2010_New_Jersey_elections Knowpia

Elections were held in New Jersey on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on June 8, 2010.

Federal edit

United States Senate edit

Neither Senate seat was up for election in 2010.

United States House edit

All 13 New Jersey seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2010.

State edit

No state offices were up for election in 2010.

State Senate edit

On February 19, 2010, Bill Baroni resigned his New Jersey Senate seat to be a member of the Port Authority Board. His resignation triggered a special election for the 14th legislative district, which includes portions of Mercer and Middlesex counties. Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein was elected over Republican Tom Goodwin, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Tom Goodwin (R)	Linda Greenstein (D)	Undecided
National Research Inc.^[1]	August 2010	300 LV	± 5.66%	41%	38%	19%

Results

Special election, November 2, 2010^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Linda R. Greenstein	36,411	53.8	16.1
	Republican	Thomas Goodwin	31,311	46.2	16.1
Total votes			'*67,722'*	'*100.0'*

State General Assembly edit

In the New Jersey General Assembly, the 31st legislative district seat was vacated by Anthony Chiappone on July 20, 2010, after he pled guilty to charges of official misconduct and campaign finance law violations. The Hudson County Democratic Committee selected Jason O' Donnell, a former Democratic county leader, to replace him. O'Donnell was elected to finish the remainder of the term.

Results

Special election, November 2, 2010^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jason O'Donnell	19,492	65.8
	Republican	Joseph Turula	5,146	17.4
	Unbought and Unbossed	Robert Mays	2,516	8.5
	For The People	Denis F. Wilbeck	2,463	8.3
Total votes			29,617	100.0

Judicial positions edit

There are no judicial elections in New Jersey.

New Jersey judicial elections, 2010 at Judgepedia

Ballot measures edit

No measures have been certified for the 2010 statewide ballot, but at least three measures have been proposed by the New Jersey Legislature.

New Jersey 2010 ballot measures at Ballotpedia

Local edit

Many elections for county offices were also held on November 2, 2010.

References edit

^ "Poll suggests close race for 14th District; Greenstein and Goodwin neck and neck". August 6, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2010 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for Special General Assembly for November 2010 General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2016.