Edison is a township located in Middlesex County,in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Situated in Central New Jersey within the core of the state's Raritan Valley region,Edison is a commercial hub and is a bedroom community of New York City within the New York metropolitan area.
The 2008 United States presidential election was the 56th quadrennial presidential election,held on November 4,2008. The Democratic ticket of Barack Obama,the junior senator from Illinois,and Joe Biden,the senior senator from Delaware,defeated the Republican ticket of John McCain,the senior senator from Arizona,and Sarah Palin,the governor of Alaska. Obama became the first African American to be elected to the presidency,as well as being only the third sitting United States senator elected president,joining Warren G. Harding and John F. Kennedy. Meanwhile,this was only the second successful all-senator ticket since the 1960 election and is the only election where both major party nominees were sitting senators. This was the first election since 1952 in which neither the incumbent president nor vice president was on the ballot.
John Herbert Adler was an American lawyer,politician and a member of the Democratic Party who served for one term as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 2009 until 2011. He lost his 2010 congressional election to former Philadelphia Eagles football player Jon Runyan. Prior to joining Congress,Adler was a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1992 to 2009,where he represented the 6th Legislative District.
New Jersey's 7th congressional district includes all of Hunterdon and Warren Counties;and parts of Morris,Somerset,Sussex,and Union Counties. The district is represented by Republican Thomas Kean Jr.,who was first elected in 2022,defeating Democratic incumbent Tom Malinowski.
Linda R. Greenstein is an American attorney and politician who has served since 2010 as a member of the New Jersey Senate representing the 14th legislative district. She previously served in the General Assembly from 2000 to 2010.
George A. Spadoro is an American Democratic Party politician who served three terms as Mayor of Edison,and two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he represented the 18th Legislative District.
The 2008 presidential campaign of John Edwards,former United States Senator from North Carolina and Democratic nominee for Vice President in 2004 began on December 28,2006 when he announced his entry into the 2008 presidential election in the city of New Orleans near sites devastated by Hurricane Katrina. On January 30,2008,Edwards returned to New Orleans to announce that he was suspending his campaign for the Presidency. On May 14,2008,he endorsed Barack Obama at a campaign event in Grand Rapids,Michigan.
The 2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election took place on November 3,2009. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine ran for a second term against Republican Chris Christie,Independent Christopher Daggett,and nine others,in addition to several write-in candidates. Christie won the election,with about 48.5 percent of the vote,to 44.9 percent for Corzine and 5.8 percent for Daggett. He assumed office on January 19,2010. This was the first election to fill the newly created office of lieutenant governor,with the candidates for governor choosing their running mates. Kim Guadagno,Christie's running mate,became New Jersey's first lieutenant governor following her inauguration.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 3,2009. Primary elections were held on June 2. Most state positions were up in this election cycle,which includes all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly,as well as Governor and Lieutenant Governor. In addition to the State Legislative elections,numerous county offices and freeholders in addition to municipal offices were up for election. There was one statewide ballot question. Some counties and municipalities may have had local ballot questions as well. Non-partisan local elections,some school board elections,and some fire district elections also happened throughout the year.
Richard Joseph LaRossa is an American Republican Party politician and former television presenter who served two terms in the New Jersey Senate,where he represented the 15th Legislative District from 1992 to 1998.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,and elected the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey,a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election and an election to the U.S. Senate.
The 2012 United States presidential election in New Hampshire took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. New Hampshire voters chose four electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Congressman Paul Ryan.
The 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for re-election to a second term in office. He faced Democratic nominee Barbara Buono and six others in the general election.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 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 2014 United States midterm elections for other federal and state offices,including U.S. House elections in other states and a U.S. Senate election in New Jersey.
The 2018 United States Senate election in New Jersey took place on November 6,2018,in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of New Jersey. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez won reelection to a third term over Republican businessman Bob Hugin.
The 2020 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of New Jersey. It was held concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election,as well as various other elections. The primary elections were moved from June 2,2020,to July 7,2020,due to COVID-19 pandemic concerns. Incumbent senator Cory Booker was first elected in a 2013 special election to complete the term of fellow Democrat Frank Lautenberg,who died in office.
The 2021 New Jersey gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the governor of New Jersey.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 12 U.S. representatives from the state of New Jersey,one from each of the state's 12 congressional districts. The primary election in which candidates were chosen took place on July 7,2020. The general election coincided with the 2020 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 2021 New Jersey State Senate election was held on November 2,2021. New Jersey voters elected state senators in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey Senate. This was the first election since 1991 where Republicans net gained state Senate seats. Democrats would later be restored to 25 seats following the party switch of Samuel D. Thompson in 2023.
