Will retire at end of current term (announced Feb. 15, 2013)
Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)
- District: Senior Senator from New Jersey
- Residence: Cliffside Park
- Born: January 23, 1924; Paterson, N.J.
- Religion: Jewish
- Family: Wife, Bonnie Lautenberg; four children
- Education: Columbia U., B.S. 1949 (economics)
- Military Service: Army 1942-46
- Political Highlights: No previous office; U.S. Senate, 2003-present
- Elected: Elected: 1982 (5th term); Did not serve 2001-2003
- Committee Assignments: Appropriations (Commerce-Justice-Science; Energy-Water; Financial Services - Chairman; Homeland Security; State-Foreign Operations; Transportation-HUD); Commerce, Science & Transportation (Aviation Operations, Safety & Security; Communications, Technology & the Internet; Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries & Coast Guard; Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine - Chairman); Environment & Public Works (Oversight; Superfund, Toxics & Environmental Health; Transportation & Infrastructure; Water & Wildlife)
State Information: New Jersey
Election History
| Year | Election | Candidate | Votes | Percent |
| 2008 | general | Frank Lautenberg (D) | 1,951,218 | 56% |
| Dick Zimmer (R) | 1,461,025 | 42% |
| Jason Scheurer (LIBERT) | 18,810 | 0.5% |
| J.M. Carter (IGWT) | 15,935 | 0.5% |
| Daryl Brooks (PPC) | 15,925 | 0.5% |
| Jeffrey Boss (BFS) | 10,345 | 0.3% |
| Sara Lobman (SW) | 9,187 | 0.3% |
| 2002 | general | Robert Torricelli (D) | Â | Â |
| Frank Lautenberg (D) | 1,138,193 | 53.9% |
| Doug Forrester (R) | 928,439 | 44% |
| Ted Glick (GREEN) | 24,308 | 1.2% |
| Elizabeth Macron (LIBERT) | 12,558 | 0.6% |
| Norman Wahner (NJC) | 6,404 | 0.3% |
| Gregory Pason (S) | 2,702 | 0.1% |
| 1996 | general | Robert G. Torricelli (D) | 1,519,154 | 52.7% |
| Dick Zimmer (R) | 1,227,351 | 42.6% |
| Richard J. Pezzullo (NJC) | 50,971 | 1.8% |
| Mary Jo Christian (NL) | 23,949 | 0.8% |
| Paul A. Woomer (GCP) | 15,183 | 0.5% |
| Olga L. Rodriguez (SW) | 14,319 | 0.5% |
| Mark Wise (FN) | 13,683 | 0.5% |
| Wilburt Kornegay (IPC) | 11,107 | 0.4% |
| Steven J. Baeli (PF) | 7,749 | 0.3% |
Vote For President
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Independent |
| 2008 | Barack Obama: 57.27% | John McCain: 41.7% | |
| 2012 | : 58.34% | : 40.62% | |
| 2004 | John Kerry: 53% | George W. Bush: 46% | |
| 2000 | Al Gore: 56% | George W. Bush: 40% | |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton: 53% | Robert Dole: 36% | |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton: 43% | George H. W. Bush: 41% | |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis: 43% | George H. W. Bush: 56% | |
| 1984 | Walter F. Mondale: 39% | : | |
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