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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 12 U.S. Representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2014 United States midterm elections for other federal and state offices, including U.S. House elections in other states and a U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.
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District 1
The 1st district is based in South Jersey and includes most of Camden County along with parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. Democrat Rob Andrews represented the district from 1990 until his resignation on February 18, 2014. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called for a special election on November 4 (concurrent with the general election) to fill the remaining months of Andrews' term.
Democratic State Senator Donald Norcross is running to succeed Andrews. The brother of businessman and political boss George Norcross, Donald is the "heavy favorite" to win the seat. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he had been endorsed by every Democratic member of New Jersey's congressional delegation as well as New Jersey Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney, New Jersey General Assembly Majority Leader Louis Greenwald, Camden Mayor Dana Redd and former Governor Jim Florio. Matthew Harris, who had been running against Andrews had announced that he would continue his campaign against Norcross, but quickly withdrew, citing the "cascade of endorsements" for Norcross. Logan Township Mayor Frank Minor and Marine Corps veteran Frank Broomell are also running in the Democratic primary.
Radio personality and former NFL linebacker Garry Cobb and perennial candidate Lee Lucas are running in the Republican primary.
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Note: None of the Republican candidates filed for the special election to fill Congressman Rob Andrews unexpired term.
District 2
The 2nd district is based in South Jersey and is the biggest Congressional District in the state. It includes all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem Counties and parts of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester,and Ocean counties. The seat is currently held by Republican Congressman Frank LoBiondo.
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District 3
The 3rd district is based in South Jersey and includes parts of Burlington and Ocean counties. Republican Jon Runyan, who has represented the district since 2011, is retiring, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.
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District 4
The fourth district is represented by Republican Congressman Chris Smith. Ruben Scolavino, a criminal defense attorney and a former candidate for Monmouth County Sheriff, has the Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean County Democratic committees endorsements.
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District 5
Republican incumbent Scott Garrett won re-election in the fifth district in the 2012 House of Representatives elections. Redistricting made the district more competitive for members of the Democratic Party.
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Democratic primary
Roy Cho, a Democrat who has worked for the governor's office and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, ran against incumbent Congressman Garrett. He received an endorsement from Ghostface Killah. State Senator Bob Gordon and Bergen County Freeholder Tracy Silna Zur were potential Democratic candidates.
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General election
In the general election, the two largest newspapers in New Jersey both endorsed Cho. The Star-Ledger called Garrett "a retrograde culture warrior who wants to eliminate a woman’s right to choose" and criticized his support for the 2013 budget sequester, which hurt New Jersey; by contrast, Cho is "a centrist who actually wants to govern." The Bergen Record criticized Garrett as "a dogmatic conservative who believes ideology trumps compromise" and agreed with Cho's call for a federal role in improving the region's transportation infrastructure.
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District 6
The sixth district is represented by Democratic Congressman Frank Pallone. It is considered a long-shot pick up opportunity for Republicans, but only if Pallone retires. Old Bridge attorney Anthony Wilkinson is running in the Republican primary.
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District 7
The seventh district is held by Republican Congressman Leonard Lance. He faces a primary challenge in perennial challenger David Larsen. Democrat Janice Kovach, the Mayor of Clinton, New Jersey, is also running.
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District 8
The eighth district is represented by Democratic Congressman Albio Sires.
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District 9
The ninth district is represented by Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell.
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District 10
The tenth district is represented by Democratic Congressman Donald Payne. Curtis Alphonzo Vaughn III, Robert Louis Toussaint, and Aaron Fraser are also running the Democratic primary. Yolanda Dentley is running in the Republican primary.
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District 11
The 11th district is held by Republican Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen. Frelinghuysen and Rick Van Glahn are running in the Republican primary.
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District 12
The 12th district is based in Central Jersey and includes parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Democrat Rush D. Holt, Jr., who has represented the district since 1999, is retiring.