Booker won a second full term against Republican Rik Mehta, narrowly winning Morris County, which no Democratic Senate candidate had carried since 1984 when Senator Bill Bradley swept every county. Booker also received the most votes (2,541,239) in a statewide non-presidential election in New Jersey history.
Stuart Meissner, former New York Assistant Attorney General and Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, SEC Whistleblower Attorney, and Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in 2013[33][34][35]
Jill Stein, physician, activist, and 2012 and 2016 Green Party presidential nominee[45]
Herb Tarbous, Democratic primary candidate for Middlesex County Clerk[45]
Bob Witanek, peace activist[45]
Stef Zamorano, co-producer, The Jimmy Dore Show[45]
Radio
89.1 FM WHAR - Free Radio for the Free Thinker[45]
Organizations
Black Alliance for Peace[45]
Cats of Eastwick[45]
Green Party of Monmouth County[45]
Green Party of Ocean County[45]
Green Party US Latinx Caucus[45]
Hummus JC[45]
Young Ecosocialists Caucus - NJ[45]
Polling
Hypothetical polling
with Hirsh Singh
on whether or not respondents would vote to reelect Cory Booker
Results
The election was not close, with Booker winning re-election by 16.31%. Key to Booker's landslide victory were heavily populated areas such as Hackensack, Newark, and Trenton. Mehta did well in Ocean County, which is a Republican stronghold, as well as many rural areas of the state. Booker received 2,541,239 votes. Booker was sworn in for a second term on January 3, 2021. His term will expire on January 3, 2027.
By county
By congressional district
Booker won 9 out of the 12 congressional districts in New Jersey, and Mehta won the other 3, including one that elected a Democrat.[94]
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