2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey#LaRouche was Right
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{{use American English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey
| country = New Jersey
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2014 United States Senate election in New Jersey
| previous_year = 2014
| next_election = 2026 United States Senate election in New Jersey
| next_year = 2026
| election_date = November 3, 2020
| image1 = File:Cory Booker, official portrait, 114th Congress.jpg
| image_size = x140px
| nominee1 = Cory Booker
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 2,541,239
| percentage1 = 57.23%
| image2 = File:Rik Mehta.jpg
| nominee2 = Rik Mehta
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 1,817,091
| percentage2 = 40.92%
| map_image = {{switcher
|County results
|Congressional district results
|Municipality results
|Precinct results
}}
| map_caption = Booker: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|>90%}}
Mehta: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#E27F7F|50–60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60–70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|>90%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#D2B1D9|40-50%}} {{legend0|#ae8bb1|50%}} {{legend0|#808080|No data}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Cory Booker
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Cory Booker
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Elections in New Jersey}}
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Jersey. It was held concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, as well as various other elections. The primary elections were moved from June 2, 2020, to July 7, 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns. Incumbent senator Cory Booker was first elected in a 2013 special election to complete the term of fellow Democrat Frank Lautenberg, who died in office.{{Cite web |last=Titus |first=Elizabeth |date=2013-10-16 |title=Booker wins New Jersey Senate seat |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=POLITICO |language=en}}
Booker won a second full term against Republican Rik Mehta, narrowly winning Morris County, which no Democratic Senate candidate had carried since 1984 when Senator Bill Bradley swept every county. He also flipped Somerset County, which last voted for a Democrat for this seat in 1984. Booker also received the most votes (2,541,239) in a statewide non-presidential election in New Jersey history.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
==Nominee==
- Cory Booker, incumbent U.S. senator and former candidate for President of the United States in 2020{{cite web |last1=Kelsey |first1=Adam |last2=Harper |first2=Averi |title=Sen. Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-cory-booker-suspends-presidential-campaign/story?id=67472609 |website=ABC News |access-date=January 13, 2020 |date=January 13, 2020}}
==Eliminated in primary==
==Withdrew==
- Lisa McCormick, activist and candidate for Senate in 2018{{cite web|url=https://docquery.fec.gov/pdf/927/201812129142296927/201812129142296927.pdf|title=FEC For 2: Statement of Candidacy|website=FEC.gov|date=December 12, 2018}} (ran for Congress in New Jersey's 12th congressional district)
- Harsh Naik{{cite web|url=https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S0NJ00167/|title=NAIK, HARSH VASANT MR.|website=FEC.gov|date=October 18, 2018}}
==Declined==
- Josh Gottheimer, incumbent U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district{{cite web |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=If Booker or Murphy run in 2020 - New Jersey Globe |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/section-2/filling-vacancies-if-booker-or-murphy-run-in-2020/ |website=New Jersey Globe |access-date=June 18, 2018 |date=March 26, 2018}} (ran for re-election){{cite news|last1=Biryukov|first1=Nikita|title=Gottheimer declines to say which Republican he'd like to face in 2020|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/gottheimer-declines-to-say-which-republican-hed-like-to-face-in-2020/|date=September 2, 2019|access-date=September 28, 2019}}
- Donald Norcross, incumbent U.S. representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district{{Cite news | title=INSIDERNJ's 2020 Congressional Sketch Pad: A Thumbnail Guide to All Developing Contests | url=https://www.insidernj.com/insidernjs-2020-congressional-sketch-pad-thumbnail-guide-developing-contests | date=August 9, 2019 | access-date=August 23, 2019}} (ran for re-election){{cite news|title=INSIDERNJ's 2020 Congressional Sketch Pad: A Thumbnail Guide to All Developing Contests|url=https://www.insidernj.com/insidernjs-2020-congressional-sketch-pad-thumbnail-guide-developing-contests|date=August 9, 2019|access-date=August 23, 2019}}
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Cory Booker
| list =
State officials
- Annette Chaparro, assemblywoman, District 33
- Nicholas Chiaravalloti, assemblyman, District 31
- Sandra Bolden Cunningham, state senator, District 31
- Angelica M. Jimenez, assemblywoman, District 32
- Angela McKnight, assemblywoman, District 31
- Pedro Mejia, assemblyman, District 32
- Raj Mukherji, assemblyman, District 33
- Nicholas Sacco, state senator, District 32, Mayor of North Bergen, former assistant superintendent of North Bergen School District
- Brian P. Stack, state senator, District 33, Mayor of Union City
Local officials
- Ravi Bhalla, mayor of Hoboken
- Diane Coleman, Hudson County Register
- Jimmy Davis, mayor of Bayonne
- Tom DeGise, Hudson County Executive
- James Fife, mayor of Harrison
- Steve Fulop, mayor of Jersey City
- Mike Gonnelli, mayor of Secaucus
- Dina Grilo, mayor of East Newark
- E. Junior Maldonado, Hudson County Clerk
- Gabe Rodriguez, mayor of West New York
- Al Santos, mayor of Kearny
- Frank X. Schillari, Hudson County Sheriff
- Richard Turner, mayor of Weehawken
- Wayne Zitt, mayor of Guttenberg
Organizations
- Brady Campaign{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Kris |title=Brady Endorses Sen. Cory Booker (NJ) for Re-Election|url=https://www.bradyunited.org/press-releases/brady-endorses-sen-cory-booker-nj-for-re-election |website=Brady |date=February 24, 2020}}
- Coalition to Stop Gun Violence{{cite web|url=https://www.csgv.org/2020-endorsements-press-release/|title=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence Endorses Gun Violence Survivors, Speaker Pelosi, Congressional Allies|publisher=Coalition to Stop Gun Violence|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=June 11, 2020|archive-date=June 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611051257/https://www.csgv.org/2020-endorsements-press-release/|url-status=dead}}
- End Citizens United{{cite web |last1=Muller |first1=Tiffany |title=End Citizens United Endorses 39 Candidates 10 Years After Citizens United Decision |url=https://endcitizensunited.org/press-releases/end-citizens-united-endorses-39-candidates-10-years-citizens-united-decision/ |website=End Citizens United |date=January 21, 2020}}
- Giffords{{cite web|url=https://giffords.org/press-release/2020/05/senate-champions-endorsement/|title=Giffords Endorses Slate of Senators Running to Bring a Gun Safety Majority to the US Senate|work=Giffords|date=May 8, 2020}}
- Hudson County Democratic Organization, Hudson County's chapter of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee{{cite web|url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/hcdo-hudson-mayors-joe-biden-entire-column-b-team-july-primary/|title=HCDO, Hudson Mayors All in for Joe Biden and Entire Column B Team in July Primary|date=June 25, 2020|website=www.insidernj.com}}
- Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund{{cite web |last1=Society |first1=Humane |title=2020 Endorsements|url=http://elections.hslf.org/#|website=Humane Society Legislative Fund |language=en}}
- League of Conservation Voters{{cite web|last=Connnon|first=Courtnee|url=https://www.lcv.org/article/lcv-action-fund-endorses-senator-cory-booker-re-election/|title=LCV Action Fund Endorses Senator Cory Booker for Re-election|work=League of Conservation Voters|date=May 19, 2020}}
- NARAL Pro-Choice America{{cite web|title=NARAL Pro-Choice America Endorses Cory Booker for Re-Election to U.S. Senate|url=https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/2020/01/31/naral-endorses-cory-booker/|website=NARAL Pro-Choice America|date=January 31, 2020}}
- National Organization for Women{{cite web|title=2020 Federal Endorsements - NOW PAC|url=https://www.nowpac.org/federal2020|website=nowpac.org}}
- Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund{{cite web |title=Six Environmental Champions Win NRDC Action Fund Endorsements|url=https://www.nrdcactionfund.org/six-environmental-champions-win-nrdc-action-fund-endorsements/|website=www.nrdcactionfund.org |date=May 18, 2020}}
- Planned Parenthood{{cite web |title=2020 Endorsements |url=https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/2020-endorsements |website=plannedparenthoodaction.org |language=en |access-date=April 18, 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412100919/https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/2020-endorsements |url-status=dead }}
- Sierra Club{{cite web |title=Sierra Club #ClimateVoter Guide: Endorsements |url=https://www.sierraclubindependentaction.org/endorsements|website=Sierra Club |date=July 16, 2012|language=en}}
}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Lawrence Hamm
| list =
Individuals
- Cornel West, philosopher, political activist, and social critic{{Cite journal|url=http://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/cornel-west-endorses-lawrence-hamm-for-u-s-senate/|title=Cornel West endorses Lawrence Hamm for U.S. Senate|journal=New Jersey Globe|date=May 27, 2020|access-date=May 27, 2020}}
Organizations
- Hudson County Democratic Socialists of America{{cite tweet|number=1275197536811302912|user=HudCoDSA|author=Hudson County DSA|title=Hudson County DSA on Twitter: The Hudson County Branch is pleased to announce that we endorse @HammForSenate for US Senate, @Oseguera2020 for US House NJ-08 and @EleanaLittle for District 4 Freeholder!|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=June 7, 2021}}
- Progressive Democrats of America{{cite web|url=https://pdamerica.org/2020-endorsements/|title=2020 Endorsements|author=Progressive Democrats of America|via=PDAmerica|access-date=July 3, 2020|archive-date=May 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520212824/https://pdamerica.org/2020-endorsements/|url-status=dead}}
}}
=Results=
[[File:New Jersey U.S. Senate Democratic primary, 2020.svg|280px|thumb|Results by county:
{{legend|#002b84|Booker—>90%}}
{{legend|#0645b4|Booker—80-90%}}
{{legend|#1666cb|Booker—70-80%}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web |title=2020-official-primary-results-us-senate.pdf |url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-primary-results-us-senate.pdf |website=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=August 9, 2020 |date=August 9, 2020}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Cory Booker (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 838,110
| percentage = 87.58%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Lawrence Hamm
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 118,802
| percentage = 12.42%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 956,912
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
==Nominee==
- Rikin "Rik" Mehta, pharmaceutical executive and attorney{{cite news|last1=Biryukov|first1=Nikita|title=Morris lawyer announces U.S. Senate bid|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/morris-pharmacist-announces-u-s-senate-bid|publisher=New Jersey Globe|date=October 17, 2019|access-date=October 17, 2019}}
==Eliminated in primary==
- Eugene Anagnos, retired teacher{{cite web |last1=Biryukov |first1=Nikita |title=Former teacher launches surprise U.S. Senate bid |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/former-teacher-launches-surprise-senate-bid/ |website=New Jersey Globe |date=March 30, 2020}}
- Tricia Flanagan, healthcare policy expert, biotech consultant, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018{{cite news|last1=Biryukov|first1=Nikita|title=Tricia Flanagan seeking GOP nod against Booker|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/tricia-flanagan-seeking-gop-nod-against-booker/|publisher=New Jersey Globe|date=April 26, 2019|access-date=April 29, 2019}}
- Natalie Lynn Rivera, activist, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018{{cite news |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=Natalie Lynn Rivera will challenge Cory Booker |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/natalie-lynn-rivera-will-challenge-cory-booker/ |website=New Jersey Globe |date=April 25, 2019 |publisher=Sea of Reeds Media |access-date=October 18, 2019}}
- Hirsh Singh, engineer, candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 2017, and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018{{cite news|last1=Wildstein|first1=David|title=Hirsh Singh will challenge Cory Booker for U.S. Senate|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/hirsh-singh-will-challenge-cory-booker-for-u-s-senate/|publisher=New Jersey Globe|date=April 24, 2019|access-date=April 24, 2019}}
==Withdrawn==
- Navodaya Garepalli{{cite web |work=Open Secrets |url=https://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary?cycle=2020&id=NJS2 |title=New Jersey Senate 2020 Race |access-date=May 15, 2020}}{{cite web |work=The Green Papers |url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Log/20Q1 |access-date=May 15, 2020 |title=13 changes to the candidate list. |date=February 14, 2020}}
- 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{{cite web |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=Republican Stuart Meissner considers bid for U.S. Senate against Booker |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/republican-stuart-meissner-considers-bid-for-u-s-senate-against-booker/ |website=New Jersey Globe |access-date=August 23, 2019 |date=August 22, 2019}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-prosecutor-stuart-meissner-aims-for-cory-bookers-n-j-senate-seat-11569232801 |title=Former Prosecutor Launches Bid for Cory Booker's Senate Seat |last=Avila |first=Joseph De |date=September 23, 2019 |work=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=September 24, 2019 |language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/meissner-to-drop-u-s-senate-bid-against-booker/|title=Meissner to drop U.S. Senate bid against Booker|date=February 11, 2020|website=New Jersey Globe}}
- Gary Rich, former Monmouth County freeholder{{cite web |last1=Rich |first1=Gary |title=Statement from Republican US Senate Candidate Gary Rich |url=https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/statement-republican-us-senate-candidate-gary-rich/ |website=InsiderNJ |date=January 25, 2020 |access-date=January 26, 2020}}{{cite web |last1=Wildstein |first1=David |title=Report: Gary Rich drops U.S. Senate bid |url=https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/report-gary-rich-drops-u-s-senate-bid/ |website=New Jersey Globe |date=February 4, 2020 |access-date=February 4, 2020}}
==Declined==
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Rik Mehta
| list =
Former state officials
- Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey (2010–2018){{cite news|url = https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/governor-chris-christie-endorses-rik-mehta-u-s-senate/|title = Governor Chris Christie Endorses Rik Mehta for U.S Senate|date = June 9, 2020|access-date = June 15, 2020|work = Insider NJ}}
County Republican Party organizations
- Bergen County
- Burlington County
- Essex County
- Gloucester County
- Hudson County
- Hunterdon County{{cite news|url = https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/hunterdon-county-officials-unanimously-endorse-rik-mehta-u-s-senate/|title = Hunterdon County Officials Unanimously Endorse Rik Mehta for U.S Senate (press release)|date = June 2, 2020|access-date = June 15, 2020|work = Insider NJ}}
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Monmouth County
- Morris County
- Passaic County
- Salem County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County{{cite news|url = https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/union-county-republican-mayors-endorse-rik-mehta-u-s-senate/|title = Union County Republican Mayors Endorse Rik Mehta for U.S Senate (press release)|date = June 5, 2020|access-date= June 15, 2020|work = Insider NJ}}
- Warren County
}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Hirsh Singh
| list =
County Republican Party organizations
- Atlantic County{{cite news|url = https://newjerseyglobe.com/campaigns/christie-endorses-mehta-for-u-s-senate/|title = Christie endorses Mehta for U.S. Senate|last = Wildstein|first = David|work = New Jersey Globe|date = June 9, 2020|access-date = June 15, 2020}}
- Cape May County{{cite news|url = https://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/singh-wins-cape-may-gop-line/|title = Singh wins Cape May GOP line|last = Wildstein|first = David|date = March 12, 2020|access-date = June 15, 2020|work = New Jersey Globe}}
- Cumberland County
- Ocean County
}}
=Results=
[[File:New Jersey U.S. Senate Republican primary, 2020.svg|280px|thumb|Results by county:
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#e27f90|Mehta}}
|{{legend|#cc2f4a|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}
|{{legend|#f2b3be|40–50%}}
|{{legend|#ffccd0|<40%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#ff9955|Singh}}
|{{legend|#ff6600|70–80%}}
|{{legend|#ff7f2a|60–70%}}
|{{legend|#ffccaa|<40%}}
}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#5fd35f|Flanagan}}
|{{legend|#afe9af|Flanagan—<40%}}
}}
]]
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rik Mehta
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 154,817
| percentage = 38.01%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Hirsh Singh
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 146,133
| percentage = 35.88%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tricia Flanagan
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 72,678
| percentage = 17.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Natalie Lynn Rivera
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 21,650
| percentage = 5.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Eugene Anagnos
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,047
| percentage = 2.96%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 407,325
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}
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{{cite web|title= Green Party Leader Madelyn Hoffman will run for the US Senate in 2020, hoping to unseat Cory Booker, who will be running for reelection|url=https://www.insidernj.com/green-party-leader-hoffman-running-u-s-senate-2020-cites-booker-association-norcross-key-reason/|date=June 19, 2019|work=Insider NJ|access-date=April 25, 2020}}
=Endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Madelyn R. Hoffman
|list=
Elected officials
- Corey Teague, member of the Paterson Board of Education{{cite web|url=https://www.hoffmanforsenate.com/endorsements|title=Endorsements and Pledges|access-date=September 17, 2020|archive-date=August 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817020602/https://www.hoffmanforsenate.com/endorsements|url-status=dead}}
Individuals
- Ajamu Baraka, peace activist, 2016 Green Party vice presidential nominee
- Anthony Díaz, co-founder of the Newark Water Coalition; Democratic primary candidate for Essex County Freeholder
- Margaret Flowers, peace activist, former co-chair of the Green Party
- Howie Hawkins, activist, 2020 Green Party presidential nominee
- Aissa Heath, Democratic primary candidate for Union County Freeholder
- Chris Hedges, journalist
- Kevin Hernández, Democratic primary candidate for Hudson County Freeholder District 6
- Peter Jacob, social worker, Democratic candidate for Congress in New Jersey's 7th congressional district, 2016 and 2018
- Seth Kaper-Dale, pastor, activist, 2017 Green Party gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey
- Margaret Kimberley, activist, author, New York Green Party member
- Kason Little, social justice activist; Democratic primary candidate, Elizabeth City Council At-Large
- Lisa Savage, teacher, activist, Independent candidate for US Senate, Maine
- David Schraeger, peace activist
- Josh Shapiro, hub coordinator, Sunrise Montclair
- Cindy Sheehan, peace activist
- Jill Stein, physician, activist, and 2012 and 2016 Green Party presidential nominee
- Herb Tarbous, Democratic primary candidate for Middlesex County Clerk
- Bob Witanek, peace activist
- Stef Zamorano, co-producer, The Jimmy Dore Show
Radio
Organizations
- Black Alliance for Peace
- Cats of Eastwick
- Green Party of Monmouth County
- Green Party of Ocean County
- Green Party US Latinx Caucus
- Young Ecosocialists Caucus - NJ
}}
= LaRouche was Right =
==Nominee==
= Of, By, For! =
==Nominee==
= Independents =
== Declared ==
- Luis Vergara (as a write-in candidate){{efn|General election write-in candidates have no barriers to, or deadlines for, qualification in New Jersey.}}{{cite web |work=FEC |access-date=May 17, 2020 |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NJ/2020/?tab=about-election#candidate-information |title=New Jersey - Senate}}
General election
=Predictions=
=Additional general election endorsements=
{{Endorsements box
| title = Cory Booker (D)
| list =
Senators
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator (MA){{cite web|url=https://elizabethwarren.com/endorsements|title=Endorsements | Warren Democrats|website=elizabethwarren.com|access-date=November 1, 2020|archive-date=January 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107140905/https://elizabethwarren.com/endorsements|url-status=dead}}
Local officials
Organizations
- Center for Biological Diversity{{cite web|url=https://centeractionfund.org/2020-endorsements/|title=2020 Endorsements}}
- Everytown for Gun Safety{{cite web |title=Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Endorses Senator Cory Booker for U.S. Senate|url=https://everytown.org/press/everytown-for-gun-safety-action-fund-endorses-senator-cory-booker-for-u-s-senate/|website=Everytown|language=en|date=June 30, 2020}}
- Working Families Party{{cite web |title=Our 2020 Endorsements |url=https://workingfamilies.org/our-2020-endorsements/ |website=Working Families Party}}
Unions
- Health Professionals and Allied Employees{{cite web |title=NJ's Largest Health Care Union Releases List of 2020 Endorsed Candidates |date=July 7, 2020|url=https://www.hpae.org/2020/07/njs-largest-health-care-union-releases-list-of-2020-endorsed-candidates/}}
- National Education Association{{cite web|title=U.S. Senate - Education Votes|url=https://educationvotes.nea.org/us-senate/|website=educationvotes.nea.org}}
}}
{{Endorsements box
| title = Madelyn R. Hoffman (G)
|list=
Organizations
}}
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;" |
| valign=bottom
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Cory ! style="width:100px;"| Rik ! Other / |
| style="text-align:left;"|Research Co.[https://researchco.ca/2020/11/02/us2020-eight-states-uspoli/ Research Co.]
|October 31 – November 1, 2020 |450 (LV) |± 4.6% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|55% |32% |13%{{efn|"Someone else" with 2%; Undecided with 11%}} |
| style="text-align:left;"|Swayable[https://www.swayable.com/polls/2020-10-28.html Swayable]
|October 23–26, 2020 |363 (LV) |± 6.7% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|61% |39% | – |
| style="text-align:left;"|Rutgers University[https://www.insidernj.com/rutgers-eagleton-poll-biden-holds-large-lead-new-jersey/ Rutgers University]
|October 19–24, 2020 |851 (LV) |± 4% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|61% |31% |9%{{efn|"Someone else" and "Neither" with 2%; would not vote with 1%; Undecided with 4%}} |
| style="text-align:left;"|Stockton University[https://stockton.edu/hughes-center/polling/documents/2020-1016-full-poll-results.pdf Stockton University]
|October 7–13, 2020 |721 (LV) |± 3.7% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|57% |32% |10%{{efn|"Other" with 7%; Undecided with 3%}} |
| style="text-align:left;"|Emerson College[https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/new-jersey-2020-biden-and-booker-with-significant-leads-in-the-garden-state Emerson College]
| September 4–7, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|52% | 28% | 21%{{efn|"Someone else" with 5%; Undecided with 16%}} |
| style="text-align:left;"|Monmouth University[https://www.monmouth.edu/polling-institute/documents/monmouthpoll_nj_042320.pdf/ Monmouth University]
| April 16–19, 2020 | 635 (RV) | ± 3.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55% | 32% | 11%{{efn|"Other" with 1%; "No one" with 0%; Undecided with 10%}} |
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with Hirsh Singh
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Cory ! style="width:100px;"| Hirsh ! Other / |
| style="text-align:left;"|Monmouth University
| April 16–19, 2020 | 635 (RV) | ± 3.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}| 58% | 33% | 9%{{efn|"Other" and "No one" with 0%; Undecided with 9%}} |
on whether or not respondents would vote to reelect Cory Booker
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! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Yes ! style="width:100px;"| No ! Undecided |
| style="text-align:left;"|Quinnipiac[https://poll.qu.edu/connecticut/release-detail?ReleaseID=3660 Quinnipiac]
| April 30 – May 4, 2020 | 941 (RV) | ± 3.2% |{{party shading/Democratic}}|53% |36% |11% |
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= Results =
The election was not close, with Booker winning re-election by 16.31%. Key to Booker's landslide victory were heavily populated areas such as Hackensack, Newark, and Trenton. Mehta did well in Ocean County, which is a Republican stronghold, as well as many rural areas of the state. Booker received 2,541,239 votes. Booker was sworn in for a second term on January 3, 2021. His term will expire on January 3, 2027.
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|title=United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2020{{cite web |title=Official General Election Results: U.S. Senate |url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-us-senate.pdf |website=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 7, 2020}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Cory Booker (incumbent)
| votes = 2,541,239
| percentage = 57.23%
| change = +1.39%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Rikin Mehta
| votes = 1,817,091
| percentage = 40.92%
| change = -1.41%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Green Party (United States)
| candidate = Madelyn Hoffman
| votes = 38,288
| percentage = 0.86%
| change = +0.18%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent Party (United States)
| candidate = Veronica Fernandez
| votes = 32,290
| percentage = 0.73%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Independent Party (United States)
| candidate = Daniel Burke
| votes = 11,632
| percentage = 0.26%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 4,440,440
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
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|250px|Shift by county
|File:Trend in each New Jersey county from the 2014-2020 senate election.svg|Trend by county
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|{{legend|#d40000|Republican — >15%}}
|{{legend|#ff0000|Republican — +12.5−15%}}
|{{legend|#ff2a2a|Republican — +10−12.5%}}
|{{legend|#ff5555|Republican — +7.5−10%}}
|{{legend|#ff8080|Republican — +5−7.5%}}
|{{legend|#ffaaaa|Republican — +2.5−5%}}
|{{legend|#ffd5d5|Republican — +0−2.5%}}
|{{legend|#d5f6ff|Democratic — +0−2.5%}}
|{{legend|#aaeeff|Democratic — +2.5−5%}}
|{{legend|#77e3ff|Democratic — +5−7.5%}}
|{{legend|#4bdbff|Democratic — +7.5-10%}}
|{{legend|#09ceff|Democratic — +10−12.5%}}
|{{legend|#00bdec|Democratic — +12.5−15%}}
|{{legend|#00a1c8|Democratic — >15%}}}}}}}}
==By county==
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Morris (largest municipality: Parsippany)
- Somerset (largest municipality: Franklin Township)
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==By congressional district==
Booker won 9 out of the 12 congressional districts in New Jersey, and Mehta won the other 3, including one that elected a Democrat.{{cite web|url=https://nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-results-county-sites.html |title=Election Night Results - County Websites |publisher=New Jersey Department of State - Division of Elections |date= |access-date=2022-01-07}}
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! Booker ! Mehta ! Representative |
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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|1|1st}} |62.3% |36.3% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Donald Norcross |
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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|2|2nd}} |47.8% |49.9% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Jeff Van Drew |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|3|3rd}} |49.0% |49.4% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Andy Kim |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|4|4th}} |43.4% |55.0% | {{party shading/Republican}}|Chris Smith |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|5|5th}} |51.7% |46.5% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Josh Gottheimer |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|6|6th}} |57.6% |40.1% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Frank Pallone Jr. |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|7|7th}} |52.1% |46.3% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Tom Malinowski |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|8|8th}} |73.7% |23.8% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Albio Sires |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|9|9th}} |64.4% |32.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bill Pascrell |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|10|10th}} |85.0% |13.1% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Donald Payne Jr. |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|11|11th}} |52.1% |46.5% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mikie Sherrill |
| align=center
! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|New Jersey|12|12th}} |66.3% |31.9% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bonnie Watson Coleman |
See also
Notes
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References
General
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Specific
- {{citation |author= Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association |work=Voting & Elections Toolkits |url= https://godort.libguides.com/votingtoolkit/newjersey |title= New Jersey }}
- {{citation |work=Vote.org |location=Oakland, CA |url= https://www.vote.org/state/new-jersey/ |title= New Jersey: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links }}
- {{cite web |title= League of Women Voters of New Jersey |url= https://www.lwv.org/local-leagues/find-local-league }} (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- {{Ballotpedia|New_Jersey|New Jersey}}
External links
Official campaign websites
- [https://corybooker.com/ Cory Booker (D) for Senate]
- [https://www.burke4senate.com/ Daniel Burke (LR) for Senate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808212104/https://www.burke4senate.com/ |date=August 8, 2020 }}
- [https://www.veronica2020.com/ Veronica Fernandez (OBF) for Senate]
- [https://www.hoffmanforsenate.com/ Madelyn R. Hoffman (G) for Senate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626144026/https://www.hoffmanforsenate.com/ |date=June 26, 2020 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20201029225433/http://rikfornj.com/ Rik Mehta (R) for Senate]
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