2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey


The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 12 U.S. Representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 7.

District 1

was first elected to this seat in the 2014 election. Fellow Democrat Alex Law announced he would run for the seat in 2016 before Norcross' 2014 election.

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District 2

Republican Frank LoBiondo has represented this district since 1995.

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District 3

Republican Tom MacArthur had represented this district since 2015.

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District 4

Republican Chris Smith has represented this district since 1981.

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District 5

incumbent Scott Garrett had served for seven terms. Josh Gottheimer, a former speechwriter for Bill Clinton and aide for the 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry and the 2008 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, ran against Garrett as a Democrat.

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District 6

Democratic Frank Pallone has represented this district since 1989.

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District 7

Republican Leonard Lance has represented this district since 2009.

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District 8

Democrat Albio Sires has represented this district since 2007.

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District 9

Democratic Bill Pascrell has represented this district since 1997.

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District 10

Democratic Donald Payne Jr. has represented this district since 2013.

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District 11

Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen has represented this district since 1995.

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District 12

Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman has represented this district since 2015.

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