2018 Senate elections · New Jersey history
New Jersey U.S. Senate election 2018
Bob Menendez DEM +11.2 · Class I seat · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 3,169,310
- Margin
- 11.2 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Menendez Won | DEM | 1,711,654 | 54.01% | |
| Bob Hugin | REP | 1,357,355 | 42.83% | |
| Madelyn R. Hoffman | GRE | 25,150 | 0.79% | |
| Murray Sabrin | LIB | 21,212 | 0.67% | |
| Natalie Lynn Rivera | FTP | 19,897 | 0.63% | |
| Patricia Flanagan | OTH | 16,101 | 0.51% | |
| Kevin Kimple | OTH | 9,087 | 0.29% | |
| Hank Schroeder | OTH | 8,854 | 0.28% | |
| Total | 3,169,310 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other New Jersey Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Andy Kim | 9.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 16.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 11.2 |
| 2014 | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 13.5 |
| 2013 special | Class II | Cory A. Booker | 10.9 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 19.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 14.1 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bob Menendez | 16.0 |
| 2002 | Class II | Frank R. Lautenberg | 9.9 |
| 2000 | Class I | Jon Stevens Corzine | 3.0 |
| 1996 | Class II | Robert G. Torricelli | 10.1 |
| 1994 | Class I | Frank R. Lautenberg | 3.3 |
Full New Jersey Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2018 New Jersey Senate race?
Bob Menendez (DEM) won with 54.0% of the vote, ahead of Bob Hugin (42.8%), a margin of 11.2 points.
Did the New Jersey Senate seat change party in 2018?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 New Jersey Senate race?
3,169,310 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.