2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election

2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election
New Jersey's 10th congressional district
U.S. Representative before election; Donald Payne Jr.; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; TBD;

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, as Donald Payne Jr. was elected with 77.6% of the vote in 2022.

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]

Declared[edit]

Derek Armstead, mayor of Linden (2014–present) and Linden Democratic municipal chair^[3]
Brittany Claybrooks, former East Orange city councilor (2019–2023)^[4]
John Flora, teacher and candidate for this district in 2020^[5]
Darryl Godfrey, COO of the New Jersey Redevelopment Authority^[6]
Alberta Gordon, data engineering manager^[5]
Eugene Mazo, professor^[5]
LaMonica McIver, president of the Newark Municipal Council^[7]
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^[5]
Jerry Walker, Hudson County commissioner from the 3rd district (2018–present) and candidate for mayor of Jersey City in 2013^[9]

Declined[edit]

Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark (2014–present) (running for governor, endorsed McIver)^[10]^[11]
Ronald Slaughter, pastor (endorsed McIver)^[12]

Endorsements[edit]

Derek Armstead

State legislators

Reginald Atkins, state assemblymember from the 20th district (2022–present) and Roselle Democratic municipal chair^[13]
Nicholas Scutari, president of the New Jersey Senate (2022–present) from the 22nd district (2004–present) and chair of the Union County Democratic Party^[13]

Individuals

Anthony Salters, Hillside Democratic municipal chair^[13]

LaMonica McIver

State legislators

Renee Burgess, state senator from the 28th district (2022–present)^[14]
Joseph Cryan, state senator from the 20th district (2018–present) and Union Township Democratic municipal chair^[15]

County officials

Joseph DiVincenzo Jr., Essex County Executive (2003–present)^[16]
Romaine Graham, Essex County Commissioner (2019–present)^[14]

Local officials

Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark (2014–present)^[11]
Joe Signorello, mayor of Roselle Park and Roselle Park Democratic municipal chair^[13]
4 other mayors^[16]^[17]
Vincent Kearney, Garwood city councilor and Garwood Democratic municipal chair^[13]

Individuals

Annette Beasley, Irvington Democratic municipal chair^[14]
Ryan Cooper, Cranford Democratic municipal chair^[13]
Pete Corvelli, Kenilworth Democratic municipal chair^[13]
LeRoy Jones, chair of the New Jersey Democratic Party (2021–present) and the Essex County Democratic Party^[16]

Political parties

Essex County Democratic Party^[5]
Union County Democratic Party^[13]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Derek Armstead
	Democratic	Brittany Claybrooks
	Democratic	John Flora
	Democratic	Darryl Godfrey
	Democratic	Alberta Gordon
	Democratic	Eugene Mazo
	Democratic	LaMonica McIver
	Democratic	Shana Melius
	Democratic	Sheila Montague
	Democratic	Debra Salters
	Democratic	Jerry Walker
Total votes

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Carmen Bucco, businessman, perennial candidate, and presumptive nominee for this seat in the regular 2024 election^[18]

Endorsements[edit]

Carmen Bucco

Political parties

Essex County Republican Party^[5]
Hudson County Republican Party^[5]
Union County Republican Party^[5]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carmen Bucco
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

2024 New Jersey's 10th congressional district special election
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	TBD
	Republican	Carmen Bucco
Total votes

By county

County	TBD Democratic		Carmen Bucco Republican		Write-in		Margin		Total votes
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Essex
Hudson
Union
Total

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 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). [hhttps://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/godfrey-files-for-paynes-nj-10-seat/ "Godfrey Files For Payne's NJ-10 Seat"]. New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "McIver: 'I am running for Congress'". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 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 ^g ^h Wildstein, David (May 13, 2024). "McIver defeats Armstead by one vote for Union Dem endorsement". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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 (May 6, 2024). "Newark Council President Expected To Replace Payne". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^ Fox, Joey (May 9, 2024). "Roselle Mayor Backs McIver In NJ-10 Special". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 9, 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.

[1] 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.

[Scheduling-2] 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.

[3] Wildstein, David (May 8, 2024). "Linden mayor collecting signatures for NJ-10 special election". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[4] Wildstein, David (May 7, 2024). "Kim campaign political director will seek Payne's House seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

[Filings-5] ^ ^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.

[6] Wildstein, David (May 10, 2024). [hhttps://newjerseyglobe.com/congress/godfrey-files-for-paynes-nj-10-seat/ "Godfrey Files For Payne's NJ-10 Seat"]. New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[7] Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "McIver: 'I am running for Congress'". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[Melius-8] Wildstein, David (May 10, 2024). "Payne staffer, former Newark mayoral candidate file to run for NJ-10". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[9] 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.

[10] 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.

[Baraka-11] Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "Baraka backs McIver for Congress". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[Slaughter-12] 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.

[Union-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Wildstein, David (May 13, 2024). "McIver defeats Armstead by one vote for Union Dem endorsement". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

[Irvington-14] Wildstein, David (May 7, 2024). "Vauss, Irvington Democrats support McIver bid in NJ-10". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

[15] Wildstein, David (May 12, 2024). "Cryan backs McIver for Payne's congressional seat". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[McIver-16] Wildstein, David (May 6, 2024). "Newark Council President Expected To Replace Payne". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 6, 2024.

[17] Fox, Joey (May 9, 2024). "Roselle Mayor Backs McIver In NJ-10 Special". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[18] 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.

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