New Jersey elections, 2010

New Jersey elections, 2010

Elections will be held in New Jersey on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on June 8, 2010.

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Federal

United States Senate

Neither Senate seat is up for election in 2010.

United States House

All 13 New Jersey seats in the United States House of Representatives are up for election in 2010.

State

No state offices are up for election in 2010.

State Senate

New Jersey Senate has a special election for the 14th legislative district, representing Mercer County, New Jersey. Assemblywoman Linda Greenstein is the Democratic nominee, and Senator Tom Goodwin (New Jersey politician) is the Republican nominee. On February 19, 2010, Bill Baroni resigned his seat to be a member of the Port Authority Board. Tom Goodwin was replaced by the Republican state committee. Polls show that this race is a tossup, due to political strains in the county, and a wealth gap in the county.

State General Assembly

In the New Jersey General Assembly, the 31st legislative district seat vacated by Anthony Chiappone. Chiappone resigned on July 20, 2010, after pressure from county, federal, and state Democratic leaders to resign. The Hudson County Democratic Committee, selected Jason O' Donnell, a former Democratic county leader to replace him. He was sworn-in, and will run for the seat fully in November, with a tough challenge from a Tea Partier. Polls show this race a tossup.

Judicial positions

There are no judicial elections in New Jersey.

Ballot measures

No measures have been certified for the 2010 statewide ballot, but at least three measures have been proposed by the New Jersey Legislature.

Local

Many elections for county offices will also be held on November 2, 2010.

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