2024 in New Jersey

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The following is a list of events of the year 2024 in New Jersey .

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Phil Murphy (D)

Events

• January 10 – Chris Christie 2024 presidential campaign: Former governor of New Jersey Chris Christie withdraws from the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. ^[1]
• March 16 – Three people are fatally shot in Levittown, Pennsylvania, with the gunman fleeing to Trenton, by commandeering a car to his house. A standoff involving several hostages ends with the gunman's arrest. ^[2]
• April 5 – 2024 New Jersey earthquake: A magnitude 4.8 earthquake strikes northwestern New Jersey, causing tremors throughout the East Coast of the United States. ^[3]
• June 4 –
  • 2024 New Jersey Democratic presidential primary ^[4]
  • 2024 New Jersey Republican presidential primary ^[5]
• October 14 – One person is killed and 23 others are injured when an NJ Transit River Line train collides with a tree that had fallen onto the tracks in Mansfield Township. ^[6]
• November 5 – 2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey ^[7]
• November 8 – A massive wildfire burns in the forests of New York and New Jersey. Fire fighters from both states joined forces to put out the fire. ^[8]
• November 16 – It is announced that the Kingda Ka roller coaster, the world's tallest roller coaster, will be retired at the Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park. ^[9]
• December 11 – Several drones of unknown operators are spotted over New Jersey, with some going over military areas. ^[10] In January 2025, Trump announced that they were not the enemy. ^[11]

See also

• 2024 in the United States

References

1. "Chris Christie drops out of the 2024 presidential race". NBC News . January 10, 2024.
2. Walker, Jeff Winter, Sarah Dewberry, Michelle Watson, Braden (March 16, 2024). "Pennsylvania man suspected of killing 3 people is in custody, police say". CNN. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
3. "4.8 magnitude earthquake hits New York City area, felt across Northeast US". WSYX. April 5, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
4. "New Jersey Democratic Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
5. "New Jersey Republican Delegation 2024". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
6. "Operator dies and passengers injured as New Jersey commuter train hits a piece of a tree". CTVNews. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
7. "270toWin - 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map". 270toWin.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
8. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/11/new-jersey-new-york-wildfire
9. Brandt, Joe (November 14, 2024). "Six Flags Great Adventure retires Kingda Ka, once the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster - CBS Philadelphia". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
10. "Homeland Security shares new details of mysterious drone flights over New Jersey". www.apnews.com. December 12, 2024.
11. "White House: Mysterious New Jersey drones were 'not the enemy'". www.bbc.com. January 29, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.