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Elections in New Jersey |
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Elections were held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 3, 2020. [1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ballots for voting by mail were sent to all registered voters in the state. [2] Ballots were processed immediately upon receipt. [3] An audit of the ballots was completed in January. The results did not change the outcome and the process was generally considered a success. [4]
Joe Biden carried the state, where he won the majority in 14 of 21 counties.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | For S.2703 | Against S.2703 | Other | Undecided |
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Rutgers-Eagleton | October 19–24, 2020 | 861 (LV) | ± 4% | 61% | 34% | – | 5% |
Stockton College | October 7–13, 2020 | 721 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 66% | 23% | – | 10% |
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler [upper-alpha 1] | October 5–13, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 65% | 29% | – | 6% |
Fairleigh Dickinson University | September 30 – October 5, 2020 | 582 (LV) | ± 4.6% | 59% | 30% | 0% [lower-alpha 2] | 11% |
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler [upper-alpha 1] | September 8–16, 2020 | 501 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 65% | 29% | – | 6% |
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler [upper-alpha 1] | August 5–13, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.383% | 66% | 27% | – | 7% |
Pollfish/DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler [upper-alpha 1] | July 7–12, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.383% | 68% | 27% | – | 6% |
Monmouth University | April 16–19, 2020 | 635 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 61% | 34% | – | 5% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Yes | No | Undecided |
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Monmouth University | February 8–10, 2019 | 604 (A) | ± 4% | 62% [lower-alpha 3] | 32% | 5% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Yes (for the initiative) | No (against the initiative) | Undecided |
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Rutgers-Eagleton | October 19–24, 2020 | 864 (LV) | ± 4% | 78% | 16% | 8% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size [lower-alpha 1] | Margin of error | Yes (for the initiative) | No (against the initiative) | Undecided |
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Rutgers-Eagleton | October 19–24, 2020 | 858 (LV) | ± 4% | 46% | 32% | 22% |
All three ballot measures in New Jersey passed. Public Question 1 legalized marijuana by a 67.1% to 32.9% margin. Public Question 2 made peacetime veterans eligible for a $250 property tax deduction, which passed by a 76.5% to 23.5% margin. 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. [5]
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