2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)
All 13 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 8 5 Seats won 7 6 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,024,730 1,055,299 Percentage 48.3% 49.7% Swing 7.3% 7.2%
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The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2010, to elect the 13 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 13 congressional districts. The primary election in which candidates were chosen took place on June 8, 2010.

As of 2025, this is the last election in which the Republican Party won the statewide popular vote for United States House, even though they did not win a majority of congressional seats. As a result, New Jersey became one of four states in which the party that won the state's popular vote did not win a majority of seats in 2010, the other states being Iowa, Illinois, and North Carolina.

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2010[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,055,299	49.74%	6	+1
	Democratic	1,024,730	48.30%	7	-1
	Libertarian	8,536	0.40%	0	—
	Green	7,494	0.35%	0	—
	Constitution	4,120	0.19%	0	—
	Independents	21,405	1.01%	0	—
Totals		2,121,584	100.00%	13	—

2010 New Jersey's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Rob Andrews Dale Glading Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 106,334 58,562 Percentage 63.19% 34.80%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Andrews Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rob Andrews Democratic

Democrat Rob Andrews has been in Congress since 1990. He won re-election in 2008 with 72%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Democrat.

• Rob Andrews, incumbent Representative from Haddon Heights since 1990
• John Caramanna, candidate for this seat in 2008

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	14,695	86.66%
	Democratic	John Caramanna	2,262	13.34%
Total votes			16,957	100.00%

• Dale Glading, founder of Saints Prison Ministry and nominee for this seat in 2008
• Lee Lucas
• Loran M. Oglesby
• Fernando Powers, candidate for this seat in 2008

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dale M. Glading	5,315	54.81%
	Republican	Loran M. Oglesby	2,718	28.03%
	Republican	Fernando Powers	1,401	14.45%
	Republican	Lee Lucas	264	2.72%
Total votes			9,698	100.00%

• Rob Andrews, incumbent Representative from Haddon Heights since 1990 (Democratic)
• Margaret M. Chapman, candidate for this seat in 2008 (Time for Change)
• Dale Glading, founder of Saints Prison Ministry and nominee for this seat in 2008 (Republican)
• Mark Heacock (Green)
• Nicky I. Petrutz (Defend American Constitution)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	106,334	63.19%	9.21
	Republican	Dale Glading	58,562	34.80%	8.85
	Green	Mark Heacock	1,593	0.95%	0.27
	Independent	Margaret Chapman	1,257	0.75%	0.31
	Independent	Nicky Petrutz	521	0.31%	N/A
Total votes			168,267	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2010 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Frank LoBiondo Gary Stein Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 109,460 51,690 Percentage 65.50% 30.93%

U.S. Representative before election Frank LoBiondo Republican Elected U.S. Representative Frank LoBiondo Republican

Republican Frank LoBiondo has been in Congress since 1995. He won re-election in 2008 with 59%, despite Democrat Barack Obama simultaneously carrying the district. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Republican.

• Linda Biamonte
• Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995
• Donna M. Ward, candidate for this seat in 2008

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	19,337	78.06%
	Republican	Linda Biamonte	2,984	12.05%
	Republican	Donna M. Ward	2,025	8.17%
Total votes			24,772	100.00%

• Gary Stein

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gary Stein	5,441	100.00%
Total votes			5,441	100.00%

• Peter Boyce, nominee for this seat in 2008 (Constitution)
• Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995 (Republican)
• Mark Lovett (marklovett.us)
• Gary Stein, perennial candidate (Democratic)
• Vitov Valdes-Munoz (American Labor)

2010 U.S. House election^[5][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	109,460	65.50%	6.44
	Democratic	Gary Stein	51,690	30.93%	8.16
	Constitution	Peter Boyce	4,120	2.47%	1.92
	Independent	Mark Lovett	1,123	0.67%	N/A
	Independent	Vitov Valdez-Munoz	727	0.44%	N/A
Total votes			172,906	100.00%
	Republican hold

2010 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election

Nominee Jon Runyan John Adler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 105,084 71,902 Percentage 50.0% 47.3%

U.S. Representative before election John Adler Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jon Runyan Republican

In 2008, state senator John Adler defeated Chris Myers, a town councilman, with 52% of the vote, while Barack Obama carried the district with the same amount in the presidential election.

Retired NFL player Jon Runyan was a star offensive lineman who played most of his career with the nearby Philadelphia Eagles as the South Jersey district is a suburb of Philadelphia.

With $1.7 million in Adler's campaign account back in April, he had a major cash advantage. CQ Politics rated this election as Lean Democrat.

• John Adler, incumbent Representative from Cherry Hill since 2009
• Barry D. Bendar, activist and chair of the Lacey Township Democratic Committee^[6]

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Adler (incumbent)	11,833	75.13%
	Democratic	Barry D. Bendar	3,916	24.87%
Total votes			15,749	100.00%

• Justin Michael Murphy, deputy mayor of Tabernacle^[7] and candidate for this seat in 2008
• Jon Runyan, former offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles

In May, Runyan took the unusual step of revealing that he had been late to pay some taxes and had been sued in connection with some business dealings. He claimed he was "a different type of candidate" by acknowledging his mistakes.

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Runyan	17,250	60.41%
	Republican	Justin Michael Murphy	11,304	39.59%
Total votes			28,554	100.00%

• John Adler, incumbent Representative from Cherry Hill since 2009 (Democratic)
• Russ Conger (Libertarian)
• Lawrence J. Donahue (Your Country Again)
• Peter DeStefano, Mount Holly picture framer^[8][9] (NJ Tea Party)
• Jon Runyan, former offensive lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles (Republican)

On October 8, 2010, the Courier-Post reported that Steve Ayscue, the head of operations for the Camden County Democratic Committee, and Geoff Mackler, an employee of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent to manage Adler's campaign, had orchestrated the paper candidacy of Peter DeStefano on the "NJ Tea Party" line. They presented the plan at Camden County headquarters during a May 26 meeting of the South Jersey Young Democrats, and some of those present joined in circulating a petition to place DeStefano on the ballot.^[8] The Courier-Post also reported that Ayscue actively managed social media accounts on behalf of the DeStefano campaign, according to a Democratic operative with knowledge of the Adler campaign.^[8]

Poll	Dates administered	John Adler (D)	Jon Runyan (R)	Peter DeStafano (I)	Undecided
Monmouth University[10]	October 22–25, 2010	43%	48%	-	4%
Rutgers-Eagleton[11]	October 23–24, 2010	46%	45%	4%	6%
Stockton/Zogby[12]	October 18–22, 2010	37%	40%	4.9%	16%
Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Press Media[13]	September 24–28, 2010	42%	39%	4%	13%
Rutgers-Eagleton[14]	September 23–26, 2010	44%	38%	6%	12%
Stockton/Zogby[15]	September 21–23, 2010	38%	30%	7.6%	23%
Rutgers University[16]	August 5–8, 2010	31%	25%	4%	--
		35%	28%	--	--
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research[17]†	June 27–30, 2010	51%	34%	12%	--

†Internal poll for Adler campaign

2010 U.S. House election^[3][18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Runyan	110,215	50.02%	2.10
	Democratic	John Adler (incumbent)	104,252	47.32%	4.76
	Independent	Peter DeStefano	3,284	1.49%	N/A
	Libertarian	Russ Conger	1,445	0.66%	N/A
	Independent	Lawrence Donohue	1,133	0.51%	N/A
Total votes			220,329	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Adler died on April 4, 2011, four months after his defeat and shortly after leaving office.

2010 New Jersey's 4th congressional district election

Nominee Chris Smith Howard Kleinhendler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 129,752 52,118 Percentage 69.41% 27.88%

U.S. Representative before election Chris Smith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Chris Smith Republican

Republican Chris Smith has been in Congress since 1981. In 2008, he won re-election with 66%. CQ Politics rates this election as Safe Republican.

• Alan Bateman, deputy mayor of Holmdel and nominee for the 12th congressional district in 2008
• Chris Smith, incumbent Representative since 1981

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	21,723	68.83%
	Republican	Alan Bateman	9,839	30.17%
Total votes			31,562	100.00%

• Howard Kleinhendler, Lakewood attorney and Orthodox Jewish rabbi^[19]

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Howard Kleinhendler	7,976	100.00%
Total votes			7,976	100.00%

• Howard Kleinhendler, Lakewood attorney and Orthodox Jewish rabbi^[19] (Democratic)
• David R. Meiswinkle (American Renaissance Movement)
• Joe Siano (Libertarian)
• Chris Smith, incumbent Representative since 1981 (Republican)
• Steven Welzer, nominee for this seat in 2008 (Green)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	129,752	69.41%	3.20
	Democratic	Howard Kleinhendler	52,118	27.88%	4.75
	Libertarian	Joe Siano	2,912	1.56%	N/A
	Green	Steven Welzer	1,574	0.84%	0.32
	Independent	David Meiswinkle	582	0.31%	N/A
Total votes			186,940	100.00%
	Republican hold

2010 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election

Nominee Scott Garrett Todd Thiese Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 124,030 62,634 Percentage 64.94% 32.79%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Garrett Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Garrett Republican

Republican Scott Garrett has been in Congress since 2003. In 2008, he won re-election with 56% of the vote. CQ Politics rated this election as Safe Republican.

• Scott Garrett, incumbent Representative from Wantage since 2003

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	29,523	100.00%
Total votes			29,523	100.00%

• Anthony N. Iannarelli Jr., Ramsey attorney^[21]
• Tod Theise, Washington Township litigation analyst and candidate for Warren County Freeholder in 2009^[21][22]

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tod Theise	5,711	79.44%
	Democratic	Anthony N. Iannarelli Jr.	1,478	20.56%
Total votes			7,189	100.00%

• Ed Fanning, nominee for this seat in 2008 (Green)
• Scott Garrett, incumbent Representative from Wantage since 2003 (Republican)
• James Douglas Radigan (Be Determined)
• Mark D. Quick (For Americans)
• Tod Theise, Washington Township litigation analyst and candidate for Warren County Freeholder in 2009^[21][22] (Democratic)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	124,030	64.94%	9.07
	Democratic	Tod Theise	62,634	32.79%	9.61
	Green	Ed Fanning	2,347	1.23%	0.49
	Independent	Mark Quick	1,646	0.86%	N/A
	Independent	James D. Radigan	336	0.18%	N/A
Total votes			190,993	100.0
	Republican hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2010 New Jersey's 6th congressional district election

Nominee Frank Pallone Anna Little Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 81,993 65,413 Percentage 54.75% 43.71%

U.S. Representative before election Frank Pallone Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Frank Pallone Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Frank Pallone defeated Republican Challenger and then-mayor of Highlands Anna Little. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties.

• Frank Pallone, incumbent Representative from Long Branch since 1988

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	11,667	100.00%
Total votes			11,667	100.00%

• Diane Gooch, vice chair of the Monmouth County Republican Party, Red Bank newspaper publisher and wife of GFI Group founder Mickey Gooch^[24]
• Anna Little, mayor of Highlands

• Mary Pat Angelini, Assemblywoman from Ocean Township^[24]

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anna Little	6,804	50.31%
	Republican	Diane Gooch	6,721	49.69%
Total votes			13,525	100.00%

• Jack Freudenheim (Independent)
• Anna Little, mayor of Highlands (Republican)
• Frank Pallone, incumbent Representative from Long Branch since 1988 (Democratic)
• Karen Anne Zaletel (Green Tea Patriots)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][25]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	81,933	54.75%	12.20
	Republican	Anna Little	65,413	43.71%	12.10
	Independent	Jack Freudenheim	1,299	0.87%	N/A
	Independent	Karen Anne Zaletel	1,017	0.68%	N/A
Total votes			149,662	100.0
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2010 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election

Nominee Leonard Lance Ed Potosnak Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 105,084 71,902 Percentage 59.4% 40.6%

U.S. Representative before election Leonard Lance Republican Elected U.S. Representative Leonard Lance Republican

Incumbent Republican Leonard Lance won re-election against Democratic challenger Ed Potosnak. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Middlesex, Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties.

• Bruce E. Baker
• Alonzo Hosford
• Leonard Lance, incumbent Representative from Clinton since 2009
• David Larsen, Oldwick businessman^[26]

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	17,200	56.10%
	Republican	David Larsen	9,475	30.91%
	Republican	Alonzo Hosford	2,534	8.27%
	Republican	Bruce E. Baker	1,448	4.72%
Total votes			30,657	100.00%

• Ed Potosnak

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Potosnak	8,176	100.00%
Total votes			8,176	100.00%

• Leonard Lance, incumbent Representative from Clinton since 2009 (Republican)
• Ed Potosnak (Democratic)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][27]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leonard Lance (incumbent)	105,084	59.37%	9.15
	Democratic	Ed Potosnak	71,902	40.63%	1.59
Total votes			176,986	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2010 New Jersey's 8th congressional district election

Nominee Bill Pascrell Roland Straten Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 88,478 51,023 Percentage 62.7% 36.1%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Pascrell Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bill Pascrell Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell defeated Republican challenger Roland Straten. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Essex and Passaic counties.

• Bill Pascrell, incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	8,176	100.00%
Total votes			8,176	100.00%

• Blase Billack
• Roland Straten, engineer, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for this district in 2008

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roland Straten	5,739	80.15%
	Republican	Blase Billack	1,333	18.85%
Total votes			7,072	100.00%

• Raymond Giangrosso (Independent)
• Bill Pascrell, incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997 (Democratic)
• Roland Straten, engineer, U.S. Navy veteran and nominee for this district in 2008 (Republican)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	88,478	62.66%	8.45
	Republican	Roland Straten	51,023	36.13%	7.96
	Independent	Raymond Giangrosso	1,707	1.21%	N/A
Total votes			141,208	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2010 New Jersey's 9th congressional district election

Nominee Steve Rothman Michael Agosta Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 83,564 52,082 Percentage 60.7% 37.9%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Rothman Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Steve Rothman Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Steve Rothman defeated Republican challenger Michael Agosto. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties.

• Steve Rothman, incumbent Representative from Fair Lawn since 1997

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	14,973	100.00%
Total votes			14,973	100.00%

• Michael Agosta
• John Aslanian
• Sergey Shevchuk

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael A. Agosta	5,830	58.15%
	Republican	John Aslanian	3,629	36.20%
	Republican	Sergey Shevchuk	567	5.66%
Total votes			10,026	100.00%

• Michael Agosta (Republican)
• Patricia Alessandrini (Green)
• Steve Rothman, incumbent Representative from Fair Lawn since 1997 (Democratic)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][29]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	83,564	60.75%	6.78
	Republican	Michael Agosta	52,082	37.86%	6.82
	Green	Patricia Alessandrini	1,980	1.44%	N/A
Total votes			137,554	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2010 New Jersey's 10th congressional district election

Nominee Donald M. Payne Michael Alonso Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 95,299 14,357 Percentage 85.2% 12.8%

U.S. Representative before election Donald M. Payne Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Donald M. Payne Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Donald M. Payne defeated Republican challenger Michael Alonso. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Essex, Hudson, and Union counties. Payne later died on March 6, 2012, halfway through his term.

• Donald M. Payne, incumbent Representative from Newark since 1989

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne (incumbent)	22,155	100.00%
Total votes			22,155	100.00%

• Michael Alonso

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Alonso	1,061	100.00%
Total votes			1,061	100.00%

• Michael Alonso (Republican)
• Joanne Miller (Agent of Change)
• Donald M. Payne, incumbent Representative from Newark since 1989 (Democratic)
• Robert Louis Touissant (Action No Talk)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][30]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne (incumbent)	95,299	85.18%	13.74
	Republican	Michael Alonso	14,357	12.83%	N/A
	Independent	Robert Louis Toussaint	1,141	1.02%	N/A
	Independent	Joanne Miller	1,080	0.97%	N/A
Total votes			111,877	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2010 New Jersey's 11th congressional district election

Nominee Rodney Frelinghuysen Douglas Herbert Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 122,149 55,472 Percentage 67.2% 30.5%

U.S. Representative before election Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen Republican

Incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen defeated Democratic challenger Douglas Herbert. From 2003 to 2013, this district included all of Morris County, as well as portions of Essex, Passaic, Sussex, and Somerset counties.

• Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent Representative from Harding since 1995
• Richard T. Luzzi

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuyen (incumbent)	32,631	76.44%
	Republican	Richard T. Luzzi	10,060	23.56%
Total votes			42,691	100.00%

• Douglas Herbert
• James D. Kelly Jr.

2008 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Douglas Herbert	6,192	71.52%
	Democratic	James D. Kelly Jr.	2,466	28.48%
Total votes			8,658	100.00%

• Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent Representative from Harding since 1995 (Republican)
• Jim Gawron (Libertarian)
• Douglas Herbert (Democratic)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][31]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	122,149	67.19%	5.35
	Democratic	Douglas Herbert	55,472	30.51%	6.50
	Libertarian	Jim Gawron	4,179	2.30%	N/A
Total votes			181,800	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2010 New Jersey's 12th congressional district election

Nominee Rush Holt Jr. Scott Sipprelle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 108,214 93,634 Percentage 53.0% 45.9%

U.S. Representative before election Rush Holt Jr. Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Rush Holt Jr. Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Rush Holt Jr. defeated Republican challenger Scott Sipprelle. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties.

• Rush Holt Jr., incumbent Representative from Pennington since 1999

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt Jr. (incumbent)	14,480	100.00%
Total votes			14,480	100.00%

• David Corsi, independent candidate for this district in 2008
• Scott M. Sipprelle, Princeton venture capitalist

• Alan Bateman, nominee for this district in 2008 (ran in the 4th district)

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott M. Sipprelle	8,927	54.12%
	Republican	David Corsi	7,569	45.88%
Total votes			16,496	100.00%

• Kenneth Cody (Truth Vision Hope)
• Rush Holt Jr., incumbent Representative from Pennington since 1999 (Democratic)
• Scott M. Sipprelle, Princeton venture capitalist (Republican)

Poll	Dates administered	Rush Holt (D)	Scott Sipprelle (R)	Undecided
National Research[32]	October 27, 2010	42%	43%	-
Monmouth University[33]	October 25–27, 2010	51%	43%	4%
Monmouth University[34]	October 9–12, 2010	51%	46%	3%

2010 U.S. House election^[3][35]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rush Holt Jr. (incumbent)	108,214	53.05%	10.07
	Republican	Scott Sipprelle	93,634	45.90%	10.58
	Independent	Kenneth Cody	2,154	1.06%	N/A
Total votes			204,002	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

2010 New Jersey's 13th congressional district election

Nominee Albio Sires Henrietta Dwyer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 62,840 19,538 Percentage 74.1% 23.0%

U.S. Representative before election Albio Sires Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Albio Sires Democratic

Incumbent Democrat Albio Sires defeated Republican challenger Henrietta Dwyer. From 2003 to 2013, this district included portions of Hudson, Essex, Union, and Middlesex counties. This was the last election before the elimination of this seat after the 2010 census.

• Jeff Boss, conspiracy theorist and perennial candidate
• Albio Sires, incumbent Representative from West New York since 2006

2010 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	16,022	86.93%
	Democratic	Jeff Boss	2,409	13.07%
Total votes			18,431	100.00%

• Henrietta Dwyer

2010 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henrietta Dwyer	2,436	100.00%
Total votes			2,436	100.00%

• Henrietta Dwyer (Republican)
• Maximo Nacer (Gravity Buoyancy Solution)
• Albio Sires, incumbent Representative from West New York since 2006 (Democratic)
• Anthony Zanowic (Independent American)

2010 U.S. House election^[3][36]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Albio Sires (incumbent)	62,840	74.11%	1.25
	Republican	Henrietta Dwyer	19,538	23.04%	1.30
	Independent	Anthony Zanowic	1,508	1.78%	N/A
	Independent	Maximo Gomez Nacer	910	1.07%	N/A
Total votes			84,796	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing	{{{swing}}}

• Division of Elections at the New Jersey Secretary of State
  • Official candidate list
• U.S. Congress candidates for New Jersey at Project Vote Smart
• New Jersey U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in New Jersey from OpenSecrets
• 2010 New Jersey General Election graph of multiple polls from Pollster.com
• House - New Jersey from the Cook Political Report

Preceded by 2008 elections

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey 2010

Succeeded by 2012 elections