2013 United States Senate elections

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2013 United States Senate elections
← 2012 June 25, 2013 – October 16, 2013 2014 →
2 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell
Party
Democratic
Republican
Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky
Seats before 52 46
Seats after 53 45
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,383,730 1,118,764
Percentage 54.7% 44.2%
Seats up 1 1
Races won 2 0
  Third party
 
Party
Independent
Seats before 2
Seats after 2
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 14,233
Percentage 0.5%
Seats up 0
Races won 0
2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain
     Democratic hold
     No election
Majority Leader
before election

Harry Reid

Democratic
Majority Leader
after election

Harry Reid

Democratic

There were two special elections to the United States Senate in 2013; ordered by election date:

Race summary

State
(linked to summaries below) 		Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral
history
Massachusetts
(Class 2) 		Mo Cowan Democratic 2013 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.
New senator
elected
June 25, 2013.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Ed Markey (Democratic) 54.8%
  • ▌
    Gabriel E. Gomez
    (Republican) 44.8%
New Jersey
(Class 2) 		Jeffrey Chiesa Republican 2013 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.
New senator
elected
October 16, 2013.
Democratic gain.

Massachusetts (special)

2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
← 2008 June 25, 2013 2014 →
 
Nominee Ed Markey
Gabriel E. Gomez
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote 645,429 525,307
Percentage 54.7% 44.5%
U.S. senator before election

Mo Cowan

Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Ed Markey

Democratic

Senator John Kerry (D) resigned.
Senator Mo Cowan (D) was appointed to continue the term until this election.
Main article: 2013 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
See also: List of United States senators from Massachusetts and 2012 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

A special election was held June 25, 2013 to fill the

Class 2
seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2015.

The vacancy that prompted the special election was created by the resignation of Senator

Gabriel E. Gomez, a businessman and former Navy SEAL
.

The special primary elections took place on April 30. Democratic Congressman

Gabriel E. Gomez
won their respective primaries.

Massachusetts Democratic special primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
 		Ed Markey 311,219 57.0
Democratic
 Stephen Lynch 230,335 43.0
Massachusetts Republican special primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
 		Gabriel Gomez 96,276 51.0
Republican
 Michael J. Sullivan 67,918 36.0
Republican
 Daniel Winslow 24,630 13.0
Massachusetts special election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
 		Edward Markey 642,988 54.71% Decrease11.11
Republican
 Gabriel Gomez 525,080 44.53% Increase13.54
Twelve Visions Party Richard Heos 4,518 0.39% n/a
Write-ins and Blank 4,495 0.38% n/a
Majority 120,122 10.18%
Turnout 1,179,781
Democratic
hold 		Swing Decrease 11.1

New Jersey (special)

2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey
← 
2008
 October 16, 2013
2014
 →
 
Nominee Cory Booker Steve Lonegan
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote 740,742 593,684
Percentage 54.9% 44.0%
U.S. senator before election

Jeffrey Chiesa

Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic

Frank Lautenberg (D) died.
Jeffrey Chiesa (R) was appointed to continue until this election.
Main article: 2013 United States Senate special election in New Jersey
See also: List of United States senators from New Jersey and 2012 United States Senate election in New Jersey

A special election was held October 16, 2013 to fill the

Attorney General, announced that he would not be a candidate in the special election.[6]

Following Lautenberg's death, there was a great deal of speculation and controversy over when a special election would or could be scheduled, but the following day, June 4, 2013, Christie announced that the primary would take place on August 13, 2013, and the special election on October 16, 2013.

U.S. senator
from New Jersey.

The special primary elections took place on August 13. Former Republican Mayor of Bogota

Third Party
candidates in the October 16, 2013 general election.

New Jersey special Republican primary election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican
 		Steve Lonegan 103,280 80.09%
Republican
 Alieta Eck 25,669 19.91%
Total votes 128,958 100.00%
New Jersey special Democratic primary election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic
 		Cory Booker 216,936 59.17%
Democratic
 Frank Pallone 72,584 19.80%
Democratic
 Rush D. Holt Jr. 61,463 16.76%
Democratic
 Sheila Oliver 15,656 4.27%
Total votes 366,639 100.00%
New Jersey special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
 		Cory Booker 740,742 54.92% -1.11%
Republican
 Steve Lonegan 593,684 44.02% +2.07%
Independent
 Edward C. Stackhouse, Jr. 5,138 0.38% N/A
Independent
 Robert Depasquale 3,137 0.23% N/A
Independent
 Stuart David Meissner 2,051 0.15% N/A
Independent
 Pablo Olivera 1,530 0.11% N/A
Independent
 Antonio Nico Sabas 1,336 0.10% N/A
Independent
 Eugene M. LaVergne 1,041 0.08% N/A
Total votes '1,348,659' '100.0%' N/A
Republican

References

  1. ^ "Senate votes to confirm Kerry as secretary of state". Reuters. January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "2013 Massachusetts Senate Special Election Primaries". April 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Massachusetts Election Statistics, 2014 (Report). Commonwealth of Massachusetts Elections Division. 2014. Archived from the original on December 31, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  4. ^ Blake, Aaron (June 3, 2013). "Sen. Frank Lautenberg dead at 89". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2013.
  5. ^ Blake, Aaron (June 6, 2013). "Christie to appoint Jeff Chiesa to Senate". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  6. ^ Zernike, Kate; Santora, Marc (June 6, 2013). "Christie Picks New Jersey's Attorney General to Be Interim Senator". The New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  7. ^ "Writ of Election" (PDF). June 4, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "New Jersey Senate Election: Cory Booker Wins Democratic Primary". August 13, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "2013 New Jersey Senate Special Election Primaries". August 13, 2013.
  10. New Jersey Secretary of State
    . October 28, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
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