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November 6, 2012

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Bob Menendez

The 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey took place on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez won re-election to a second full term.

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This was the first time since 1976 that a candidate for this seat received over 55% of the vote.

Background

Bob Menendez became the first Hispanic-American U.S. senator to represent New Jersey in January 2006 when former U.S. senator Jon Corzine appointed him to the seat after having resigned to become governor of New Jersey, following his election in November 2005. In November 2006, after a tough and painful election, Menendez defeated Republican state senator Thomas Kean, Jr. with 53.3% of the vote.

Candidates

  • Bob Menendez, incumbent U.S. Senator

    • Declared

  • David Brown, inventor
  • Joseph Kyrillos, State Senator
  • Bader Qarmout, businessman and adjunct professor at the County College of Morris
  • Joseph Rudy Rullo, businessman

    • Withdrew

  • Ian Linker, attorney
  • Anna Little, former mayor of Highlands and candidate for NJ-06 in 2010

    • Declined

  • Diane Allen, State Senator, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2002 and former news broadcaster
  • Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and former U.S. Attorney
  • John Crowley, biotechnology executive
  • Michael Doherty, State Senator
  • Tim Smith, financial services firm executive and member of the Roxbury Township Council
  • Jay Webber, State Assemblyman and former New Jersey Republican State Committee chairman

    • Candidates

  • Bob Menendez (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Joseph Kyrillos (Republican), State Senator
  • Inder "Andy" Soni (America First)
  • Ken Wolski (Green), medical marijuana activist and former nurse
  • Gwen Diakos (Jersey Strong Independents), civilian defense contractor
  • Kenneth R. Kaplan (Libertarian), commercial real estate broker
  • Eugene Martin LaVergne (Independent)
  • Daryl Mikell Brooks (Reform Nation), activist
  • Robert "Turk" Turkavage (Responsibility Fairness Integrity), former FBI agent
  • Greg Pason (Socialist), National Secretary of the Socialist Party USA and perennial candidate
  • J. David Dranikoff (Totally Independent Candidate), businessman

    • Debates

    Three debates were scheduled. The first debate took place on October 4, 2012 at Montclair State University. Menendez and Kyrillos participated. The second took place on October 10 at NJ 101.5 studios, Trenton NJ The third was to take place on October 17 at Mercer County Community College

    External links
  • Complete video and transcript at C-SPAN, first debate, October 4, 2012
  • Complete video and transcript at C-SPAN, second debate, October 13, 2012

    • References

    United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2012 Wikipedia
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