Senate Elections 2012 | US Senate Elections | New Jersey Races
2012 New Jersey U.S. Senate Election Results
Bob Menendez
Percent: 58.84%
Votes: 1,985,783
Joe Kyrillos
Percent: 39.39%
Votes: 1,329,405
Race Summary
The 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 6, 2012, and incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Menendez won re-election to a second full term with 58.84% of the vote against Republican Joe Kyrillos.
Full Results
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 58.84%
Votes: 1,985,783
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 39.39%
Votes: 1,329,405
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 16,803
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.47%
Votes: 15,799
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 9,377
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 3,830
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 3,595
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 3,544
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 2,256
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 2,201
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 2,075
Total votes: 3,374,668
State Map
Results by County
Atlantic County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 58.19%
Votes: 61,464
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 40.12%
Votes: 42,378
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.55%
Votes: 577
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 270
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 151
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 77
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 319
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 182
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 71
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 56
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 89
Total votes: 105,634
Cape May County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 46.35%
Votes: 19,965
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 51.73%
Votes: 22,281
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 234
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.46%
Votes: 200
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 116
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 55
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.23%
Votes: 98
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 66
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 25
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 10
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 22
Total votes: 43,072
Hudson County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 79.35%
Votes: 139,910
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 18.64%
Votes: 32,876
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.58%
Votes: 1,017
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.79%
Votes: 1,395
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 256
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 139
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 146
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 130
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 161
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.11%
Votes: 197
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 104
Total votes: 176,331
Monmouth County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 44.67%
Votes: 120,154
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 53.67%
Votes: 144,366
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 1,291
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.30%
Votes: 806
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.25%
Votes: 674
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 242
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.27%
Votes: 732
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 191
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 156
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 209
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 143
Total votes: 268,964
Salem County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 52.51%
Votes: 15,044
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 43.82%
Votes: 12,555
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.90%
Votes: 259
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.70%
Votes: 201
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 108
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 55
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 70
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 45
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 35
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.62%
Votes: 179
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 98
Total votes: 28,649
Warren County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 41.83%
Votes: 17,904
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 56.17%
Votes: 24,046
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.53%
Votes: 229
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.43%
Votes: 186
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.39%
Votes: 165
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 69
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 66
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 54
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 27
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 19
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 42,806
Bergen County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 57.33%
Votes: 201,870
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 41.09%
Votes: 144,709
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 1,200
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.75%
Votes: 2,650
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 544
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 270
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 355
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 146
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 156
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 85
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 152
Total votes: 352,137
Cumberland County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 63.74%
Votes: 31,367
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 34.13%
Votes: 16,795
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.56%
Votes: 274
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.36%
Votes: 175
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.19%
Votes: 93
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 246
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 97
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 40
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 34
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 16
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 76
Total votes: 49,213
Hunterdon County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 39.29%
Votes: 24,676
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 57.33%
Votes: 36,000
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 1.05%
Votes: 660
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 401
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.64%
Votes: 399
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 185
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 75
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 183
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 48
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.20%
Votes: 127
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 45
Total votes: 62,799
Morris County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 44.42%
Votes: 93,209
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 54.36%
Votes: 114,078
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 793
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.24%
Votes: 513
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 324
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.21%
Votes: 432
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 146
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 144
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 120
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 34
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 55
Total votes: 209,848
Somerset County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 51.57%
Votes: 70,264
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 46.49%
Votes: 63,349
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.76%
Votes: 1,035
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 457
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 220
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 188
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 173
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 360
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 136
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 32
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 44
Total votes: 136,258
Burlington County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 59.05%
Votes: 121,211
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 40.13%
Votes: 82,374
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 594
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 348
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 117
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 167
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 172
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 82
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 70
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 48
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 72
Total votes: 205,255
Essex County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 78.83%
Votes: 213,404
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 19.58%
Votes: 53,009
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 1,028
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 792
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 1,295
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 225
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 118
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 215
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 169
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 73
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 396
Total votes: 270,724
Mercer County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 67.73%
Votes: 97,964
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 30.28%
Votes: 43,793
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.48%
Votes: 700
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.65%
Votes: 939
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 201
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.13%
Votes: 184
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 95
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 473
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 99
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 52
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 147
Total votes: 144,647
Ocean County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 42.10%
Votes: 99,362
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 56.11%
Votes: 132,413
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.61%
Votes: 1,428
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.35%
Votes: 821
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.29%
Votes: 689
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 130
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 39
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 113
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 120
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 788
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 101
Total votes: 236,004
Sussex County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 38.03%
Votes: 25,212
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 57.70%
Votes: 38,250
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.82%
Votes: 541
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 1.00%
Votes: 660
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 1.58%
Votes: 1,050
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.33%
Votes: 220
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 79
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 114
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 77
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 52
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 38
Total votes: 66,293
Camden County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 69.47%
Votes: 148,925
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 29.26%
Votes: 62,734
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.28%
Votes: 590
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.57%
Votes: 1,228
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 261
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.10%
Votes: 216
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 44
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 178
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 76
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 63
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 66
Total votes: 214,381
Gloucester County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 57.16%
Votes: 74,271
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 40.48%
Votes: 52,591
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 1.13%
Votes: 1,474
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.95%
Votes: 1,230
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 152
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.06%
Votes: 74
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 27
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 22
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 42
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.01%
Votes: 10
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 41
Total votes: 129,934
Middlesex County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 63.42%
Votes: 178,686
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 34.69%
Votes: 97,730
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.50%
Votes: 1,412
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.34%
Votes: 945
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.54%
Votes: 1,517
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.08%
Votes: 212
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.15%
Votes: 433
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.14%
Votes: 395
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 250
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 68
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 112
Total votes: 281,760
Passaic County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 64.91%
Votes: 105,286
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 33.38%
Votes: 54,149
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.38%
Votes: 618
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.67%
Votes: 1,092
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.12%
Votes: 194
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 120
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 151
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.07%
Votes: 115
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 283
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.03%
Votes: 54
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 153
Total votes: 162,215
Union County
Bob Menendez (DEM)
Percent: 66.92%
Votes: 125,635
Joe Kyrillos (REP)
Percent: 31.39%
Votes: 58,929
Kenneth R. Kaplan (LIB)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 849
Ken Wolski (GRN)
Percent: 0.26%
Votes: 490
Gwen Diakos (IND)
Percent: 0.45%
Votes: 851
J. David Dranikoff (IND)
Percent: 0.17%
Votes: 324
Inder "Andy" Soni (IND)
Percent: 0.09%
Votes: 160
Robert "Turk" Turkavage (IND)
Percent: 0.16%
Votes: 296
Gregory Pason (SPUSA)
Percent: 0.05%
Votes: 101
Eugene M. LaVergne (IND)
Percent: 0.02%
Votes: 29
Daryl Brooks (IND)
Percent: 0.04%
Votes: 80
Total votes: 187,744