Norcross Wins Fifth Term In NJ-1 Over Gustafson, AP Predicts

NEW JERSEY — Democrat Donald Norcross is projected to win a fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the Associated Press.

Norcross faced Claire Gustafson in a rematch of the 2020 congressional race to represent New Jersey's 1st Congressional district. Unofficial results show the Camden congressman with a lead of more than 55,000 votes as of 10:47 p.m. Tuesday.

NJ-1 includes Camden County, much of Gloucester County, and two municipalities in Burlington County.

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NEW JERSEY — The polls have closed, and residents of New Jersey's first Congressional district are waiting to see if incumbent Donald Norcross (D) or challenger Claire Gustafson (R) will represent them in Washington.

This is a rematch of the 2020 NJ-1 race, when four-term congressman Norcross secured more than 64 percent of the vote to win against Gustafson, a former Collingswood school board member.

Results may take some time to tabulate, as there are multiple counties in the district: NJ-1 includes Camden County, most of Gloucester County, and the Burlington County communities of Maple Shade and Palmyra.

Norcross lives in Camden and Gustafson lives in Collingswood. The other candidates on the ballot are Libertarian Isaiah Fletcher, and independents Patricia Kline and Allen Cannon.

There is no automatic recount in New Jersey in the case of a close race.
Some results may not be known even after Tuesday night in a close race because of early voting and mail-in voting.

Mail-in ballots will be counted for up to six days after Election Day if they were postmarked by November 8. Election officials were allowed to begin opening and processing mail-in ballots as of November 3, but not to tally or report results, under a new law.

More than 725,000 New Jersey residents cast ballots by mail or went to vote early.

As of 8:42 p.m.

• Donald Norcross (D)
  • Camden: (with 12 of 353 precincts reporting) 53,429
  • Gloucester: (with 81 of 229 districts reporting) 19,856
  • Burlington: (with 0 of 28 precincts reporting)
  • Total: 77,667
• Claire Gustafson (R)
  • Camden: (with 12 of 353 precincts reporting): 12,786
  • Gloucester:(with 81 of 229 districts reporting) 10,571
  • Burlington: (with 0 of 28 precincts reporting)
• Total: 27,429
• Isaiah Fletcher (L)
  • Camden:
  • Gloucester: 244 (with 81 of 229 districts reporting)
  • Burlington: (with 0 of 28 precincts reporting)
  • Total: 695 votes
• Patricia Kline (I)
  • Camden:
  • Gloucester: 379 (with 81 of 229 districts reporting)
  • Burlington:
  • Total: 1,407 votes
• Allen Cannon (I)
  • Camden:
  • Gloucester: 80 (with 81 of 229 districts reporting)
  • Burlington:
  • Total: 275 votes

What municipalities are in this district?

Camden County: All

Burlington County: Maple Shade and Palmyra.

Gloucester County: Deptford, part of East Greenwich, Glassboro, Mantua, Monroe, National Park, Paulsboro, Pitman, Washington, Wenonah, West Deptford, Westville, Woodbury, and Woodbury Heights.

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