2008 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Results Candidates
New Jersey 1 Rob Andrews Democratic 1990 Incumbent re-elected Y Rob Andrews ( Democratic ) 72.4% Dale Glading ( Republican ) 26.0% Matthew Thieke ( Green ) 0.7% Margaret Chapman ( Independent ) 0.4% Everitt Williams III ( Independent ) 0.3% Alvin Lindsay Jr. ( Independent ) 0.2%
New Jersey 2 Frank LoBiondo Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected Y Frank LoBiondo ( Republican ) 59.1% David Kurkowski ( Democratic ) 39.1% Jason Grover ( Green ) 0.6% Peter Boyce ( Constitution ) 0.5% Gary Stein ( Independent ) 0.5% Constantino Rozzo ( Socialist ) 0.2%
New Jersey 3 Jim Saxton Republican 1984 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Democratic gain Y John Adler ( Democratic ) 52.1% Chris Myers ( Republican ) 47.9%
New Jersey 4 Chris Smith Republican 1980 Incumbent re-elected Y Chris Smith ( Republican ) 66.2% Joshua Zeitz ( Democratic ) 32.6% Steven Welzer ( Green ) 1.2%
New Jersey 5 Scott Garrett Republican 2000 Incumbent re-elected Y Scott Garrett ( Republican ) 55.9% Dennis Shulman ( Democratic ) 42.4% Ed Fanning ( Green ) 1.7%
New Jersey 6 Frank Pallone Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected Y Frank Pallone ( Democratic ) 66.9% Robert McLeod ( Republican ) 31.6% Herbert Tarbous ( Independent ) 1.4%
New Jersey 7 Mike Ferguson Republican 2000 Incumbent retired . New member elected . Republican hold Y Leonard Lance ( Republican ) 50.2% Linda Stender ( Democratic ) 42.2% Michael Hsing ( Independent ) 5.6% Dean Greco ( Independent ) 1.1% Thomas Abrams ( Independent ) 0.9%
New Jersey 8 Bill Pascrell Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected Y Bill Pascrell ( Democratic ) 71.1% Rollie Straten ( Republican ) 28.2% Derek DeMarco ( Libertarian ) 0.7%
New Jersey 9 Steve Rothman Democratic 1996 Incumbent re-elected Y Steve Rothman ( Democratic ) 69.5% Vince Micco ( Republican ) 31.0% Michael Perrone Jr. ( Independent ) 0.5%
New Jersey 10 Don Payne Democratic 1988 Incumbent re-elected Y Don Payne ( Democratic ) 98.9% Michael Taber ( Socialist Workers ) 1.1%
New Jersey 11 Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican 1994 Incumbent re-elected Y Rodney Frelinghuysen ( Republican ) 61.8% Tom Wyka ( Democratic ) 37.0% Chandler Tedholm ( Independent ) 1.2%
New Jersey 12 Rush Holt Democratic 1998 Incumbent re-elected Y Rush Holt ( Democratic ) 63.1% Alan Bateman ( Republican ) 35.3% David Corsi ( Independent ) 1.6%
New Jersey 13 Albio Sires Democratic 2006 Incumbent re-elected Y Albio Sires ( Democratic ) 75.4% Joseph Turula ( Republican ) 21.7% Julio Fernandez ( Independent ) 2.3% Louis Vernotico ( Independent ) 0.6%
New Jersey
Main article : 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey See also : List of United States Representatives from New Jersey
The 2008 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 4, 2008, to elect members to the United States House of Representatives to serve in the 111th United States Congress from January 3, 2009, until January 3, 2011. It coincided with the election of Barack Obama as President. All 435 voting seats, as well as all 6 non-voting seats, were up for election. The Democratic Party, which won a majority of seats in the 2006 election, expanded its control in 2008. The Republican Party, hoping to regain the majority it lost in the 2006 election or at least expand its congressional membership, lost additional seats. With one exception (Louisiana's 2nd district), the only seats to switch from Democratic to Republican had been Republican-held prior to the 2006 elections. Republicans gained five Democratic seats total, while losing 26 of their own, giving the Democrats a net gain of 21 seats, effectively erasing all gains made by the GOP since 1994. In addition, with the defeat of Republican congressman Chris Shays in Connecticut's 4th district, this became the first time since the 1850s that no Republican represented the New England region. The 10.6% popular vote advantage by the Democrats was the largest by either party since 1982, 26 years earlier. Turnout increased due to the 2008 presidential election. The presidential election, 2008 Senate elections, and 2008 state gubernatorial elections, as well as many other state and local elections, occurred on the same date.