| Election Name: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | All 12 New Jersey seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 6 |
| Seats1: | 7 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,821,620 |
| Percentage1: | 54.16% |
| Swing1: | 3.97% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 6 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,541,631 |
| Percentage2: | 45.84% |
| Swing2: | 2.33% |
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey, one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 7.
The only competitive district this cycle was the 5th, which Democrats flipped, thereby giving them a 7–5 majority in the delegation.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Donald Norcross official photo (cropped).png |
| Nominee1: | Donald Norcross |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 183,231 |
| Percentage1: | 60.0% |
| Nominee2: | Bob Patterson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 112,388 |
| Percentage2: | 36.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Donald Norcross |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Donald Norcross |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 1st congressional district. Democratic Party incumbent Donald Norcross was first elected to this seat in the 2014 election.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Frank A. LoBiondo 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Frank LoBiondo |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 176,338 |
| Percentage1: | 59.2% |
| Nominee2: | David Cole |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 110,838 |
| Percentage2: | 37.2% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Frank LoBiondo |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Frank LoBiondo |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 2nd congressional district. Republican Frank LoBiondo has represented this district since 1995.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Tom MacArthur, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Tom MacArthur |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 194,596 |
| Percentage1: | 59.3% |
| Nominee2: | Fred LaVergne |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 127,526 |
| Percentage2: | 38.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Tom MacArthur |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Tom MacArthur |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 3rd congressional district. Republican Tom MacArthur had represented this district since 2015.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Chris Smith official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Chris Smith |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 211,992 |
| Percentage1: | 63.7% |
| Nominee2: | Lorna Phillipson |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 111,532 |
| Percentage2: | 33.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Chris Smith |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Chris Smith |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Republican Chris Smith has represented this district since 1981.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | Josh Gottheimer Photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Josh Gottheimer |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 172,587 |
| Percentage1: | 51.1% |
| Nominee2: | Scott Garrett |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 157,690 |
| Percentage2: | 46.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Scott Garrett |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Josh Gottheimer |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 5th congressional district. Republican incumbent Scott Garrett had served for seven terms. Josh Gottheimer, a former speechwriter for Bill Clinton and aide for the 2004 presidential campaign of John Kerry and the 2008 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, ran against Garrett as a Democrat.[3]
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[4] | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Daily Kos Elections[5] | November 7, 2016 | |
| align=left | Rothenberg[6] | November 3, 2016 | |
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | November 7, 2016 | |
| RCP[8] | October 31, 2016 |
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Frank Pallone, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Frank Pallone |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 167,895 |
| Percentage1: | 63.7% |
| Nominee2: | Brent Sonnek-Schmelz |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 91,908 |
| Percentage2: | 34.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Frank Pallone |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Frank Pallone |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 6th congressional district. Democratic Frank Pallone has represented this district since 1989.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 7th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 7 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 7 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Leonard Lance, official portrait, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Leonard Lance |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 185,850 |
| Percentage1: | 54.1% |
| Nominee2: | Peter Jacob |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 148,188 |
| Percentage2: | 43.1% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Leonard Lance |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Leonard Lance |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 7th congressional district. Republican Leonard Lance has represented this district since 2009.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 8th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 8 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 8 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Albio Sires.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Albio Sires |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 134,733 |
| Percentage1: | 77.0% |
| Nominee2: | Agha Khan |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 32,337 |
| Percentage2: | 18.5% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Albio Sires |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Albio Sires |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 8th congressional district. Democrat Albio Sires has represented this district since 2007.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 9th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 9 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 9 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Bill Pascrell, Jr. 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bill Pascrell |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 162,642 |
| Percentage1: | 69.8% |
| Nominee2: | Hector L. Castillo |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 65,376 |
| Percentage2: | 28.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bill Pascrell |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bill Pascrell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 9th congressional district. Democratic Bill Pascrell has represented this district since 1997.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 10th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 10 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 10 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Donald Payne Jr Official Portrait 113th Congress (cropped).png |
| Nominee1: | Donald Payne Jr. |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 190,856 |
| Percentage1: | 85.7% |
| Nominee2: | David H. Pinckney |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 26,450 |
| Percentage2: | 11.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Donald Payne Jr. |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Donald Payne Jr. |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 10th congressional district. Democratic Donald Payne Jr. has represented this district since 2013.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 11th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 11 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 11 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Rodney Frelinghuysen official photo, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Rodney Frelinghuysen |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 194,299 |
| Percentage1: | 58.0% |
| Nominee2: | Joseph M. Wenzel |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 130,162 |
| Percentage2: | 38.9% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Rodney Frelinghuysen |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Rodney Frelinghuysen |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 11th congressional district. Republican Rodney Frelinghuysen has represented this district since 1995.
| Election Name: | 2016 New Jersey's 12th congressional district election |
| Country: | New Jersey |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 12 |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey#District 12 |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Image1: | File:Bonnie Watson Coleman (alt crop).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Bonnie Watson Coleman |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 181,430 |
| Percentage1: | 62.9% |
| Nominee2: | Steven J. Uccio |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 92,407 |
| Percentage2: | 32.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bonnie Watson Coleman |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Bonnie Watson Coleman |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: New Jersey's 12th congressional district. Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman has represented this district since 2015.