TORRICELLI, ROBERT G
D Β· senate Β· bioguide T000317
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- FEC candidate id
S6NJ00172- Internal id
c2a6c65e-4af4-49dc-b95f-4ec0100b8d60- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here β American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), New Jersey. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 9,343,809 |
| People | Median age | 40 |
| Income | Median household income | $103,556 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $54,253 |
| Income | In poverty | 9.7% |
| Income | Unemployed | 6.3% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.478 |
| Race | White alone | 54.0% |
| Race | Black alone | 12.8% |
| Race | Asian alone | 10.1% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 22.5% |
| Race | Two or more races | 12.4% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 23.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 66.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 17.2% |
| Education | High school or higher | 68.9% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 43.6% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 17.6% |
| Household | Family households | 67.8% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.62 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 34.9% |
| Housing | Median home value | $454,400 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $1,720 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 52.6% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 6.5% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 4.0% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 7.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 3.7% |
| Health | With a disability | 10.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 92.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 5.4% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 62.2% |
| Commute | Public transit | 8.1% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 16.8% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $319 | $115,533 | $177,790 | $0 | $20 |
| 2016 | $185 | $92,612 | $293,002 | $0 | $0 |
| 2014 | $477 | $15,150 | $385,427 | $0 | $0 |
| 2012 | $6,518 | $63,595 | $400,096 | $0 | $0 |
| 2010 | $9,485 | $6,780 | $457,170 | $0 | $0 |
| 2008 | $85,499 | $1,658,611 | $454,461 | $0 | $0 |
| 2006 | $97,616 | $222,249 | $2,027,571 | $0 | $0 |
| 2004 | $45,452 | $811,370 | $2,152,200 | $0 | $0 |
| 2002 | $6,386,901 | $6,177,051 | $2,918,115 | $0 | $4,452,864 |
| 2000 | $3,639,219 | $1,022,392 | $2,708,265 | $0 | $3,088,205 |
| 1998 | $543,832 | $529,985 | $91,437 | $9,463 | $343,226 |
| 1996 | $9,211,508 | $9,130,205 | $77,588 | $164,378 | $6,112,877 |
Elections
- 1996 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 1996 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β lost_general
- 2002 general senate Β· NJ-S β won
Committees
- GOOD GOVERNMENT 2002 β joint_fundraising Β· type N
- NEW JERSEY SENATE 2002 β joint_fundraising Β· type X
- TORRICELLI FOR U S SENATE INC β principal Β· type S
Recent votes
No votes on file.
Sponsored & cosponsored bills
- sponsor Β· 2002-08-01 β S 2871 β Act to Save America's Forests
- cosponsor β HR 3498 β Great Falls Preservation and Redevelopment Act of 1994
- cosponsor β HR 4521 β Electric Vehicle Technology Development and Demonstration Act of 1990
- cosponsor β S 1960 β A bill to allow the National Park Service to acquire certain land for addition to the Wilderness Battlefield, as previously authorized by law, by purchase or exchange as well as by donation.
- cosponsor β S 2084 β Coastal States Protection Act
- cosponsor β S 1369 β Clean Energy Act of 1999
- cosponsor β HR 1143 β To authorize a study of nationally significant places in American labor history.
- cosponsor β S 2613 β A bill to amend section 507 of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize additional appropriations for historically black colleges and universities, to decrease the cost-sharing requirement relating to the additional appropriations, and for other purposes.
- cosponsor β S 2086 β A bill to revise the boundaries of the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.
- cosponsor β S 281 β Vietnam Veterans Memorial Education Act
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 Β· model baseline-v1 Β· base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 23.1%
| Feature | Ξ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency Γ party Γ office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.