2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey


The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2010, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The primary election in which candidates were chosen took place on June 8, 2010.
As of, this is the last election in which the Republican Party won the statewide popular vote for United States House, even though they did not win a majority of congressional seats. As a result, New Jersey became one of four states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2010, the other states being Iowa, Illinois, and North Carolina.

District 1

Democrat Rob Andrews has been in Congress since 1990. He won re-election in 2008 with 72%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Dale Glading, founder of Saints Prison Ministry and nominee for this seat in 2008
  • Lee Lucas
  • Loran M. Oglesby
  • Fernando Powers, candidate for this seat in 2008

General election

Candidates

  • Rob Andrews, incumbent Representative from Haddon Heights since 1990
  • Margaret M. Chapman, candidate for this seat in 2008
  • Dale Glading, founder of Saints Prison Ministry and nominee for this seat in 2008
  • Mark Heacock
  • Nicky I. Petrutz

District 2

Republican Frank LoBiondo has been in Congress since 1995. He won re-election in 2008 with 59%, despite Democrat Barack Obama simultaneously carrying the district.

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Linda Biamonte
  • Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995
  • Donna M. Ward, candidate for this seat in 2008

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Gary Stein

General election

Candidates

  • Peter Boyce, nominee for this seat in 2008
  • Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995
  • Mark Lovett
  • Gary Stein, perennial candidate
  • Vitov Valdes-Munoz

District 3

In 2008, state senator John Adler defeated Chris Myers, a town councilman, with 52% of the vote, while Barack Obama carried the district with the same amount in the presidential election.
Retired NFL player Jon Runyan was a star offensive lineman who played most of his career with the nearby Philadelphia Eagles as the South Jersey district is a suburb of Philadelphia. With $1.7 million in Adler's campaign account back in April, he had a major cash advantage.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • John Adler, incumbent Representative from Cherry Hill since 2009
  • Barry D. Bendar, activist and chair of the Lacey Township Democratic Committee

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

In May, Runyan took the unusual step of revealing that he had been late to pay some taxes and had been sued in connection with some business dealings. He claimed he was "a different type of candidate" by acknowledging his mistakes.

General election

Candidates

Campaign

On October 8, 2010, the Courier-Post reported that Steve Ayscue, the head of operations for the Camden County Democratic Committee, and Geoff Mackler, an employee of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent to manage Adler's campaign, had orchestrated the paper candidacy of Peter DeStefano on the "NJ Tea Party" line. They presented the plan at Camden County headquarters during a May 26 meeting of the South Jersey Young Democrats, and some of those present joined in circulating a petition to place DeStefano on the ballot. The Courier-Post also reported that Ayscue actively managed social media accounts on behalf of the DeStefano campaign, according to a Democratic operative with knowledge of the Adler campaign.

Polling

†Internal poll for Adler campaign

District 4

Republican Chris Smith has been in Congress since 1981. In 2008, he won re-election with 66%.

Republican primary

Candidates


Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Candidates

  • Howard Kleinhendler, Lakewood attorney and Orthodox Jewish rabbi
  • David R. Meiswinkle
  • Joe Siano
  • Chris Smith, incumbent Representative since 1981
  • Steven Welzer, nominee for this seat in 2008

District 5

Republican Scott Garrett has been in Congress since 2003. In 2008, he won re-election with 56% of the vote.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

General election

Candidates

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Frank Pallone defeated Republican Challenger and then-mayor of Highlands Anna Little. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties. This is the only time Pallone lost Monmouth County in his career.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Candidates

District 7

Incumbent Republican Leonard Lance won re-election against Democratic challenger Ed Potosnak. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Middlesex, Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Ed Potosnak

General election

Candidates

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell defeated Republican challenger Roland Straten. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Essex and Passaic counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Blase Billack
  • Roland Straten, engineer, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for this district in 2008

General election

Candidates

  • Raymond Giangrosso
  • Bill Pascrell, incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997
  • Roland Straten, engineer, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for this district in 2008

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Steve Rothman defeated Republican challenger Michael Agosto. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Michael Agosta
  • John Aslanian
  • Sergey Shevchuk

General election

Candidates

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Donald M. Payne defeated Republican challenger Michael Alonso. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Essex, Hudson, and Union counties. Payne later died on March 6, 2012, halfway through his term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Michael Alonso

General election

Candidates

District 11

Incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen defeated Democratic challenger Douglas Herbert. From 2003 to 2013, this district included all of Morris County, as well as portions of Essex, Passaic, Sussex, and Somerset counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Douglas Herbert
  • James D. Kelly Jr.

General election

Candidates

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Rush Holt Jr. defeated Republican challenger Scott Sipprelle. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • David Corsi, independent candidate for this district in 2008
  • Scott M. Sipprelle, Princeton venture capitalist
    Declined
  • Alan Bateman, nominee for this district in 2008

General election

Candidates

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Albio Sires defeated Republican challenger Henrietta Dwyer. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Hudson, Essex, Union, and Middlesex counties. This was the last election before the elimination of this seat in the 2010 census.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Henrietta Dwyer

General election

Candidates