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DiAnne Gove
DiAnne Gove (Republican Party) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 9. She assumed office in 2009. She left office on January 9, 2024.
Gove (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 9. She won in the general election on November 2, 2021.
On March 16, 2023, Gove announced that she would not seek re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly.[1]
Biography
Gove earned her B.A. in social service from Cabrini College in 1973 and her M.A. in social service from Monmouth College in 1980. Her professional experience includes working as a social studies teacher at Southern Regional High School from 1974 to 2006.[2] Gove served as Mayor of Long Beach Township from 2004 to 2008 and commissioner from 1984 to 1988.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Gove was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging and Senior Services Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
2020-2021
Gove was assigned to the following committees:
- Aging and Senior Services Committee
- Higher Education Committee
- Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
2019-2020
Gove was assigned to the following committees:
2016 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, Gove served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2016 |
|---|
| • Higher Education |
| • Military and Veterans' Affairs |
2015 legislative session
In the 2015 legislative session, Gove served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Military and Veterans' Affairs |
2014 legislative session
In the 2014 legislative session, Gove served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2014 |
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| • Higher Education |
| • Military and Veterans' Affairs |
2010-2012
In the 2010-2012 legislative session, Gove served on the following committees:
| New Jersey committee assignments, 2010 |
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| • Military and Veterans' Affairs |
| • State Government |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2023
DiAnne Grove did not file to run for re-election.
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Rumpf and incumbent DiAnne Gove defeated Alexis Jackson and Kristen Henninger-Holland in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Rumpf (R) | 35.1 | 61,980 |
| ✔ |  | DiAnne Gove (R) | 34.5 | 60,798 |
| Alexis Jackson (D) | 15.3 | 26,975 | ||
| Kristen Henninger-Holland (D) | 15.1 | 26,700 | ||
| Total votes: 176,453 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 (2 seats)
Alexis Jackson and Kristen Henninger-Holland advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Alexis Jackson | 50.7 | 6,907 | |
| ✔ | Kristen Henninger-Holland | 49.3 | 6,716 | |
| Total votes: 13,623 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Rumpf and incumbent DiAnne Gove advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Rumpf | 51.0 | 17,293 |
| ✔ | | DiAnne Gove | 49.0 | 16,635 |
| Total votes: 33,928 | |||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Rumpf and incumbent DiAnne Gove defeated Sarah Collins and Wayne Lewis in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Rumpf (R) | 34.5 | 36,537 |
| ✔ | | DiAnne Gove (R) | 33.8 | 35,808 |
| Sarah Collins (D) | 16.4 | 17,320 | ||
| Wayne Lewis (D) | 15.3 | 16,247 | ||
| Total votes: 105,912 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Blayne Lavalle (A Fresh Face Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 (2 seats)
Sarah Collins and Wayne Lewis advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sarah Collins | 51.8 | 4,335 | |
| ✔ | Wayne Lewis | 48.2 | 4,028 | |
| Total votes: 8,363 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 (2 seats)
Incumbent Brian Rumpf and incumbent DiAnne Gove advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 9 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Rumpf | 51.0 | 9,035 |
| ✔ | | DiAnne Gove | 49.0 | 8,673 |
| Total votes: 17,708 | |||
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2017
General election
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[3] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[4] Incumbent Brian Rumpf (R) and incumbent DiAnne Gove (R) defeated Jill Dobrowansky (D) and Ryan Young (D) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 9 general election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 9 General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Brian Rumpf Incumbent |
31.89% | 40,158 | |
| Republican | DiAnne Gove Incumbent |
31.38% | 39,523 | |
| Democratic | Jill Dobrowansky | 18.69% | 23,534 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Young | 18.04% | 22,721 | |
| Total Votes | 125,936 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Jill Dobrowansky and Ryan Young were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 9 Democratic primary election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jill Dobrowansky |
51.32% | 6,048 |
| Ryan Young |
48.68% | 5,737 |
| Total Votes | 11,785 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Brian Rumpf and incumbent DiAnne Gove were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 9 Republican primary election.[9][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 9 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Brian Rumpf Incumbent |
50.41% | 9,137 |
| DiAnne Gove Incumbent |
49.59% | 8,990 |
| Total Votes | 18,127 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
2015
Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[10] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Fran Zimmer and John Bingham were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Brian Rumpf and incumbent DiAnne Gove were bracketed together and Fredric Kociban and Howard Height were bracketed together and in the Republican primary. Robert Arace (United at Once) was removed from the general election candidate list.[11] Rumpf and Gove defeated Zimmer and Bingham in the general election.[12][13][14][15]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 9 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Brian Rumpf Incumbent |
33.4% | 24,325 | |
| Republican | DiAnne Gove Incumbent |
32.5% | 23,676 | |
| Democratic | Fran Zimmer | 17.4% | 12,638 | |
| Democratic | John Bingham | 16.7% | 12,171 | |
| Total Votes | 72,810 | |||
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 9 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Brian Rumpf Incumbent |
41.1% | 6,805 |
| DiAnne Gove Incumbent |
39% | 6,454 |
| Fredric Kociban | 9.8% | 1,623 |
| Howard Height | 10% | 1,662 |
| Total Votes | 16,544 | |
2013
Gove won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 9. Gove was bracketed with Brian Rumpf. She was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. She and incumbent Brian Rumpf (R) defeated Peter Ferwerda III (D) and Christopher McManus (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[16][17][18][19]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 9 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Brian Rumpf Incumbent |
35.5% | 45,690 | |
| Republican | DiAnne Gove Incumbent |
34% | 43,695 | |
| Democratic | Christopher McManus | 15.8% | 20,354 | |
| Democratic | Peter Ferwerda III | 14.7% | 18,872 | |
| Total Votes | 128,611 | |||
2011
Gove won re-election in 2011. Gove and incumbent Brian Rumpf ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 7. They then defeated their Democratic opponents, Carla Kearney and Bradley Billhimer, in the November 8 general election.[20]
| New Jersey General Assembly District 9 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Brian Rumpf Incumbent |
32.3% | 30,896 | |
| Republican | DiAnne Gove Incumbent |
31.2% | 29,898 | |
| Democratic | Carla Kearney | 18.4% | 17,648 | |
| Democratic | Bradley Billhimer | 18.1% | 17,338 | |
| Total Votes | 95,780 | |||
2009
Gove won re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly in 2009. Gove was bracketed with Brian Rumpf (R) and defeated Democratic challengers Richard Visotcky and Robert Rue in the general election.[21][22]
| New Jersey Assembly General Election, Ninth Legislative District (2009) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Brian E. Rumpf (R)
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54,311 | |||
| DiAnne Gove (R)
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52,667 | |||
| Richard P. Visotcky (D) | 26,482 | |||
| Robert E. Rue (D) | 25,365 | |||
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
DiAnne Gove did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19.
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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2017
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In 2017, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 through January 9, 2018.
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2016
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In 2016, the 217th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 12 through January 10, 2017.
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2015
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In 2015, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 13 through December 31.
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2014
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In 2014, the 216th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 14 through January 12, 2015.
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2013
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In 2013, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 13, 2014.
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2012
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In 2012, the 215th New Jersey State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 10 to January 9, 2013.
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
DiAnne Gove endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[23]
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Globe, "Gove will not seek re-election to State Assembly," March 16, 2023
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "General Election Results, November 4, 2009," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Official 2009 New Jersey Assembly General Election Results," accessed April 10, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of New Jersey Leaders," April 11, 2014(Archived)
