congressional district, based in Southern New Jersey, is represented by Republican Jeff Van Drew. He was first elected as a Democrat in 2018, but announced on December 19, 2019, that he would be switching parties. The distric ...

Withdrawn

*Navodaya Garepalli *

Stuart Meissner Stuart Meissner (born 1962 in Brooklyn N.Y.) is an American attorney. His firm Meissner Associates opened in 2001 with offices in Manhattan NY, and across the country focuses on the securities industry, investment disputes, FINRA attorney, SEC Whis ...

, former New York Assistant Attorney General and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, SEC Whistleblower Attorney, and Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in

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*Gary Rich, former Monmouth County freeholder

Declined

*Matt Rooney, attorney and political pundit

Endorsements

Results

Other candidates

Green Party

Nominee

* Madelyn R. Hoffman, peace activist, 2018 U.S. Senate candidate, 1997 Green Party gubernatorial candidate, and 1996 Green Party Candidate for Vice President

Endorsements

LaRouche was Right

Nominee

* Daniel Burke

Of, By, For!

Nominee

* Veronica Fernandez

Independents

Declared

* Luis Vergara (as a write-in candidate)

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

;with Hirsh Singh ;on whether or not respondents would vote to reelect Cory Booker

Results

The election was not close, with Booker winning re-election by 16.31%. Key to Booker's landslide victory was heavily populated areas such as Hackensack,

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, and Trenton. Mehta did well in

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(largest municipality: Parsippany) *

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(largest municipality: Franklin Township)

By congressional district

Booker won 9 out of the 12 congressional districts in New Jersey.

Notes

References

;General ;Specific * * * (State affiliate of the U.S.

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) *

External links

;Official campaign websites
Cory Booker (D) for Senate

Daniel Burke (LR) for Senate

Veronica Fernandez (OBF) for Senate

Madelyn R. Hoffman (G) for Senate

Rik Mehta (R) for Senate
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Cory Booker

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Results

Other candidates

Green Party

Nominee

Endorsements

LaRouche was Right

Nominee

Of, By, For!

Nominee

Independents

Declared

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

By congressional district

See also

Notes

References

External links