2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
All 13 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Results:; Democratic hold ; Republican hold ;

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^[1]
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.

New Jersey's 1st congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	140,110	100.00

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.

New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	111,245	61.61
Democratic	Viola Thomas-Hughes	64,277	35.60
Independents		5,051	2.80

District 3

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

New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Jim Saxton (incumbent)	122,559	58.40
Democratic	Rich Sexton	86,113	41.04
The Patriot Movement	Ken Feduniewicz	1,179	0.56

District 4

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

New Jersey's 4th congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	124,482	65.68
Democratic	Carol Gay	62,905	33.19
Independents		2,153	1.14

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.^[2] Aronsohn defeated Abate 66% to 33%.^[3]

Endorsements

Paul Aronsohn (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[4]

New Jersey's 5th congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Scott Garett (incumbent)	112,142	54.91
Democratic	Paul Aronsohn	89,503	43.82
An Independent Voice	R. Matthew Fretz	2,597	1.27

District 6

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

New Jersey's 6th congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Frank Pallone (Incumbent)	98,615	68.68
Republican	Leigh-Ann Bellew	43,359	30.20
Diversity Is Strength	Herbert Tarbous	1,619	1.13

District 7

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

2006 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Mike Ferguson	98,399	49.43
Democratic	Linda Stender	95,454	47.95
Independent	Thomas Abrams	3,176	1.60
Libertarian	Darren Young	2,046	1.03

District 8

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

New Jersey's 8th congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	97,568	70.89
Republican	Jose Sandoval	39,053	28.37
Libertarian	Lou Jasikoff	1,018	0.74

District 9

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

New Jersey's 9th congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	105,853	71.48
Republican	Vincent Micco	40,879	27.60
The Moderate Choice	Michael Jarvis	1,363	0.92

District 10

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

New Jersey's 10th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne (incumbent)	90,264	100.00

District 11

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

New Jersey's 11th congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	126,085	62.09
Democratic	Tom Wyka	74,414	36.64
Independents		2,572	1.27

District 12

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

New Jersey's 12th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt (incumbent)	125,468	65.70
	Republican	Joe Sinagra	65,509	34.30

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.

New Jersey's 13th congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Albio Sires	77,238	77.52
Republican	John Guarini	19,284	19.36
Independents		3,108	3.12

References

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

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[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.

[primaries-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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