New Jersey — 2002 Election Results

U.S. SenateU.S. House

Certified returns for every federal race in New Jersey in 2002, 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.

Notes from the Clerk's report

NEW JERSEY I—Continued In New Jersey, the designation ‘‘Independent’’ indicates candidates who have received direct nomination by petition for inclusion on the general election ballot. The designation in parentheses is that of party or principles which the candidate represents.

U.S. Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frank R. LautenbergDemocrat1,138,19353.9%
Douglas R. ForresterRepublican928,43943.9%
Ted GlickIndependent (Green)24,3081.2%
Elizabeth MacronIndependent (Libertarian)12,5580.6%
Norman E. WahnerIndependent (NJ Conservative)6,4040.3%
Gregory PasonIndependent (Socialist)2,7020.1%
Total2,112,604

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert E. AndrewsDemocrat121,84692.7%
Timothy HaasIndependent (Libertarian)9,5437.3%
Total131,389

District 2

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frank A. LoBiondoRepublican116,83469.2%
Steven A. FarkasDemocrat47,73528.3%
Roger MerleIndependent (Green)1,7391.0%
Michael J. Matthews, Jr.Independent (Libertarian)1,7201.0%
Costantino RozzoIndependent (Socialist)7710.5%
Total168,799

District 3

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jim SaxtonRepublican123,37565.0%
Richard StradaDemocrat64,36433.9%
Raymond ByrneIndependent (Libertarian)1,3350.7%
Ken FeduniewiczIndependent (American First)6650.4%
Total189,739

District 4

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Christopher H. SmithRepublican115,29366.1%
Mary BrennanDemocrat55,96732.1%
Keith QuarlesIndependent (Libertarian)1,2110.7%
Hermann WinkelmannIndependent (Honesty, Humanity, Duty)1,0630.6%
Don GrahamIndependent (NJ Conservative)7670.4%
Total174,301

District 5

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Scott GarrettRepublican118,88159.5%
Anne SumersDemocrat76,50438.3%
Michael J. CinoIndependent (Lower Tax Independent)4,4662.2%
Total199,851

District 6

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frank Pallone, Jr.Democrat91,37966.5%
Ric MedrowRepublican42,47930.9%
Richard D. StrongIndependent (Green)1,8191.3%
Barry AllenIndependent (Libertarian)1,2060.9%
Mac Dara Francis X. LydenIndependent (Human Rights Advocate)6120.4%
Total137,495

District 7

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mike FergusonRepublican106,05558.0%
Tim CardenDemocrat74,87940.9%
Darren YoungIndependent (Libertarian)2,0681.1%
Total183,002

District 8

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bill Pascrell, Jr.Democrat88,10166.8%
Jared SilvermanRepublican40,31830.6%
Joseph A. FortunatoIndependent (Green)3,4002.6%
Total131,819

District 9

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Steven R. RothmanDemocrat97,10869.8%
Joseph GlassRepublican42,08830.2%
Total139,196

District 10

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Donald M. PayneDemocrat86,43384.5%
Andrew WirtzRepublican15,91315.5%
Total102,346

District 11

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rodney P. FrelinghuysenRepublican132,93872.4%
Vij PawarDemocrat48,47726.4%
Richard S. RothIndependent (Libertarian)2,2631.2%
Total183,678

District 12

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Rush D. HoltDemocrat104,80661.0%
DeForest ‘‘Buster’’ SoariesRepublican62,93836.7%
Carl J. MayerIndependent (Green)1,8711.1%
Thomas D. AbramsIndependent (Libertarian)1,2590.7%
Karen Anne ZaletelIndependent (NJ Conservative)8390.5%
Total171,713

District 13

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert MenendezDemocrat72,60578.3%
James GeronRepublican16,85218.2%
Pat Henry FaulknerIndependent (Green)1,1951.3%
Esmat ZaklamaIndependent (Anti-Corruption Doctor) (740) · Independent (The American Party) (34)7740.8%
Dick HesterIndependent (Pro Life Conservative)7320.8%
Herbert H. ShawIndependent (Politicians are Crooks - Politicos son Corruptos)5730.6%
Total92,731

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2002 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.

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