2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey Last updated July 11, 2025
2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 6 Seats won 7 6 Seat change Popular vote 1,207,782 903,176 Percentage 56.52% 42.27% Swing
Democratic
Hold
Republican
Hold
Party gains Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
District results Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
County results
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2006, to determine who will represent the state of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives . New Jersey has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census . Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
Overview United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2006 [ 1] Party Votes Percentage Seats +/– Democratic 1,207,782 56.52% 7 Republican 903,176 42.27% 6 Libertarian 6,333 0.30% 0 Independents 19,549 0.91% 0 Totals 2,136,840 100.00% 13 —
District 1 Democrat Rob Andrews , the representative for this district since 1990, was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2004. He won unopposed in 2006.
District 2 Republican Frank A. LoBiondo , the representative for this district since 1995, was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2004. He defeated Democrat Viola Thomas-Hughes in 2006.
Democratic primary Candidates Henry David Marcus Viola Thomas-Hughes General election Candidates Thomas Fanslau (We The People) Frank LoBiondo , incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995 (Republican) Lynn Merle (A New Direction) Robert E. Mullock (Preserve Green Space) Willie Norwood (Socialist) Viola Thomas-Hughes (Democratic) District 3 Incumbent Republican Jim Saxton defeated Democrat Rich Sexton. The district covers Burlington and Ocean counties.
General election Candidates Ken Feduniewicz (The Patriot Movement) Jim Saxton , incumbent Representative from Mount Holly since 1984 (Republican) Rich Sexton (Democratic) District 4 Incumbent Republican Chris Smith defeated Democrat Carol Gay. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Mercer , Monmouth , Ocean , and Burlington counties.
General election Candidates Richard Edgar (Libertarian) Carol E. Gay (Democratic) Chris Smith , incumbent Representative since 1981 (Republican) Louis B. Wary Jr. (Remove Medical Negligence) District 5 Republican incumbent Scott Garrett defeated Democratic nominee Paul Aronsohn. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Bergen and Passaic counties, as well as all of Warren and Sussex counties.
Democratic primary Campaign During the primary campaign, Abate sued Aronsohn for libel after Aronsohn claimed Abate had never previously been a registered Democrat. Abate countered that she was a registered Democrat when she originally registered to vote at age 18 and when she lived out of state. [ 10]
Results Aronsohn defeated Abate 66% to 33%. [ 11]
General election Candidates Paul Aronsohn (Democratic) R. Matthew Fretz (An Independent Voice) Scott Garrett , incumbent Representative from Wantage since 2003 (Republican) District 6 Incumbent Democrat Frank Pallone defeated Republican challenger Leigh-Ann Bellew. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Monmouth , Middlesex , Somerset , and Union counties.
General election Candidates Leigh-Ann Bellew (Republican) Frank Pallone , incumbent Representative from Long Branch since 1988 (Democratic) Herbert L. Tarbous (Diversity is Strength) District 7 Incumbent Republican Mike Ferguson narrowly defeated then-state assembly woman Linda Stender , a Democrat. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Middlesex , Union , Somerset , and Hunterdon counties.
General election Candidates Thomas D. Abrams, Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2004 (Withdraw Troops Now) Mike Ferguson , incumbent Representative from Union since 2001 (Republican) Linda Stender , Assemblywoman from Fanwood since 2002 (Democratic) Darren Young (Libertarian) District 8 Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell defeated Republican Jose Sandoval. This district covers Essex and Passaic counties.
General election Candidates Lou Jasikoff (Libertarian) Bill Pascrell , incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997 (Democratic) Jose Sandoval (Republican) District 9 Incumbent Democrat Steve Rothman defeated Republican Vincent Micco. This district covers mostly Bergen County .
General election Candidates Michael Jarvis (The Moderate Choice) Vincent Micco (Republican) Steve Rothman , incumbent Representative from Fair Lawn since 1997 (Democratic) District 10 Incumbent Democrat Donald M. Payne won unopposed. This district covers a heavily urbanized area, which includes the city of Newark .
District 11 Incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen defeated Democrat Tom Wyka. This district covers mostly Morris County .
General election Candidates Rodney Frelinghuysen , incumbent Representative from Harding since 1995 (Republican) John Mele (Constitution) Libertarian (Richard S. Roth) Tom Wyka (Democratic) District 12 Incumbent Democrat Rush Holt defeated Republican Joseph Sinagra. This district covers 5 suburban counties in the central part of the state.
Republican primary Candidates Joseph S. Sinagra, former Helmetta Borough Council president and nominee for Middlesex County Clerk in 2005 General election Candidates Rush Holt Jr. , incumbent Representative from Pennington since 1999 (Democratic) Joseph S. Sinagra, former Helmetta Borough Council president and nominee for Middlesex County Clerk in 2005 (Republican) District 13 Albio Sires , the Speaker of the State Assembly, defeated John Guarini, a salesman.
Republican primary Candidates John J. Guarini, Jersey City salesman References ↑ "2006 Election Statistics" (PDF) . Retrieved April 8, 2023 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 "Official List: Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for June 2006 Primary Election" (PDF) . New Jersey Secretary of State . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2006 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF) . House: Race Ratings . Cook Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2023 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2006 House Ratings" . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2006 House" . Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 6, 2006. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Battle for the House of Representatives" . realclearpolitics.com . Real Clear Politics. November 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved December 12, 2023 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Balance of Power Scorecard: House" . cqpolitics.com . Congressional Quarterly Inc. Archived from the original on November 17, 2006. Retrieved November 20, 2023 . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Official List: Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for November 2006 General Election" (PDF) . New Jersey Secretary of State . ↑ "Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families" . www.nj.gov . Retrieved May 28, 2025 . ↑ "Democrat sues rival in 5th District race" . The Record . May 23, 2006. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2022 . ↑ Official 2006 primary tallies . ↑ "Paul Aronsohn (NJ-5) | WesPAC" . October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2023 .
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