The Associated Press has called the races in the 4th, 5th, 7th and 11th for the GOP.
U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-4), Scott Garrett (R-5), Leonard Lance (R-7) and Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-11) have won their re-election bids, according to the AP.
All were expected to retain their seats.
President Barack Obama will return to New Jersey next week to tour the Jersey Shore with Gov. Chris Christie.
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"That's state money and the speaker has never raised an objection to that, and now all of a sudden she objects to her own bill. She's objecting on a basis she hasn't objected before on the TAG Grant program. Let's face it everybody, this is just politics. It's election year and it's politics." - Gov. Chris Christie, on Speaker Sheila Oliver (D-34).
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