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  NJ US Senate - R Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > New Jersey > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline April 07, 2008 - 12:00pm
Polls Open June 03, 2008 - 05:00am
Polls Close June 03, 2008 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
Turnout 17.94% Registered 2.20% Total Population
ContributorClassical Liberal
Last ModifiedRBH March 10, 2010 02:56pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
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
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameFrank Lautenberg Votes1,951,218 (56.03%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2015 Margin490,193 (+14.08%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceNJ US Senate 11/04/2008
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KEY RACE? 9.5000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/11/2008 06/03/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Richard "Dick" Zimmer 7 1 3 1
Joseph Pennacchio 2 ------
Murray Sabrin 1 ------
Leaning Call: Richard "Dick" Zimmer (88.00%)
Weighted Call: Richard "Dick" Zimmer (98.71%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph
04/24/2008 04/28/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Rep. Richard "Dick" Zimmer St. Sen. Joseph Pennacchio Murray Sabrin  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Certified Votes84,663 (45.82%) 74,546 (40.34%) 25,576 (13.84%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,117 (-5.48%) -59,087 (-31.98%)  
Predict Avg.35.00% 29.00% 36.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg24.15%-- 4.15%-- 3.15%--  
Monmouth University 
04/24/08-04/28/08		 25.00% -- 5.00% -- 4.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  New York Times
  Philadelphia Inquirer
  Star-Ledger (NJ)
R Michael A. "Mike" Ferguson [L]
R Jon Bramnick [L]
R Richard A. "Rick" Merkt
R Michael Patrick Carroll
R Jay Webber
LBT Smart
R Peter Schiff [L]
R Ron Paul
R George Ajjan
 

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 09, 2008 05:00pm Speculative Sources: Unanue likely to be replaced by Dick Zimmer  Article Ex-New Jerseyan 
Apr 07, 2008 08:00pm News Unanue in the race - and in New Jersey - says spokesman  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 06, 2008 04:00pm Announcement The GOP mess: Crowley won't run; Unanue is reconsidering  Article M@ 
Apr 05, 2008 10:00pm News GOP Lands Top-tier Recruit Against Lautenberg  Article zorkpolitics 
Mar 27, 2008 10:00pm General NJ candidate for US Senate lives in NY  Article RP 
Mar 24, 2008 05:15pm Announcement Unanue launches [NJ] Senate bid from Colorado  Article RP 
Mar 05, 2008 08:00am News Estabrook Drops US Senate Bid  Article MontanaGov 
Aug 10, 2007 12:00pm News Doherty will not run for Senate  Article MontanaGov 
Apr 26, 2007 12:25pm Blog Entry Maybe Anne Estabrook should run for Mayor of Summit this fall  Article *crickets chirp* 
Apr 26, 2007 08:30am News Doherty seems ready to challenge Lautenberg  Article *crickets chirp* 
Jan 08, 2007 04:15pm News [NJ] Christie will not run for Senate in 2008  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 20, 2006 01:00pm Blog Entry NJ-SEN: Ferguson Takes Pass On Challenging Lautenberg In 2008  Article ArmyDem 

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