2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election
The 2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election will be held on September 18, 2024, to fill the vacant seat in New Jersey's 10th congressional district . The winner will serve in the United States House of Representatives for the remainder of the 118th United States Congress . The seat became vacant on April 24, 2024, when Donald Payne Jr. died following a heart attack related to complications from diabetes .[1] The urban district is considered a safely Democratic seat ; Payne Jr. had won all 7 bids for this seat with at least 77.6% of the vote.
On May 3, Governor Phil Murphy scheduled the special election for September 18, with primaries being held on July 16. This will be the first non-November special election for a vacant House seat in New Jersey since 1950 which Republican William Widnall won after incumbent Representative J. Parnell Thomas was convicted on corruption charges.[2]
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Derek Armstead, mayor of Linden (2014–present) and Linden Democratic municipal chair[4] Brittany Claybrooks, former East Orange city councilor (2019–2023)[5] John Flora, teacher and candidate for this district in 2020 [6] Darryl Godfrey, COO of the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority [7] Alberta Gordon, data engineering manager[6] Eugene Mazo, Rutgers Law School professor and candidate for this district in 2020 [6] Shana Melius, former constituent services staffer to Donald Payne Jr. [8] Sheila Montague, teacher and candidate for mayor of Newark in 2022 [8] Debra Salters, community activist and independent candidate for New Jersey's 29th assembly district in 2021 [6] Jerry Walker, Hudson County commissioner from the 3rd district (2018–present) and candidate for mayor of Jersey City in 2013 [9] Declined [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Derek Armstead
State legislators Party officials LaMonica McIver
U.S. senators U.S. representatives Statewide officials State legislators County officials Local officials Party officials Political parties Organizations Labor unions Jerry Walker
State legislators County officials Declined to endorse
Local officials Political parties Fundraising [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of June 26, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Derek Armstead (D) $51,325[b] $18,875 $32,449 Brittany Claybrooks (D) $9,036 $6,637 $2,398 Darryl Godfrey (D) $67,865[c] $59,667 $8,197 LaMonica McIver (D) $90,833[d] $33,985 $56,847 Shana Melius (D) $13,126[e] $9,755 $4,871 Source: Federal Election Commission [32]
Results [ edit ] Results by county: Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Fundraising [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Carmen Bucco (R) $16,790 $7,231 $9,559 Source: Federal Election Commission [32]
Results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] ^ New Jersey State Council and 32BJ ^ $5,000 of this total was self-funded by Armstead ^ $2,300 of this total was self-funded by Godfrey ^ $1,025 of this total was self-funded by McIver ^ $10,000 of this total was self-funded by Melius References [ edit ] ^ Fox, Joey; Wildstein, David (April 24, 2024). "Donald Payne, Six-Term Congressman From New Jersey, Dies At 65" . New Jersey Globe. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David; Fox, Joey (May 3, 2024). "Murphy will order July 16 primary, September 18 general election for Payne's seat" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 3, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "McIver: 'I am running for Congress' " . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 6, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (May 8, 2024). "Linden mayor collecting signatures for NJ-10 special election" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (May 7, 2024). "Kim campaign political director will seek Payne's House seat" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 7, 2024 . ^ a b c d e f g h Fox, Joey (May 10, 2024). "Here's who filed in the special election primary to replace Donald Payne Jr" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 10, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (May 10, 2024). "Godfrey Files For Payne's NJ-10 Seat" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 10, 2024 . ^ a b Wildstein, David (May 10, 2024). "Payne staffer, former Newark mayoral candidate file to run for NJ-10" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 10, 2024 . ^ Heinis, John (May 8, 2024). "Hudson County Commissioner Walker says he'll run for Congress in 10th District" . Hudson County View . Retrieved May 8, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (April 25, 2024). "The race is on for Payne's seat: Baraka doesn't want it, and Murphy must decide about a special election" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved April 25, 2024 . ^ a b Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "Baraka backs McIver for Congress" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 6, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "Newark minister says he won't seek Payne's NJ-10 seat, endorses McIver" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 6, 2024 . ^ a b c d e f Wildstein, David (May 13, 2024). "McIver defeats Armstead by one vote for Union Dem endorsement" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 13, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (June 24, 2024). "Booker endorses McIver for Congress" . New Jersey Globe. Retrieved June 25, 2024 . ^ a b c d "Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Endorses LaMonica McIver for NJ-10" . July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (July 2, 2024). "Murphy backs McIver for Congress in NJ-10" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved July 5, 2024 . ^ a b Wildstein, David (May 7, 2024). "Vauss, Irvington Democrats support McIver bid in NJ-10" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 7, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (May 12, 2024). "Cryan backs McIver for Payne's congressional seat" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 12, 2024 . ^ a b c Wildstein, david (June 11, 2024). "Ruiz, Pintor Marin, Speight back McIver for NJ-10 seat" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved June 12, 2024 . ^ "Payne Family Endorses LaMonica McIver for Congress" . InsiderNJ. June 15, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024 . ^ a b c Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "Newark Council President Expected To Replace Payne" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 6, 2024 . ^ Fox, Joey (June 27, 2024). "McIver endorsed by entire Essex County Board of Commissioners" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved July 5, 2024 . ^ Fox, Joey (May 9, 2024). "Roselle Mayor Backs McIver In NJ-10 Special" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 9, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (June 7, 2024). "East Orange mayor backs McIver for Congress" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved June 9, 2024 . ^ Fox, Joey (July 12, 2024). "The under-the-radar election to choose Donald Payne's successor is nearly here" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved July 13, 2024 . ^ "SEIU NJ State Council endorses LaMonica McIver in Congressional District 10" . InsiderNJ. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024 . ^ Fox, Joey (May 23, 2024). "McIver gets first big labor endorsement in NJ-10 special" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 23, 2024 . ^ a b "Primary School 7/16" . July 16, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (July 4, 2024). "Craig Guy endorses Jerry Walker for Congress" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved July 5, 2024 . ^ Fox, Joey (July 12, 2024). "The under-the-radar election to choose Donald Payne's successor is nearly here" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved July 16, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (May 14, 2024). "Hudson Democrats won't back Jerry Walker, will stay neutral in NJ-10 primary" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 14, 2024 . ^ a b "2024 Election United States House - New Jersey 10th" . fec.gov . Federal Election Commission . Retrieved July 13, 2024 . ^ Wildstein, David (May 3, 2024). "Payne's GOP opponent says he'll run in NJ-10 special election" . New Jersey Globe . Retrieved May 3, 2024 . External links [ edit ] Official campaign websites
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