The Senate:...
Democratic Incumbent: Frank Lautenberg
Republican Challenger: Dick Zimmer
The House:...
- New Jersey's 1st congressional district: Incumbent Democrat Rob Andrews, in a surprise move on April 2, 2008, announced that he would be challenging incumbent Sen. Frank Lautenberg in the Democratic primary in June[110]. As such, he will no longer be a candidate for his House seat, which is reliably Democratic (CPVI: D+14). Since the filing deadline for primary candidates was April 7th, there was virtually no time for candidates to declare. Camille Andrews, wife of Rob Andrews is the Democratic nominee. The Saints Prison Ministry founder Dale Glading is the Republican nominee.
- New Jersey's 3rd congressional district: Incumbent Republican Jim Saxton has announced that he will retire at the end of his current term.[111]. This district is historically Republican, but George W. Bush barely won with 51% to 49% for John Kerry in 2004 (CPVI=D+3). Also, Al Gore won his district by a significant margin in 2000. Some Democrats think that Saxton had managed to keep his seat for so long (since 1984) because he rarely faced credible opposition. The Republican nominee is Medford Mayor, VP of Lockheed Martin, and Gulf War veteran Chris Myers. State Senator John Adler is the Democratic nominee and could be a formidable candidate.
- New Jersey's 5th congressional district: Incumbent Scott Garrett has been elected by safe margins in the past but in 2006 he only won by 10 points aganist Paul Aronsohn the lowest of his career.The district contains most of Northern New Jersey including the cities of Paramus and Ridgewood. The Democratic nominee is rabbi Dennis G. Shulman.
- New Jersey's 7th congressional district: Republican Mike Ferguson barely won his re-election bid in 2006, edging state Assemblywoman Linda Stender by 50% to 48%. In a major surprise, Ferguson recently announced that he will not run for reelection.[112] George W. Bush narrowly won this district with 53% to 46% for John Kerry in 2004 (CPVI=R+1). The Republican nominee is state Senator (and outgoing Senate Minority Leader) Leonard Lance of Hunterdon County. Assemblywoman Linda Stender is again the Democratic nominee.
New Jersey's 3rd congressional district: Jim Saxton(R)
New Jersey's 7th congressional district: Mike Ferguson(R)
New Jersey's 1st congressional district: Rob Andrews (D): Retiring to run for U.S. Senate
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