New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

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New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011
Primary Competitiveness
Majority control • Campaign contributions
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Candidates unopposed by a major party • Primary challenges • Retiring incumbents
Redistricting • Qualifications
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New Jersey General Assembly

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly were held on November 8, 2011. Each of the state's 80 representatives were up for election. Members are elected to two-year terms.

The November 2011 election resulted in the Democratic Party gaining one additional seat in the chamber.

All 80 district seats in the New Jersey General Assembly had three or more candidates on the 2011 general election ballot, leaving no districts uncontested.

During the 2011 election, the total contributions to the 215 Assembly candidates were $25,001,973.

The 2011 elections were the state's first election under its new legislative maps. Following the 2010 census, the state redrew its legislative boundaries to account for growth and shifts in the state's population. The New Jersey Redistricting Commission was responsible for this process. New Jersey's 80 assembly seats are comprised of 40 legislative districts. Voters choose up to two representatives on their ballot. While candidates can run "bracketed" with one another, this does not require a vote for both candidates.

Candidates who wished to run for New Jersey General Assembly on the Democratic Party or Republican Party tickets were required to file their nominating signatures and meet other filing requirements by April 11.

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

General election results

The following candidates won election on November 8, 2011:

1. Chris Brown (New Jersey)
2. Gregory McGuckin
3. Robert Clifton (New Jersey)
4. Gabriela Mosquera
5. Paul Moriarty (New Jersey)
6. John Burzichelli
7. Sean Kean
8. Troy Singleton
9. Daniel Benson
10. Wayne DeAngelo
11. Sean Connors (New Jersey)
12. Shavonda Sumter
13. Benjie Wimberly
14. Marlene Caride
15. Timothy Eustace
16. Jay Webber
17. Alex DeCroce
18. Matthew Milam
19. Nelson Albano
20. John Amodeo
21. Gilbert Wilson
22. Louis Greenwald
23. Pamela Lampitt
24. Herbert Conaway Jr.
25. Nancy Muñoz
26. Jon Bramnick
27. Scott Rudder
28. Brian Rumpf
29. DiAnne Gove
30. Gerald Green
31. Mary Pat Angelini
32. Linda Stender
33. Erik Peterson (New Jersey)
34. John DiMaio
35. Alison McHose
36. Gary Chiusano
37. Michael Carroll
38. David Rible
39. Mila Jasey
40. John McKeon (New Jersey)
41. Caroline Casagrande
42. Cleopatra Tucker
43. Ralph Caputo
44. Alberto Coutinho
45. L. Grace Spencer
46. Charles Mainor
47. Jason O'Donnell
48. Vincent Prieto
49. Ruben Ramos, Jr.
50. Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.
51. Amy Handlin
52. Thomas Giblin
53. Sheila Oliver
54. Reed Gusciora
55. Bonnie Watson Coleman
56. Peter Biondi
57. Upendra Chivukula
58. Joseph Egan
59. Peter Barnes, III
60. Patrick Diegnan Jr.
61. Craig Coughlin
62. John Wisniewski
63. Annette Quijano
64. Joseph Cryan
65. Gary Schaer
66. Valerie Vainieri Huttle
67. Gordon Johnson
68. Connie Wagner
69. Robert Schroeder
70. Scott Rumana
71. David Russo
72. Ronald Dancer
73. Christopher Brown (New Jersey)
74. Holly Schepisi
75. Jack Ciattarelli
76. Angel Fuentes
77. David Wolfe (New Jersey)
78. Celeste Riley
79. Angelica Jimenez (New Jersey)
80. Anthony M. Bucco

Odd-year elections

New Jersey was just one of four states that held state house elections in 2011. The other three were Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia.

New Jersey began holding elections in odd-numbered years when the state adopted a new constitution in 1947. Prior to the new constitution, members of the Assembly were elected to one-year terms, members of the Senate to three-year terms, and the governor to a three-year term. The new constitution changed the term structure to include two-year terms for representatives and four-year terms for senators and governors. Because the constitution was adopted in an odd-numbered year, elections were also held in odd-numbered years and have continued in such a manner to this day.

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey

Every 10 years, the Constitution requires states to redraw Congressional and state legislative districts based on updated Census information. In 2011, New Jersey was the first state to complete its state legislative redistricting. Its 40 districts were re-drawn by a reapportionment commission comprised of five Democrats and five Republicans appointed by their respective party chairs. Since the committee could not reach a decision on new maps, an 11th, nonpartisan member was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court. Alan Rosenthal was chosen as the tie-breaking member. After the members from each party drafted proposals, Rosenthal cast the deciding vote, which was in agreement with the Democratic proposal. The new map had the potential to relocate more than six incumbents. In the Senate, two new districts had two incumbents.

A New Jersey Tea Party group filed suit over the plan in April and 38 other plaintiffs from across the state joined the suit. State courts upheld the redistricting plan passed by the reapportionment commission. The suit did not delay the state primary.

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  Figure 1: This map shows the New Jersey legislative districts after the 2000 census.

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  Figure 2: This map shows the New Jersey legislative districts after the 2010 census.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 2011 elections, the Republican Party was the majority party in 31 state houses. One chamber (Nebraska) was officially nonpartisan, and in one chamber (Alaska), several Republicans voted with a caucus other than the Republican caucus. In 19 states, the Democratic Party was the majority party. The New Jersey General Assembly was one of the 19 chambers with a Democratic Party majority.

In the other 3 states with state house elections in 2011, the Republican Party was the majority party in Louisiana and Virginia, while the Democratic Party was the majority party in Mississippi.

New Jersey General Assembly
Party		As of November 2011	After the 2011 Election
	Democratic Party	47	48
	Republican Party	33	32
Total		80	80

Christie predicted "historic" results

About two weeks before the general election, Governor Chris Christie (R) predicted that his party would retain its legislative seats on November 8.

Competitiveness

Candidates unopposed by a major party

All 80 district seats in the New Jersey General Assembly had three or more candidates on the 2011 general election ballot, leaving no districts uncontested.

Primary challenges

Twelve incumbents faced competition in the June 7 primary.

The following 12 incumbents (8 Democrats, 4 Republicans) won their primaries:

• District 20: Incumbent Democrat Joseph Cryan
• District 20: Incumbent Democrat Annette Quijano
• District 25: Incumbent Republican Anthony Bucco, Jr.
• District 25: Incumbent Republican Michael Carroll
• District 27: Incumbent Democrat Nicholas Sacco
• District 27: Incumbent Democrat John McKeon
• District 28: Incumbent Democrat Cleopatra Tucker
• District 28: Incumbent Democrat Ralph Caputo
• District 32: Incumbent Democrat Vincent Prieto
• District 33: Incumbent Democrat Ruben Ramos, Jr.
• District 40: Incumbent Republican David Russo
• District 40: Incumbent Republican Scott Rumana

Retiring incumbents

Eighteen incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 62 (77.5%) ran for re-election. Of the 18 incumbents who did not run for re-election, three were Democrats, six were Republicans, and one was an independent.

Incumbents who retired were:

• District 2: Incumbent Republican Vincent Polistina
• District 4: Incumbent Republican Domenick DiCicco, displaced by redistricting
• District 7: Incumbent Democrat Jack Conners
• District 8: Incumbent Democrat Patrick Delany
• District 10: Incumbent Republican James Holzapfel
• District 11: Incumbent Republican David Rible, displaced by redistricting
• District 12: Incumbent Republican Caroline Casagrande, displaced by redistricting
• District 12: Incumbent Republican Declan O'Scanlon, Jr., displaced by redistricting
• District 13: Incumbent Republican Samuel Thompson
• District 16: Incumbent Republican Denise Coyle, displaced by redistricting
• District 30: Incumbent Republican Ronald Dancer, displaced by redistricting
• District 30: Incumbent Republican Joseph Malone, III, displaced by redistricting
• District 32: Incumbent Democrat Joan Quigley
• District 33: Incumbent Democrat Caridad Rodriguez
• District 35: Incumbent Democrat Elease Evans
• District 35: Incumbent Democrat Nellie Pou
• District 36: Incumbent Democrat Kevin J. Ryan
• District 38: Incumbent Democrat Joan Voss

Incumbents displaced by redistricting

Eight incumbent representatives were displaced by the 2011 redistricting process. Of the eight displaced incumbents, one was a Democrat and seven were Republicans.

Incumbents who were displaced by redistricting:

• District 4: Incumbent Republican Domenick DiCicco, redistricted to District 3.
• District 11: Incumbent Republican David Rible, redistricted to District 30.
• District 12: Incumbent Republican Caroline Casagrande, redistricted to District 11.
• District 12: Incumbent Republican Declan O'Scanlon, Jr., redistricted to District 13.
• District 16: Incumbent Republican Denise Coyle, did not seek re-election.
• District 30: Incumbent Republican Joseph Malone, III, redistricted to District 7.
• District 30: Incumbent Republican Ronald Dancer, redistricted to District 12.
• District 32: Incumbent Democrat Joan Quigley, did not seek re-election.

Primary competitiveness

See also: Ballotpedia news report on New Jersey primary competitiveness

As in previous years, a large majority of the state's major party candidates proceeded to the general election without a primary challenge. Of the 79 party primaries, only 15 were contested.

Comparing Contested Primaries in Past General Assembly Elections
	Democrats			Republicans			Total
	2007	2009	2011	2007	2009	2011	2007	2009	2011
Open contested	2	0	2	1	6	6	3	6	8
Open uncontested	15	15	14	24	17	18	39	32	32
Incumbent contested	3	9	5	3	8	2	6	6	7
Incumbent uncontested	20	16	18	9	7	14	29	23	32
No Candidates	0	0	1	3	2	0	3	2	1
Total contested	5	9	7	4	14	8	9	23	15
Total uncontested	35	31	32	33	24	32	68	55	64

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.
• Disclose any criminal convictions.

Campaign contributions

During the 2011 election, the total contributions to the 215 Assembly candidates were $25,001,973. The top 10 contributors were:

2011 Donors, New Jersey General Assembly
Donor	Amount
New Jersey State Laborers	$344,500
New Jersey Education Association	$325,900
New Jersey Republican Party	$296,965
New Jersey Regional Council of Carpenters	$296,950
Election Fund of Cook Conaway & Singleton	$245,493
New Jersey Association of Realtors	$242,450
1199 Seiu United Healthcare Workers East	$185,400
Communications Workers New Jersey	$162,500
Cmte to Elect Lesniak Cryan & Quijano	$157,485
Democratic Assembly Campaign Cmte	$155,183

On November 3, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission published fundraising figures detailing the top fundraisers through October 25, 2011. During this period, candidates from all districts spent a total of $24,828,692--an 8% drop from 2007. The top ten fundraising districts were as follows:

District	Amt. Raised	Amt. Spent
District 2	$3,762,118	$3,161,517
District 38	$3,394,798	$3,023,924
District 27	$2,596,811	$1,478,438
District 3	$2,331,779	$1,753,254
District 7	$2,139,112	$1,642,013
District 14	$1,971,949	$1,850,513
District 36	$1,690,651	$1,205,468
District 1	$1,302,937	$1,149,273
District 18	$1,148,826	$809,782
District 17	$1,147,997	$352,571

Endorsements

Labor unions

On August 4, the New Jersey AFL-CIO voted to deny 22 Democrats, most notably Senators Stephen Sweeney and Donald Norcross, their endorsement in the 2011 general election. Earlier in the year, these Democrats crossed the aisle and voted in favor of preventing public employee unions from collectively bargaining for health benefits and pensions--a move opposed by state labor unions.

A two-thirds vote of the endorsement convention was needed to bestow an official endorsement. Sweeney and Norcross fell short with 61% and 59%, respectively.

Four Assembly Democrats (also union officials) who voted against the revocation of bargaining rights received endorsements--Thomas Giblin, Wayne DeAngelo, Joseph Egan, and Nelson Albano all received endorsements on August 4. No Republicans were endorsed by the AFL-CIO.

List of candidates

District 1

Partisan dominance in state houses heading into the 2011 state legislative elections

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Nelson Albano: 2,539 a Incumbent Albano was first elected to District 1 in 2005.
• Matthew Milam: 2,413 a Incumbent Milam was first elected to District 1 in 2007.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Peter Boyce: 1,712
• Paul Halley: 1,438
• Suzanne Walters: 4,491 a
• Samuel Fiocchi: 4,398 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Nelson Albano: 24,794 a

Matthew Milam: 22,207 a

Suzanne Walters: 20,810

Samuel Fiocchi: 21,156

District 2

Note: Incumbent Vincent Polistina (R) did not run for re-election. He instead ran for District 2 of the State Senate.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Alisa Cooper: 3,361 a
• Damon Tyner: 3,370 a
• Gary Stein: 524

June 7 Republican Primary:

• John Amodeo: 4,655 a Incumbent Amodeo was first elected to District 2 in 2007.
• Chris Brown: 4,436 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Alisa Cooper: 17,933

Damon Tyner: 19,919

John Amodeo: 25,330 a

Chris Brown: 23,440 a

District 3

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• John Burzichelli: 4,815 a Incumbent Burzichelli was first elected to District 3 in 2001.
• Celeste Riley: 4,599 a Incumbent Riley was first elected to District 3 in 2009.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Domenick DiCicco: 3,331 a DiCicco served as the incumbent in District 4 in 2010. Redistricting moved him into District 3.
• Bob Villare: 3,326 a

November 8 General election candidates:

John Burzichelli: 25,172 a

Celeste Riley: 23,960 a

Domenick DiCicco: 20,268

Bob Villare: 20,528

District 4

Note: Incumbent Domenick DiCicco (R) ran for election in District 3.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Paul Moriarty: 4,409 a Incumbent Moriarty was first elected to District 4 in 2005.
• Gabriela Mosquera: 4,066 a
• John Caramanna Note: Caramanna was removed from the ballot when his candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Shelley Lovett: 2,002 a
• Agnes Gardiner: 1,949 a Gardiner withdrew, she was replaced by Patricia Fratticcioli.

Independent candidate:

• Tony Celeste a

November 8 General election candidates:

Paul Moriarty: 22,734 a

Gabriela Mosquera: 21,461 a

Shelley Lovett: 15,106

Patricia Fratticcioli: 14,725

Tony Celeste: 1,843

District 5

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Angel Fuentes: 4,458 a Incumbent Fuentes was first elected to District 5 in 2009.
• Gilbert Wilson: 4,402 a Incumbent Wilson was first elected to District 5 in 2009.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• William Levins: 1,551 a
• Ari Ford: 1,484 a Ford withdrew, he was replaced by Terrell Ratliff
• Donna Ward: 554

November 8 General election candidates:

Angel Fuentes: 17,586 a

Gilbert Wilson: 17,691 a

William Levins: 13,575

Terrell Ratliff: 12,776

District 6

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Louis Greenwald: 3,558 a Incumbent Greenwald was first elected to District 6 in 1995.
• Pamela Lampitt: 3,374 a Incumbent Lampitt that was first elected to District 6 in 2005.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Allan Richardson: 1,992 a
• Sharon Moran: 1,948 a Moran withdrew, he was replaced by Greg Horton.

November 8 General election candidates:

Louis Greenwald: 24,272 a

Pamela Lampitt: 23,342 a

Allan Richardson: 16,714

Greg Horton: 16,461

District 7

Note: Incumbent Jack Conners (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Herb Conaway: 4,474 a Incumbent Conaway was first elected to District 7 in 1997.
• Troy Singleton: 4,201 a Conners decided to retire before the end of his term. Candidate Singleton was appointed to fill the seat.
• Ken Gordon: 1,060 Note: Gordon dropped out of the race in late April.
• Yvette Sterling: Note: Sterling was removed from the ballot when her candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Joseph Malone, III: 3,894 a Incumbent Malone was first elected to District 30 in 1993. Redistricting moved Malone to the new District 7. Following the June primary, Malone announced that he would retire prior to the end of his term. He was replaced on the Republican ticket by James Keenan.
• Christopher Halgas: 3,676 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Herb Conaway: 23,908 a

Troy Singleton: 23,403 a

James Keenan: 22,144

Christopher Halgas: 21,828

District 8

Note: Incumbent Patrick Delany (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Sharyn Pertnoy-Schmidt: 2,642 a Pertnoy-Schmidt dropped out of the race after the primary. Anita Lovely replaced her on the ballot.
• Raymond Storck: 2,555 a Storck dropped out of the race after the primary. Pam Finnerty replaced him on the ballot.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Scott Rudder: 4,554 a Incumbent Rudder was first elected to District 8 in 2007.
• Patrick Delany: 4,407 a Incumbent Delany resigned after winning the Republican primary. Chris Brown was chosen to replace him.

Independent candidate:

• Robert Edward Forchion, Jr. a

November 8 General election candidates:

Anita Lovely: 12,107

Pam Finnerty: 12,480

Scott Rudder: 19,649 a

Chris Brown: 19,799 a

Robert Edward Forchion, Jr.: 1,653

District 9

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Carla Kearney: 3,160 a
• Bradley Billhimer: 3,004 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Brian Rumpf: 6,186 a Incumbent Rumpf was first elected to District 9 in 2003.
• DiAnne Gove: 6,006 a Incumbent Gove was first elected to District 9 in 2009.

November 8 General election candidates:

Carla Kearney: 17,648

Bradley Billhimer: 17,338

Brian Rumpf: 30,896 a

DiAnne Gove: 29,898 a

District 10

Note: Incumbent James Holzapfel (R) did not run for re-election. He ran for State Senate District 10.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Bette Wary: 2,727 a
• Eli Eytan: 2,568 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• David Wolfe: 4,144 a Incumbent Wolfe was first elected to District 10 in 1991.
• Gregory McGuckin: 3,876 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Bette Wary: 16,909

Eli Eytan: 15,698

David Wolfe: 27,955 a

Gregory McGuckin: 26,831 a

District 11

Note: Incumbent David Rible (R) did not run for re-election in District 11.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Marilyn Schlossbach: 1,907 a Schlossbach withdrew from the race and was replaced by Kathleen Horgan.
• Vin Gopal: 1,803 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Caroline Casagrande: 2,368 a Incumbent Casagrande was first elected to District 12 in 2007. Redistricting moved her into the new District 11.
• Mary Pat Angelini: 2,385 a Incumbent Angelini was first elected to District 11 in 2007.

Independent candidate:

• Daniel Jacobson a

November 8 General election candidates:

Kathleen Horgan: 15,060

Vin Gopal: 15,392

Caroline Casagrande: 18,739 a

Mary Pat Angelini: 18,479 a

Daniel Jacobson: 2,358

District 12

Note: Incumbents Caroline Casagrande and Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. (R) ran for re-election in different districts. Casagrande ran in District 11 and O'Scanlon ran in District 13.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Catherine Tinney Rome: 1,427 a
• William Spedding: 1,455 a
• Haresh Hemrajani Note: Hemrajani was removed from the ballot when his candidacy was found invalid in April.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Ronald Dancer: 2,131 a Incumbent Dancer was first elected to District 30 in 2001. Redistricting moved Dancer from District 30 to the new District 12.
• Robert Clifton: 2,038 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Catherine Tinney Rome: 14,96

William Spedding: 15,077

Ronald Dancer: 22,345 a

Robert Clifton: 21,469 a

District 13

Note: Incumbent Samuel Thompson (R) did not run for re-election. He instead ran for Senate District 13.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Kevin Lavan: 1,573 a
• Patrick Short: 1,552 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Amy Handlin: 2,074 a Incumbent Handlin was first elected to District 13 in 2005.
• Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.: 1,999 a Incumbent O'Scanlon was first elected to District 12 in 2007. Redistricting moved him from District 12 to the new District 13.

Independent candidates:

• Frank Cottone a

Constitution party candidates:

• Frank Cottone
• William Lawton

November 8 General election candidates:

Kevin Lavan: 15,165

Patrick Short: 15,333

Amy Handlin: 24,073 a

Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.: 22,754 a

Frank Cottone: 834

William Lawton: 757

District 14

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Daniel Benson: 3,472 a Incumbent Benson was first elected to District 14 in 2011.
• Wayne DeAngelo: 3,688 a Incumbent DeAngelo was first elected to District 14 in 2007.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Bruce MacDonald: 533
• David Fried: 1,977 a Fried withdrew after the primary for health reasons and was replaced by Sheree McGowan.
• Wayne Wittman: 2,125 a

Green Party candidate:

• Steven Welzer a

November 8 General election candidates:

Daniel Benson: 25,662 a

Wayne DeAngelo: 26,626 a

Sheree McGowan: 19,135

Wayne Wittman: 19,100

Steven Welzer: 1,189

District 15

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Reed Gusciora: 3,593 a Incumbent Gusciora was first elected to District 15 in 1995.
• Bonnie Watson Coleman: 3,749 a Incumbent Coleman was first elected to District 15 in 1997.
• Daniel Toto Note: Toto was removed from the ballot after his candidacy was found invalid on April 27, 2011.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Peter Yull: 1,208 a
• Kathy Kilcommons: 1,200 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Reed Gusciora: 20,350 a

Bonnie Watson Coleman: 20,505 a

Peter Yull: 10,817

Kathy Kilcommons: 10,914

District 16

Note: Incumbent Denise Coyle (R) initially filed to run for re-election but instead has withdrawn, citing an inability to feasibly move her home into the 16th District after redistricting relocated her residence in a new district.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Marie Corfield: 2,570 a
• Joe Camarota: 2,553 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Peter Biondi: 4,267 a Incumbent Biondi was first elected to District 16 in 1997.
• Jack Ciattarelli: 1,520 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Marie Corfield: 17,779

Joe Camarota: 17,795

Peter Biondi: 20,359 a

Jack Ciattarelli: 19,770 a

District 17

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Joseph Egan: 2,956 a Incumbent Egan was first elected to District 17 in 2001.
• Upendra Chivukula: 2,918 a Incumbent Chivukula was first elected to District 17 in 2001.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Carlo Dilalla: 900 a
• Robert Mettler: 894 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Joseph Egan: 15,165 a

Upendra Chivukula: 14,862 a

Carlo Dilalla: 8,627

Robert Mettler: 8,876

District 18

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Patrick Diegnan, Jr.: 4,896 a Incumbent Diegnan was first elected to District 18 in 2001.
• Peter Barnes, III: 4,815 a Incumbent Barnes was first elected to District 18 in 2007.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Joseph Sinagra: 1,278 a
• Marcia Silva: 1,203 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Patrick Diegnan, Jr.: 18,050 a

Peter Barnes, III: 18,166 a

Joseph Sinagra: 13,996

Marcia Silva: 13,333

District 19

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• John Wisniewski: 5,180 a Incumbent Wisniewski was first elected to District 19 in 1995.
• Craig Coughlin: 4,833 a Incumbent Coughlin was first elected to District 19 in 2009.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Angel Leon: 1,119 a
• Shane Robinson: 1,071 a

November 8 General election candidates:

John Wisniewski: 18,241 a

Craig Coughlin: 17,492 a

Angel Leon: 9,008

Shane Robinson: 8,915

District 20

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Joseph Cryan: 8,161 a Incumbent Cryan was first elected to District 20 in 2001.
• Annette Quijano: 7,977 a Incumbent Quijano was first elected to District 20 in 2007.
• Tony Monteiro: 6,743
• Carlos Cedeno: 6,715

June 7 Republican Primary:

• John Donoso: 610 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Joseph Cryan: 12,104 a

Annette Quijano: 12,116 a

John Donoso: 4,128

District 21

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Bruce Bergen: 2,788 a
• Norman Albert: 2,739 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Nancy Munoz: 4,378 a Incumbent Munoz was first elected to District 21 in 2009.
• Jon Bramnick: 4,507 a Incumbent Bramnick was first elected to District 21 in 2003.

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Darren Young a

November 8 General election candidates:

Bruce Bergen: 13,878

Norman Albert: 13,864

Nancy Munoz: 25,491 a

Jon Bramnick: 25,303 a

Darren Young: 1,324

District 22

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Gerald Green: 5,092 a Incumbent Green was first elected to District 22 in 1991.
• Linda Stender: 5,411 a Incumbent Stender was first elected to District 22 in 2001.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Joan Van Pelt: 1,211 a
• Jeffrey First: 1,167 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Gerald Green: 14,957 a

Linda Stender: 15,747 a

Joan Van Pelt: 10,846

Jeffrey First: 10,092

District 23

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Scott McDonald: 1,653 a
• Karen Carroll: 1,666 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Erik Peterson: 6,201 a Incumbent Peterson was first elected to District 23 in December 2009.
• John DiMaio: 6,198 a Incumbent DiMaio was first elected to District 23 in February 2009.

November 8 General election candidates:

Scott McDonald: 12,420

Karen Carroll: 13,369

Erik Peterson: 21,074 a

John DiMaio: 21,289 a

District 24

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Leslie Huhn: 1,276 a
• Jim Nye: 1,242 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Alison McHose: 7,234 a Incumbent McHose was first elected to District 24 in 2003.
• Gary Chiusano: 7,107 a Incumbent Chiusano was first elected to District 24 in 2007.

Independent candidates:

• Mark Quick a

Independent candidates:

• Rose Ann Salanitri

November 8 General election candidates:

Leslie Huhn: 10,290

Jim Nye: 9,832

Alison McHose: 19,026 a

Gary Chiusano: 18,561 a

Mark Quick: 1,382

Rose Ann Salanitri: 3,161

District 25

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• George Stafford: 2,784 a
• Gale Heiss Colucci: 2,810 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Anthony Bucco, Jr.: 8,341 a Incumbent Bucco was first elected to District 25 in 2009.
• John Sierchio: 4,963
• George Tannous Note: Tannous withdrew from the race in April, after his candidacy was challenged.
• Michael Carroll: 8,905 a Incumbent Carroll was first elected to District 25 in 1995.

November 8 General election candidates:

George Stafford: 12,432

Gale Heiss Colucci: 12,564

Anthony Bucco, Jr.: 18,218 a

Michael Carroll: 18,481 a

District 26

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Elliot Isibor: 1,826 a
• Joseph Raich: 1,841 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Alex DeCroce: 7,079 a Incumbent DeCroce was first elected to District 26 in 1989.
• Jay Webber: 7,213 a Incumbent Webber was first elected to District 26 in 2007.
• Joseph Scafa Note: Scafa withdrew from the race in April.
• Gary Steele Note: Steele was removed from the ballot in late April after the Secretary of State's office found his candidacy invalid.

Green Party candidate:

• Michael Spector a

November 8 General election candidates:

Elliot Isibor: 10,319

Joseph Raich: 10,847

Alex DeCroce: 19,696 a

Jay Webber: 19,543 a

Michael Spector: 1,095

District 27

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Ellen Steinberg: 2,770
• Mila Jasey: 6,139 a Incumbent Jasey was first elected to District 27 in 2007.
• John McKeon: 5,658 a Incumbent McKeon was first elected to District 27 in 2001.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Lee Holtzman: 5,368 a
• Nicole Hagner: 5,388 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Mila Jasey: 22,757 a

John McKeon: 23,508 a

Lee Holtzman: 18,857

Nicole Hagner: 18,790

District 28

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Cleopatra Tucker: 6,826 a Incumbent Tucker was first elected to District 28 in 2007.
• Ralph Caputo: 6,538 a Incumbent Caputo was first elected to District 28 in 2007.
• Michael Frazzano: 771

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Carol Humphreys: 791 a
• David Pinckney: 765 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Cleopatra Tucker: 14,002 a

Ralph Caputo: 13,786 a

Carol Humphreys: 4,607

David Pinckney: 4,258

District 29

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• L. Grace Spencer: 4,235 a Incumbent Spencer was first elected to District 29 in 2007.
• Alberto Coutinho: 4,064 a Incumbent Coutinho was first elected to District 29 in 2007.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Elaine Guarino: 433 a
• Lisa Kistner: 417 a

November 8 General election candidates:

L. Grace Spencer: 8,572 a

Alberto Coutinho: 8,391 a

Elaine Guarino: 1,736

Lisa Kistner: 1,687

District 30

Note: Incumbent Ronald Dancer (R) ran for re-election in District 12. Incumbent Joseph Malone, III (R) ran for re-election in District 7.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Howard Kleinhendler: 1,405 a
• Shaun O'Rourke: 1,440 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Sean Kean: 3,969 a Incumbent Kean was first elected to Senate District 11 in 2007.
• David Rible: 3,672 a Incumbent Rible was first elected to Assembly District 11 in 2008. Redistricting moved him from District 11 to the new District 30.

Libertarian Party candidate:

• David Schneck a

November 8 General election candidates:

Howard Kleinhendler: 10,639

Shaun O'Rourke: 11,256

Sean Kean: 22,889 a

David Rible: 20,728 a

David Schneck: 986

District 31

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Charles Mainor: 7,358 a Incumbent Mainor was first elected to District 31 in 2009.
• Jason O'Donnell: 7,396 a Incumbent O'Donnell was first elected to District 31 in 2009.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Michael Alonso: 491 a
• Daniel Beckelman: 475 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Charles Mainor: 11,690 a

Jason O'Donnell: 11,877 a

Michael Alonso: 3,157

Daniel Beckelman: 2,751

District 32

Note: Incumbent Joan Quigley (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Vincent Prieto: 9,777 a Incumbent Prieto was first elected to District 32 in 2003.
• Angelica Jimenez: 9,619 a
• Francisco Torres: 719

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Ronald Tarolla: 855 a
• Michael Bartulovich: 852 a

Independent candidates:

• Saleh Awadalla a
• April Tricoli-Busset a

November 8 General election candidates:

Vincent Prieto: 15,753 a

Angelica Jimenez: 15,211 a

Ronald Tarolla: 3,249

Michael Bartulovich: 3,443

Saleh Awadalla

April Tricoli-Busset: 498

District 33

Note: Incumbent Caridad Rodriguez (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Ravi Bhalla: 3,113
• Ruben Ramos, Jr.: 14,638 a Incumbent Ramos was first elected to District 33 in 2007.
• Sean Connors: 14,421 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Fernando Uribe: 813 a
• Christopher Garcia: 856 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Ruben Ramos, Jr.: 17,444 a

Sean Connors: 17,064 a

Fernando Uribe: 3,121

Christopher Garcia: 3,214

District 34

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Sheila Oliver: 8,049 a Incumbent Oliver was first elected to District 34 in 2003.
• Thomas Giblin: 7,742 a Incumbent Giblin was first elected to District 34 in 2005.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Randy Colondres: 743
• Steve Farrell: 822 a
• Joan Salensky: 845 a
• Rick Farfan: 768

Independent candidates:

• Clenard Childress a
• David Taylor a

November 8 General election candidates:

Sheila Oliver: 15,462 a

Thomas Giblin: 16,285 a

Steve Farrell: 4,270

Joan Salensky: 4,251

Clenard Childress: 813

David Taylor: 586

District 35

Note: Incumbents Elease Evans (D) and Nellie Pou (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Shavonda Sumter: 3,459 a
• Benjie Wimberly: 3,743 a
• Samuel Torres: 776

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Donna Puglisi: 875 a
• James Challice: 721
• Rhina Tavarez: 797
• William Connolly: 887 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Shavonda Sumter: 13,143 a

Benjie Wimberly: 13,551 a

Donna Puglisi: 5,114

James Challice: 5,020

District 36

Note: Incumbent Kevin J. Ryan (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Gary Schaer: 2,286 a Incumbent Schaer was first elected to District 36 in 2005.
• Marlene Caride: 2,256 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• John Genovesi: 1,559 a
• Sara Rosengarten: 1,547 a

November 8 General election candidates:

Gary Schaer: 17,262 a

Marlene Caride: 16,319 a

John Genovesi: 11,256

Sara Rosengarten: 11,735

District 37

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Valerie Vainieri Huttle: 4,431 a Incumbent Huttle was first elected to District 37 in 2005.
• Gordon Johnson: 4,442 a Incumbent Johnson was first elected to District 37 in 2001.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Keith Jensen: 1,076 a
• Gregory Aslanian: 1,005 a

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Julian Heicklen a

November 8 General election candidates:

Valerie Vainieri Huttle: 22,062 a

Gordon Johnson: 21,839 a

Keith Jensen: 10,150

Gregory Aslanian: 9,929

Julian Heicklen: 675

District 38

Note: Incumbent Joan Voss (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Connie Terranova Wagner: 2,590 a Incumbent Wagner was first elected to District 38 in 2007.
• Timothy Eustace: 2,491 a

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Richard Goldberg: 2,416 a
• Fernando Alonso: 2,269 a
• Joseph Gant: 884
• Scott Verrone: 1,091
• Wojciech Siemaszkiewicz: 328

Libertarian Party candidate:

• Vinko Grskovic a

November 8 General election candidates:

Connie Terranova Wagner: 22,258 a

Timothy Eustace: 21,097 a

Richard Goldberg: 19,091

Fernando Alonso: 18,820

Vinko Grskovic: 707

District 39

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• Anthony Iannarelli, Jr.: 109 Note: Iannarelli was removed from the primary ballot, but won the primary as a write-in.
• Michael McCarthy: 103 Note: McCarthy was removed from the ballot, but won the primary as a write-in.

June 7 Republican Primary:

• Michael Wilson Note: Wilson was removed from the ballot when his candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.
• Sara Adele Higgins Note: Higgins was removed from the ballot when her candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.
• Charlotte Vandervalk: 3,279 a Incumbent Vandervalk was first elected to District 39 in 1991. After the primary, she decided not to run for re-election. She was replaced by Holly Schepisi.
• Robert Schroeder: 3,205 a Incumbent Schroeder was first elected to District 39 in 2009.

Independent candidate:

• Clinton Bosca a

November 8 General election candidates:

Anthony Iannarelli, Jr.: 15,784

Michael McCarthy: 16,200

Holly Schepisi: 26,111 a

Robert Schroeder: 26,572 a

Clinton Bosca: 1,425

District 40

June 7 Democratic Primary:

• William Brennan: 1,858 a
• Cassandra Lazzara a: 1,897

June 7 Republican Primary:

• David Russo: 4,587 a Incumbent Russo was first elected to District 40 in 1989.
• Scott Rumana: 4,579 a Incumbent Rumana was first elected to District 40 in 2007.
• Louis D'Angelo: 2,534
• Ernesto Sesso: 2,720

November 8 General election candidates:

William Brennan: 13,767

Cassandra Lazzara: 15,412

David Russo: 22,125 a

Scott Rumana: 21,678 a

See also

• New Jersey General Assembly
• New Jersey State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2011

External links

• Associated Press Unofficial general election results
• Official General Assembly Candidates, General
• Official General Assembly Candidates, Primary
• Project Vote Smart Candidates for State Assembly of New Jersey
• Official general election results
• Official primary election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Dave Bailey (D)

Heather Simmons (D)

District 4

Dan Hutchison (D)

Cody Miller (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Melinda Kane (D)

District 7

Carol Murphy (D)

Balvir Singh (D)

District 8

Andrea Katz (D)

Michael Torrissi (R)

District 9

Gregory Myhre (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

Paul Kanitra (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Margie Donlon (D)

Luanne Peterpaul (D)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Alex Sauickie (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

Tennille McCoy (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Mitchelle Drulis (D)

Roy Freiman (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Kevin Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Muñoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Dawn Fantasia (R)

Michael Inganamort (R)

District 25

Christian Barranco (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Brian Bergen (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Rosy Bagolie (D)

Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)

District 28

Garnet Hall (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Avi Schnall (D)

District 31

William Sampson (D)

Barbara Stamato (D)

District 32

John Allen (D)

Jessica Ramirez (D)

District 33

Julio Marenco (D)

Gabriel Rodriguez (D)

District 34

Carmen Morales (D)

Michael Venezia (D)

District 35

Alaa Abdelaziz (D)

Shavonda Sumter (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

John Azzariti (R)

District 40

Al Barlas (R)

Christopher DePhillips (R)

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