.race_header.democratic { if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; .leg-hnt-container { Kean said, "[Malinowski] told the public not to profit off the pandemic while he was secretly doing just that. display: inline-block; For tips from Pew, click here. background-color: #334aab; letter-spacing: 0.03em; if ($(this).next('div.vis_widget_table').is(":hidden")) { display: block; text-align: center; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: -2px !important; text-align: center; })(); This section includes a selection of up to three campaign advertisements per candidate released in this race, as well as links to candidates' YouTube, Vimeo, and/or Facebook video pages. } chevron = $(this).find('i.fa-pull-right'); .census-table-source { } .inner_percentage.Green { padding-left: 0; color: white; Withdrawn or disqualified candidates Clayton Pajunas (L) Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For!) April 8, 2024. border: 1px solid #aaa; letter-spacing: 0.03em; height: 22px; clear: both; color: #0645ad; margin: 5px auto; .question-scroll-container { New Jersey Democrats came out on top Wednesday when the independent redistricting commission adopted their proposal on how to redraw the state's 12 congressional districts. [30], 2002 Read more about race and ethnicity in the census. chevron.removeClass('fa-chevron-down'); } chevron.addClass('fa-chevron-up'); padding-left: 20px !important; padding-bottom: 5px; .race_header { margin-bottom:16px; Representative Tom Malinowski of New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District defeated his opponent in the Democratic primary, Roger Bacon, according to The Associated Press. width: 100%; letter-spacing: .04em; border: 1px solid #999; background-color: #db0000; } height: auto; clear: both; The chairs of the state's two major political parties each appoint two members to the commission (for a total of four members). document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content63ffe13d6b9aa').classList.add('leg-hnt-hide');

   .placeholder {} 		background-color: #ccf; 	.votebox-results-cell--number { 	} 		padding-bottom: 3px; 		font-weight: 300; The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation. 			event.srcElement.innerText = '[show]'; Candidates and independent committees have spent more than $43 million on New Jersey's dozen congressional district races, with spending in the nationally targeted 7th District leading the way. Click on your district below to learn about the candidates and their top. chevron = $(this).find('i.fa-pull-right'); 	.results_row.winner { 	.mw-body #mw-content-text .votebox .race_header h3.votebox-header-office-name { ". 	} 	.mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { There were no incumbents in this race. Katie Glueck June. Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years. 		font-weight: 300; 		font-size: 12px; display: none; 	} 		padding: 2px; 		border-radius: 50%; 		margin: 3px 0; 	.race_header.republican { } else { 		line-height: 1.5em; .leg-infobox-flex-box-col { Seven Republican candidates have filed petitions to run. 		top: -1px; Incumbent Leonard Lance (R) defeated Peter Jacob (D), Dan O'Neill (L), and Arthur Haussmann Jr. (Conservative) in the general election on November 8, 2016. He defeated Linda Stender (D), Darren Young (L) and Thomas D. Abrams (Withdraw Troops Now) in the general election. 	.image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper .image-candidate-thumbnail { He defeated Linda Stender (D), Michael P. Hsing (Hsing for Congress), Dean Greco (All Day Breakfast Party) and Thomas D. Abrams (Prosperity Not War) in the general election. 		margin: 0px 10px; 		height: 56px; margin-right: 10px; 		background-color: #ccc; 	.results_table { Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election.        max-width: 500px; 100% remote. 	.leg-hnt-border-top { 		margin-bottom: 4px; Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election. 		padding-left: 16px; })     		margin: 5px auto;  		break-inside: avoid-column; They are: former state Sen. Tom Kean Jr. of Westfield, Assemblyman Erik Peterson of Annandale, former gubernatorial primary candidate Phil Rizzo, Fredon Mayor John Flora, Sterling Schwab of Three Bridges and Kevin Dorlon and John Henry Isemann, both of Long Valley. 		flex-wrap: wrap; This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in New Jersey. 		letter-spacing: .03em; 		background-color: grey; 		padding-top: 5px; 	.mw-content-ltr td.votebox-results-cell--text, November 5, 2024. 		border: 1px solid #aaa; .panel-body p { 	} if (window.jQuery) { 	} 		font-weight: 200; 	.leg-hnt-flex-row { 		max-width: 600px; Incumbent Leonard Lance (R) defeated Janice Kovach (D) and Jim Gawron (L) in the general election. 		display: inline-block; border-left: 1px solid #ddd; The primary elections took place on June 7, 2016. 	} font-weight: bold; 		padding-left: 10px; 	} 		width: 90%; 	.leg-hnt-leadership { 		margin: 0 5px; 	} 		max-width: 600px; 	} 		margin-bottom: 4px; 		font-size: 0.9em; Withdrawn or disqualified candidates Brandon Wienberg (D) 		background-color: #6db24f; This made New Jersey's 7th Congressional District the 215th most Republican nationally. 	}    .census-table-race-disclaimer { 		padding:7px 8px 8px; 		font-style: italic; Incumbent Democrat Tom Malinowski has conceded New Jersey's 7th Congressional District race, saying a 2021 redistricting that favored Republican candidates was just too much to . } Retired state .    } Thomas Kean Jr., a Republican running once more to represent New Jersey 's 7th Congressional District, said over the weekend that he is feeling a "huge wave of energy" ahead of the state's GOP . 		padding: 2px 0; 		color:white; 		background-color: #db0000; 	} Thats two more than in 2020, when seven candidates ran in the 2nd district, and one less than in 2018, when 10 candidates ran in the 11th district. 		padding-left: 16px; The state's 7th Congressional District, which includes all of Hunterdon County and parts of Essex, Morris, Somerset, Union and Warren counties, traditionally sends a Republican to Congress,. 			.results_table_container { 	} 		top: -5px; 		width: 100%; 	} 		background-color: #f9d334; New Jersey was apportioned 12 districts, the same number it was apportioned after the 2010 census. 		background-color: #003388;        font-weight: normal !important; Malinowski was a senior director on the National Security Council during the Clinton administration, a chief advocate for Human Rights Watch, and an assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of State during the Obama administration. 		margin-bottom: 0px; 		margin-bottom:16px; a[aria-expanded=true] .fa-chevron-right {  He said, "Tom Kean Jr. doesnt seem to have a platform or a solution to anything, even on the economy  the one issue he beats the drum on. 		background-color: #ccc; The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in New Jersey in the 2022 election cycle. In 2011, the New Jersey State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census. 	} } He defeated Linda Stender (D), Darren Young (L) and Thomas D. Abrams (Withdraw Troops Now) in the general election. 				overflow-y: hidden; Incumbent Tom Malinowski  defeated Thomas Kean Jr. in the  general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 7 on November 3, 2020. } 		flex: 0 0 150px; 		font-weight: 500; Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? 		height: 56px; 		height: 50px; 
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   .placeholder {} 		} 		flex: 0 0 175px; 		background-color: #db0000; 	} 	.results_row td:first-child { It ranked among the.    .census-table-container { The results have been certified. 	.leg-hnt-flex-item { 		border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-right: 2px; 		padding-left: 0; The first 12 commissioners appoint the last member. 		color: #6db24f; 	} 		box-sizing: border-box; 	} 	} 	} [1], NJ Spotlight News' Colleen O'Dea wrote, "On Oct. 1, registered Republicans outnumbered Democrats by about 17,000 in the district. Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals. If you are aware of other links that should be included, please email us. He defeated Tim Carden (D) and Darren Young (Independent/Libertarian) in the general election. 	.race_header.republican { On November 2, 2004, Mike Ferguson won re-election to the United States House. $(this).next('div.vis_widget_table').slideToggle('normal');    .census-table-header { 	} 	} 		color:white; 		margin-bottom: .75em; 		padding-bottom: 5px; 		margin-right: 12px; The district is represented by Republican Thomas Kean Jr., who was first elected in 2022, defeating Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski . 		left: 0; 		top: -5px;    .census-table-container { 	.leg-hnt-leadership-title { background-color: #334aab; Commissioners appointed by the political parties cannot be members of Congress or congressional employees. .panel-group .panel {margin-bottom: 10px;} 		overflow: hidden; No candidate in this race has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Biography: Malinowski received a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 and an M.Phil. } width: 50px; Kean said, "Tom Malinowski ignored the warning of economists, listened to Nancy Pelosi and backed billions in wasteful spending. 	} 	.leg-hnt-leadership-title { 	.results_text { 	.mw-body #mw-content-text th.votebox-results-cell--text { VoterInfobyState_Toggle = true; 	.non_result_row th { 		background-color: #003388; 			event.srcElement.innerText = '[hide]'; 	.votebox_legend .non_result_row { 	} Incumbents are bolded and underlined. 	} 		font-weight: 500; 		position: absolute; 		margin-top: 1em; 			.votebox-scroll-container { margin-bottom: 5px; 		display: inline-block; 		font-size: 1.25em; Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022. 		left: 0; 	.leg-hnt-section-title { 		display: block; [9], The New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission enacted a new congressional map on December 22, 2021. [16] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. 		display: table; 		width: 100%; } else { 		font-weight: 100; [5] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.[6]. 	.leg-hnt-responsive-columns { 	} General election. My opponent is not. 	}        font-weight: normal !important; 	.leg-hnt-flex-column { 			.votebox-scroll-container {        font-weight: normal !important; 	.inner_percentage.Republican { 	} font-size: small; 	} Incumbent Leonard Lance  defeated Lindsay Brown and Raafat Barsoom in the  Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 7 on June 5, 2018. width: 150px; 	.leg-hnt-leadership > div { 		font-size: 16px; 			width: 350px; 	} 		color: #fff; 		text-align: center; 	} General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 7 Thomas Kean Jr. defeated incumbent Tom Malinowski in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 7 on November 8, 2022. 	.votebox-scroll-container { 		break-inside: avoid-column; 		height: 56px; This election was a battleground race. We solicited answers from the political candidates ahead of the June 7 primary to give them an opportunity to reach the Phillipsburg voters. 		overflow-y: hidden; New Jersey Party Control: 1992-2022 Nine candidates  seven Republicans and two Democrats, including incumbent Rep. Tom Malinowski (D)  filed to run in the 7th district, the most running for one seat this year. 		top: -1px; Kean will become the next congressman in the 7th Congressional District and add to the Republican Party's small federal delegation. ]", Sources: For more on how we select candidates to include, click here. 		break-inside: avoid-column; For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in New Jersey, click here. 			width: 350px; 			document.getElementById('leg-hnt-content63ffde4ebb736').classList.add('leg-hnt-hide'); Click here to contact us for media inquiries, and please donate here to support our continued expansion. On November 7, 2000, Mike Ferguson won re-election to the United States House. 		color: #888; text-align: left !important; 		background-color: #003388; Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. 		vertical-align: middle; 	} This district's elasticity score was 1.03. [8], 2000 What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline? 		left: 0; .votebox { 		background-color: #6db24f; Policy: Christopher Nelson  Caitlin Styrsky  Molly Byrne  Katharine Frey  Jimmy McAllister  Samuel Postell .leg-infobox-census-source { Operations: Meghann Olshefski  Mandy Morris  Kelly Rindfleisch 		float: right; 		margin: 8px auto; 		font-size: 12px; Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state. 	.leg-hnt-section-title { 		float: left; 		padding-bottom: 7px; !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r