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2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

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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 1,207,782 903,176 Percentage 56.52% 42.27% Swing 4.11% 3.85%
Results:       Democratic hold       Republican hold

Elections in New Jersey
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The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2006, to determine who will represent the state of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. 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, 2006
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,207,782	56.52%	7
	Republican	903,176	42.27%	6
	Libertarian	6,333	0.30%	0
	Independents	19,549	0.91%	0
Totals		2,136,840	100.00%	13	—

District 1

Democrat Rob Andrews, the representative for this district since 1990, was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2004. He won unopposed in 2006.

District 2

Republican Frank A. LoBiondo, the representative for this district since 1995, was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2004. He defeated Democrat Viola Thomas-Hughes in 2006.

District 3

Incumbent Republican Jim Saxton defeated Democrat Rich Sexton. The district covers Burlington and Ocean counties.

District 4

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

District 5

Republican incumbent Scott Garrett defeated Democratic nominee Paul Aronsohn. This district covers the northern border of the state.

During the primaries, Aronsohn was sued for libel by his Democratic primary opponent, Camille Abate. Aronsohn claimed in a press release that Abate had never previously been a registered Democrat. Abate countered that she was a registered Democrat when she originally registered to vote at age 18 and when she lived out of state. Aronsohn defeated Abate 66% to 33%.

Endorsements

Individuals

• Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Frank Pallone defeated Republican Leigh-Ann Bellew. This district covers mostly Monmouth and Middlesex counties.

District 7

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

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell defeated Republican Jose Sandoval. This district covers Essex and Possaic counties.

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Steve Rothman defeated Republican Vincent Micco. This district covers mostly Bergen county.

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Donald M. Payne won unopposed. This district covers a heavily urbanized area, which includes the city of Newark.

District 11

Incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen defeated Democrat Tom Wyka. This district covers mostly Morris county.

District 12

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

District 13

Albio Sires, the Speaker of the State Assembly, defeated John Guarini, a salesman. This was also a special election to complete the last two months of the term of Incumbent Democrat Bob Menendez, who resigned to become a U.S. Senator.

References

1. "2006 Election Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved April 8, 2023.
2. "Democrat sues rival in 5th District race". The Record. May 23, 2006. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
3. Official 2006 primary tallies.
4. "Paul Aronsohn (NJ-5) | WesPAC". October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

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