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2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election

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2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election

← 2022 September 18, 2024 November 2024 →

New Jersey's 10th congressional district
 
Nominee LaMonica McIver Carmen Bucco
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 27,402 5,258
Percentage 81.4% 15.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Donald Payne Jr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

LaMonica McIver
Democratic

The 2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election was held on September 18, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey's 10th congressional district. The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress. The seat became vacant on April 24, 2024, when Donald Payne Jr. died following a heart attack related to complications from diabetes.[1] The urban district is considered a safely Democratic seat; Payne Jr. had won all 7 bids for this seat with at least 77.6% of the vote.

On May 3, Governor Phil Murphy scheduled the special election for September 18, with primaries being held on July 16. This was the first non-November special election for a vacant House seat in New Jersey since 1950 which Republican William Widnall won after incumbent Representative J. Parnell Thomas was convicted on corruption charges.[2] This was the first time since 1989 where no one from the Payne family represented this district.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Derek Armstead
State legislators
Party officials
LaMonica McIver
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
County officials
Local officials
Party officials
Political parties
Labor unions
Jerry Walker
State legislators
County officials
Declined to endorse
Local officials
Political parties

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 26, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Derek Armstead (D) $51,325[b] $18,875 $32,449
Brittany Claybrooks (D) $9,036 $6,637 $2,398
Darryl Godfrey (D) $67,865[c] $59,667 $8,197
LaMonica McIver (D) $90,833[d] $33,985 $56,847
Shana Melius (D) $13,126[e] $9,755 $4,871
Source: Federal Election Commission[31]

Results

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Results by county:
  McIver
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Walker
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic LaMonica McIver 12,507 47.4
Democratic Derek Armstead 3,596 13.6
Democratic Jerry Walker 2,568 9.7
Democratic Darryl Godfrey 1,815 6.9
Democratic Brittany Claybrooks 1,377 5.2
Democratic Shana Melius 1,196 4.5
Democratic Sheila Montague 966 3.7
Democratic Alberta Gordon 756 2.9
Democratic John Flora 684 2.6
Democratic Eugene Mazo 586 2.2
Democratic Debra Salters 316 1.2
Total votes 26,367 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Endorsements

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Carmen Bucco
Political parties

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Carmen Bucco (R) $16,790 $7,231 $9,559
Source: Federal Election Commission[31]

Results

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Republican primary results[32]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carmen Bucco 2,015 100.0
Total votes 2,015 100.0

Independents

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Declared

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  • Russell Jenkins (One For All...[f]), financial advisor[34]
  • Rayfield Morton (Creating Real Progress[f]), former Orange city councilor[34]

General election

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Results

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2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election[34]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic LaMonica McIver 27,402 81.39% +3.75%
Republican Carmen Bucco 5,258 15.62% −6.42%
One For All...[f] Russell Jenkins 530 1.57% N/A
Creating Real Progress[f] Rayfield Morton 476 1.41% N/A
Total votes 33,666 100.00%
Democratic hold
By county
County LaMonica McIver
Democratic
Carmen Bucco
Republican
Russell Jenkins
One For All...
Rayfield Morton
Creating Real Progress
Write-in Margin Total
votes
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Essex 15,931 86.3% 1,887 10.2%
Hudson 3,278 83.5% 505 12.9%
Union 7,060 70.8% 2,734 27.4%
Total

Notes

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  1. ^ New Jersey State Council and 32BJ
  2. ^ $5,000 of this total was self-funded by Armstead
  3. ^ $2,300 of this total was self-funded by Godfrey
  4. ^ $1,025 of this total was self-funded by McIver
  5. ^ $10,000 of this total was self-funded by Melius
  6. ^ a b c d Not an actual political party. In New Jersey, independent candidates are allowed to choose a ballot label

References

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  1. ^ Fox, Joey; Wildstein, David (April 24, 2024). "Donald Payne, Six-Term Congressman From New Jersey, Dies At 65". New Jersey Globe. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Wildstein, David; Fox, Joey (May 3, 2024). "Murphy will order July 16 primary, September 18 general election for Payne's seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. ^ Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "McIver: 'I am running for Congress'". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Wildstein, David (May 8, 2024). "Linden mayor collecting signatures for NJ-10 special election". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Wildstein, David (May 7, 2024). "Kim campaign political director will seek Payne's House seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Fox, Joey (May 10, 2024). "Here's who filed in the special election primary to replace Donald Payne Jr". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  7. ^ Wildstein, David (May 10, 2024). "Godfrey Files For Payne's NJ-10 Seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Wildstein, David (May 10, 2024). "Payne staffer, former Newark mayoral candidate file to run for NJ-10". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  9. ^ Heinis, John (May 8, 2024). "Hudson County Commissioner Walker says he'll run for Congress in 10th District". Hudson County View. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  10. ^ Wildstein, David (April 25, 2024). "The race is on for Payne's seat: Baraka doesn't want it, and Murphy must decide about a special election". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "Baraka backs McIver for Congress". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  12. ^ Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "Newark minister says he won't seek Payne's NJ-10 seat, endorses McIver". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Wildstein, David (May 13, 2024). "McIver defeats Armstead by one vote for Union Dem endorsement". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Wildstein, David (June 24, 2024). "Booker endorses McIver for Congress". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c "Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Endorses LaMonica McIver for NJ-10". July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
  16. ^ Wildstein, David (July 2, 2024). "Murphy backs McIver for Congress in NJ-10". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  17. ^ a b Wildstein, David (May 7, 2024). "Vauss, Irvington Democrats support McIver bid in NJ-10". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  18. ^ Wildstein, David (May 12, 2024). "Cryan backs McIver for Payne's congressional seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  19. ^ a b c Wildstein, david (June 11, 2024). "Ruiz, Pintor Marin, Speight back McIver for NJ-10 seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
  20. ^ "Payne Family Endorses LaMonica McIver for Congress". InsiderNJ. June 15, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  21. ^ a b c Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "Newark Council President Expected To Replace Payne". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  22. ^ Fox, Joey (June 27, 2024). "McIver endorsed by entire Essex County Board of Commissioners". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  23. ^ Fox, Joey (May 9, 2024). "Roselle Mayor Backs McIver In NJ-10 Special". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  24. ^ Wildstein, David (June 7, 2024). "East Orange mayor backs McIver for Congress". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  25. ^ "SEIU NJ State Council endorses LaMonica McIver in Congressional District 10". InsiderNJ. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  26. ^ Fox, Joey (May 23, 2024). "McIver gets first big labor endorsement in NJ-10 special". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  27. ^ a b "Primary School 7/16". July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  28. ^ Wildstein, David (July 4, 2024). "Craig Guy endorses Jerry Walker for Congress". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  29. ^ Fox, Joey (July 12, 2024). "The under-the-radar election to choose Donald Payne's successor is nearly here". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  30. ^ Wildstein, David (May 14, 2024). "Hudson Democrats won't back Jerry Walker, will stay neutral in NJ-10 primary". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  31. ^ a b "2024 Election United States House - New Jersey 10th". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  32. ^ a b "Official List, Candidates for House of Representatives For SPECIAL PRIMARY ELECTION 07/16/2024 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  33. ^ Wildstein, David (May 3, 2024). "Payne's GOP opponent says he'll run in NJ-10 special election". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  34. ^ a b c "Official List, Candidates for House of Representatives For SPECIAL GENERAL ELECTION 09/18/2024 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. July 31, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
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