Editing Rob Andrews (section)

==Other political activities==
In 1997, Andrews ran for [[Governor of New Jersey]]. In the Democratic primary, he was defeated 40%–37%, a margin of 9,993 votes, by State Senator [[Jim McGreevey]].<ref>Pulley, Brett. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B03E1DD103DF937A35755C0A961958260 "McGreevey Wins Democratic Nod for Governor"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 4, 1997. Retrieved November 28, 2007.</ref>
Andrews was a candidate for the [[Democratic primary in New Jersey, 2008|Democratic nomination]] in the [[United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 U.S. Senate election]].<ref name="The Voter's Self Defense System"/> Andrews lost to incumbent [[Frank Lautenberg]], but subsequently won re-election to his House seat, with Andrews "[receiving] more votes in November 2008 than anyone ever elected to the U.S. House in New Jersey, breaking his own record."<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/robert-e-andrews-d-nj/gIQAJy6OAP_print.html| title = Robert E. Andrews (D-N.J.) - The Washington Post| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>