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NJ — 2016 Election Cycle
Campaign finance in NJ during 2016
Total Raised
$25,035,520
Total Donated
$99,087,192
Candidates
33
Individual Donors
23,895
Party Receipts in 2016
DEM $14,418,200
REP $10,606,834
Top Candidates in NJ (2016)
| Name | Party | Office | Total Raised |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOTTHEIMER, JOSH | DEM | House | $4,799,702 |
| GARRETT, SCOTT REP. | REP | House | $2,469,909 |
| NORCROSS, DONALD W | DEM | House | $2,431,549 |
| PALLONE, FRANK JR | DEM | House | $2,415,229 |
| FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. | REP | House | $1,994,557 |
| MACARTHUR, THOMAS | REP | House | $1,921,318 |
| PASCRELL, WILLIAM J. HON. | DEM | House | $1,743,985 |
| LOBIONDO, FRANK A. | REP | House | $1,598,322 |
| LANCE, LEONARD | REP | House | $1,120,242 |
| COLEMAN, BONNIE WATSON | DEM | House | $1,102,181 |
| SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H | REP | House | $728,768 |
| SIRES, ALBIO | DEM | House | $635,397 |
| PAYNE, DONALD M., JR. | DEM | House | $538,946 |
| JACOB, PETER MR. | DEM | House | $320,853 |
| LARSEN, DAVID MR. | REP | House | $277,627 |
| PATTERSON, ROBERT W. | REP | House | $213,283 |
| PHILLIPSON, LORNA | DEM | House | $160,234 |
| COLE, DAVID HAGERTY | DEM | House | $127,884 |
| CASTILLO, HECTOR DR. | REP | House | $99,779 |
| LAW, ALEXANDER | DEM | House | $81,518 |
| SONNEK-SCHMELZ, BRENT J | REP | House | $75,784 |
| VAN GLAHN, RICHARD EDWARD | REP | House | $44,280 |
| WILDES, MICHAEL | DEM | House | $43,734 |
| HEARD, CRAIG P. | REP | House | $30,740 |
| DELGADO, ELOY JAVIER MR. | DEM | House | $14,645 |
Top Donors in NJ (2016)
| # | Name | Total | Employer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINGER, PAUL | $9,415,378 | BRAXTON ASSOC INC |
| 2 | GUND, GORDON | $1,244,300 | SELF EMPLOYED |
| 3 | GARIPALLI, VIVEK | $1,062,200 | BAYONNE MEDICAL CENTER, LLC |
| 4 | ABRAMS, JEFFREY | $1,044,170 | ABRAMS GATTA FALVO ET AL |
| 5 | Plumeri, Joseph J. Mr. | $636,100 | Retired |
| 6 | FERNANDEZ, MIGUEL | $634,881 | CARTER WALLACE INC |
| 7 | ROBERTS, DVORAH MRS. | $455,000 | HOMEMAKER |
| 8 | BALL, GEORGE | $440,089 | E F HUTTON |
| 9 | RUBIN, SHELLEY | $437,681 | — |
| 10 | SHAPIRO, ROBERT | $431,132 | — |
| 11 | KEMPNER, MICHAEL | $340,519 | WINTERS ORIGINAL CHOCOLATE LIQUOR B |
| 12 | MITCHELL, KELLY | $330,843 | TRANSCAPITAL FISCAL |
| 13 | CHAZEN, STEPHEN | $324,183 | MERRILL-LYNCH |
| 14 | ROSEN, JACK | $313,421 | TNS |
| 15 | MCINERNEY, THOMAS E | $308,400 | ICOM, INC. |
| 16 | SINGER, MICHAEL | $303,101 | FEDERAL OIL CO |
| 17 | MCINERNEY, THOMAS E MR | $298,400 | WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE |
| 18 | MACNEIL, DAVID | $297,827 | JAMES C EDWARDS & CO |
| 19 | DYSON, ROBERT | $296,117 | PRINCETON PIKE CORP CENTER ASSOC |
| 20 | KIMMELMAN, DOUGLAS MR. | $276,100 | GOLDMAN SACHS |
| 21 | OVERDECK, JOHN | $262,700 | — |
| 22 | TEPPER, DAVID A. MR. | $260,200 | APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT |
| 23 | JOHNSON, ERIC | $257,095 | RETIRED |
| 24 | PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP | $250,000 | — |
| 25 | AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION | $250,000 | — |