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2013 Senate elections · New Jersey history

New Jersey U.S. Senate election 2013 (special)

Cory A. Booker DEM +10.9 · Class II seat · held 10/16/13

Votes counted
1,348,659
Margin
10.9 pts
Seat held by
Vacantheld

General election 10/16/13

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Cory A. Booker WonDEM740,74254.92%
Steven M. LoneganREP593,68444.02%
Edward C. StackhouseOTH5,1380.38%
Robert DePasqualeIND3,1370.23%
Stuart David MeissnerOTH2,0510.15%
Pablo OliveraOTH1,5300.11%
Antonio N. SabasOTH1,3360.10%
Eugene Martin LaVergneDRP1,0410.08%
Total1,348,659

Official source: 2013-official-special-general-results-us-senate-1028.pdf

Other New Jersey Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IAndy Kim9.6
2020Class IICory A. Booker16.3
2018Class IBob Menendez11.2
2014Class IICory A. Booker13.5
2013 specialClass IICory A. Booker10.9
2012Class IBob Menendez19.5
2008Class IIFrank R. Lautenberg14.1
2006Class IBob Menendez16.0
2002Class IIFrank R. Lautenberg9.9
2000Class IJon Stevens Corzine3.0
1996Class IIRobert G. Torricelli10.1
1994Class IFrank R. Lautenberg3.3

Full New Jersey Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2013 New Jersey Senate race (special election)?

Cory A. Booker (DEM) won with 54.9% of the vote, ahead of Steven M. Lonegan (44.0%), a margin of 10.9 points.

Did the New Jersey Senate seat change party in 2013?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2013 New Jersey Senate race?

1,348,659 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.