2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey
All 13 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives
	Results:; Democratic hold ; Republican hold ;

The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 4, 2006, to determine who will represent the state of New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives. New Jersey has thirteen seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2006^[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Democratic	1,207,782	56.52%	7
	Republican	903,176	42.27%	6
	Libertarian	6,333	0.30%	0
	Independents	19,549	0.91%	0
Totals		2,136,840	100.00%	13	—

District 1

Democrat Rob Andrews, the representative for this district since 1990, was re-elected with 75% of the vote in 2004. He won unopposed in 2006.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Rob Andrews, incumbent Representative from Haddon Heights since 1990

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	18,418	100.00%
Total votes			18,418	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Rob Andrews, incumbent Representative from Haddon Heights since 1990 (Democratic)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Rob Andrews (incumbent)	140,110	100.00%	25.00
Total votes			140,110	100.00%

District 2

Republican Frank A. LoBiondo, the representative for this district since 1995, was re-elected with 65.1% of the vote in 2004. He defeated Democrat Viola Thomas-Hughes in 2006.

Republican primary

Candidates

Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	14,440	100.00%
Total votes			14,440	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Henry David Marcus
Viola Thomas-Hughes

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Viola Thomas-Hughes	8,268	82.92%
	Democratic	Henry David Marcus	1,703	17.08%
Total votes			9,971	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Thomas Fanslau (We The People)
Frank LoBiondo, incumbent Representative from Millville since 1995 (Republican)
Lynn Merle (A New Direction)
Robert E. Mullock (Preserve Green Space)
Willie Norwood (Socialist)
Viola Thomas-Hughes (Democratic)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank LoBiondo (incumbent)	111,245	61.61%	3.48
	Democratic	Viola Thomas-Hughes	64,277	35.60%	2.90
	Independent	Robert E. Mullock	3,071	1.70%	N/A
	Independent	Lynn Merle	992	0.55%	N/A
	Independent	Thomas Fanslau	603	0.33%	N/A
	Socialist	Willie Norwood	385	0.21%	N/A
Total votes			180,575	100.00%

District 3

Incumbent Republican Jim Saxton defeated Democrat Rich Sexton. The district covers Burlington and Ocean counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Jim Saxton, incumbent Representative from Mount Holly since 1984

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Saxton (incumbent)	16,228	100.00%
Total votes			16,228	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Rich Sexton

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rich Sexton	9,960	100.00%
Total votes			9,960	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Ken Feduniewicz (The Patriot Movement)
Jim Saxton, incumbent Representative from Mount Holly since 1984 (Republican)
Rich Sexton (Democratic)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Saxton (incumbent)	122,559	58.40%	5.04
	Democratic	Rich Sexton	86,113	41.04%	6.39
	Independent	Ken Feduniewicz	1,179	0.56%	N/A
Total votes			209,851	100.00%

District 4

Incumbent Republican Chris Smith defeated Democrat Carol Gay. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, and Burlington counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Chris Smith, incumbent Representative since 1981

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	16,109	100.00%
Total votes			16,109	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Carol E. Gay

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carol E. Gay	8,368	100.00%
Total votes			8,368	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Richard Edgar (Libertarian)
Carol E. Gay (Democratic)
Chris Smith, incumbent Representative since 1981 (Republican)
Louis B. Wary Jr. (Remove Medical Negligence)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Smith (incumbent)	124,482	65.68%	1.32
	Democratic	Carol Gay	62,905	33.19%	0.91
	Libertarian	Richard Edgar	1,539	0.81%	0.10
	Independent	Louis B. Wary Jr.	614	0.32%	N/A
Total votes			189,540	100.00%

District 5

Republican incumbent Scott Garrett defeated Democratic nominee Paul Aronsohn. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Bergen and Passaic counties, as well as all of Warren and Sussex counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Michael Cino
Scott Garrett, incumbent Representative from Wantage since 2003

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garrett (incumbent)	23,760	86.38%
	Republican	Michael J. Cino	3,747	13.62%
Total votes			27,507	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Paul Aronsohn, Pfizer executive and former communications official for the United States Department of State and Governor of New Jersey Jim McGreevey^[4]
Camille Abate, Glen Rock attorney

Campaign

During the primary campaign, Abate sued Aronsohn for libel after Aronsohn claimed Abate had never previously been a registered Democrat. Abate countered that she was a registered Democrat when she originally registered to vote at age 18 and when she lived out of state.^[5]

Results

Aronsohn defeated Abate 66% to 33%.^[6]

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Aronsohn	6,857	66.31%
	Democratic	Camille M. Abate	3,484	33.69%
Total votes			10,341	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Paul Aronsohn (Democratic)
R. Matthew Fretz (An Independent Voice)
Scott Garrett, incumbent Representative from Wantage since 2003 (Republican)

Endorsements

Paul Aronsohn (D)

Individuals

Wesley Clark, General, 2004 democratic presidential candidate^[7]

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Garett (incumbent)	112,142	54.91%	2.66
	Democratic	Paul Aronsohn	89,503	43.82%	2.71
	Independent	R. Matthew Fretz	2,597	1.27%	N/A
Total votes			204,242	100.00%

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Frank Pallone defeated Republican challenger Leigh-Ann Bellew. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Monmouth, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Frank Pallone, incumbent Representative from Long Branch since 1988

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (incumbent)	10,934	100.00%
Total votes			10,934	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Leigh-Ann Bellew

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leigh-Ann Bellew	5,309	100.00%
Total votes			5,309	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Leigh-Ann Bellew (Republican)
Frank Pallone, incumbent Representative from Long Branch since 1988 (Democratic)
Herbert L. Tarbous (Diversity is Strength)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Pallone (Incumbent)	98,615	68.68%	1.78
	Republican	Leigh-Ann Bellew	43,359	30.20%	0.62
	Independent	Herbert Tarbous	1,619	1.13%	N/A
Total votes			143,773	100.00%

District 7

Incumbent Republican Mike Ferguson narrowly defeated then-state assembly woman Linda Stender, a Democrat. Between 2003 and 2013, this district covered parts of Middlesex, Union, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties.

Republican primary

Candidates

Mike Ferguson, incumbent Representative from Union since 2001

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Ferguson (incumbent)	16,423	100.00%
Total votes			16,423	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Linda Stender, Assemblywoman from Fanwood since 2002

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Stender	8,631	100.00%
Total votes			8,631	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Thomas D. Abrams, Libertarian nominee for this seat in 2004 (Withdraw Troops Now)
Mike Ferguson, incumbent Representative from Union since 2001 (Republican)
Linda Stender, Assemblywoman from Fanwood since 2002 (Democratic)
Darren Young (Libertarian)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Ferguson (incumbent)	98,399	49.43%
	Democratic	Linda Stender	95,454	47.95%
	Independent	Thomas Abrams	3,176	1.60%
	Libertarian	Darren Young	2,046	1.03%
Total votes			199,075	100.00%

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell defeated Republican Jose Sandoval. This district covers Essex and Passaic counties.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Bill Pascrell, incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	11,083	100.00%
Total votes			11,083	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Jose M. Sandoval

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jose M. Sandoval	3,982	100.00%
Total votes			3,982	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Lou Jasikoff (Libertarian)
Bill Pascrell, incumbent Representative from Paterson since 1997 (Democratic)
Jose Sandoval (Republican)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Pascrell (incumbent)	97,568	70.89%	1.43
	Republican	Jose Sandoval	39,053	28.37%	0.31
	Libertarian	Lou Jasikoff	1,018	0.74%	N/A
Total votes			137,639	100.00%

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Steve Rothman defeated Republican Vincent Micco. This district covers mostly Bergen County.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Steve Rothman, incumbent Representative from Fair Lawn since 1997

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	18,513	100.00%
Total votes			18,513	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Vincent Micco

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vincent Micco	6,169	100.00%
Total votes			6,169	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Michael Jarvis (The Moderate Choice)
Vincent Micco (Republican)
Steve Rothman, incumbent Representative from Fair Lawn since 1997 (Democratic)

Results

New Jersey's 9th congressional district election, 2006
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Steve Rothman (incumbent)	105,853	71.48%	3.95
Republican	Vincent Micco	40,879	27.60%	4.11
Independent	Michael Jarvis	1,363	0.92%	N/A

District 10

Incumbent Democrat Donald M. Payne won unopposed. This district covers a heavily urbanized area, which includes the city of Newark.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Donald M. Payne, incumbent Representative from Newark since 1989

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald M. Payne (incumbent)	22,361	100.00%
Total votes			22,361	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Donald M. Payne, incumbent Representative from Newark since 1989 (Democratic)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donald Payne (incumbent)	90,264	100.00%	3.12
Total votes			90,264	100.00%

District 11

Incumbent Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen defeated Democrat Tom Wyka. This district covers mostly Morris County.

Republican primary

Candidates

Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent Representative from Harding since 1995

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	26,461	100.00%
Total votes			26,461	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tom Wyka

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Wyka	8,235	100.00%
Total votes			8,235	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Rodney Frelinghuysen, incumbent Representative from Harding since 1995 (Republican)
John Mele (Constitution)
Libertarian (Richard S. Roth)
Tom Wyka (Democratic)

Results

New Jersey's 11th congressional district election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Frelinghuysen (incumbent)	126,085	62.09%	5.79
	Democratic	Tom Wyka	74,414	36.64%	5.62
	Libertarian	Richard S. Roth	1,730	0.85%	0.33
	Constitution	John Mele	842	0.41%	0.18
Total votes			203,071	100.00%

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Rush Holt defeated Republican Joseph Sinagra. This district covers 5 suburban counties in the central part of the state.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Rush Holt Jr., incumbent Representative from Pennington since 1999

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt Jr. (incumbent)	13,315	100.00%
Total votes			13,315	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Joseph S. Sinagra, former Helmetta Borough Council president and nominee for Middlesex County Clerk in 2005

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph S. Sinagra	9,383	100.00%
Total votes			9,383	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Rush Holt Jr., incumbent Representative from Pennington since 1999 (Democratic)
Joseph S. Sinagra, former Helmetta Borough Council president and nominee for Middlesex County Clerk in 2005 (Republican)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rush Holt (incumbent)	125,468	65.70%	6.45
	Republican	Joseph S. Sinagra	65,509	34.30%	5.39
Total votes			190,977	100.00%

District 13

Albio Sires, the Speaker of the State Assembly, defeated John Guarini, a salesman.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Albio Sires, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of West New York
Joseph Vas, Assemblyman and mayor of Perth Amboy

Results

2006 Democratic U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires	24,661	72.22%
	Democratic	Joseph Vas	9,486	27.78%
Total votes			34,147	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

John J. Guarini, Jersey City salesman

Results

2006 Republican U.S. House primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Guarini	2,769	100.00%
Total votes			2,769	100.00%

General election

Candidates

John J. Guarini, Jersey City salesman (Republican)
Dick Hester (Pro Life Conservative) (also a candidate in the concurrent special election)
Herbert H. Shaw, perennial candidate from North Bergen (Politicians are Crooks)
Albio Sires, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of West New York (Democratic)
Brian Williams (Socialist Workers)
Esmat Zaklama (The American Party)

Results

2006 U.S. House election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires	77,238	77.52%	1.67
	Republican	John Guarini	19,284	19.36%	2.76
	Socialist Workers	Brian Williams	1,049	1.05%	N/A
	Independent	Herbert H. Shaw	998	1.00%	0.33
	Independent	Dick Hester	586	0.59%	0.21
	Independent	Esmat Zaklama	475	0.48%	N/A
Total votes			99,630	100.00%

District 13 (special)

Democratic primary

Candidates

James Geron
Albio Sires, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of West New York

Results

2006 Democratic special U.S. House primary^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires	24,216	90.15%
	Democratic	James Geron	2,647	9.85%
Total votes			26,863	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Dick Hester (Independent)
Albio Sires, Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and mayor of West New York (Democratic)

2006 U.S. House special election^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albio Sires	75,403	96.68%
	Independent	Dick Hester	2,592	3.32%
Total votes			77,995	100.00%

References

^ "2006 Election Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Official List: Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for June 2006 Primary Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Official List: Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for November 2006 General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.
^ "Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families". www.nj.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
^ "Democrat sues rival in 5th District race". The Record. May 23, 2006. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
^ Official 2006 primary tallies.
^ "Paul Aronsohn (NJ-5) | WesPAC". October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "Official List: Candidate Returns for Unexpired Term for June 2006 Primary Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. February 15, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
^ "Congressional District 13: Unexpired Term" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. January 16, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

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[1] "2006 Election Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[primary-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "Official List: Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for June 2006 Primary Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.

[results-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Official List: Candidate Returns for House of Representatives for November 2006 General Election" (PDF). New Jersey Secretary of State.

[4] "Ombudsman for Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and Their Families". www.nj.gov. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

[5] "Democrat sues rival in 5th District race". The Record. May 23, 2006. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. Retrieved August 6, 2022.

[primaries-6] Official 2006 primary tallies.

[7] "Paul Aronsohn (NJ-5) | WesPAC". October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[8] "Official List: Candidate Returns for Unexpired Term for June 2006 Primary Election" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. February 15, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

[9] "Congressional District 13: Unexpired Term" (PDF). New Jersey Department of State. January 16, 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2025.

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