Talk:2018 United States Senate election in New Jersey

Whittling down potential candidates

There are several figures named as "potential candidates" on the Republican side who have done nothing to suggest a run for Senate besides being prominent New Jersey politicians. Chris Christie earned a mention 3 years ago in an article naming potential candidates, but I don't think that qualifies him as a potential candidate if there's nothing to suggest at this point that he is running (and in fact appears to be advising/supporting Bob Hugin, according to David Wildstein). There are several names with similar stories. The only people mentioned in recent weeks that I could find are Pezzullo, Bell, Goldberg, Singh, Hugin, Crowley and Ciattarelli. That's not to say that all the other names are invalid, but some - like Christie - ought to go. It's excess information that suggests a wide-open race where none exists. On the Democratic side, Michael Hopkins is named as both a potential and declared candidate. It's a subjective call as to which one he is, but he can't be both. Neoquestmoo (talk)

Why is Richard Pezzullo a "perennial candidate"?

Richard Pezzullo has run for office twice in the last decade. What makes him a perennial candidate compared to Hirsh Singh, who was defeated in a primary less than 8 months ago, or Joe Kyrillos who was defeated for this same office by the same candidate in 2012? It is a seriously negative moniker to attach to somebody and is a breach of neutrality. I have attempted to remove it several times and it continually gets replaced. I saw ALPolitico's edit note, but activity from the mid-1990s does not make someone a perennial candidate. I have replaced it because I am a novice editor and it's not my place, but I think there should be serious consideration of this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neoquestmoo (talk • contribs) 19:12, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

What are the qualifications to indicate that a candidate is "Declared?"

I know that anyone can "declare" their candidacy, but is there an official designation that Wikipedia uses to separate "Proposed" and "Declared" other than an official website announcement from their individual campaigns? I would have assumed that the official FEC website would provide authentication for this designation. Thanks.Michaelopolis (talk) 21:18, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Bell has not made any public statements, so it is possible he is merely considering a bid. Jerry B. Watson formed a campaign committee in 2015 but has no online presence and has not raised any money this cycle. I would not consider either of these candidates declared. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.74.113.97 (talk) 18:53, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Sean A. Thom

He is not running for senator; he's running for representative. Additionally, I can't find anything saying that he was going to run in the first place. Maybe he was added by mistake? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.73.219.95 (talk) 14:10, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you, I removed the extraneous link to him. Letupwasp (talk) 14:39, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

Polling from 2013

Someone claimed this was "historical." There is a whole article on the 2014 Elections, this is an encyclopedia, if they want that info, they can go to that article. Having it here is duplication, which is waste of Wikipedia resources and user resources. This information that is currently on the page in at least one of the polls literally has nothing to do with the with candidates in the race? What in the world is that supposed to tell the reader? It's ugly, it blocks readability, it turns the page in to a chart, and it's literally useless. Put a link to the 2014 race if it's that important. Removing both of these "polls" from 2013. Perhaps you want them on the 2014 election page?