Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · NJ
Clinton led New Jersey's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.
County-level returns aggregated statewide; Clinton led by 9.8 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.
Statewide result
New Jersey 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton | 613,500 | 53.8% |
| Obama | 501,372 | 43.9% |
| Other | 26,327 | 2.3% |
By county (21)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
| County | Led by | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County | Obama | +14.1 | 131,956 |
| Bergen County | Clinton | +20.4 | 114,311 |
| Middlesex County | Clinton | +17.2 | 105,531 |
| Hudson County | Clinton | +26.3 | 95,174 |
| Camden County | Clinton | +12.7 | 90,037 |
| Union County | Obama | +2.8 | 78,039 |
| Monmouth County | Clinton | +10.0 | 73,328 |
| Burlington County | Clinton | +3.8 | 65,436 |
| Mercer County | Obama | +10.5 | 56,643 |
| Passaic County | Clinton | +21.2 | 53,397 |
| Ocean County | Clinton | +31.2 | 53,206 |
| Morris County | Clinton | +8.0 | 49,313 |
| Gloucester County | Clinton | +25.5 | 42,886 |
| Somerset County | Obama | +2.6 | 37,126 |
| Atlantic County | Clinton | +5.1 | 28,988 |
| Cumberland County | Clinton | +15.8 | 15,722 |
| Hunterdon County | Obama | +2.0 | 12,869 |
| Sussex County | Clinton | +8.3 | 11,197 |
| Cape May County | Clinton | +22.4 | 9,606 |
| Warren County | Clinton | +14.0 | 8,621 |
| Salem County | Clinton | +17.7 | 7,813 |