New Jersey Exit Polls

Barack Obama won the state of New Jersey in the 2008 presidential election, defeating John McCain and winning the state's 15 electoral votes. Obama went on to win the presidency, and gave an acceptance speech in Chicago, Illinois.

For the first time in presidential politics in New Jersey, voters no longer had to give a reason for applying for absentee ballots.¹

In New Jersey state politics, 84-year-old Frank Lautenberg (D) was elected for a fifth-term in the Senate, defeating republican Richard Zimmer.²

Fast Facts

Winner: Barack Obama

Electoral votes: 15

Polls open: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Current polls: Democratic candidate Barack Obama has a strong lead against GOP candidate John McCain.³

Registered voters: 5.3 million⁴

As of October 24, 2008 more than 200,000 of the state's registered voters had applied for absentee ballots¹

Over 500,000 people in New Jersey registered to vote this year, setting a new state record¹

Democratic Primary/Caucus winner: Hillary Rodham Clinton

Republican Primary/Caucus winner: John McCain

Exit poll: a survey of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations

asks the voter which candidate they voted for

Pollsters are usually specialized private companies working for newspapers or broadcasters

Exits polls give an indication of the election result before the actual votes are counted

New Jersey Polls and Exit Polls

Asbury Park Press: 4th District candidates feud over residency (October 31, 2008)
Newsday: Report: 15 recent NJ races decided by 1 vote (October 31, 2008)
Philly.com: N.J. voters receive ballot info this week (October 30, 2008)
The Times-Tribune: Younger voters favor Obama over McCain (October 29, 2008)
Asbury Park Press: Mailed absentee ballot deadline today (October 28, 2008)
Pioneer Times: NJ Election Offices Swamped With New Voter Registrations (October 27, 2008)
OpEdNews: Preparing the Cover Story for the Theft of the Election (October 23, 2008)