2010 New Jersey elections

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Elections were held in New Jersey on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on June 8, 2010. [1]

Federal

United States House

All 13 New Jersey seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010. Republicans gained one seat, thereby reducing Democrats to a 7-6 majority in the delegation, despite losing the popular vote.

State

State Senate

On February 19, 2010, Bill Baroni resigned his New Jersey Senate seat to be a member of the Port Authority Board. His resignation triggered a special election for the 14th legislative district, which includes portions of Mercer and Middlesex counties. Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein was elected over Republican Tom Goodwin, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat.

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample sizeMargin of errorTom
Goodwin (R)		Linda
Greenstein (D)		Undecided
National Research Inc. [2] August 2010300 LV± 5.66%41%38%19%

Results

Special election, November 2, 2010 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Linda R. Greenstein 36,411 53.8 Increase2.svg 16.1
Republican Thomas Goodwin 31,31146.2Decrease2.svg 16.1
Total votes'67,722''100.0'

State General Assembly

In the New Jersey General Assembly, the 31st legislative district seat was vacated by Anthony Chiappone on July 20, 2010, after he pled guilty to charges of official misconduct and campaign finance law violations. The Hudson County Democratic Committee selected Jason O' Donnell, a former Democratic county leader, to replace him. O'Donnell was elected to finish the remainder of the term.

Results

Special election, November 2, 2010 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jason O'Donnell 19,492 65.8
Republican Joseph Turula5,14617.4
Unbought and UnbossedRobert Mays2,5168.5
For The PeopleDenis F. Wilbeck2,4638.3
Total votes29,617 100.0

Ballot measures

Public Question 1 was approved with 80.3% of the vote, which amended the state Constitution so that "any assessments on wages by the state be dedicated to the payment of employee benefits." [5]

Local

Various county and municipal elections were held simultaneously, including elections for mayor in Newark.

References

  1. ↑ General Election 2010: Offices and Candidates
  2. ↑ "Poll suggests close race for 14th District; Greenstein and Goodwin neck and neck". August 6, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2010 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Official List, Candidate Returns for Special General Assembly for November 2010 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ "New Jersey Wage Assessment Amendment, Public Question 1 (2010)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
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