Certified returns for every federal race in New Jersey in 2008, 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
2,215,422
57.3%
Republican
1,613,207
41.7%
Independent
21,298
0.6%
Libertarian
8,441
0.2%
Constitution
3,956
0.1%
Green
3,636
0.1%
Socialist
699
0.0%
Vote Here Party
639
0.0%
Socialist Workers
523
0.0%
Socialism and Liberation
416
0.0%
Total
3,868,237
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Frank R. Lautenberg
Democrat
1,951,218
56.0%
Dick Zimmer
Republican
1,461,025
42.0%
Jason Scheurer
Libertarian
18,810
0.5%
J. M. Carter
God We Trust
15,935
0.5%
Daryl Mikell Brooks
Poor People’s Campaign
15,925
0.5%
Jeffrey Boss
Boss for Senate
10,345
0.3%
Sara J. Lobman
Socialist Workers
9,187
0.3%
Total
3,482,445
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Robert E. Andrews
Democrat
206,453
72.4%
Dale M. Glading
Republican
74,001
26.0%
Matthew Thieke
Green
1,927
0.7%
Margaret M. Chapman
Back to Basics
1,258
0.4%
Everitt M. Williams III
Think Independently
1,010
0.4%
Alvin Lindsay, Jr.
Lindsay for Congress
508
0.2%
Total
285,157
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Frank A. LoBiondo
Republican
167,701
59.1%
David Kurkowski
Democrat
110,990
39.1%
Jason M. Grover
Green
1,763
0.6%
Peter F. Boyce
Constitution
1,551
0.5%
Gary Stein
Rock the Boat
1,312
0.5%
Costantino Rozzo
Socialist Party USA
648
0.2%
Total
283,965
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John Adler
Democrat
166,390
52.1%
Chris Myers
Republican
153,122
47.9%
Total
319,512
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Christopher H. Smith
Republican
202,972
66.2%
Joshua M. Zeitz
Democrat
100,036
32.6%
Steven Welzer
Green
3,543
1.2%
Total
306,551
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Scott Garrett
Republican
172,653
55.9%
Dennis Shulman
Democrat
131,033
42.4%
Ed Fanning
Green
5,321
1.7%
Total
309,007
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Frank Pallone, Jr.
Democrat
164,077
66.9%
Robert E. McLeod
Republican
77,469
31.6%
Herb Tarbous
Regular Independent
3,531
1.4%
Total
245,077
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Leonard Lance
Republican
148,461
50.2%
Linda Stender
Democrat
124,818
42.2%
Michael P. Hsing
Hsing for Congress
16,419
5.6%
Dean Greco
All-Day Breakfast Party
3,259
1.1%
Thomas D. Abrams
Prosperity Not War
2,671
0.9%
Total
295,628
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bill Pascrell, Jr.
Democrat
159,279
71.1%
Roland Straten
Republican
63,107
28.2%
Derek DeMarco
Libertarian
1,600
0.7%
Total
223,986
District 9
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Steven R. Rothman
Democrat
151,182
67.5%
Vincent Micco
Republican
69,503
31.0%
Michael Perrone, Jr.
Independent/Progressive
3,200
1.4%
Total
223,885
District 10
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Donald M. Payne
Democrat
169,945
98.9%
Michael Taber
Socialist Workers
1,848
1.1%
Total
171,793
District 11
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
Republican
189,696
61.8%
Tom Wyka
Democrat
113,510
37.0%
Chandler Tedholm
For the People
3,526
1.1%
Total
306,732
District 12
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rush D. Holt
Democrat
193,732
63.1%
Alan R. Bateman
Republican
108,400
35.3%
David Corsi
Common Sense Ideas
4,802
1.6%
Total
306,934
District 13
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Albio Sires
Democrat
120,382
75.4%
Joseph Turula
Republican
34,735
21.7%
Julio A. Fernandez
No Party Affiliation
3,661
2.3%
Louis Vernotico
Eliminate the Primary
975
0.6%
Total
159,753
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.