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The 2018 United States Senate election in New Jersey will take 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 is running for re-election to a third term with low approval ratings.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Bob Menendez, incumbent U.S. Senator
Potential
- Rob Andrews, former U.S. Representative
- Richard Codey, State Senator and former Governor
- Rush D. Holt, Jr., former U.S. Representative
- Donald Norcross, U.S. Representative
- Frank Pallone, U.S. Representative
- Stephen M. Sweeney, President of the State Senate
Declined
- Robert Torricelli, former U.S. Senator
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Thomas Kean Jr., State Senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2006
Withdrawn
- Rich Pezzullo, businessman and perennial candidate
Declined
- Jon Bramnick, Minority Leader of the New Jersey General Assembly
- Jack Ciattarelli, former State Assemblyman and nominee for Governor in 2017
- Jeffrey Chiesa, former U.S. Senator
- Chris Christie, Governor
- Kim Guadagno, former U.S. Senator
- Joe Kyrillos, State Senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012
- Tom MacArthur, U.S. Representative
- Alison Littell McHose, former State Assemblywoman