2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey
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The 2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey was won by Hillary Clinton on November 8, 2016, with 55.5% of the vote over Donald Trump's 41.35%. New Jersey's 14 electoral votes were assigned to Clinton and her Vice-presidential running mate Tim Kaine.
Contents
Primary elections
New Jersey's presidential primaries were on June 7, 2016, with the Democratic, Republican, and Libertarian parties participating.[1] Registered members of each party could only vote in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated could choose any 1 primary in which to vote.
Democratic primary
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Two candidates appeared on the Democratic presidential primary ballot:[2]
New Jersey Democratic primary, June 7, 2016 | |||||
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Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
Hillary Clinton | |||||
Bernie Sanders | |||||
Rocky De La Fuente | |||||
Martin O'Malley (withdrawn) | |||||
Willie Wilson | |||||
Keith Russell Judd | |||||
John Wolfe, Jr. | |||||
Uncommitted | N/A | ||||
Total | 100% | ||||
Source: The Green Papers |
Republican primary
3 candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:[2]
- Ted Cruz (withdrawn prior to primary)
- John Kasich (withdrawn prior to primary)
- Donald Trump
New Jersey Republican primary, June 7, 2016 | |||||
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Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
Donald Trump | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Marco Rubio (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ted Cruz (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ben Carson (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Kasich (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rand Paul (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Jeb Bush (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Chris Christie (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Carly Fiorina (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Huckabee (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rick Santorum (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Lindsey Graham (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bobby Jindal (withdrawn) | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Unprojected delegates: | 51 | 0 | 51 | ||
Total: | 100.00% | 51 | 0 | 51 | |
Source: The Green Papers |
General election
Candidate ballot access:[3]
- Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine, Democratic
- Donald Trump/Mike Pence, Republican
- Darrell Castle/Scott Bradley, Constitution
- Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg, American Delta Party
- Gary Johnson/Bill Weld, Libertarian
- Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart, Socialist Workers Party
- Gloria La Riva/Eugene Puryear, Socialism and Liberation
- Monica Moorehead/Lamont Lilly, Workers World Party
- Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka, Green Party
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 2,148,278 | 55.45% | ||
Republican | Donald Trump | 1,601,933 | 41.35% | ||
Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 72,477 | 1.87% | {{{change}}} | |
Green | Jill Stein | 37,772 | 0.98% | {{{change}}} | |
Constitution | Darrell Castle | 6,161 | 0.16% | ||
Socialist Workers | Alyson Kennedy | 2,156 | 0.06% | ||
American Delta Party | Rocky De La Fuente | 1,838 | 0.05% | ||
Workers World | Monica Moorehead | 1,749 | 0.05% | ||
Socialism and Liberation | Gloria La Riva | 1,682 | 0.04% | ||
Majority | 546,345 | 14.10% | |||
Turnout | 3,874,046 |
Results by county
County | Clinton votes | Clinton % | Trump votes | Trump % | Other votes | Other % |
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Atlantic | 60,924 | 51.0% | 52,690 | 44.1% | 3,677 | 3.13% |
Bergen | 231,211 | 54.2% | 175,529 | 41.1% | 12,556 | 2.99% |
Burlington | 121,725 | 54.2% | 89,272 | 39.7% | 7,946 | 3.63% |
Camden | 146,717 | 63.4% | 72,631 | 31.4% | 7,244 | 3.20% |
Cape May | 18,750 | 37.5% | 28,446 | 57.0% | 1,526 | 3.13% |
Cumberland | 27,771 | 50.4% | 24,453 | 44.4% | 1,780 | 3.30% |
Essex | 240,837 | 76.2% | 63,176 | 20.0% | 6,921 | 2.23% |
Gloucester | 66,870 | 46.9% | 67,544 | 47.4% | 5,128 | 3.67% |
Hudson | 163,917 | 73.2% | 49,043 | 21.9% | 6,415 | 2.92% |
Hunterdon | 28,898 | 39.7% | 38,712 | 53.2% | 3,226 | 4.55% |
Mercer | 104,775 | 65.6% | 46,193 | 28.9% | 5,561 | 3.55% |
Middlesex | 193,044 | 58.0% | 122,953 | 37.0% | 10,105 | 3.10% |
Monmouth | 137,181 | 42.3% | 166,723 | 51.5% | 10,473 | 3.33% |
Morris | 115,249 | 44.9% | 126,071 | 49.1% | 9,096 | 3.63% |
Ocean | 87,150 | 31.1% | 179,079 | 63.9% | 8,133 | 2.96% |
Passaic | 116,759 | 58.8% | 72,902 | 36.7% | 5,141 | 2.64% |
Salem | 11,904 | 39.6% | 16,381 | 54.4% | 1,209 | 4.10% |
Somerset | 85,689 | 53.4% | 65,505 | 40.8% | 5,898 | 3.75% |
Sussex | 24,212 | 32.0% | 46,658 | 61.8% | 3,256 | 4.39% |
Union | 147,414 | 66.4% | 68,114 | 30.7% | 6,447 | 2.90% |
Warren | 17,281 | 34.3% | 29,858 | 59.2% | 2,097 | 4.26% |
By congressional district
Clinton won 7 of 12 congressional districts.[5]
District | Trump | Clinton | Representative |
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1st | 36% | 61% | Donald Norcross |
2nd | 51% | 46% | Frank LoBiondo |
3rd | 51% | 45% | Tom MacArthur |
4th | 56% | 41% | Chris Smith |
5th | 49% | 48% | Scott Garrett |
Josh Gottheimer | |||
6th | 41% | 56% | Frank Pallone, Jr. |
7th | 48% | 49% | Leonard Lance |
8th | 22% | 76% | Albio Sires |
9th | 33% | 64% | Bill Pascrell |
10th | 13% | 85% | Donald M. Payne Jr. |
11th | 49% | 48% | Rodney Frelinghuysen |
12th | 32% | 65% | Bonnie Watson Coleman |
Analysis
Hillary Clinton's 55.5% of the vote was 2.9% less than Barack Obama's win in the state in 2012. This was the first time since 1976 that New Jersey did not vote for the same candidate as neighboring Pennsylvania.
See also
- 2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries
- 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
- Statewide opinion polling for the 2016 United States presidential election in New Jersey
References
- ↑ Green papers for 2016 primaries (D) (R). Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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