2020 Senate elections · New Jersey history
New Jersey U.S. Senate election 2020
Cory A. Booker DEM +16.3 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 4,440,440
- Margin
- 16.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NJ
- D+15.9same year
General election 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory A. Booker Won | DEM | 2,541,178 | 57.23% | |
| Rikin Mehta | REP | 1,817,052 | 40.92% | |
| Madelyn R. Hoffman | GRE | 38,288 | 0.86% | |
| Veronica Fernandez | OTH | 32,290 | 0.73% | |
| Daniel Burke | OTH | 11,632 | 0.26% | |
| Total | 4,440,440 | |||
Official source: 2020-official-general-results-us-senate.pdf
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 2020 New Jersey Senate race?
Cory A. Booker (DEM) won with 57.2% of the vote, ahead of Rikin Mehta (40.9%), a margin of 16.3 points.
Did the New Jersey Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 New Jersey Senate race?
4,440,440 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.