CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Primary Filing Deadline: April 7, 2008
Third Party & Independent Filing Deadline: June 3, 2008
Primary: June 3, 2008

This page was last updated on April 29, 2008

GOVERNOR:

Jon Corzine (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next Gubernatorial Election in 2009.

U.S. SENATE:

Frank Lautenberg (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rob Andrews (D) - Congressman, Ex-Camden County Freeholder Director & Attorney
Donald Cresitello (D) - Morristown Mayor & '82 Candidate
Joe Pennacchio (R) - State Senator, Ex-Morris County Freeholder & Dentist
Murray Sabrin (R) - College Professor, Libertarian Activist, '97 Governor Candidate & '00 Candidate
Dick Zimmer (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Assemblyman, Attorney & '96 Nominee
Anthony Fisher (Independent) - Librarian & '06 Candidate
Sara Lobman (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer

Bob Menendez (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2012.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Rob Andrews (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2008. ]
Camille Andrews (D) - Wife of Rep. Andrews, Law School Associate Dean & "Placeholder" Candidate
John Caramanna (D) - Businessman
Mahdi Ibn-Ziyad (D) - Teacher, Ex-Minister & USAF Veteran
Dale Glading (R) - Minister
Fernando Powers (R) - Ron Paul Campaign Activist

District 2:
Frank LoBiondo (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Donna Ward (R) - Ron Paul Campaign Activist
David Kurkowski (D) - Cape May Councilman & Market Research Executive
Tino Rozzo (Socialist) - Painting Contractor & Frequent Candidate
Tom Fanslau (Independent) - Retired USAF Officer & '06 Candidate

District 3:
[ Jim Saxton (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
John "Jack" Kelly (R) - Ocean County Freeholder & Ex-Eagleswood Township Mayor
Justin Murphy (R) - Energy Consultant & Ex-Tabernacle Township Committeeman
Chris Myers (R) - Medford Township Councilman, Defense Contractor & Gulf War Veteran
John Adler (D) - State Sen., Attorney & '90 Nominee

District 4:
Chris Smith (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Josh Zeitz (D) - College Professor & Author

District 5:
E. Scott Garrett (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Camille Abate (D) - Attorney & Democratic Activist
Roger Bacon (D) - Technician & '94 Libertarian Nominee
Dennis Shulman (D) - Rabbi & Psychologist

District 6:
Frank Pallone (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Peter Cerrato (R) - '92 Candidate
James Hogan (R) - Software Engineer
Robert McLeod (R) - Ex-Judge

District 7:
[ Mike Ferguson (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
A.D. Amar (R) - College Professor & '04 Candidate
Kelly Hatfield (R) - Ex-Summit County Freeholder
Leonard Lance (R) - State Senate Minority Leader
Martin Marks (R) - Scotch Plains Mayor & '03 State Sen. Nominee
Tom Roughneen (R) - Attorney & Iraq War Veteran
Kate Whitman (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide, '07 Somerset County Freeholder Candidate & Daughter of Ex-Gov. Whitman
Darren Young (R)
Linda Stender (D) - State Assemblywoman, Ex-Union County Freeholder, Ex-Fanwood Mayor & '06 Nominee

District 8:
Bill Pascrell (D)*
Roland Straten (R) - Businessman, Community Activist & Navy Veteran

District 9:
Steve Rothman (D)*
Vince Micco (R) - Banker, Iraq War Veteran & '06 Nominee
Mike Jarvis (Independent) - Teacher, Ex-GOP Activist & '06 Candidate

District 10:
Don Payne (D)*
Dean Debrosse (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer

District 11:
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kate Erber (R) - Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Ellen Greenberg (D) - Attorney & Realtor
Gary "Harry" Hager (D) - Withdrew, but name remains on primary ballot
Tom Wyka (D) - IT Project Manager & '06 Nominee

District 12:
Rush Holt (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Alan Bateman (R) - Holmdel Township Committeeman

District 13:
Albio Sires (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Joseph Turula (R) - Attorney
Michael Taber (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

New Jersey Conservative Party (NJCP)
Communist Party of New Jersey
Constitution Party of New Jersey
New Jersey Democratic Party
Green Party of New Jersey
Legalize Marijuana Party
New Jersey Libertarian Party
New Jersey Republican Party
Socialist Party of New Jersey
US Marijuana Party of New Jersey

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

State Division of Elections

State Election Law Enforcement Commission

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Asbury Park Press
The Press of Atlantic City
Bergen Record
Bridgeton Evening News
Bridgewater Courier-News
Burlington County Times
Business News New Jersey
Camden Courier-Post
East Brunswick Home News & Tribune
Gloucester County Times
Hudson County Jersey Journal
Hunterdon County Democrat
InJersey.com - Gannett State Bureau Report
JerseyPolitics.com
Manahawkin Times Beacon
Morris County Daily Record
Newark Star-Ledger
New Jersey Herald (Sussex County)
New Jersey Online (Newark Star-Ledger & Trenton Times)
New Jersey Public Television & Radio (PBS)
New Jersey Reporter (Public Policy Center of New Jersey)
NJ Voter Information (Rutgers University)
News-12 New Jersey (TV - Cablevision)
NorthJersey.com
North Jersey Herald News (Passaic County)
PolitickerNJ.com
Princeton Packet
Salem County Today's Sunbeam
Trenton Times
The Trentonian
Westfield Leader
WZBN TV-25 (Cablevision - Mercer)