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The 2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election was held on September 18, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey's 10th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress. The seat became vacant on April 24, 2024, when Donald Payne Jr. died following a heart attack related to complications from diabetes. [1] The urban district is considered a safely Democratic seat; Payne Jr. had won all 7 bids for this seat with at least 77.6% of the vote.
On May 3, Governor Phil Murphy scheduled the special election for September 18, with primaries being held on July 16. This was the first non-November special election for a vacant House seat in New Jersey since 1950 which Republican William Widnall won after incumbent Representative J. Parnell Thomas was convicted on corruption charges. [2] This was the first time since 1989 where no one from the Payne family represented this district.
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Campaign finance reports as of June 26, 2024 | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Derek Armstead (D) | $51,325 [b] | $18,875 | $32,449 |
Brittany Claybrooks (D) | $9,036 | $6,637 | $2,398 |
Darryl Godfrey (D) | $67,865 [c] | $59,667 | $8,197 |
LaMonica McIver (D) | $90,833 [d] | $33,985 | $56,847 |
Shana Melius (D) | $13,126 [e] | $9,755 | $4,871 |
Source: Federal Election Commission [31] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | LaMonica McIver | 12,507 | 47.4 | |
Democratic | Derek Armstead | 3,596 | 13.6 | |
Democratic | Jerry Walker | 2,568 | 9.7 | |
Democratic | Darryl Godfrey | 1,815 | 6.9 | |
Democratic | Brittany Claybrooks | 1,377 | 5.2 | |
Democratic | Shana Melius | 1,196 | 4.5 | |
Democratic | Sheila Montague | 966 | 3.7 | |
Democratic | Alberta Gordon | 756 | 2.9 | |
Democratic | John Flora | 684 | 2.6 | |
Democratic | Eugene Mazo | 586 | 2.2 | |
Democratic | Debra Salters | 316 | 1.2 | |
Total votes | 26,367 | 100.0 |
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Carmen Bucco (R) | $16,790 | $7,231 | $9,559 |
Source: Federal Election Commission [31] |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carmen Bucco | 2,015 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,015 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | LaMonica McIver | 27,402 | 81.39% | +3.75% | |
Republican | Carmen Bucco | 5,258 | 15.62% | −6.42% | |
One For All... [f] | Russell Jenkins | 530 | 1.57% | N/A | |
Creating Real Progress [f] | Rayfield Morton | 476 | 1.41% | N/A | |
Total votes | 33,666 | 100.00% | |||
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