Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency.
Vice President Kamala Harris got all 14 of the Garden State’s electoral votes, however, the presidential race here in New Jersey was closer than expected. With 93% of the vote counted Wednesday morning, Harris led Trump by just 5 percentage points. Trump lost New Jersey by 14 points in 2016 and 16 in 2020.
New Jersey saw a massive turnout during early voting, and as of Wednesday, results for county and local races, school boards and ballot questions continue to come in.
New Jersey also had a key U.S. Senate race and elections for 12 New Jersey seats in the House of Representatives.
N.J. presidential election results
The unofficial results of the presidential election in the Garden State, compiled by the Associated Press, can be found below.
Presidential election state by state
U.S. Senate results in N.J.
Voters decided the outcome of a special U.S. Senate race in New Jersey to fill the seat of former Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, who resigned from the Senate after he was convicted on bribery charges in federal court in July.
The battle to replace Menendez pitted Democrat Andy Kim against Republican Curtis Bashaw, and four independent candidates are also in the race: Kenneth Kaplan, Christina Khalil, Joanne Kuniansky and Patricia Mooneyham.
UPDATE: Andy Kim wins N.J. race to replace disgraced U.S. Senator
House results in N.J.
The unofficial results of the House races in each of New Jersey’s 12 congressional districts are being posted below as they become available.
Among the most closely watched races in the state was the 7th District battle between Republican incumbent Thomas Kean Jr. and his Democratic challenger Sue Altman.
Update: Kean wins hotly contested N.J. House race
Note: Because many ballots were cast by mail or through early in-person voting, it could take days for county officials to count and confirm all the ballots. The results on this page will be based on partial returns, but they will be updated during the upcoming days as new numbers are confirmed.
N.J. county and local election results
NJ Advance Media is compiling results from local and county races around the state. Ballots that are mailed in and postmarked by Nov. 5 can be accepted until Nov. 11, so results will continue to change after the close of polls on election night.
Voters in several counties will be deciding the fate of ballot measures, including questions on adding more security officers to school districts and questions on selling municipal water utilities to private companies.
One of New Jersey’s last “dry towns” is asking voters if it should allow liquor licenses while another could be the next to allow the sale of marijuana.
Atlantic County election results
Bergen County election results
Burlington County election results
Camden County election results
Cape May County election results
Cumberland County election results
Gloucester County election results
Hudson County election results
Hunterdon County election results
Mercer County election results
Middlesex County election results
Monmouth County election results
Morris County election results
Passaic County election results
Somerset County election results
Sussex County election results
Warren County election results
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Len Melisurgo may be reached at LMelisurgo@njadvancemedia.com or on X at @LensReality.
