2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey
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Prior to the election, most news organizations considered New Jersey a blue state that Kerry would win. Due to the impact of the September 11, 2001 attacks and Democratic Governor Jim McGreevey's resignation following threats of a sexual harassment lawsuit, political observers believed that the presidential contest in New Jersey would be closer than usual. Polls showed Senator John F. Kerry with a slim lead throughout the campaign, and the Republicans invested some campaign funds in the state.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Primaries
Campaign
Predictions
There were 12 news organizations who made state-by-state predictions of the election. The table below shows their final predictions before Election Day.[1]
| Source | Ranking |
|---|---|
| D.C. Political Report | Template:USRaceRating |
| Cook Political Report | Template:USRaceRating |
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| Zogby International | Template:USRaceRating |
| Washington Post | Template:USRaceRating |
| Washington Dispatch | Template:USRaceRating |
| Washington Times | Template:USRaceRating |
| The New York Times | Template:USRaceRating |
| CNN | Template:USRaceRating |
| Newsweek | Template:USRaceRating |
| Associated Press | Template:USRaceRating |
| Rasmussen Reports | Template:USRaceRating |
Polling
Kerry led by small margins in most pre-election polls taken in New Jersey. A final three-poll rolling average showed Kerry leading Bush, 49% to 42%.[2]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
George W. Bush (R) |
John Kerry (D) |
Ralph Nader (I) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac[3] | June 11–16, 2003 | 815 RV | ±3.4% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 53% | 37% | – | 1% | 9% |
| Quinnipiac[4] | September 18–22, 2003 | 968 RV | ±3.2% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 48% | 43% | – | 9% | |
| Quinnipiac[5] | November 6–10, 2003 | 1,027 RV | ±3.1% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 46% | 45% | – | 1% | 7% |
| Quinnipiac[6] | May 10–16, 2004 | 1,122 RV | ±2.9% | 44% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 47% | – | 1% | 7% |
| 43% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 46% | 5% | 1% | 6% | ||||
| Quinnipiac[7] | June 15–20, 2004 | 1,167 RV | ±2.9% | 41% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% | – | 2% | 7% |
| 40% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 46% | 7% | 0% | 7% | ||||
| Quinnipiac[8] | July 30–August 2, 2004 | 996 RV | ±3.1% | 38% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 52% | – | 2% | 8% |
| 36% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% | 6% | 1% | 8% | ||||
| Quinnipiac[9] | August 19–23, 2004 | 887 RV | ±3.3% | 39% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 51% | – | 1% | 8% |
| 39% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% | 4% | 1% | 8% | ||||
| Quinnipiac[10] | September 16–19, 2004 | 672 LV | ±3.8% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 48% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 48% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
| 48% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% | – | 1% | 2% | ||||
| 943 RV | ±3.2% | 43% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 47% | 3% | 1% | 6% | ||
| Quinnipiac[11] | October 1–4, 2004 | 819 LV | ±3.4% | 46% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% | 2% | 1% | 3% |
| 46% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% | – | 1% | 4% | ||||
| Quinnipiac[12] | October 14–17, 2004 | 786 LV | ±2.9% | 45% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% | 1% | 0% | 4% |
| 45% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 50% | – | 0% | 5% | ||||
| 1,123 RV | ±2.9% | 39% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 46% | 2% | 0% | 12% | ||
| Quinnipiac[13] | October 21–25, 2004 | 852 LV | ±3.4% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 46% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 46% | 2% | 1% | 6% |
| 1,179 RV | ±2.9% | 41% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 45% | 2% | 1% | 12% | ||
| Quinnipiac[14] | October 27–31, 2004 | 984 LV | ±3.1% | 43% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 48% | 2% | 1% | 6% |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
George W. Bush (R) |
Generic Democrat |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac[15] | December 3–9, 2002 | 934 RV | ±3.2% | 43% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 45% | 2% | 9% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
George W. Bush (R) |
Wesley Clark (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac[4] | September 18–22, 2003 | 968 RV | ±3.2% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 47% | 42% | 11% | |
| Quinnipiac[5] | November 6–10, 2003 | 1,027 RV | ±3.1% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 47% | 45% | 1% | 8% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
George W. Bush (R) |
Hillary Clinton (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac[3] | June 11–16, 2003 | 815 RV | ±3.4% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 54% | 38% | 2% | 7% |
| Quinnipiac[4] | September 18–22, 2003 | 968 RV | ±3.2% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 47% | 45% | 8% | |
| Quinnipiac[5] | November 6–10, 2003 | 1,027 RV | ±3.1% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 46% | 45% | 1% | 7% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
George W. Bush (R) |
Howard Dean (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac[4] | September 18–22, 2003 | 968 RV | ±3.2% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 50% | 40% | 10% | |
| Quinnipiac[5] | November 6–10, 2003 | 1,027 RV | ±3.1% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 48% | 45% | 1% | 6% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
George W. Bush (R) |
Dick Gephardt (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac[4] | September 18–22, 2003 | 968 RV | ±3.2% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 48% | 44% | 8% | |
| Quinnipiac[5] | November 6–10, 2003 | 1,027 RV | ±3.1% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 48% | 45% | 1% | 6% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
George W. Bush (R) |
Al Gore (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac[15] | December 3–9, 2002 | 934 RV | ±3.2% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 48% | 45% | 2% | 5% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
George W. Bush (R) |
Joe Lieberman (D) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac[3] | June 11–16, 2003 | 815 RV | ±3.4% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 53% | 39% | 1% | 7% |
| Quinnipiac[4] | September 18–22, 2003 | 968 RV | ±3.2% | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 49% | 44% | 7% | |
| Quinnipiac[5] | November 6–10, 2003 | 1,027 RV | ±3.1% | 46% | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" align=center| 47% | 1% | 5% |
Fundraising
Bush raised $5,934,011 from New Jersey donors,[16] while Kerry raised $6,513,274.[17]
Results
| 2004 United States presidential election in New Jersey[18][19] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | John Kerry | 1,911,430 | 52.92% | 15 | |
| Republican | George W. Bush (Inc.) | 1,670,003 | 46.24% | 0 | |
| Independent | Ralph Nader | 19,418 | 0.54% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Michael Badnarik | 4,514 | 0.12% | 0 | |
| Constitution | Michael Peroutka | 2,750 | 0.08% | 0 | |
| Green | David Cobb | 1,807 | 0.05% | 0 | |
| Socialist | Walt Brown | 664 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Socialist Equality | Bill Van Auken | 575 | 0.02% | 0 | |
| Socialist Workers | Roger Calero | 530 | 0.01% | 0 | |
| Totals | 3,611,691 | 100.00% | 15 | ||
| Voter Turnout (Voting age/Registered) | 56%/72% | ||||
By county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Salem (largest municipality: Pennsville Township)
- Monmouth (largest municipality: Middletown Township)
By congressional district
Kerry won seven of 13 congressional districts.[20]
Analysis
Generally, Kerry was very dominant in the urban centers of the state, particularly in Essex, Hudson, and Camden Counties. Bush won the largely rural parts of the state, such as the Northwest (Hunterdon, Somerset, and Morris) and Salem County in the southwest. He also carried the shore counties of Monmouth, Ocean, and Cape May.
This would also be the first election in which a Northern Democrat carried New Jersey since 1960 when fellow Massachusetts Democrat John F. Kennedy did so. The previous three Democratic presidential candidates to carry the state were all from the South (Lyndon B. Johnson was from Texas, Bill Clinton from Arkansas, and Al Gore from Tennessee), even though New Jersey is a northern state. This is the first time a president was elected twice without ever carrying any of the state's electoral votes either time, and only the second occasion (after 1860 and 1864) that any president won two terms without ever carrying the state's popular vote either time.
Electors
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state of New Jersey in 2004. All 15 were pledged to support the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards.[21]
- Warren Wallace
- Wilfredo Caraballo
- Tom Canzanella
- Carolyn Walch
- Peggy Anastos
- Bernard Kenny
- Ronald Rice
- Abed Awad
- Jack McGreevey – (Father of former Gov. James McGreevey)
- Wendy Benchle
- Loni Kaplan
- Carolyn Wade
- Riletta L. Cream
- Bernadette McPherson
- Upendra Chivukula
See also
References
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External links
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