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2008-11-04 Senatorial Election Results for New Jersey (Class 2)


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County Turnout Frank Lautenberg*
(D)		 Dick Zimmer
(R)		 Jason Scheurer
(Libertarian)		 Judson Carter
(God We Trust)		 Other Margin TOTAL
Atlantic53%61,45856.5%45,50941.9%5000.5%3170.3%9070.8%15,949 108,691
Bergen54%210,79956.3%159,30642.5%1,2350.3%1,5270.4%1,6870.5%51,493 374,554
Burlington60%114,78156.3%85,84142.1%6600.3%1,2870.6%1,2470.6%28,940 203,816
Camden56%144,64066.6%69,82132.1%9660.4%3710.2%1,5120.7%74,819 217,310
Cape May57%20,37445.2%23,69752.6%1800.4%1800.4%6241.4%-3,323 45,055
Cumberland43%31,05261.0%18,49836.3%2000.4%1710.3%9861.9%12,554 50,907
Essex45%198,62375.0%61,82923.3%8750.3%6380.2%2,8351.1%136,794 264,800
Gloucester62%72,99055.7%55,02442.0%1,0250.8%6600.5%1,3071.0%17,966 131,006
Hudson34%126,09873.7%40,57323.7%6320.4%1,0030.6%2,7381.6%85,525 171,044
Hunterdon68%22,82434.9%40,30961.6%8481.3%4090.6%1,0191.6%-17,485 65,409
Mercer52%91,08862.2%52,29835.7%9420.6%3480.2%1,7141.2%38,790 146,390
Middlesex48%175,28459.5%112,59038.2%1,1870.4%1,1330.4%4,1691.4%62,694 294,363
Monmouth61%132,18945.7%150,23851.9%2,2540.8%2,4570.8%2,3230.8%-18,049 289,461
Morris60%94,55842.5%124,19855.9%1,0710.5%7110.3%1,8380.8%-29,640 222,376
Ocean59%109,39343.1%139,48055.0%1,0510.4%9600.4%2,8281.1%-30,087 253,712
Passaic44%100,59861.4%59,55636.3%5440.3%8920.5%2,3621.4%41,042 163,952
Salem61%16,13253.0%12,86942.3%3301.1%4431.5%6792.2%3,263 30,453
Somerset60%66,93947.1%71,39250.3%1,9651.4%5370.4%1,1890.8%-4,453 142,022
Sussex64%27,17837.8%41,66057.9%9441.3%1,0101.4%1,1701.6%-14,482 71,962
Union47%116,20161.5%69,06936.6%1,0490.6%6840.4%1,8451.0%47,132 188,848
Warren57%18,01938.9%27,26858.9%3520.8%1970.4%4781.0%-9,249 46,314
TOTAL 53% 1,951,21856.0% 1,461,02542.0% 18,8100.5% 15,9350.5% 35,4571.0% 490,193 3,482,445
Total R vote: 1,461,025 (42.0%)      Total D vote: 1,951,218 (56.0%)      Total Other vote: 70,202 (2.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $9,197,282 $1,498,766 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $9,512,874 $1,542,809 $0 $0
Cash on Hand: $488,909 $44,078 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $1,404,600 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $250,000 $552,724 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $5,115,482 $807,924 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $1,608,093 $166,324 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $897,106 $13,000 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $162 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $1,160 $1,160 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $-998 $-1,160 $0 $0
Net Spending: $9,196,284 $1,497,606 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NJ/2008


Other candidates included: Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign), 15,925 votes ; Jeff Boss (I), 10,345 votes ; Sara Lobman (Socialist Workers), 9,187 votes



2008 Senate class 2, Atlantic County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 61,458 56.5%
Dick Zimmer (R) 45,509 41.9%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 500 0.5%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 317 0.3%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 201 0.2%
Jeff Boss (I) 527 0.5%
Sara Lobman (SW) 179 0.2%
TOTAL 108,691
Turnout: 53%


2008 Senate class 2, Bergen County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 210,799 56.3%
Dick Zimmer (R) 159,306 42.5%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 1,235 0.3%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 1,527 0.4%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 665 0.2%
Jeff Boss (I) 410 0.1%
Sara Lobman (SW) 612 0.2%
TOTAL 374,554
Turnout: 54%


2008 Senate class 2, Burlington County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 114,781 56.3%
Dick Zimmer (R) 85,841 42.1%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 660 0.3%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 1,287 0.6%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 435 0.2%
Jeff Boss (I) 348 0.2%
Sara Lobman (SW) 464 0.2%
TOTAL 203,816
Turnout: 60%


2008 Senate class 2, Camden County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 144,640 66.6%
Dick Zimmer (R) 69,821 32.1%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 966 0.4%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 371 0.2%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 461 0.2%
Jeff Boss (I) 508 0.2%
Sara Lobman (SW) 543 0.2%
TOTAL 217,310
Turnout: 56%


2008 Senate class 2, Cape May County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 20,374 45.2%
Dick Zimmer (R) 23,697 52.6%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 180 0.4%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 180 0.4%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 71 0.2%
Jeff Boss (I) 443 1.0%
Sara Lobman (SW) 110 0.2%
TOTAL 45,055
Turnout: 57%


2008 Senate class 2, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 31,052 61.0%
Dick Zimmer (R) 18,498 36.3%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 200 0.4%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 171 0.3%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 596 1.2%
Jeff Boss (I) 134 0.3%
Sara Lobman (SW) 256 0.5%
TOTAL 50,907
Turnout: 43%


2008 Senate class 2, Essex County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 198,623 75.0%
Dick Zimmer (R) 61,829 23.3%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 875 0.3%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 638 0.2%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 1,683 0.6%
Jeff Boss (I) 513 0.2%
Sara Lobman (SW) 639 0.2%
TOTAL 264,800
Turnout: 45%


2008 Senate class 2, Gloucester County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 72,990 55.7%
Dick Zimmer (R) 55,024 42.0%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 1,025 0.8%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 660 0.5%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 531 0.4%
Jeff Boss (I) 472 0.4%
Sara Lobman (SW) 304 0.2%
TOTAL 131,006
Turnout: 62%


2008 Senate class 2, Hudson County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 126,098 73.7%
Dick Zimmer (R) 40,573 23.7%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 632 0.4%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 1,003 0.6%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 1,497 0.9%
Jeff Boss (I) 830 0.5%
Sara Lobman (SW) 411 0.2%
TOTAL 171,044
Turnout: 34%


2008 Senate class 2, Hunterdon County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 22,824 34.9%
Dick Zimmer (R) 40,309 61.6%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 848 1.3%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 409 0.6%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 347 0.5%
Jeff Boss (I) 268 0.4%
Sara Lobman (SW) 404 0.6%
TOTAL 65,409
Turnout: 68%


2008 Senate class 2, Mercer County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 91,088 62.2%
Dick Zimmer (R) 52,298 35.7%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 942 0.6%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 348 0.2%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 958 0.7%
Jeff Boss (I) 315 0.2%
Sara Lobman (SW) 441 0.3%
TOTAL 146,390
Turnout: 52%


2008 Senate class 2, Middlesex County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 175,284 59.5%
Dick Zimmer (R) 112,590 38.2%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 1,187 0.4%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 1,133 0.4%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 1,305 0.4%
Jeff Boss (I) 851 0.3%
Sara Lobman (SW) 2,013 0.7%
TOTAL 294,363
Turnout: 48%


2008 Senate class 2, Monmouth County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 132,189 45.7%
Dick Zimmer (R) 150,238 51.9%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 2,254 0.8%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 2,457 0.8%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 984 0.3%
Jeff Boss (I) 781 0.3%
Sara Lobman (SW) 558 0.2%
TOTAL 289,461
Turnout: 61%


2008 Senate class 2, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 94,558 42.5%
Dick Zimmer (R) 124,198 55.9%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 1,071 0.5%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 711 0.3%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 373 0.2%
Jeff Boss (I) 1,052 0.5%
Sara Lobman (SW) 413 0.2%
TOTAL 222,376
Turnout: 60%


2008 Senate class 2, Ocean County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 109,393 43.1%
Dick Zimmer (R) 139,480 55.0%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 1,051 0.4%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 960 0.4%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 2,081 0.8%
Jeff Boss (I) 278 0.1%
Sara Lobman (SW) 469 0.2%
TOTAL 253,712
Turnout: 59%


2008 Senate class 2, Passaic County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 100,598 61.4%
Dick Zimmer (R) 59,556 36.3%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 544 0.3%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 892 0.5%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 873 0.5%
Jeff Boss (I) 1,246 0.8%
Sara Lobman (SW) 243 0.1%
TOTAL 163,952
Turnout: 44%


2008 Senate class 2, Salem County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 16,132 53.0%
Dick Zimmer (R) 12,869 42.3%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 330 1.1%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 443 1.5%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 405 1.3%
Jeff Boss (I) 107 0.4%
Sara Lobman (SW) 167 0.5%
TOTAL 30,453
Turnout: 61%


2008 Senate class 2, Somerset County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 66,939 47.1%
Dick Zimmer (R) 71,392 50.3%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 1,965 1.4%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 537 0.4%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 521 0.4%
Jeff Boss (I) 375 0.3%
Sara Lobman (SW) 293 0.2%
TOTAL 142,022
Turnout: 60%


2008 Senate class 2, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 27,178 37.8%
Dick Zimmer (R) 41,660 57.9%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 944 1.3%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 1,010 1.4%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 540 0.8%
Jeff Boss (I) 283 0.4%
Sara Lobman (SW) 347 0.5%
TOTAL 71,962
Turnout: 64%


2008 Senate class 2, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 116,201 61.5%
Dick Zimmer (R) 69,069 36.6%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 1,049 0.6%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 684 0.4%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 1,226 0.6%
Jeff Boss (I) 398 0.2%
Sara Lobman (SW) 221 0.1%
TOTAL 188,848
Turnout: 47%


2008 Senate class 2, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Frank Lautenberg* (D) 18,019 38.9%
Dick Zimmer (R) 27,268 58.9%
Jason Scheurer (Lbt) 352 0.8%
Judson Carter (God We Trust) 197 0.4%
Daryl Brooks (Poor People's Campaign) 172 0.4%
Jeff Boss (I) 206 0.4%
Sara Lobman (SW) 100 0.2%
TOTAL 46,314
Turnout: 57%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Frank Lautenberg*
Total Disbursements: $9,197,282
Total Receipts: $9,512,874
Cash on Hand: $488,909
Candidate Contributions: $1,404,600
Candidate Loans: $250,000
Individual Contributions: $5,115,482
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $1,608,093
Other Committee Transfers: $897,106
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $162
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $1,160
Net Independent Expenditures: $-998
Net Spending: $9,196,284



Dick Zimmer
Total Disbursements: $1,498,766
Total Receipts: $1,542,809
Cash on Hand: $44,078
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $552,724
Individual Contributions: $807,924
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $166,324
Other Committee Transfers: $13,000
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $1,160
Net Independent Expenditures: $-1,160
Net Spending: $1,497,606



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NJ/2008


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Dick Zimmer 84,663 45.8% $1,498,766
2   Joe Pennacchio 74,546 40.3% $434,834
3   Murray Sabrin 25,576 13.8% $663,798
TOTAL VOTES 184,785    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Frank Lautenberg* 203,012 58.9% $9,197,282
2   Rob Andrews 121,777 35.3% $4,029,787
3   Donald Cresitello 19,743 5.7% $63,401
TOTAL VOTES 344,532