2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Jersey, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The Primary elections were moved from June 2, 2020, to July 7, 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns (link 2020 United States presidential election in New Jersey.)
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Incumbent Democratic Senator Cory Booker is running for a second full term. Booker previously was a candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries. New Jersey election law allowed him to run for both the U.S. Senate and U.S. President simultaneously, but he suspended his presidential campaign on January 13, 2020 and confirmed his intention for reelection to his Senate seat.[1][2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Cory Booker, incumbent U.S. Senator and former candidate for President of the United States in 2020[3]
- Lawrence "Larry" Hamm, chairman of the People's Organization for Progress[4]
Withdrew
- Lisa McCormick, activist and candidate for Senate in 2018[5] (Running for Congress in New Jersey's 12th congressional district)
- Harsh Naik[6]
Declined
- Josh Gottheimer, incumbent U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district[7] (running for re-election)[8]
- Donald Norcross, incumbent U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district[7][9] (running for re-election)[10]
Endorsements
| Cory Booker |
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| Lawrence "Larry" Hamm |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Cory Booker (incumbent) | |||
| Democratic | Lawrence Hamm | |||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Eugene Anagnos, retired teacher[30]
- Tricia Flanagan, healthcare policy expert and Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[31]
- Rik Mehta, pharmaceutical executive and attorney[32]
- Natalie Lynn Rivera, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[33]
- Hirsh Singh, engineer, candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 2017, and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018[34]
Withdrawn
- Navodaya Garepalli[35][36]
- Stuart Meissner, former New York Assistant Attorney General and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, SEC Whistleblower Attorney, and Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2013[37][38][39]
- Gary Rich, former Monmouth County freeholder[40][41]
Declined
- Matt Rooney, attorney and political pundit[42]
Endorsements
| Tricia Flanagan |
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Lt. Steven Rogers, America Winning Coalition, former FBI Task force on Terrorism |
| Rik Mehta |
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| Hirsh Singh |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eugene Anagnos | |||
| Republican | Tricia Flanagan | |||
| Republican | Rik Mehta | |||
| Republican | Natalie Lynn Rivera | |||
| Republican | Hirsh Singh | |||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
Other candidates
Green Party
Nominee
- Madelyn R. Hoffman, peace activist 2018 U.S. Senate candidate, 1997 Green Party gubernatorial candidate, and 1996 Green Party Candidate for Vice President[48]
Independents
Declared
- Daniel Burke[35]
- Veronica Fernandez[35]
- Luis Vergara[35] (as a write-in candidate) [lower-alpha 1][50]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[51] | Safe D | April 29, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[52] | Safe D | April 3, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[53] | Safe D | April 30, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[54] | Safe D | May 11, 2020 |
| Politico[55] | Safe D | April 19, 2020 |
| Niskanen[56] | Safe D | April 28, 2020 |
Polling
- with Hirsh Singh
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Cory Booker (D) |
Hirsh Singh (R) |
Other / Undecided |
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| Monmouth University | April 16–19, 2020 | 635 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 58% | 33% | 9% |
- with Rik Mehta
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 2] |
Margin of error |
Cory Booker (D) |
Rik Mehta (R) |
Other / Undecided |
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| Monmouth University | April 16–19, 2020 | 635 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 55% | 32% | 13% |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | TBA | ||||
| Republican | TBA | ||||
| Green | Madelyn Hoffman | ||||
| Independent | Daniel Burke | ||||
| Independent | Veronica Fernandez | ||||
| Write-in | |||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | ||||
Notes
- Genearl Election write-in candidates have no barriers to or deadlines for qualification in New Jersey
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
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External links
- Official campaign websites
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