NJ-10 Election Results: LaMonica McIver Wins, AP Says

This article was last updated at 7:45 p.m. on Nov. 6

NEW JERSEY — As a certain New Jersey ballplayer once said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”

Voters who live in the 10th Congressional District went the polls on Tuesday to cast ballots for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the 2024 general election. The district includes several municipalities in Essex, Hudson and Union counties.

Candidates appearing on the ballot include incumbent LaMonica McIver (Democrat), Carmen Bucco (Republican), Jon Carlos Serrano (Green Party), and Cynthia Johnson, Michelle Middleton and Donna Weiss (Independent).

With 29 percent of votes counted, the Associated Press projected that McIver is the winner. Here were the uncertified election results at the time the AP called the race:

• LaMonica McIver – 66,408 votes (76.3%)
• Carmen Bucco – 18,362 votes (21.1%)
• Jon Serrano – 866 votes (1.0%)
• Cynthia Johnson – 578 votes (0.7%)
• Michelle Middleton – 451 votes (0.5%)
• Donna Weiss – 327 votes (0.4%)

The 10th District includes the following municipalities: Caldwell, East Orange, Essex Fells, Irvington, Montclair (part), Newark (part), Orange, Verona, West Orange in Essex County; Jersey City (part) in Hudson County; Cranford, Garwood, Hillside, Kenilworth, Linden (part), Roselle, Roselle Park, Union Township in Union County.

Voters in the district may feel a bit of déjà vu: they went to the polls just two months ago to cast ballots for the same Congressional seat.

U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. died in April, leaving the popular lawmaker’s unexpired term vacant – and his constituents without a voice in the House.

A special election took place on Sept. 18 to fill out the remainder of Payne’s time in office. McIver emerged victorious. She will serve out the remainder of Payne’s unexpired term, which runs out at the end of the year. See Related: New Jersey Now Has 3 Congresswomen, For The First Time Ever

Voters in NJ-10 went to the polls again on Nov. 5 – this time to select a candidate to serve out a full term in Congress.

The GOP challenger, Carmen Bucco, recently reached out to local Republicans, asking them to consider mail-in voting and early voting in addition to hitting the polls on Election Day. See Related: Bucco Battles Back From NJ-10 Election Defeat, Sets Sights On November

In the meanwhile, third-party candidates continued making their pitches to local voters, including Serrano, who recently joined a chorus of critics opposing a proposed power plant in North Jersey.

As of Nov. 1, there were 276,818 voters in the district registered with the Democratic Party, 45,436 voters registered with the Republican Party, 187,455 unaffiliated voters and 6,052 voters registered with a third-party, according to the latest state data.

POST-ELECTION

“Thank you for electing me again,” McIver wrote after the race was called. “It's been the honor of my life to serve you. I can’t wait to continue to serve in the 119th Congress.”

“It hurt to tell my daughter that we had lost the presidential campaign this morning,” McIver continued. “She is a solid supporter of Kamala at 8-years-old. But we must move forward and fight!”

Bucco congratulated McIver on her apparent Election Day win.

"The dedication, sacrifice, and hard work exhibited by all participants in this election exemplify a shared commitment to creating positive change within our communities, he said.

Serrano also offered his congratulations to McIver.

"I truly hope that we could work together to ensure that the people of District 10 are taken care of," he said.

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