▁New ▁Jersey ' s ▁con gression al ▁deleg ation . ▁Despite ▁the ▁bare ▁majority ▁received ▁by ▁L ance ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁election , ▁C Q ▁Polit ics ▁rates ▁this ▁election ▁as ▁Sa fe ▁Republican . ▁ ▁District ▁ 8 ▁ ▁Dem ocrat ▁Bill ▁Pas cre ll ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁con gress ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁with ▁ 7 1 %. ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Republican ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁Roland ▁Str aten . ▁C Q ▁Polit ics ▁rates ▁this ▁election ▁as ▁Sa fe ▁Dem ocrat . ▁ ▁District ▁ 9 ▁ ▁Dem ocrat ▁Steve ▁Roth man ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁con gress ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁with ▁ 6 8 %. ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Republican ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁Michael ▁Ag osta . ▁C Q ▁Polit ics ▁rates ▁this ▁election ▁as ▁Sa fe ▁Dem ocrat . ▁ ▁District ▁ 1 0 ▁ ▁Dem ocrat ▁Don ▁Pay ne ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁con gress ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁won ▁re - e lection ▁uno pp osed . ▁His ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Republican ▁oppon ent ▁is ▁Michael ▁Al onso . ▁C Q ▁Polit ics ▁rates ▁this ▁election ▁as ▁Sa fe ▁Dem ocrat . ▁ ▁District ▁ 1 1 ▁ ▁Republican ▁Rod ney ▁Fre ling hu