The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of

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, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2014 United States midterm elections for other federal and state offices, including U.S. House elections in other states and a U.S. Senate election in New Jersey. As of 2024, this is the last time New Jersey's delegation to the United States House of Representatives did not have a Democratic majority.

Overview

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey by district:

District 1

The 1st district is based in

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and includes most of Camden County along with parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. Democrat

Rob Andrews Robert Ernest Andrews (born August 4, 1957) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative for from 1990 to 2014. The district included most of Camden County and parts of Burlington County and Gloucester County. He is a membe ...

represented the district from 1990 until his resignation on February 18, 2014.

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Chris Christie Christopher James Christie (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician and former United States Attorney, federal prosecutor who served as the 55th governor of New Jersey from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Republican Party (United States) ...

called for a special election on November 4 (concurrent with the general election) to fill the remaining months of Andrews' term. Radio personality and former

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linebacker Garry Cobb and

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Lee Lucas ran in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic state senator

Donald Norcross Donald W. Norcross (born December 13, 1958) is an American politician and labor leader who is the U.S. representative for in South Jersey. A member of the Democratic Party, Norcross was first elected to this congressional seat in 2014, followi ...

ran to succeed Andrews. The brother of businessman and

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George Norcross George E. Norcross III (born March 16, 1956) is an American businessman, organizer, and political boss. A member of the Democratic Party, Norcross is considered a power broker in southern New Jersey. Norcross is executive chairman of Conner ...

, Donald was the "heavy favorite" to win the seat. Shortly after declaring his candidacy, he had been endorsed by every Democratic member of New Jersey's congressional delegation as well as

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President Stephen M. Sweeney,

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Majority Leader

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, Camden

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Dana Redd Dana L. Redd (born March 7, 1968) is an American Democratic politician who was the Mayor of Camden, from 2010 to 2018. Redd was in the New Jersey Senate from January 8, 2008, to January 5, 2010, representing the 5th Legislative District. Educa ...

and former governor

Jim Florio James Joseph Florio (August 29, 1937 – September 25, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th governor of New Jersey from 1990 to 1994. He was previously the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional dis ...

. Matthew Harris, who had been running against Andrews, had announced that he would continue his campaign against Norcross, but quickly withdrew, citing the "cascade of endorsements" for Norcross. Logan Township Mayor Frank Minor and

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veteran Frank Broomell also ran in the Democratic primary.Frank Broomell for Congress
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Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, state senator

=Eliminated in primary

= * Frank Broomell,

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veteran * Frank Minor, mayor of Logan Township

=Withdrew

= * Matthew Harris

=Declined

= *

, former U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Garry Cobb, radio personality and ex-

player

=Eliminated in primary

= * Claire Gustafson * Lee Lucas, former congressional and

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candidate * Gerard McManus Note: None of the Republican candidates filed for the special election to fill Congressman

' unexpired term.

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is based in

and is the biggest congressional district in the state. It includes all of

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and

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Counties and parts of Burlington, Camden,

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, and

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counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Frank LoBiondo, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Mike Assad, Absecon Board of Education member and candidate for this seat in

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Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Bill Hughes, former federal prosecutor; son of former congressman William J. Hughes

=Eliminated in primary

= * David Cole, former White House aide and

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campaign stafferCole to enter House race, set up Dem primary in South Jersey
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=Declined

= * Lou Greenwald, Majority Leader of the

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Jeff Van Drew Jefferson Van Drew (born February 23, 1953) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district since 2019. He was elected as a Democrat, but has since switched to the Republican Party sinc ...

, state senator *

Jim Whelan James "Jim" Whelan (November 8, 1948 – August 22, 2017) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served in the New Jersey State Senate where he represented the 2nd Legislative District, from January 8, 2008, until his death. Early ...

, state senator

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 3

The 3rd district is based in

and includes parts of Burlington and

counties. Republican

Jon Runyan Jon Daniel Runyan (born November 27, 1973) is an American athlete and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before entering politics, he played football for 14 seasons as an ...

, who had represented the district since 2011, retired, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Tom MacArthur, former mayor of

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=Eliminated in primary

= * Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota, candidate for

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2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

and

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

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=Withdrew

= * James Byrnes, president of Berkeley Township Council * Maurice Hill, retired

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and

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Township Councilman * David W. Wolfe, state assemblyman

=Declined

= * Randy Brown, Mayor of

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* Bruce Garganio, Burlington County Freeholder * John Giordano, Assistant Commissioner for Compliance and Enforcement at the

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, incumbent U.S. representative

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Aimee Belgard, Burlington County Freeholder

=Eliminated in primary

= * Howard Kleinhendler, corporate lawyer and nominee for

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=Withdrew

= * Jack Fanous, co-founder and executive director of the G.I. Go Fund

=Declined

= *

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, state assemblyman *

Troy Singleton Troy E. Singleton (born June 30, 1973) is an American Democratic Party politician who has represented the 7th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate since January 9, 2018. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from November 21, 2 ...

, state assemblyman

Results

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 4

The fourth district is represented by Republican congressman Chris Smith. Ruben Scolavino, a criminal defense attorney and a former candidate for

Monmouth County Monmouth County () is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bordered to its west by Mercer and Middlesex Counties, to its south by Ocean County, to its east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to its north by ...

Sheriff, was endorsed by the

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, Monmouth, and

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Democratic committees.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Chris Smith, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Ruben Scolavino, criminal defense attorney and former candidate for

Sheriff

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 5

Republican incumbent Scott Garrett won re-election in the fifth district in the 2012 House of Representatives elections. Redistricting made the district more competitive for members of the Democratic Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Scott Garrett, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Roy Cho, a Democrat who has worked for the governor's office and

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, ran against the incumbent Garrett.

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Roy Cho, attorney, former congressional aide, and former gubernatorial aide

=Eliminated in primary

= * Diane Sare,

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activist, candidate for this seat in

, independent candidate for governor in

=Declined

= * Robert M. Gordon, state senator * Tracy Silna Zur,

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Results

General election

Campaign

In the general election, the two largest newspapers in New Jersey both endorsed Cho. ''

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'' called Garrett "a retrograde culture warrior who wants to eliminate a woman's right to choose" and criticized his support for the 2013 budget sequester, which hurt New Jersey; by contrast, Cho is "a centrist who actually wants to govern." ''The Bergen Record'' criticized Garrett as "a dogmatic conservative who believes ideology trumps compromise" and agreed with Cho's call for a federal role in improving the region's transportation infrastructure.

Endorsements

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 6

The sixth district, represented by Democratic congressman

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, was considered a long-shot pick up opportunity for Republicans, but only if Pallone retired. Old Bridge attorney Anthony Wilkinson ran in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Anthony Wilkinson, attorney

=Withdrawn

= * Anna Little, former mayor of

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and nominee for this seat in

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 7

In the seventh district, incumbent Republican congressman

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faced a primary challenge from perennial challenger David Larsen.CD7 Update: Larsen running again against Lance , Politicker NJ
/ref>

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * David Larsen, businessman and candidate for this seat in

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Janice Kovach, Mayor of

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and Secretary of the

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Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 8

The eighth district is represented by Democratic congressman

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Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Jude-Anthony Tiscornia, attorney and State Assembly candidate in 2013

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 9

The ninth district is represented by Democratic congressman

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Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Dierdre Paul, college professor and State Assembly candidate in 2013

=Withdrew

= * Michael Oren Epstein, attorney

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 10

The tenth district is represented by Democratic congressman Donald Payne. Curtis Alphonzo Vaughn III, Robert Louis Toussaint, and Aaron Fraser also ran in the Democratic primary. Yolanda Dentley ran in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Donald Payne, Jr., incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Aaron Fraser * Robert Toussaint, independent candidate in 2010 * Curtis Vaughn

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Yolanda Dentley, middle school vice principal

Results

Independents

Candidates

* Dark Angel, economics major and theater minor at

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General election

Endorsements

Results

District 11

The 11th district is held by Republican congressman

Rodney Frelinghuysen Rodney Procter Frelinghuysen (born April 29, 1946) is an American former politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. The district includes most of Morris County, an affluent suburban county west of New ...

. Frelinghuysen and Rick Van Glahn ran in the Republican primary.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

, incumbent U.S. representative

=Eliminated in primary

= * Rick Van Glahn, home improvement contractor

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Mark Dunec, management consultant

=Eliminated in primary

= * Lee Anne Brogowski * Brian Murphy

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

District 12

The 12th district is based in

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and includes parts of

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and Union counties. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as

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and

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. Democrat

Rush D. Holt, Jr. Rush Dew Holt Jr. (born October 15, 1948) is an American scientist and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1999 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party and son of former West Virginia U.S. Senator Rush D. Holt Sr. ...

, who had represented the district since 1999, retired, leaving the seat open.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= *

Bonnie Watson Coleman Bonnie Marie Watson Coleman (born February 6, 1945) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for New Jersey's 12th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party (U ...

, state assemblywoman and former chairwoman of the

Watson Coleman makes it official: She'll enter race for 12th District congressional seat , NJ.com
/ref>

=Eliminated in primary

= * Upendra J. Chivukula, Deputy Speaker of the

and nominee for

New Jersey's 7th congressional district New Jersey's 7th congressional district includes all of Hunterdon and Warren Counties; and parts of Morris, Somerset, Sussex, and Union Counties. The district is represented by Republican Thomas Kean Jr., who was first elected in 2022, de ...

Linda R. Greenstein Linda R. Greenstein (born June 7, 1950) is an American attorney and politician who has served since 2010 as a member of the New Jersey Senate representing the 14th legislative district. She previously served in the General Assembly from 2000 to ...

, state senator * Andrew Zwicker, Princeton University plasma physicist

=Declined

= * Daniel R. Benson, state assemblyman *

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, former

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of Edison * Paula Covello, Mercer County

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, state assemblyman * Jerry Green, Speaker Pro Tempore of the

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, state assemblyman *

, incumbent U.S. representative * Brian M. Hughes, Mercer County Executive and nominee for

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* Colleen Mahr, Mayor of Fanwood *

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, former

* Ed Potosnak, executive director of the New Jersey League of Conservation Voters and nominee for

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, state assemblywoman and nominee for

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and

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Shirley Turner Shirley Kersey Turner (born July 3, 1941) is an American Democratic Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1998, where she represents the 15th Legislative District. Early life Turner was born in Dover, ...

, state senator

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

=Nominee

= * Alieta Eck, former president of the

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advocate and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2013

=Declined

= * John Crowley, biotech executive and subject of the film Extraordinary MeasuresPoll: Who should replace Rush Holt in Congress? , NJ.com
/ref> * Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff, New Jersey State Treasurer, former member of the

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and former New York State Commissioner of Tax and FinanceTreasurer Looking at CD12? , The Save Jersey Blog
/ref> * Scott Sipprelle, venture capitalist and candidate for the seat in 2010

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

References

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