New Jersey — 2012 Election Results

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Certified returns for every federal race in New Jersey in 2012, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 13 of 13 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.

President

Presidential electors — votes by party line

Party line	Votes	Share
Democratic	2,122,786	58.3%
Republican	1,478,088	40.6%
Libertarian	21,035	0.6%
Green	9,886	0.3%
Constitution	2,063	0.1%
N.J. Justice	1,723	0.0%
NSA Did 911	1,024	0.0%
Socialist Workers	709	0.0%
American Third Position	664	0.0%
Socialism and Liberation	521	0.0%
Total	3,638,499

The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2012 election page.

U.S. Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert Menendez	Democrat	1,987,680	58.9%
Joe Kyrillos	Republican	1,329,534	39.4%
Kenneth R. Kaplan	Libertarian	16,803	0.5%
Ken Wolski	Green	15,801	0.5%
Gwen Diakos	Jersey Strong Independents	9,359	0.3%
J. David Dranikoff	Totally Independent Candidate	3,834	0.1%
Inder ‘‘Andy’’ Soni	America First	3,593	0.1%
Robert ‘‘Turk’’ Turkavage	Responsibility Fairness Integrity	3,532	0.1%
Gregory Pason	Socialist Party USA	2,249	0.1%
Eugene Martin Lavergne	No Slogan	2,198	0.1%
Daryl Mikell Brooks	Reform Nation	2,066	0.1%
Total		3,376,649

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

U.S. House of Representatives

District 1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert E. Andrews	Democrat	210,470	68.2%
Gregory W. Horton	Republican	92,459	30.0%
John William Reitter	Green	4,413	1.4%
Margaret Chapman	Reform	1,177	0.4%
Total		308,519

District 2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank A. LoBiondo	Republican	166,677	57.7%
Cassandra Shober	Democrat	116,462	40.3%
John Ordille	Libertarian	2,699	0.9%
Charles Lukens	Constitutional Conservative	1,329	0.5%
David W. Bowen, Sr.	The People’s Agenda	1,010	0.3%
Frank Faralli, Jr.	Conservative, Compassionate, Creative	892	0.3%
Total		289,069

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

District 3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jon Runyan	Republican	174,253	53.7%
Shelley Adler	Democrat	145,506	44.9%
Robert Edward Forchion	Legalize Marijuana	1,956	0.6%
Robert Shapiro	Bob’s for Jobs	1,104	0.3%
Frederick John Lavergne	No Slogan	770	0.2%
Robert Witterschein	None of Them	530	0.2%
Christopher G. Dennick, Jr.	No Slogan	280	0.1%
Total		324,399

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

District 4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Christopher H. Smith	Republican	195,145	63.7%
Brian P. Froelich	Democrat	107,991	35.3%
Leonard P. Marshall	No Slogan	3,111	1.0%
Total		306,247

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

District 5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Scott Garrett	Republican	167,501	55.0%
Adam Gussen	Democrat	130,100	42.7%
Patricia Alessandrini	Green	6,770	2.2%
Total		304,371

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

District 6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank Pallone, Jr.	Democrat	151,782	63.3%
Anna Little	Republican	84,360	35.2%
Len Flynn	Libertarian	1,392	0.6%
Karen Zaletel	Overthrow All Incumbents	868	0.4%
Mac Dara Lyden	Independent	830	0.3%
Herbert L. Tarbous	Reform	406	0.2%
Total		239,638

District 7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Leonard Lance	Republican	175,662	57.2%
Upendra J. Chivukula	Democrat	123,057	40.0%
Dennis A. Breen	Independent Reform Candidate	4,518	1.5%
Patrick McKnight	Libertarian	4,078	1.3%
Total		307,315

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

District 8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Albio Sires	Democrat	130,853	78.0%
Maria Karczewski	Republican	31,763	18.9%
Herbert H. Shaw	Politicians Are Crooks	1,839	1.1%
Stephen Deluca	Restoring America’s Promise	1,710	1.0%
Pablo Olivera	Unity Is Strength	1,625	1.0%
Total		167,790

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

District 9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Democrat	162,822	74.0%
Shmuley Boteach	Republican	55,091	25.0%
E. David Smith	Abundant America	1,138	0.5%
Jeanette Woolsey	Constitution	1,082	0.5%
Total		220,133

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

District 10

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Democrat	201,435	87.6%
Brian C. Kelemen	Republican	24,271	10.5%
Joanne Miller	Change, Change, Change	3,127	1.4%
Mick Erickson	Libertarian	1,227	0.5%
Total		230,060

District 11

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen	Republican	182,237	58.8%
John Arvanites	Democrat	123,897	40.0%
Barry Berlin	Opposing Congressional Gridlock	3,725	1.2%
Total		309,859

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

District 12

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rush D. Holt	Democrat	189,926	69.2%
Eric A. Beck	Republican	80,906	29.5%
Jack Freudenheim	Independent	2,261	0.8%
Kenneth J. Cody	Truth Vision Hope	1,285	0.5%
Total		274,378

The FEC's published figures for this race differ from the Clerk's.

Source

Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2012 — 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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