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2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The 2024 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New Jersey. Democratic Congressman Andy Kim won his first term in office, defeating Republican real estate developer Curtis Bashaw. He succeeded Democrat George Helmy, who served as an interim appointee for the remainder of Bob Menendez's third term. Kim assumed office on December 8, 2024, after his election was certified, in order to give an advantage in seniority. Menendez, who had represented New Jersey in the Senate since 2006, began to face an uncertain political future after he was indicted for federal corruption charges in 2023, his second such indictment. Amid questions over whether Menendez would seek a fourth term, a contentious Democratic primary took place between Kim and First Lady of New Jersey Tammy Murphy that was marked by allegations of nepotism and party favoritism towards Murphy. In March, Menendez announced he would not seek the Democratic nomination and Murphy withdrew from the race, leaving Kim as the only major Democratic candidate. Menendez filed to run as an independent ahead of the June primaries, but after being convicted of federal corruption the following month, he ended his candidacy and resigned from the Senate. In the June 4 primary, Kim won the Democratic nomination with 75% of the vote. Bashaw won the Republican nomination with 45% of the vote, defeating Mendham Borough Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner, who was endorsed by former president Donald Trump and his allies. After the general election, Kim became the first Korean American senator, the first Asian American to represent New Jersey in the Senate, and the first person from South Jersey to represent the state in the Senate since 1955. Kim flipped Gloucester County and narrowly held Passaic County, both of which voted for Trump in the concurrent presidential race. Cumberland County voted Republican in a Senate election for the first time since 1972, and the first time in this seat since 1952. This was the closest Senate election in the state since 2006.

Infobox

Turnout
64 % 8
Nominee
Andy Kim
Party
Democratic
Popular vote
2,161,491
Percentage
53 %

Tables

· Democratic primary › County lines
Atlantic
Atlantic
County
Atlantic
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 17, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
69,141
Bergen
Bergen
County
Bergen
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 4, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
252,716
Burlington
Burlington
County
Burlington
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
February 25, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
139,854
Camden
Camden
County
Camden
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 16, 2024 (date of leadership decision)
Endorsement process
No convention; chair alone
Voting method
None
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
180,907
Cape May
Cape May
County
Cape May
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 11, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
No endorsement awarded
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
18,207
Cumberland
Cumberland
County
Cumberland
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 21, 2024
Endorsement process
Procedurally disputed between two factions
Voting method
Procedurally disputed between two factions
Winner
No endorsement awarded due to dispute
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
32,004
Essex
Essex
County
Essex
Endorsement process
No convention; chair alone
Voting method
None
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
295,958
Gloucester
Gloucester
County
Gloucester
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 18, 2024 (date of leadership decision)
Endorsement process
No convention; chair alone
Voting method
None
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
84,006
Hudson
Hudson
County
Hudson
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 15, 2024 (date of formal announcement of leadership decision)
Endorsement process
No convention; chair alone
Voting method
None
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
218,173
Hunterdon
Hunterdon
County
Hunterdon
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
February 25, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
30,200
Mercer
Mercer
County
Mercer
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 11, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
117,705
Middlesex
Middlesex
County
Middlesex
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 14, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention that serves as a ratification of the chair's endorsement
Voting method
Public vote by show of hands with no count (ratification of chair's choice)
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
240,691
Monmouth
Monmouth
County
Monmouth
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
February 18, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
139,580
Morris
Morris
County
Morris
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 16, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
116,586
Ocean
Ocean
County
Ocean
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 10, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
97,815
Passaic
Passaic
County
Passaic
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
February 10, 2024 (date of leadership decision)
Endorsement process
No convention; screening committee of the county chairman and municipal chairs
Voting method
None
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
71,716
Salem
Salem
County
Salem
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 23, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention (for endorsement; no line in county)
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
14,487
Somerset
Somerset
County
Somerset
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 7, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Public vote (by show of placards)
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
90,417
Sussex
Sussex
County
Sussex
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 2, 2024 (date of endorsement but no county line is awarded)
Endorsement process
Open convention (for endorsement; no line in county)
Voting method
Secret ballot (for endorsement; no line in county)
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
26,323
Union
Union
County
Union
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 2, 2024 (date of leadership decision)
Endorsement process
No convention; each municipal chair gets one vote
Voting method
Public vote (of chairs) at an unannounced private meeting
Winner
Murphy
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
177,624
Warren
Warren
County
Warren
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
March 3, 2024
Endorsement process
Open convention
Voting method
Secret ballot
Winner
Kim
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
23,153
County
Date of convention (or private leadership decision)
Endorsement process
Voting method
Winner
Number of registered Democratic voters in county
Atlantic
March 17, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Kim
69,141
Bergen
March 4, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Murphy
252,716
Burlington
February 25, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Kim
139,854
Camden
March 16, 2024 (date of leadership decision)
No convention; chair alone
None
Murphy
180,907
Cape May
March 11, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
No endorsement awarded
18,207
Cumberland
March 21, 2024
Procedurally disputed between two factions
Procedurally disputed between two factions
No endorsement awarded due to dispute
32,004
Essex
No convention; chair alone
None
Murphy
295,958
Gloucester
March 18, 2024 (date of leadership decision)
No convention; chair alone
None
Murphy
84,006
Hudson
March 15, 2024 (date of formal announcement of leadership decision)
No convention; chair alone
None
Murphy
218,173
Hunterdon
February 25, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Kim
30,200
Mercer
March 11, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Kim
117,705
Middlesex
March 14, 2024
Open convention that serves as a ratification of the chair's endorsement
Public vote by show of hands with no count (ratification of chair's choice)
Murphy
240,691
Monmouth
February 18, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Kim
139,580
Morris
March 16, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Kim
116,586
Ocean
March 10, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Kim
97,815
Passaic
February 10, 2024 (date of leadership decision)
No convention; screening committee of the county chairman and municipal chairs
None
Murphy
71,716
Salem
March 23, 2024
Open convention (for endorsement; no line in county)
Secret ballot
Murphy
14,487
Somerset
March 7, 2024
Open convention
Public vote (by show of placards)
Murphy
90,417
Sussex
March 2, 2024 (date of endorsement but no county line is awarded)
Open convention (for endorsement; no line in county)
Secret ballot (for endorsement; no line in county)
Kim
26,323
Union
March 2, 2024 (date of leadership decision)
No convention; each municipal chair gets one vote
Public vote (of chairs) at an unannounced private meeting
Murphy
177,624
Warren
March 3, 2024
Open convention
Secret ballot
Kim
23,153
Monmouth County Democratic Convention (February 10)
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
466
Candidate
100 %
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Andy Kim
265
56 %
Democratic
Tammy Murphy
181
38 %
Democratic
Patricia Campos-Medina
20
4 %
Democratic
Lawrence Hamm
0
0 %
Total votes
466
100 %
Burlington County Democratic Convention (February 24)
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
271
Candidate
100 %
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Andy Kim
245
90 %
Democratic
Tammy Murphy
21
7 %
Democratic
Patricia Campos-Medina
3
1 %
Democratic
Lawrence Hamm
2
0 %
Total votes
271
100 %
Hunterdon County Democratic Convention (February 25)
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
193
Candidate
100 %
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Andy Kim
120
62 %
Democratic
Tammy Murphy
64
33 %
Democratic
Patricia Campos-Medina
9
4 %
Total votes
193
100 %
Sussex County Democratic Convention (March 2)
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
178
Candidate
100 %
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Andy Kim
101
56 %
Democratic
Tammy Murphy
76
42 %
Democratic
Lawrence Hamm
1
0 %
Democratic
Patricia Campos-Medina
0
0 %
Total votes
178
100 %

References

  1. In August 2024, Helmy was appointed by Governor Phil Murphy to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Bob
  2. The County Chair of the Essex County Democratic Committee, LeRoy J. Jones Jr., is also the Chair of the state party.
  3. Does not use county lines on its primary ballots
  4. Withdrew from participation in this convention but remained on ballot.
  5. This convention does not award a line
  6. $290,000 of this total was self-funded by Campos-Medina
  7. Did not file for pre-primary deadline
  8. $700 of this total was self-funded by Hamm
  9. Did not meet debate threshold by required date
  10. Menendez was invited pending he announced his candidacy by February 11, 2024, but didn't.
  11. WCAU and WNBC
  12. WWSI and WNJU
  13. Also broadcast in Southern Jersey via WHYY-FM
  14. Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
  15. "Waiting for another candidate" with 6%
  16. Kyle Jasey with 3%
  17. Did not participate in this convention but received a vote.
  18. Withdrew from the race prior to this convention.
  19. $800,000 of this total was self funded by Bashaw
  20. $3,750 of this total was self funded by Murphy
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