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NEW JERSEY

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Bill Bradley - 1978

ELECTION CALENDAR:
Primary Filing Deadline: March 2025
Third Party & Indep Filing Deadline: June 2025
Primary: June 2025
CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
won = Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on December 6, 2024


GOVERNOR:
[ Phil Murphy (D)* - Term-Limited in 2025. ]
Ras Baraka (D) - Newark Mayor, Ex-City Councilman & Ex-High School Principal

Shereef Elnahal (D) - US Veterans Affairs Under Secy, Ex-State Health Commissioner & Ex-Hospital CEO

Steve Fulop (D) - Jersey City Mayor, Investment Banker & Iraq War Veteran
Josh Gottheimer (D) - Congressman, Attorney & Ex-Clinton White House Aide
Mikie Sherrill (D) - Congresswoman, Attorney & Navy Veteran
Sean Spiller (D) - Montclair Mayor, State Teachers Union President & Teacher
Steve Sweeney (D) - Ex-State Senate President s
Jon Bramnick (R) - State Sen., Ex-Plainfield City Councilman & Attorney
Jack Ciattarelli (R) - Ex-State Assemblyman, Ex-Somerset County Freeholder & '17/'21 Candidate
Mike Crispi (R) - Podcaster & MAGA Activist
Ed Durr (R) - Ex-State Sen., Truck Driver & MAGA Activist

Mario Kranjac (R) - Ex-Englewood Cliffs Mayor, Attorney & Venture Capitalist

Bill Spadea (R) - Radio Show Host, Real Estate Broker, GOP Activist & '04 US Rep Nominee

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2025.

Christie Whitman - 1993

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
[ Tahesha Way (D)* - Not a Candidate in 2025. ]


STATE LEGISLATURE:

State Assembly - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

Jim Florio - 1989


U.S. SENATE:

Cory Booker (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

Clifford Case - 1954

Andy Kim (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.


U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Donald Norcross (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Teddy Liddell (R) - Attorney, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Jeff Van Drew (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Dick Zimmer for Congress

District 3:
[ Andy Kim (D)* - Resigned December 8, 2024 to take office as US Senator. ]
won Herb Conaway (D) - State Assembly Deputy Speaker, Physician & Attorney

District 4:
Chris Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Josh Gottheimer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Jules Levin - Socialist for Congress

District 6:
Frank Pallone (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Katie Bansil (D)

District 7:
Tom Kean Jr. (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Rob Menendez (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Bob Torricelli for Congress - 1982

District 9:
[ Bill Pascrell (D)* - Died August 21, 2024. ]
won Nellie Pou (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Assemblywoman & City Project Manager

District 10:
LaMonica McIver (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Congresswoman Marge Roukema

District 11:
Mikie Sherrill (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 12:
Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Brendan Gill (D) - Essex County Commissioner, Political Consultant & Ex-Congressional Aide
Justin Strickland (D) - Chatham Borough Councilman, Businessman & Iraq War Veteran

Darius Mayfield (R) - Talent Manager, Podcast Host, MAGA Activist & '22/'24 Nominee



Liz Macron - Libertarian

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of New Jersey (C)
New Jersey Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of New Jersey (G)
NJ Legalize Marijuana Party (LMP)
New Jersey Libertarian Party (L)
New Jersey Moderate Party (M)
New Jersey Republican Party (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)


STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

State Division of Elections

State Election Law Enforcement Commission


Jim McGreevey for Governor

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Ahora News (Spanish)
Americano Newspaper (Spanish)
Asbury Park Press
The Press of Atlantic City
Bergen Record / NorthJersey.com
Bridgewater Courier-News / MyCentralJersey.com
Burlington County Times
Business News New Jersey
Camden Courier-Post
CentralJersey.com
Chalkbeat: Newark
Daily Princetonian
Echo Press (African-American)
Hudson County View
InsiderNJ.com (Politics)
Latinos Unidos de Nueva Jersey (Spanish)
Morris County Daily Record

Charlie Sandman for Governor - 1973

Chalkbeat: Newark
NJ.com / Newark Star-Ledger / Trenton Times
New Jersey Globe
New Jersey Herald (Passaic County)
New Jersey Hills Newspapers
New Jersey Monitor
NJ Spotlight News
NJ Urban News (African-American)
NJ Spotlight News
Observer: New Jersey Politics
Out in Jersey (LGBT)
The Trentonian
Westfield Leader

New Jersey Public Television (PBS)
New Jersey Public Radio - WYNC / NJPR - (NPR)
News-12 New Jersey
WABC TV-7 (ABC - NYC)
WCBS TV-2 (CBS - NYC)
WNJU TV-47 (Telemundo - NYC)
WNYW TV-5 (FOX - NYC)
WNBC TV-4 (NBC - NYC)
WNET TV-13 New York Public Media (PBS - NYC)
WXTV TV-41 (Univision - NYC)

Yes Casinos - Atlantic City - 1978

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