2020 New Jersey elections

Elections were held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 3, 2020.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ballots for voting by mail were sent to all registered voters in the state. Ballots were processed immediately upon receipt. An audit of the ballots was completed in January. The results did not change the outcome and the process was generally considered a success.

Federal offices

Executive

2020 United States presidential election in New Jersey

Joe Biden carried the state, where he won the majority in 14 of 21 counties.

Legislative

Ballot measures

Ballot Measure 1

Results

Public Question 1 legalized marijuana by a 67.1% to 32.9% margin.

Ballot Measure 2

Polling

Public Question 2, Peacetime Veterans Eligible for Property Tax Deduction Amendment

Poll source	Date administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Yes	No	Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton	October 19–24, 2020	864	± 4%	78%	16%	8%

Results

Public Question 2 made peacetime veterans eligible for a $250 property tax deduction, which passed by a 76.5% to 23.5% margin.

Ballot Measure 3

Polling

Public Question 3, Delayed State Legislative Redistricting Amendment

Poll source	Date administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Yes	No	Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton	October 19–24, 2020	858	± 4%	46%	32%	22%

Results

Public Question 3 postponed the state legislative redistricting process until after the election on November 2, 2021, if the state receives federal census data after February 15, 2021, which passed by a 57.8% to 42.2% margin.