1994 United States Senate election in New Jersey

1994 United States Senate election in New Jersey
	Lautenberg: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% ; Haytaian: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. senator before election; Frank Lautenberg; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Frank Lautenberg; Democratic

The 1994 United States Senate Election in New Jersey was held November 8, 1994. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg won re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Frank Lautenberg, incumbent United States Senator
Bill Campbell, licensed computer engineer for PSE&G^[1]
Lynne A. Speed, follower of the LaRouche movement from Ridgefield Park^[2]^[1]

Results

Democratic primary Results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Lautenberg (incumbent)	151,416	80.9%
	Democratic	Bill Campbell	26,066	13.94%
	Democratic	Lynne A. Speed	9,563	5.11%
Total votes			187,045	100

Republican primary

Candidates

Chuck Haytaian, Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly
Brian T. Kennedy, former State Senator from Manasquan

Results

Republican primary Results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Haytaian	126,768	67.32%
	Republican	Brian T. Kennedy	61,532	32.68%
Total votes			188,300	100

General election

Candidates

Arlene Gold (Natural Law)
Ben Grindlinger (Libertarian)
Chuck Haytaian, Speaker of the New Jersey State Assembly (Republican)
Michael Kelly (Keep America First)
Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers)
Frank Lautenberg, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic)
Andrea Lippi (Jobs, Property Rights)
Richard J. Pezzullo (Conservative)
George Patrick Predham (Damn Drug Dealers)

Campaign

Lautenberg took no part in much of the summer campaign, delegating duties to his campaign director David Eichenbaum. Haytaian became so frustrated with the Senator's absence that he referred to Eichenbaum as Lautenberg's "paid mouthpiece" and his campaign aides began to refer to "Senator Eichenbaum" in their campaign materials.^[4]

Haytaian centered his campaign on reducing federal taxes through the institution of a flat federal income tax of 18.5%.^[5] Throughout the campaign, Haytaian emphasized taxes and fiscal issues over social issues.^[5] Eichenbaum, standing in for Lautenberg, referred to Haytaian's flat tax as a "giveaway to the rich" and criticized Haytaian as a "hypocrite" for previously opposing a flat state tax plan because it would have eliminated home mortgage interest and state and local tax deductions.^[4] Haytaian fired back that in 1982, Lautenberg had called a flat tax "the only one that can quickly close the loopholes."^[4]

Campaign advertisements for both candidates were highly negative. Both candidates positioned themselves as tough on crime and taxes, which polling showed were the two major issues in the state.^[6] Haytaian stressed his support for the death penalty and Lautenberg's opposition.^[6]

Abortion was also an issue; Lautenberg supported abortion rights, while Haytaian favored mandatory waiting periods, parental notification for minors, and a ban on federal funding of abortion except in cases of rape, incest, or where necessary to save the life of a pregnant mother. In the past, Haytaian had supported a constitutional ban.^[7]

Debates

Lautenberg agreed to two debates on October 15 and 25.^[4]

Endorsements

Frank Lautenberg

Federal executive branch officials

Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States^[8]

Individuals

H. Ross Perot, businessman and independent candidate for President in 1992^[9]

Chuck Haytaian

Federal legislators

Newt Gingrich, U.S. Representative from Georgia and House Minority Whip^[7]

State executive branch officials

Christine Todd Whitman, Governor of New Jersey^[6]

State legislators

Willie B. Brown, Assemblyman from New Jersey's 29th legislative district (Democratic)^[10]
John E. Rooney, Assemblyman from New Jersey's 39th legislative district^[5]

Local officials

Albert M. "Bo" Calloway, Trenton City Councilman (Democratic)^[11]

Individuals

Bob Grant, conservative talk radio host

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Frank Lautenberg (D)	Chuck Haytaian (R)	Other/ Undecided
Rutgers-Eagleton^[12]	June 14–16, 1994	620 LV	±4.0%	57%	30%	12%
Rutgers-Eagleton^[12]	Aug. 30–Sep. 6, 1994	598 LV	±4.0%	52%	27%	21%
Rutgers-Eagleton^[12]	October 16–20, 1994	586 LV	±4.0%	48%	35%	17%
Rutgers-Eagleton^[12]	November 2–4, 1994	780 LV	±3.5%	49%	35%	16%

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

Results

1994 U.S. Senate Election in New Jersey^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frank Lautenberg (incumbent)	1,033,487	50.29%	3.36
	Republican	Chuck Haytaian	966,244	47.02%	1.84
	Keep America First	Michael P. Kelly	14,343	0.70%	N/A
	Libertarian	Ben Grindlinger	14,042	0.68%	0.27
	Conservative	Richard J. Pezzullo	9,387	0.46%	N/A
	Jobs, Property Rights	Andrea Lippi	6,303	0.31%	N/A
	Damn Drug Dealers	George Patrick Predham	4,226	0.20%	N/A
	Socialist Workers	Joanne Kuniansky	3,606	0.18%
	Natural Law	Arlene Gold	3,249	0.16%	N/A
Majority			67,243	3.27	−5.10%
Total votes			2,054,887	100.0%	N/A
	Democratic hold

Haytaian remarked after the race that he was most disappointed by the margins of his losses in Bergen and Middlesex counties.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hopefuls enter ring for congressional primaries". The Record. April 15, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ Sullivan, Joeseph (June 8, 1994). "2 Favorites Nominated for Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Election and voting information". FEC.gov.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sullivan, Joseph F. (October 2, 1994). "THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: NEW JERSEY; As Haytaian Pushes a Flat-Rate Tax, Lautenberg Runs Like an Incumbent". The New York Times. p. 39. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Peterson, Iver (November 3, 1994). "Haytaian, a Trenton Insider, Seeks Senate as an Outsider". The New York Times. p. A1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Peterson, Iver (November 6, 1994). "A Negative Lautenberg and Haytaian". The New York Times. p. 55.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Haytaian, Philosophical on Senate Loss, Looks Ahead to a Tough Year in Assembly". The New York Times. November 14, 1994. p. B7. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ Gray, Jerry (June 19, 1994). "Haytaian and Lautenberg Step Up Their Sparring". The New York Times. p. 29. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ Peterson, Iver (November 9, 1994). "Lautenberg Edges Out Haytaian For 3d Term". The New York Times. p. B13.
^ Sullivan, Joseph F. (October 14, 1994). "Haytaian Praised From Other Side of the Aisle". The New York Times. p. B5. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ Peterson, Iver (October 11, 1994). "For Haytaian, the Pace Of Running Is Frenetic". The New York Times. p. B7. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rutgers-Eagleton

[key-12] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[candidates-1] "Hopefuls enter ring for congressional primaries". The Record. April 15, 1994. p. 7. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[2] Sullivan, Joeseph (June 8, 1994). "2 Favorites Nominated for Senate". The New York Times. Retrieved April 23, 2019.

[auto-3] "Election and voting information". FEC.gov.

[nyt10.2-4] Sullivan, Joseph F. (October 2, 1994). "THE 1994 CAMPAIGN: NEW JERSEY; As Haytaian Pushes a Flat-Rate Tax, Lautenberg Runs Like an Incumbent". The New York Times. p. 39. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[nyt11.3-5] Peterson, Iver (November 3, 1994). "Haytaian, a Trenton Insider, Seeks Senate as an Outsider". The New York Times. p. A1.

[nyt11.6-6] Peterson, Iver (November 6, 1994). "A Negative Lautenberg and Haytaian". The New York Times. p. 55.

[nyt11.14-7] "Haytaian, Philosophical on Senate Loss, Looks Ahead to a Tough Year in Assembly". The New York Times. November 14, 1994. p. B7. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[8] Gray, Jerry (June 19, 1994). "Haytaian and Lautenberg Step Up Their Sparring". The New York Times. p. 29. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[nytresults-9] Peterson, Iver (November 9, 1994). "Lautenberg Edges Out Haytaian For 3d Term". The New York Times. p. B13.

[10] Sullivan, Joseph F. (October 14, 1994). "Haytaian Praised From Other Side of the Aisle". The New York Times. p. B5. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

[nyt10.11-11] Peterson, Iver (October 11, 1994). "For Haytaian, the Pace Of Running Is Frenetic". The New York Times. p. B7. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Debates

Endorsements

Polling

Results

See also

References