- Source: 2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Jersey. It was held concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, as well as various other elections. The primary elections were moved from June 2, 2020, to July 7, 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns. Incumbent senator Cory Booker was first elected in a 2013 special election to complete the term of fellow Democrat Frank Lautenberg, who died in office.
Booker won a second full term against Republican Rik Mehta, narrowly winning Morris County, which no Democratic Senate candidate had carried since 1984 when Senator Bill Bradley swept every county. He also flipped Somerset County, which last voted for a Democrat for this seat in 1984. Booker also received the most votes (2,541,239) in a statewide non-presidential election in New Jersey history.
Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Nominee
Cory Booker, 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 2018 (ran for Congress in New Jersey's 12th congressional district)
Harsh Naik
Declined
Josh Gottheimer, incumbent U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district (ran for re-election)
Donald Norcross, incumbent U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district (ran for re-election)
= 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 2018
Natalie Lynn Rivera, activist, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018
Hirsh Singh, engineer, candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 2017, and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018
Withdrawn
Navodaya Garepalli
Stuart Meissner, former New York Assistant Attorney General and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, SEC Whistleblower Attorney, and Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2013
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
== Results
=The election was not close, with Booker winning re-election by 16.31%. Key to Booker's landslide victory were heavily populated areas such as Hackensack, Newark, and Trenton. Mehta did well in Ocean County, which is a Republican stronghold, as well as many rural areas of the state. Booker received 2,541,239 votes. Booker was sworn in for a second term on January 3, 2021. His term will expire on January 3, 2027.
By county
By congressional district
Booker won 9 out of the 12 congressional districts in New Jersey, and Mehta won the other 3, including one that elected a Democrat.
See also
2020 New Jersey elections
Notes
References
General
Specific
Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "New Jersey", Voting & Elections Toolkits
"New Jersey: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
"League of Women Voters of New Jersey". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
New Jersey at Ballotpedia
External links
Official campaign websites
Cory Booker (D) for Senate
Daniel Burke (LR) for Senate Archived August 8, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Veronica Fernandez (OBF) for Senate
Madelyn R. Hoffman (G) for Senate Archived June 26, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Rik Mehta (R) for Senate
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