New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2009
Campaign contributions
This chart shows how many candidates ran for general assembly in New Jersey in past years and the cumulative amount of dollars raised in general assembly races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.[1]
| Year | Number of candidates | Total contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 205 | $20,543,144 |
| 2007 | 204 | $26,388,602 |
| 2005 | 212 | $23,299,489 |
| 2003 | 233 | $15,682,188 |
Qualifications
In order to be a candidate to run for the New Jersey General Assembly, a candidate must:
- Be a citizen of the United States
- Reside for no less than two years in the district the candidate plans to represent.
- Be 21 years of age or older.
- Obtain 100 signatures via petition and submit the signatures to the New Jersey Secretary of State[2].
- Disclose any criminal convictions[3].
Competitiveness Index
List of candidates
District 1
- Nelson Albano
Incumbent
- Matthew Milam
Incumbent
- Nelson Albano
- Michael Donohue
- Frank Conrad
- Robert Schaefer
- Michael Donohue
November 3 General election candidates:
District 2
- John Amodeo
Incumbent
- Vincent Polistina
Incumbent
- John Amodeo
November 3 General election candidates:
District 3
- John Burzichelli
Incumbent
- Celeste Riley
Incumbent
- John Burzichelli
June 4 Republican Primary:
- Robert Villare
- Lee Lucas
- Arthur Marchand
- George Shivery Jr.
- Robert Villare
November 3 General election candidates:
District 4
- Paul Moriarty
Incumbent
- William Collins
- John Caramanna
- Paul Moriarty
- Eugene Lawrence
- Domenick DiCicco
- Andrew Savicky
- Eugene Lawrence
November 3 General election candidates:
District 5
- Joe Roberts
Incumbent
- Angel Fuentes
- Albert DiSalvio
- Joe Roberts
November 3 General election candidates:
Donald Norcross 25,384
Replaced Joe Roberts on General Election ballot
Angel Fuentes 25,188
Brian Kluchnick 15,812
Stepfanie Velez-Gentry 15,748
District 6
- Louis Greenwald
Incumbent
- Pamela Lampitt
Incumbent
- Louis Greenwald
November 3 General election candidates:
- Note: DeCristofaro and Greenberg replaced Brown and Mattson on the general election ballot.
District 7
- Herbert Conaway, Jr.
Incumbent
- Jack Conners
Incumbent
- Herbert Conaway, Jr.
November 3 General election candidates:
District 8
- Dawn Addiego
Incumbent
- Scott Rudder
Incumbent
- Dawn Addiego
November 3 General election candidates:
District 9
- Brian Rumpf
Incumbent
- Daniel Van Pelt
Incumbent
- Brian Rumpf
November 3 General election candidates:
Richard Visotcky 26,482
Robert Rue 25,365
DiAnne Gove 52,667
Replaced Van Pelt on general election ballot
Brian Rumpf 54,311
District 10
- David Wolfe
Incumbent
- Jim Holzapfel
Incumbent
- Donato Lombardi Jr.
- Vincent Ferretti
- David Wolfe
November 3 General election candidates:
District 11
- David Rible
Incumbent
- Mary Angelini
Incumbent
- David Rible
November 3 General election candidates:
District 12
- Declan O'Sanlon
Incumbent
- Caroline Casagrande
Incumbent
- Declan O'Sanlon
November 3 General election candidates:
Michelle Roth 25,891
John Amberg 24,125
Declan O'Sanlon 42,932
Caroline Casagrande 42,662
Steven Welzer 1,635
District 13
- Samuel Thompson
Incumbent
- Amy Handlin
Incumbent
- Samuel Thompson
November 3 General election candidates:
Robert Brown 20,371
James Grenafege 18,769
Amy Handlin 39,998
Samuel Thompson 38,697
- Sean Dunne 3,388
District 14
- Linda Greenstein
Incumbent
- Wayne DeAngelo
Incumbent
- Linda Greenstein
- Rob Calabro
- William Harvey Jr.
- Brian Hackett
- Rob Calabro
November 3 General election candidates:
Linda Greenstein 37,958
Wayne DeAngelo 35,791
Rob Calabro 30,479
William Harvey Jr. 29,530
- Gene Baldassari 859
District 15
- Reed Gusciora
Incumbent
- Bonnie Coleman
Incumbent
- Reed Gusciora
November 3 General election candidates:
Bonnie Coleman 29,713
Reed Gusciora 29,215
Kim Taylor 15,418
Werner Graf 14,781
Daryl Brooks 939
Charles Green 884
District 16
- Peter Biondi
Incumbent
- Denise Coyle
Incumbent
- John Poirier
- Robert Leustek
- Peter Biondi
November 3 General election candidates:
Roberta Karpinecz 22,172
Mark Petraske 21,394 Petraske replaced O'Brien on the general election ballot
Peter Biondi 3,879
Denise Coyle 1,138
District 17
- Joseph Egan
Incumbent
- Upendra Chivukula
Incumbent
- Joseph Egan
November 3 General election candidates:
District 18
- Patrick Diegnan
Incumbent
- Peter Barnes
Incumbent
- Patrick Diegnan
- Defending Forgotten Taxpayers Candidates:
November 3 General election candidates:
Peter Barnes 26,658
Patrick Diegnan 26,317
Joseph Sinagra 24,091
Robert Jones 22,727
- Katherine Shkolar 1,671
- Andrew Tidd 1,351
District 19
- John Wisniewski
Incumbent
- John O'Leary
Incumbent
- John Wisniewski
- Change and Commitment Candidate:
- Independent Conservative Candidate:
November 3 General election candidates:
John Wisniewski 24,329
Craig Coughlin 22,226
Coughlin replaced O'Leary on the general election ballot
Richard Piatkowski 17,555
Peter Kothari 16,846
- Barry Adler 2,561
- James Poesl 1,116
District 20
- Joseph Cryan
Incumbent
- Annette Quijano
Incumbent
- Joseph Cryan
No Republican filed in this district.
November 3 General election candidates:
District 21
- John Bramnick
Incumbent
- Nancy Munoz
Incumbent
- Bruce Meringolo
- George Vitureira
- John Bramnick
November 3 General election candidates:
District 22
- Gerald Green
Incumbent
- Linda Stender
Incumbent
- Rick Smiley
- Gerald Green
June 4 Republican Primary:
November 3 General election candidates:
District 23
- John DiMaio
Incumbent
- Erik Peterson
- Edward Smith
- John DiMaio
November 3 General election candidates:
District 24
- Alison McHose
Incumbent
- Gary Chiusano
Incumbent
- Alison McHose
November 3 General election candidates:
District 25
- Michael Carroll
Incumbent
- Anthony Bucco
- Douglas Cabana
- Michael Carroll
November 3 General election candidates:
District 26
- Alex DeCroce
Incumbent
- Jay Webber
Incumbent
- Luciano Signorino
- Alex DeCroce
November 3 General election candidates:
District 27
- John McKeon
Incumbent
- Mila Jasey
Incumbent
- Jermaine Rankin
- John McKeon
June 4 Republican Primary:
November 3 General election candidates:
District 28
- Cleopatra Tucker
Incumbent
- Ralph Caputo
Incumbent
- Craig Stanley
- Shelly Bell
- Seth Nwosu
- Cleopatra Tucker
November 3 General election candidates:
District 29
- Grace Spencer
Incumbent
- Albert Coutinho
Incumbent
- Andre Reames
- Grace Spencer
June 4 Republican Primary:
November 3 General election candidates:
District 30
- Joseph Malone
Incumbent
- Ronald Dancer
Incumbent
- Avi Solomon
- Joseph Malone
November 3 General election candidates:
District 31
- Anthony Chiappone
Incumbent
- Charles Mainor
- Ronnie Meadows
- Monique Snow
- Anthony Chiappone
June 4 Republican Primary:
- Our Future Now Candidate:
- Next Generations Leader Candidate:
November 3 General election candidates:
Charles Mainor 20,528
Anthony Chiappone 20,335
Irene Asbury 6,979
Marie Day 6,795
- Neil Scott 1,284
- Omar Dyer 476
District 32
- Joan Quigley
Incumbent
- Vincent Prieto
Incumbent
- Joan Quigley
- No Republicans filed in this district.
- Politicians Are Crooks Candidate:
- Herbert Shaw
November 3 General election candidates:
District 33
- Ruben Ramos
Incumbent
- Caridad Rodriguez
Incumbent
- Ruben Ramos
November 3 General election candidates:
District 34
- Thomas Giblin
Incumbent
- Sheila Oliver
Incumbent
- Gerald Georges Jr.
- Mary Mack
- Thomas Giblin
- A Better Tomorrow Candidates:
- David Taylor Jr.
- Clenard Childress Jr.
November 3 General election candidates:
Sheila Oliver 30,379
Thomas Giblin 29,695
Michael Mecca 12,867
Matthew Tyahla 11,889
- David Taylor Jr. 1,100
- Clenard Childress Jr. 1,023
District 35
- Nellie Pou
Incumbent
- Elease Evans
Incumbent
- Nellie Pou
- Lynn Anne Shortway
- George Sawey
- Vicki Arians
- Walter Garner
- Lynn Anne Shortway
November 3 General election candidates:
District 36
- Frederick Scalera
Incumbent
- Gary Schaer
Incumbent
- Frederick Scalera
November 3 General election candidates:
District 37
- Gordon Johnson
Incumbent
- Valerie Huttle
Incumbent
- Christopher Gagliardi
- Gordon Johnson
June 4 Republican Primary:
- Barry Bellin
- Wojciech Siemaszkiewicz
- Christopher Gagliardi
- Barry Bellin
November 3 General election candidates:
District 38
- Concetta Wagner
Incumbent
- Joan Voss
Incumbent
- Concetta Wagner
November 3 General election candidates:
District 39
- Charlote Vandervalk
Incumbent
- Robert Schroeder
- Charlote Vandervalk
November 3 General election candidates:
District 40
- David Russo
Incumbent
- Scott Rumana
Incumbent
- Anthony Rottino
- Joseph Caruso
- David Russo
November 3 General election candidates:
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