2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
All 13 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 6 Seats won 7 6 Seat change Popular vote 1,721,392 1,514,784 Percentage 52.41% 46.12%
Results:       Democratic hold       Democratic gain       Republican hold       Republican gain

The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 2, 2004 to determine who will represent the people of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. This election coincided with national elections for U.S. President, and the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. There was no concurrent election for Senator or Governor in the state. New Jersey has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2004
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,721,392	52.41%	7
	Republican	1,514,784	46.12%	6
	Libertarian	16,379	0.50%	0
	Green	10,033	0.31%	0
	Independents	22,007	0.67%	0
Totals		3,284,595	100.00%	13	—

District 1

See also: New Jersey's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Rob Andrews won. This district covers Camden County.

New Jersey's 1st congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	201,163	75.00%
	Republican	Daniel Hutchinson	66,109	24.65%
	Independent	Arturo Croce	931	0.35%
Majority			135,054	50.36%
Turnout			268,203
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: New Jersey's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Frank A. LoBiondo defeated Democrat Timothy Robb. This district covers the southern part of the state.

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	172,779	65.09%
	Democratic	Timothy Robb	86,792	32.70%
	Independent	Willie Norwood	1,993	0.75%
	Libertarian	Michael Matthews Jr.	1,767	0.67%
	Green	Jose Alcantara	1,516	0.57%
	Independent	Constantino Rozzo	595	0.22%
Majority			85,987	32.39%
Turnout			265,442
	Republican hold

District 3

See also: New Jersey's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Jim Saxton defeated Democrat State Assemblyman Herb Conaway. The district covers Burlington and Ocean counties.

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Saxton (incumbent)	195,938	63.44%
	Democratic	Herb Conaway	107,034	34.65%
	Independent	Edward Forchion	4,914	1.59%
	Libertarian	Frank Orland	976	0.32%
Majority			88,904	28.78%
Turnout			308,862
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: New Jersey's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Chris Smith defeated Democrat Amy Vasquez. This district covers 4 counties in the central part of the state.

New Jersey's 4th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	192,671	63.00%
	Democratic	Amy Vasquez	92,826	32.28%
	Libertarian	Richard Edgar	2,056	0.71%
Majority			99,845	34.72%
Turnout			287,553
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: New Jersey's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Scott Garrett defeated Democrat Dorothea Anne Wolfe. This district covers the northern border of the state.

New Jersey's 5th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	171,220	57.57%
	Democratic	Dorothea Anne Wolfe	122,259	41.11%
	Libertarian	Victor Kaplan	1,857	0.62%
	Independent	Thomas Phelan	1,515	0.51%
	Independent	Gregory Pason	574	0.19%
Majority			48,961	16.46%
Turnout			297,425
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: New Jersey's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Frank Pallone defeated Republican Sylvester Fernandez. This district covers mostly Monmouth and Middlesex counties.

New Jersey's 6th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone Jr. (incumbent)	153,981	66.90%
	Republican	Sylvester Fernandez	70,942	30.82%
	Libertarian	Virginia Flynn	2,829	1.23%
	Independent	Mac Dara Lyden	2,399	1.04%
Majority			83,039	36.08%
Turnout			230,151
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: New Jersey's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Mike Ferguson defeated Democrat Steve Brozak. This district covers 4 counties in the northern part of the state.

New Jersey's 7th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Ferguson (incumbent)	162,597	56.88%
	Democratic	Steve Brozak	119,081	41.66%
	Libertarian	Thomas Abrams	2,153	0.75%
	Independent	Matthew Williams	2,016	0.71%
Majority			43,516	15.22%
Turnout			285,847
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: New Jersey's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell defeated Republican George Ajjan. This district covers Essex and Passaic counties.

New Jersey's 8th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell Jr. (incumbent)	152,001	69.46%
	Republican	George Ajjan	62,747	28.68%
	Green	Joseph Fortunato	4,072	1.86%
Majority			89,254	40.79%
Turnout			218,820
	Democratic hold

District 9

See also: New Jersey's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Steve Rothman defeated Republican Edward Trawinski. This district covers mostly Bergen county.

New Jersey's 9th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	146,038	67.53%
	Republican	Edward Trawinski	68,564	31.71%
	Libertarian	David Daly	1,649	0.76%
Majority			77,474	35.83%
Turnout			216,251
	Democratic hold

District 10

See also: New Jersey's 10th congressional district

No Republican challenged incumbent Democrat Donald M. Payne for this seat. Only minor parties also contested the election. This district covers a heavily urbanized area, which includes the city of Newark.

New Jersey's 10th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Payne (incumbent)	155,697	96.88%
	Green	Toy-Ling Washington	2,927	1.30%
	Independent	Sara Lobman	2,089	1.82%
Majority			152,770	95.06%
Turnout			160,713
	Democratic hold

District 11

See also: New Jersey's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen defeated Democrat James Buell. This district covers mostly Morris county.

New Jersey's 11th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	200,915	67.88%
	Democratic	James Buell	91,811	31.02%
	Independent	John Mele	1,746	0.59%
	Libertarian	Austin Lett	1,530	0.52%
Majority			109,104	36.86%
Turnout			296,002
	Republican hold

District 12

See also: New Jersey's 12th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Rush Holt defeated Republican Bill Spadea. This district covers 5 suburban counties in the central part of the state.

New Jersey's 12th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt (incumbent)	171,691	59.25%
	Republican	Bill Spadea	115,014	39.69%
	Libertarian	Ken Chazotte	1,562	0.54%
	Green	Daryl Brooks	1,518	0.52%
Majority			56,677	19.56%
Turnout			289,785
	Democratic hold

District 13

See also: New Jersey's 13th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez defeated Republican Richard Piatkowski. This heavily urbanized district.

New Jersey's 13th congressional district election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Menendez (incumbent)	121,018	75.85%
	Republican	Richard Piatkowski	35,288	22.12%
	Independent	Dick Hester	1,282	0.80%
	Independent	Herbert Shaw	1,066	0.67%
	Independent	Angela Lariscy	887	0.56%
Majority			85,730	53.74%
Turnout			159,541
	Democratic hold

References

• 2004 Election Results