Cory A. Booker

DemocratNJ · Senator

Wins

Losses

Races

2020

Senate · NJ

Won

DCory A. BookerWinner

2,541,178 votes57.2%

RRikin Mehta

1,817,052 votes40.9%

GMadelyn R. Hoffman

38,288 votes0.9%

OVeronica Fernandez

32,290 votes0.7%

ODaniel Burke

11,632 votes0.3%

Margin of victory: +16.3%

In the 2020 Senate race for NJ Senate seat, Cory A. Booker (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Rikin Mehta (R) who received 40.9%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Cory A. Booker's 16.3-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Robert Menendez (D) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2020 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

2014

Senate · NJ

Won

DCory A. BookerWinner

1,043,866 votes55.8%

RJeff Bell

791,297 votes42.3%

LJoseph Baratelli

16,721 votes0.9%

eHank Schroeder

5,704 votes0.3%

IJeff Boss

4,513 votes0.2%

dEugene Martin Lavergne

3,890 votes0.2%

IAntonio N. Sabas

3,544 votes0.2%

In the 2014 Senate race for NJ Senate seat, Cory A. Booker (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Jeff Bell (R) who received 42.3%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Cory A. Booker's 13.5-point lead over the runner-up showed solid but not overwhelming support.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Robert Menendez (D) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Democrat, Cory A. Booker won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Obama was in office).