New Jersey elections, 2010

Elections will be held in New Jersey on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on June 8, 2010.

Federal

United States Senate

See also: United States Senate elections, 2010

Neither Senate seat is up for election in 2010.

United States House

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2010

All 13 New Jersey seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2010.

State

See also: United States gubernatorial elections, 2010

No state offices are up for election in 2010.

State Senate

New Jersey Senate has a special election for the 14th legislative district, representing Mercer County, New Jersey. Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein is the Democratic nominee, and Senator Tom Goodwin (New Jersey politician) is the Republican nominee. On February 19, 2010, Bill Baroni resigned his seat to be a member of the Port Authority Board. Tom Goodwin was replaced by the Republican state committee. Polls show that this race is a tossup, due to political strains in the county, and a wealth gap in the county.

State General Assembly

In the New Jersey General Assembly, the 31st legislative district seat vacated by Anthony Chiappone. Chiappone resigned on July 20, 2010, after pressure from county, federal, and state Democratic leaders to resign. The Hudson County Democratic Committee, selected Jason O' Donnell, a former Democratic county leader to replace him. He was sworn-in, and will run for the seat fully in November, with a tough challenge from a Tea Partier. Polls show this race a tossup.

Judicial positions

There are no judicial elections in New Jersey.

• New Jersey judicial elections, 2010 at Judgepedia

Ballot measures

No measures have been certified for the 2010 statewide ballot, but at least three measures have been proposed by the New Jersey Legislature.

• New Jersey 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia

Local

Many elections for county offices will also be held on November 2, 2010.

References

• General Election 2010: Offices and Candidates from the New Jersey State Board of Elections

External links

• New Jersey State Board of Elections
• U.S. Congress Candidates for New Jersey at Project Vote Smart
• New Jersey Election Guide from Congress.org
• New Jersey from OurCampaigns.com
• New Jersey Polls at Pollster.com
• New Jersey at Rasmussen Reports
• New Jersey Congressional Races in 2010 campaign finance data from OpenSecrets.org
• New Jersey 2010 campaign finance data from Follow the Money