2008 Primary Election
Election Date: 06/03/2008
Last Update: 04/15/2016 12:00 AM
| Registration & Turnout |
| 414,197 Voters |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Election Day Turnout | 50,218 | 12.12% |
| Absentee Turnout | 1,164 | 0.28% |
| Provisional Turnout | 237 | 0.06% |
| Emergency Turnout | 44 | 0.01% |
| Federal Overseas Turnout | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 51,663 | 12.47% |
| Dem - U.S. Senator |
| 551/551 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 3217 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Robert E. ANDREWS | 8,371 | 20.36% |
| Dem - Frank LAUTENBERG | 31,548 | 76.73% |
| Dem - Donald CRESITELLO | 1,170 | 2.85% |
| Write-In | 27 | 0.07% |
| Total | 41,116 | 100.00% |
| Rep - U.S. Senator |
| 551/551 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 722 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Dick ZIMMER | 3,542 | 56.27% |
| Rep - Murray SABRIN | 491 | 7.80% |
| Rep - Joseph PENNACCHIO | 2,250 | 35.74% |
| Write-In | 12 | 0.19% |
| Total | 6,295 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Member of the House of Rep 8th Cong District |
| 188/188 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 2206 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Bill PASCRELL, Jr. | 9,833 | 99.70% |
| Write-In | 30 | 0.30% |
| Total | 9,863 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Member of the House of Rep 8th Cong District |
| 188/188 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 1090 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Roland STRATEN | 2,221 | 99.69% |
| Write-In | 7 | 0.31% |
| Total | 2,228 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Member of the House of Rep 10th Cong District |
| 245/245 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 3896 | |
| Over Votes | 1 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Donald M. PAYNE | 20,168 | 99.88% |
| Write-In | 25 | 0.12% |
| Total | 20,193 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Member of the House of Rep 10th Cong District |
| 245/245 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 728 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Write-In | 10 | 100.00% |
| Total | 10 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Member of the House of Rep 11th Cong District |
| 55/55 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 591 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Tom WYKA | 1,534 | 75.72% |
| Dem - Gary Harry HAGER | 201 | 9.92% |
| Dem - Ellen GREENBERG | 291 | 14.36% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 2,026 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Member of the House of Rep 11th Cong District |
| 55/55 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 408 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Rodney FRELINGHUYSEN | 1,733 | 87.66% |
| Rep - Kate ERBER | 243 | 12.29% |
| Write-In | 1 | 0.05% |
| Total | 1,977 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Member of the House of Rep 13th Cong District |
| 63/63 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 2442 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Albio SIRES | 2,591 | 99.96% |
| Write-In | 1 | 0.04% |
| Total | 2,592 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Member of the House of Rep 13th Cong District |
| 63/63 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 181 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Joseph TURULA | 265 | 99.62% |
| Write-In | 1 | 0.38% |
| Total | 266 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Board of Chosen Freeholders At Large |
| 551/551 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 49458 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Rufus I. JOHNSON | 27,170 | 21.80% |
| Dem - Patricia SEBOLD | 28,083 | 22.54% |
| Dem - Donald M. PAYNE, Jr | 29,999 | 24.07% |
| Dem - Blonnie R. WATSON | 27,104 | 21.75% |
| Dem - Kevin G. KENNEDY | 3,951 | 3.17% |
| Dem - Susana SOTILLO | 3,339 | 2.68% |
| Dem - Jerry F. VORBACH | 3,116 | 2.50% |
| Dem - George M. TILLMAN | 1,788 | 1.43% |
| Write-In | 67 | 0.05% |
| Total | 124,617 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Board of Chosen Freeholders At Large |
| 551/551 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 9173 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Reuben TORRES | 4,656 | 25.44% |
| Rep - Nkosi REMY | 4,562 | 24.93% |
| Rep - Leslie ELLIS | 4,608 | 25.18% |
| Rep - Aracelis SANABRIA-TEJADA | 4,451 | 24.32% |
| Write-In | 23 | 0.13% |
| Total | 18,300 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 1 |
| 84/84 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 2827 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Samuel GONZALEZ | 4,475 | 100.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 4,475 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 1 |
| 84/84 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 197 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Orlando MENDEZ | 317 | 100.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 317 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 2 |
| 108/108 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 2544 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - D. Bilal BEASLEY | 6,992 | 89.42% |
| Dem - Patrick COUNCIL | 825 | 10.55% |
| Write-In | 2 | 0.03% |
| Total | 7,819 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 2 |
| 108/108 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 81 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Herbert D. GLENN | 236 | 100.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 236 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3 |
| 103/103 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 2680 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Carol Y. CLARK | 7,796 | 99.90% |
| Write-In | 8 | 0.10% |
| Total | 7,804 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 3 |
| 103/103 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 235 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Write-In | 1 | 100.00% |
| Total | 1 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4 |
| 133/133 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 2012 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Linda LORDI CAVANAUGH | 5,462 | 99.80% |
| Write-In | 11 | 0.20% |
| Total | 5,473 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 4 |
| 133/133 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 1183 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Alexandru ALDEA | 2,523 | 99.92% |
| Write-In | 2 | 0.08% |
| Total | 2,525 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 5 |
| 123/123 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 970 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Ralph R. CAPUTO | 3,747 | 52.21% |
| Dem - Robert J. RUSSO | 3,426 | 47.74% |
| Write-In | 4 | 0.06% |
| Total | 7,177 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Board of Chosen Freeholders District 5 |
| 123/123 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 756 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Andrew M. BLOSCHK | 1,335 | 99.70% |
| Write-In | 4 | 0.30% |
| Total | 1,339 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Township Council - Bloomfield 1st Ward |
| 11/11 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 100 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Janice MALY | 387 | 99.74% |
| Write-In | 1 | 0.26% |
| Total | 388 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Council - Bloomfield 1st Ward |
| 11/11 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 43 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Carol HUMPHREYS | 99 | 100.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 99 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Township Council - Bloomfield 2nd Ward |
| 11/11 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 193 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Nicholas JOANOW | 492 | 98.99% |
| Write-In | 5 | 1.01% |
| Total | 497 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Council - Bloomfield 2nd Ward |
| 11/11 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 57 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Ray TAMBORINI | 214 | 100.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 214 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Township Council - Bloomfield 3rd Ward |
| 13/13 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 123 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Patricia RITCHINGS | 468 | 100.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 468 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Council - Bloomfield 3rd Ward |
| 13/13 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 30 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Octavio MORALES | 75 | 100.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 75 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Borough Council - Caldwell |
| 7/7 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 109 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - E. William EDGE | 242 | 49.59% |
| Dem - Peter G. MESCIA | 246 | 50.41% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 488 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Borough Council - Caldwell |
| 7/7 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 88 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Joseph NORTON | 148 | 50.00% |
| Rep - Gordon V. LAWSHE | 148 | 50.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 296 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Borough Council - Essex Fells |
| 2/2 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 146 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 0 | 0.00% |
| Rep - Borough Council - Essex Fells |
| 2/2 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 32 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Michael W. CECERE | 63 | 50.00% |
| Rep - George C. PECK, Jr | 62 | 49.21% |
| Write-In | 1 | 0.79% |
| Total | 126 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Township Council - Fairfield |
| 5/5 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 121 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Patrick J. D�AQUILA | 107 | 50.71% |
| Dem - Robert DOMBROWSKI | 104 | 49.29% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 211 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Council - Fairfield |
| 5/5 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 257 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - John LaFORGIA | 483 | 37.79% |
| Rep - Thomas J. MORGAN | 514 | 40.22% |
| Rep - Richard MASTRANGELO | 278 | 21.75% |
| Write-In | 3 | 0.23% |
| Total | 1,278 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Borough Council - Glen Ridge |
| 7/7 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 820 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 0 | 0.00% |
| Rep - Borough Council - Glen Ridge |
| 7/7 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 228 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dem - Township Council - Livingston |
| 26/26 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 604 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Stephen A. SANTOLA | 1,215 | 49.86% |
| Dem - Gary S. SCHNEIDERMAN | 1,216 | 49.90% |
| Write-In | 6 | 0.25% |
| Total | 2,437 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Council - Livingston |
| 26/26 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 864 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Write-In | 2 | 100.00% |
| Total | 2 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Township Council Livingston Unexpired 2 Year Term |
| 26/26 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 339 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Rufino Rudy FERNANDEZ , Jr. | 1,172 | 99.49% |
| Write-In | 6 | 0.51% |
| Total | 1,178 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Council Livingston Unexpired 2 Year Term |
| 26/26 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 431 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Write-In | 2 | 100.00% |
| Total | 2 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Township Committee Maplewood |
| 21/21 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 923 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Victor DeLUCA | 1,677 | 51.87% |
| Dem - Fred R. PROFETA, Jr. | 1,540 | 47.63% |
| Write-In | 16 | 0.49% |
| Total | 3,233 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Committee Maplewood |
| 21/21 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 252 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - C. Mark TOWNSEND | 170 | 98.27% |
| Write-In | 3 | 1.73% |
| Total | 173 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Township Committee Millburn |
| 16/16 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 443 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Stephanie NESSER | 591 | 50.00% |
| Dem - James F. SUELL | 588 | 49.75% |
| Write-In | 3 | 0.25% |
| Total | 1,182 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Committee Millburn |
| 16/16 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 176 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Richard TAMBOR | 344 | 49.78% |
| Rep - Robert T. TILLOTSON | 346 | 50.07% |
| Write-In | 1 | 0.14% |
| Total | 691 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Borough Council - North Caldwell |
| 4/4 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 425 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Matthew C. ROLLINS | 89 | 97.80% |
| Write-In | 2 | 2.20% |
| Total | 91 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Borough Council - North Caldwell |
| 4/4 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 105 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - John CHIAIA | 170 | 50.75% |
| Rep - Cynthia SANTOMAURO | 165 | 49.25% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 335 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Borough Council - Roseland |
| 6/6 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 186 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Robert BURKE | 205 | 50.00% |
| Dem - Patrick M. CALELLO | 205 | 50.00% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 410 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Borough Council - Roseland |
| 6/6 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 68 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Michele L. TOLLI | 177 | 50.28% |
| Rep - John DUTHIE | 173 | 49.15% |
| Write-In | 2 | 0.57% |
| Total | 352 | 100.00% |
| Dem - Township Council - West Caldwell |
| 9/9 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 182 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Dem - Alexander TRENTO, II | 297 | 50.34% |
| Dem - John J. KING, III | 291 | 49.32% |
| Write-In | 2 | 0.34% |
| Total | 590 | 100.00% |
| Rep - Township Council - West Caldwell |
| 9/9 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 104 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Dominick J. AIELLO | 290 | 49.83% |
| Rep - Richard C. OTTERBEIN | 292 | 50.17% |
| Write-In | 0 | 0.00% |
| Total | 582 | 100.00% |
| Rep - 8th Congressional Delegate |
| 188/188 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 1632 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Essex Republican Party Organization Inc | 1,205 | 73.25% |
| Rep - Constitutional Republicans | 242 | 14.71% |
| Rep - Restoring True Conservatism and Liberty | 198 | 12.04% |
| Total | 1,645 | 100.00% |
| Rep - 10th Congressional Delegate |
| 245/245 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 310 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Essex Republican Party Organization Inc | 371 | 80.30% |
| Rep - Constitutional Republicans | 91 | 19.70% |
| Total | 462 | 100.00% |
| Rep - 11th Congressional Delegate |
| 55/55 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 1033 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Essex Republican Party Organization Inc | 1,149 | 87.18% |
| Rep - Constitutional Republicans | 169 | 12.82% |
| Total | 1,318 | 100.00% |
| Rep - 13th Congressional Delegate |
| 63/63 100.00% |
| Under Votes | 329 | |
| Over Votes | 0 | |
| Vote Count | Percent | |
| Rep - Essex Republican Party Organization Inc | 78 | 84.78% |
| Rep - Constitutional Republicans | 14 | 15.22% |
| Total | 92 | 100.00% |