2020 New Jersey elections

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Elections were held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 3, 2020. [1]

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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]

Federal offices

Executive

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

Legislative

Ballot measures

Polling

On S.2703
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		For S.2703Against S.2703OtherUndecided
Rutgers-Eagleton October 19–24, 2020861 (LV)± 4%61%34%–5%
Stockton College October 7–13, 2020721 (LV)± 3.7%66%23%–10%
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler [upper-alpha 1] October 5–13, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%65%29%–6%
Fairleigh Dickinson University September 30 – October 5, 2020582 (LV)± 4.6%59%30%0% [lower-alpha 2] 11%
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler [upper-alpha 1] September 8–16, 2020501 (LV)± 4.4%65%29%–6%
DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler [upper-alpha 1] August 5–13, 2020500 (LV)± 4.383%66%27%–7%
Pollfish/DKC Analytics/Brach Eichler [upper-alpha 1] July 7–12, 2020500 (LV)± 4.383%68%27%–6%
Monmouth University April 16–19, 2020635 (RV)± 3.9%61%34%–5%
On whether recreational marijuana should be legal
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		YesNoUndecided
Monmouth University February 8–10, 2019604 (A)± 4%62% [lower-alpha 3] 32%5%
Public Question 2, Peacetime Veterans Eligible for Property Tax Deduction Amendment
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Yes (for the initiative)No (against the initiative)Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton October 19–24, 2020864 (LV)± 4%78%16%8%
Public Question 3, Delayed State Legislative Redistricting Amendment
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Yes (for the initiative)No (against the initiative)Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton October 19–24, 2020858 (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]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ "Refused" with 0%
  3. ↑ Listed as "Supporting the legalisation of possession of small amounts of marijuana for personal use
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 3 4 Brach Eichler is a law firm that already supported S.2703 prior to conducting this poll

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "New Jersey elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org . Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  2. ↑ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com , archived from the original on October 6, 2020, New Jersey
  3. ↑ "Absentee and Mail Voting Policies in Effect for the 2020 Election", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures , retrieved October 10, 2020, New Jersey
  4. ↑ "Historic audit of N.J. Mail-in election is complete. The results are promising, officials say". January 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ https://ballotpedia.org/New_Jersey_2020_ballot_measures
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