At the same time, Clinton carried other parts of the state to rack up a 14-point victory in New Jersey, a model Menendez hopes to replicate. GOP attack: Hugin's campaign says Menendez found 'guilty,' but no court said that (/story/news/politics/elections/7/midterm-2018-what-ethics- committee-said-bob-menendez-did-did-not-do/1074646002/)ĭemocrat Barack Obama, at the top of the ticket in 2012, won the district by 8 points, but voters there supported Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by 4 points in 2016. When he last ran in 2012, Menendez beat his opponent by 14 percentage points in the 2nd district (), which includes all of Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland and Salem counties and parts of four other counties.īattlegrounds: NJ campaigns that could decide control of Congress (/story/news/politics/elections/4/labor-day-update-where-things-stand- nj/1145972002/) this yearĭem attack: W hat's behind the ads accusing Bob Hugin of 'killing off cancer patients' (/story/news/politics/elections/7/senate-bob-hugin-nj- political-ads/760327002/)
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The figures indicate that even if there is a Democratic wave that turns red House districts blue (/story/news/politics/elections/4/labor-day- update-where-things-stand-nj/1145972002/), it is not guaranteed to boost Menendez as he battles for a third Senate term after surviving a corruption trial last year. The poll said that while Menendez trailed Hugin in the 2nd District, Democratic House candidate Jeff Van Drew had a 55 percent to 32 percent lead over Republican Seth Grossman in the race to replace 12-term Republican Bob Menendez trails Republican challenger Bob Hugin, 46 percent to 36 percent, in a Republican-held South Jersey Congressional district that otherwise appears to be primed for a Democratic takeover in November, a poll released Wednesday () by Stockton University says. Herb Jackson, North Jersey Record Published 1:37 p.m. NJ Senate race: Bob Menendez trailing Bob Hugin in South Jersey House district, poll says TELLING YOUR STORY DEDICATED TO MAKING A LOCAL IMPACT He says he's running as an independent Republican in a state with roughly 900,000 more Democrats than Republicans.NJ Senate Race: Bob Menendez Trailing Bob Hugin in South Jersey House District, Poll Says Hugin retired this year and is a first-time candidate. In 1999, he took over as chairman and CEO of a large pharmaceutical company called Celgene, based in Summit. Over the years, he rose to managing director. After earning an MBA from the University of Virginia, he went to work at J.P. Hugin, a native of Hudson County, graduated from Princeton University before entering the Marine Corps in 1976. He has chaired the Foreign Relations Committee and was a major player in the unsuccessful bipartisan "Gang of Eight" effort to overhaul the nation's immigration laws in 2013. Menendez, the son of Cuban immigrants, served in the House from 1993 until he was appointed to fill a Senate vacancy in 2006. The Democrat was accused of using his political influence to help Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen in exchange for luxury vacations in the Caribbean and Paris, flights on Melgen's private jet and hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to organizations that supported the senator directly or indirectly. Menendez had faced federal bribery charges, but in November 2017 his trial ended in a mistrial when the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on all charges against Menendez and a wealthy donor. Menendez had a much smaller lead, at 45 percent to Hugin's 43 percent, in a Stockton University poll of 531 likely voters released last week. Voters polled said the most important issues in the race are the economy and jobs (21 percent), immigration (18 percent), honesty and integrity in government (15 percent) and healthcare (12 percent). Menendez also leads Hugin 52 percent to 23 percent among Hispanic men in the poll and 61 percent to 17 percent among Hispanic women. All of the people interviewed indicated they would likely vote in the November general election. 4 with 625 registered Hispanic voters interviewed via telephone across New Jersey. The poll, which has a margin of error of +/- 4 percent, was conducted between Oct. Libertarian Party candidate Murray Sabrin was at 3 percent of those polled. Menendez leads Hugin 57 percent to 20 percent among likely Hispanic voters in New Jersey, with 19 percent of respondents undecided, according to an exclusive poll conducted by Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy, Inc. Bob Menendez holds a sizable lead over challenger Bob Hugin among New Jersey voters who identify themselves as Hispanic, according to a new poll from Telemundo 62 and Telemundo 47. While he’s locked in a close race with his Republican challenger after facing corruption charges, New Jersey’s incumbent U.S.
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