New Jersey held elections for U.S. House of Representative Districts 1-13 in the midterm election held on November 2, 2010. In 12 of the districts, the incumbent candidate held on to win over their challenger.http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=NJ

Barack Obama defeated John McCain in New Jersey in the 2008 presidential election, which awarded him 15 electoral votes. Barack Obama went on to win the presidency, giving an acceptance speech in Chicago, Illinois, where he thanked his family and staff.

In the senate race in New Jersey, Democrat Frank Lautenberg defeated republican Richard Zimmer. The Associated Press projected that both would win in the state when the polls closed.http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/11/barack_obama_wins_new_jersey.html

U.S.House of Representatives

District 1

• Robert Andrews, Democrat—99,792
• Dale Glading, Republican—56,304

District 2

• Frank LoBiondo, Republican—106,117
• Gary Stein, Democrat—49,689

District 3

• Jon Runyan, Republican—106,175
• John Adler, Democrat—100,069

District 4

• Chris Smith, Republican—128,743
• Howard Kleinhendler, Democrat—51,503

District 5

• Scott Garrett, Republican—119,478
• Tod Theise, Democrat—60,045

District 6

• Frank Pallone, Democrat—81,053
• Anna Little, Republican—65,065

District 7

• Leonard Lance, Republican—102,840
• Ed Potosnak, Democrat—70,066

District 8

• Bill Pascrell, Democrat—87,156
• Roland Straten, Republican—50,547

District 9

• Steve Rothman, Democrat—77,993
• Michael Agosta, Republican—48,965

District 10

• Donald Payne, Democrat—91,605
• Michael Alonso, Republican—13,500

District 11

• Rodney Frelinghuysen, Republican—122,076
• Douglas Herbert, Democrat—55,441

District 12

• Rush Holt, Democrat—107,147
• Scott Sipprelle, Republican—93,311

District 13

• Albio Sires, Democrat—60,243
• Henrietta Dwyer, Republican—18,827http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2010/results/state/#val=NJ

• Senate:
  • CNN Preliminary Election Results:

1. • Frank Lautenberg: 55% (Winner)
   • Richard Zimmer: 43%
   • Precincts reporting: 78%http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/state/#val=NJ

• • Incumbent: Frank Lautenberg (D)
  • Challenger: Dick Zimmer (R)
  • Recent poll numbers: As of October 29, 2008, Zimmer trails by 22 percent according to Quinnipiac University Polling Institutehttp://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i2JuLAiq47URCTYu0qaEaXE56rXwD94426OO1
• 13 Representative
• Various Freeholder and Sheriff elections

• 2004: John Kerry
• 2000: Al Gore
• 1996: Bill Clinton
• 1992: Bill Clinton
• 1988: George H. W. Bush
• 1984: Ronald Reagan
• 1980: Ronald Reagan
• 1976: Gerald Ford
• 1972: Richard Nixon
• 1968: Richard Nixon

• Governor: Jon Corzine
• Attorney General: Anne Milgram
• Senators: Frank Lautenberg (D), Robert Menendez (D)

• Winner of New Jersey's Fifteen Electoral Votes: Barack Obama
• Margin of Victory: 57% to 42%

• Winner of New Jersey's Senate Seat: Senator Frank Lautenberg
• Margin of Victory: 56% to 42%http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/state/#val=NJ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25362714 http://elections.foxnews.com/states_map/index.html?stateAbbr=NJ

• Winner of New Jersey's Senate Seat: Robert Menendez
• Margin of Victory: 53% to 45%

• 2004 Presidential Election Winner: George W. Bush

• Winner of New Jersey's Fifteen Electoral Votes: John Kerry
• Margin of victory: 53% to 46%