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Parents > United States > New Jersey > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline April 07, 2008 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End June 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
Contributor*crickets chirp*
Last ModifiedRBH December 06, 2014 07:47pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Boss - "Boss for Senate"
Brooks - "Poor People's Campaign"
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameFrank Lautenberg Votes1,138,193 (53.88%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin209,754 (+9.93%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won06/06/2013
NameJeffrey S. Chiesa Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/06/2013 - 10/31/2013 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 03, 2008 NJ US Senate - D Primary
Frank Lautenberg
D 344,532
Jun 03, 2008 NJ US Senate - R Primary
Richard "Dick" Zimmer
R 184,785
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
08/25/2003 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Frank Lautenberg 4 16 33 10
Richard "Dick" Zimmer 1 2 ----
Leaning Call: Frank Lautenberg (97.22%)
Weighted Call: Frank Lautenberg (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

06/04/2008 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Sen. Frank Lautenberg Rep. Richard "Dick" Zimmer Jason M. Scheurer J.M. Carter Daryl Brooks Jeffrey Boss Sara J. Lobman
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian God We Trust Poor People's Campaign Independent Socialist Workers
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Certified Votes 1,951,218 (56.03%) 1,461,025 (41.95%) 18,810 (0.54%) 15,935 (0.46%) 15,925 (0.46%) 10,345 (0.30%) 9,187 (0.26%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -490,193 (-14.08%) -1,932,408 (-55.49%) -1,935,283 (-55.57%) -1,935,293 (-55.57%) -1,940,873 (-55.73%) -1,942,031 (-55.77%)
Predict Avg.50.56% 43.55% 0.94% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.12%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/0001 00/00/0001 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008 00/00/2008
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MATCHUP POLLS (26 from 11 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg49.98%-- 36.45%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
YouGov 
10/18/08-11/01/08		 48.00% -- 34.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Monmouth University 
10/29/08-10/31/08		 50.00% 4.0 31.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/26/08-10/28/08		 56.00% 7.0 39.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Strategic Vision (R) 
10/24/08-10/26/08		 49.00% 2.0 41.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Marist Institute 
10/20/08-10/21/08		 48.00% 3.0 41.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Quinnipiac University 
10/16/08-10/19/08		 55.00% 7.0 33.00% 6.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Mr. Matt
POP None
D 6 KM
D Ex-New Jerseyan
I McCord 2014
D Ashley
R CincinnatiReds1990
R ...
  Easton Express-Times
  Philadelphia Inquirer
  Hunterdon County Democrat
  Esquire
R TurnerforCongress
D Some say...
LBT NJLBT
D Dodge Landesman
POUM Zeus the Moose
D Jason


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 12, 2008 01:00pm Strategy It looks like national GOP has no confidence in Zimmer  Article RP 
Nov 29, 2007 09:00pm News New Jersey Senate Veteran Lautenberg Draws First GOP Foe for '08  Article The Sunset Provision 

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