New Jersey Primary Election 2022: Full results from 7 June
New Jersey voters take to the polls to vote in the state’s primary to select candidates for the November 2022 Mid-Term Election.
The polls are now closed in New Jersey and the vote counting is now underway. At the national level New Jersey voters have cast ballots for to see who will head off in Congressional races in the Mid-Term election in November.
One of the closest watched races of the night occured in NJ’s 8th Congressional District where Senator Bob Menendez’s son, Robert J. Menendez, ran a tough race against various Democratic candidates including David Ocampo Grajales and Ane Roseborough-Eberhard. After, Albio Sires announced his retirement, the Democratic party had rallied around Robert J. Menendez.
In NJ’s 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th Congressional Districts, incumbents Con. Norcross, Con. Kim, Con. Gottheimer, and Con. Malinowski are expected to win their primaries.
In the state’s 9th, 11th, and 12th Congressional Districts, the current incumbents did not face a primary challenger and have already been named the a winner tonight.
Congresional Races in New Jersey 2022
1st Congressional District
Democrats: Norcross projected to win
- Norcross
- DeSantis
Republicans: Gustafson projected to win
- Gustafson
- Galdo
2nd Congressional District
Democrats: Alexander projected to win
- Alexander
- Rush
Republicans: Van Drew projected to win
- Van Drew
- Barker
3rd Congressional District
Democrats: Kim projected to win
- Kim
- Hendler
Republicans: Healey projected to win
- Healey
- Smith
4th Congressional District
Democrats: Jenkins wins, ran uncontested
- Jenkins
Republicans: Smith projected to win.
- Smith
- Crispi
5th Congressional District
Democrats: Gottheimer wins, ran uncontested
Republicans: Remains to be called but Pallotta leads
- Pallotta
- De Gregorio
6th Congressional District
Democrats: Pallone wins, ran uncontested
Republicans: Remains to be called Kiley leads
- Kiley
- Mehta
7th Congressional District
Democrats: Malinowski projected to win
- Malinowski
- Bacon
Republicans: Kean Jr. projected to win
- Kean Jr
- Peterson
8th Congressional District
Democrats: Menendez projected to win
- Menendez
- Ocampo Grajales
Republicans: Arroyo wins, ran uncontested
9th Congressional District
Democrats: Pascrell wins, ran uncontested
Republicans: Prempeh wins, ran uncontested
10th Congressional District
Democrats: Payne Jr. projected to win
- Payne Jr.
- Oakley
Republicans: Pinckney projected to win
- Pinckney
- Stewart
11th Congressional District
Democrats: Sherrill wins, ran uncontested
Republicans: Remains to be called but DeGroot takes a small lead
- Selen
- DeGroot
- Anderson
12th Congressional District
Democrats: Watson Coleman wins, ran uncontested
Republicans: Mayfield wins, ran uncontested