November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018 → 1 1 54.16% 45.84% | 7 5 1,821,620 1,541,631 Date 8 November 2016 | |
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 7.
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District 1
Democratic Party incumbent Donald Norcross was first elected to this seat in the 2014 election. Fellow Democrat Alex Law announced he would run for the seat in 2016 before Norcross' 2014 election.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 2
Republican Frank LoBiondo has represented this district since 1995.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 3
Republican Tom MacArthur has represented this district since 2015.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 4
Republican Chris Smith has represented this district since 1981.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 5
Republican Party incumbent Scott Garrett has served for seven terms. Josh Gottheimer, a former speechwriter for Bill Clinton and aide for the 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry and the 2008 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, is running against Garrett as a Democrat.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 6
Democratic Frank Pallone has represented this district since 1989.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 7
Republican Leonard Lance has represented this district since 2009.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 8
Democrat Albio Sires has represented this district since 2007.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 9
Democratic Bill Pascrell has represented this district since 1997.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 10
Democratic Donald Payne Jr. has represented this district since 2013.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 11
Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen has represented this district since 1995.
Democratic primary
Republican primary
District 12
Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman has represented this district since 2015.