Certified returns for every federal race in New Jersey in 2000, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 14 of 14 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Democratic
1,788,850
56.1%
Republican
1,284,173
40.3%
Independent
114,203
3.6%
Total
3,187,226
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2000 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jon S. Corzine
Democrat
1,511,237
50.1%
Bob Franks
Republican
1,420,267
47.1%
Bruce Afran
Independent
32,841
1.1%
Pat DiNizio
Independent
19,312
0.6%
Emerson Ellett
Independent
7,241
0.2%
Dennis A. Breen
Independent
6,061
0.2%
J. M. Carter
Independent
5,657
0.2%
Lorraine LaNeve
Independent
3,836
0.1%
Gregory Pason
Independent
3,365
0.1%
Nancy Rosenstock
Independent
3,309
0.1%
George Gostigian
Independent
2,536
0.1%
Total
3,015,662
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Robert E. Andrews
Democrat
167,327
76.2%
Charlene Cathcart
Republican
46,455
21.2%
Catherine L. Parrish
Independent
3,090
1.4%
Edward Forchion
Independent
1,959
0.9%
Joseph A. Patalivo
Independent
781
0.4%
Total
219,612
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Frank A. LoBiondo
Republican
155,187
66.4%
Edward G. Janosik
Democrat
74,632
31.9%
Robert Gabrielsky
Independent
3,252
1.4%
Constantino Rozzo
Independent
788
0.3%
Total
233,859
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jim Saxton
Republican
157,053
57.3%
Susan Bass Levin
Democrat
112,848
41.2%
Aaron M. Kromash
Independent
2,515
0.9%
Ken Feduniewicz
Independent
948
0.3%
Norman E. Wahner
Independent
719
0.3%
Total
274,083
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Christopher H. Smith
Republican
158,515
63.2%
Reed Gusciora
Democrat
87,956
35.1%
Stuart Chaifetz
Independent
3,627
1.4%
Paul D. Teel
Independent
712
0.3%
Total
250,810
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Marge Roukema
Republican
175,546
65.4%
Linda A. Mercurio
Democrat
81,715
30.4%
Michael ‘‘MJ’’ King
Independent
5,329
2.0%
Robert J. McCafferty
Independent
4,095
1.5%
Ira W. Goodman
Independent
1,358
0.5%
Helen Hamilton
Independent
481
0.2%
Total
268,524
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Frank Pallone, Jr.
Democrat
141,698
67.5%
Brian T. Kennedy
Republican
62,454
29.8%
Earl Gray
Independent
4,252
2.0%
Karen Zaletel
Independent
1,120
0.5%
Sylvia Kuzmak
Independent
328
0.2%
Total
209,852
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mike Ferguson
Republican
128,434
51.6%
Maryanne Connelly
Democrat
113,479
45.6%
Jerry L. Coleman
Independent
5,444
2.2%
Darren Young
Independent
973
0.4%
Shawn Gianella
Independent
386
0.2%
Mary T. Johnson
Independent
283
0.1%
Total
248,999
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Democrat
134,074
67.0%
Anthony Fusco, Jr.
Republican
60,606
30.3%
Joseph A. Fortunato
Independent
4,469
2.2%
Viji Sargis
Independent
983
0.5%
Total
200,132
District 9
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Steven R. Rothman
Democrat
140,462
67.9%
Joseph Tedeschi
Republican
61,984
30.0%
Lewis Pell
Independent
2,273
1.1%
Michael Perrone, Jr.
Independent
1,072
0.5%
Robert Corriston
Independent
980
0.5%
Total
206,771
District 10
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Donald M. Payne
Democrat
133,073
87.5%
Dirk B. Weber
Republican
18,436
12.1%
Maurice Williams
Independent
536
0.4%
Total
152,045
District 11
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Republican
186,140
68.0%
John P. Scollo
Democrat
80,958
29.6%
John Pickarski
Independent
5,199
1.9%
James E. Spinosa
Independent
1,541
0.6%
Total
273,838
District 12
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rush D. Holt
Democrat
146,162
48.7%
Dick Zimmer
Republican
145,511
48.5%
Carl Mayer
Independent
5,811
1.9%
John P. Desmond
Independent
1,233
0.4%
Worth Winslow
Independent
1,225
0.4%
Total
299,942
District 13
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Robert Menendez
Democrat
117,856
78.7%
Theresa de Leon
Republican
27,849
18.6%
Claudette C. Meliere
Independent
2,741
1.8%
Dick Hester
Independent
562
0.4%
Herbert H. Shaw
Independent
357
0.2%
Alina Lydia Fonteboa
Independent
233
0.2%
Kari Sachs
Independent
168
0.1%
Total
149,766
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2000 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 358230d84d1c9d85d859e9f311b1f994b6646c0f51da1967bec490a0cfd4d975
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.