Donald Norcross

In the 2024 House race for NJ-1, Donald Norcross (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Theodore "Teddy" Liddell (R) who received 40.0%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Donald Norcross's 17.8-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Donald Norcross benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2022 House race for NJ-1, Donald Norcross (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Claire Gustafson (R) who received 35.2%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Donald Norcross's 27.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Donald Norcross benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Donald Norcross won despite the historical midterm penalty against the president's party (Democrat Biden was in office). The wide margin suggests this district is firmly in the Democrat column for the foreseeable future.

In the 2020 House race for NJ-1, Donald Norcross (D) defeated Claire Gustafson (R) 62.5% to 37.5%. Donald Norcross received 240,567 votes compared to 144,463 for Claire Gustafson, a dominant 25.0-point margin reflecting a safely partisan district.

This was an open-seat race. 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.

In the 2018 House race for NJ-01, Donald W. Norcross (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Dilks (R) who received 33.3%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Donald W. Norcross's 31.1-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Donald W. Norcross benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. As a Democrat, Donald W. Norcross benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Republican in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

In the 2016 House race for NJ-01, Donald Norcross (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Patterson (R) who received 36.8%. 3 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Donald Norcross's 23.2-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

As the incumbent, Donald Norcross benefited from name recognition, established constituent services, and the roughly 2-3 point advantage that sitting members typically enjoy. The 2016 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.

In the 2014 House race for NJ-01, Donald W. Norcross (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Garry W. Cobb (R) who received 39.4%. 5 additional candidates split the remaining vote. Donald W. Norcross's 18.0-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

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