• 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.Newsday: NJ Absentee Ballots

  In New Jersey state politics, 84-year-old Frank Lautenberg (D) was elected for a fifth-term in the Senate, defeating republican Richard Zimmer.Associated Press: In NJ Senate race, incumbent faces ex-congressman

• Fast Facts

  1. Winner: Barack Obama
  2. Electoral votes: 15
  3. Polls open: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  4. Current polls: Democratic candidate Barack Obama has a strong lead against GOP candidate John McCain.Real Clear Politics: NJ Polls
  5. Registered voters: 5.3 millionNJ Registered Voters by Party: New Jersey Voters
  6. As of October 24, 2008 more than 200,000 of the state's registered voters had applied for absentee ballotsNewsday: [1]
  7. Over 500,000 people in New Jersey registered to vote this year, setting a new state recordNewsday: New Jersey breaks voter-registration record
  8. Democratic Primary/Caucus winner: Hillary Rodham Clinton
  9. Republican Primary/Caucus winner: John McCain
  10. Exit poll: a survey of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations
  11. asks the voter which candidate they voted for
  12. Pollsters are usually specialized private companies working for newspapers or broadcasters
  13. Exits polls give an indication of the election result before the actual votes are counted

• Other New Jersey Races

  • Senate:
    • 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 InstituteAssociated Press: In NJ Senate race, incumbent faces ex-congressman
  • 13 Representative
  • Various Freeholder and Sheriff elections

• Past New Jersey Winners

  1. 2004: John Kerry
  2. 2000: Al Gore
  3. 1996: Bill Clinton
  4. 1992: Bill Clinton

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