Pascrell Declared Winner In Landslide In NJ's 9th District

Democratic incumbent Rep. Bill Pascrell will serve another term after winning his re-election bid against Republican Eric Fisher in the general election for the House of Representatives District 9 in New Jersey.

With 70 percent of voting precincts reporting, Pascrell got 70.2 percent of the vote to Fisher's 28.9 percent, The Washington Post and Politico reported.

Gottheimer's win helped Democrats win a majority in the House.

Heading into the election, Politico rated the race as "solid Democratic."

Pascrell defeated William Henry 85 percent to 14 percent in the Democratic primary in June 5. Fisher ran unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Pascrell is a Paterson resident and was the city's mayor for seven years in the 1990s. He was first elected to congress in 1996.

Parts of the district were shifted to the Fifth District and new Eighth District due to a reduction in the number of congressional districts in New Jersey from 13 to 12 in 2010.

The 9th Congressional District includes parts of Bergen, Passaic, and Hudson counties. Most of the district's 760,000 residents live in Bergen County.

Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton soundly won the district in 2016 with 64 percent of the vote.

The nonstop pouring rain did not keep voters home in what could be a record turnout midterm election. Even with the various issues facing local communities, President Trump was on their minds.

In one polling location, some shouted out, "Dump Trump!" while others walked in right beside them and excitedly said they think Trump is doing an excellent job.

"We are total Republicans and Trump has done everything right. We're voting for Hugin," said New Jersey resident Lorraine Luzzo, 82, with her husband, Louis.

"The economy is doing well, there are jobs, patriotism is back in our country," she said.

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