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Nellie Pou

Nellie Pou

DDemocratNJ-9 · Representative
51
/ 100
Average
Attendance100
Avg: 96
Independence3
Avg: 4
Bipartisan Tone7
Avg: 16
Ethics Record100
Avg: 99
Transparency26
Avg: 57

Accountability Score — composite of attendance, independence, bipartisan tone, ethics record & transparency.

Methodology
OverviewStatementsBillsFinanceVotesElections
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0
Losses
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2024

House · NJ-9
Won
DNellie PouWinner
130,514 votes50.8%
RBilly Prempeh
117,939 votes45.9%
GBenjamin Taylor
5,027 votes2.0%
LBruno Pereira
3,533 votes1.4%
Margin of victory: +4.9%

In the 2024 House race for NJ-9, Nellie Pou (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Billy Prempeh (R) who received 45.9%. 2 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 4.9-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.

This was an open-seat race with no incumbent running — Bill Pascrell Jr. (D) previously held the seat. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2024 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket. This seat will likely stay on party watch lists as potentially competitive in future cycles.