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After World War II, New Jersey was a Republican-leaning swing state in presidential elections; from the 1948 to the 1988, Republican candidates won nine out of eleven elections. John F. Kennedy won New Jersey in 1960 by 22,000 votes, and Lyndon B. Johnson won in 1964 as a part of his landslide victory , garnering the second-highest percent of ...
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in New Jersey, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1787, New Jersey has participated in every U.S. presidential election. Winners of the state are in bold. The shading refers to the state winner, and not the national winner.
Both of New Jersey's U.S. Senate seats have held by Democrats since 2013. Clifford P. Case was the last Republican elected to represent New Jersey in the U.S. Senate in 1972. Case served four consecutive terms before losing the Republican primary in 1978 to Jeff Bell, who himself lost the General election to Democratic challenger Bill Bradley.
The Republican wunderkind credited with helping President-elect Trump claim pivotal Pennsylvania in his decisive Election Day win is now setting his sights on New Jersey.
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed paperwork Tuesday formally launching his bid for the Republican nomination for president after casting himself as the only candidate willing to directly ...
The New Jersey Republican projected the order would be finalized within months of Trump’s inauguration. “This executive order is just the beginning. We will fight tooth and nail to prevent ...
Although New Jersey has long been a blue state at the federal level and typically at the state level as well, having last backed a Republican for governor in Chris Christie's landslide 2013 re-election and for President in 1988, [citation needed] recent statewide elections have been notably competitive: in 2021, Governor Murphy was re-elected ...
The son of former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean (R), Kean Jr. will serve a second two-year term in the House. … Kean defeated Democrat Sue Altman for a second term representing New Jersey’s 7th ...