Anthony Acosta
Anthony Acosta (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 31. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Jerry Walker and incumbent William Sampson defeated Anthony Acosta and Neil Schulman in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Walker (D) | 37.1 | 31,543 |
| ✔ |  | William Sampson (D) | 35.6 | 30,319 |
 | Anthony Acosta (R) | 13.9 | 11,865 | |
 | Neil Schulman (R) | 13.4 | 11,371 | |
| Total votes: 85,098 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Jerry Walker and incumbent William Sampson defeated incumbent Barbara McCann Stamato and Jacqueline Weimmer in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Walker | 28.8 | 9,071 |
| ✔ | | William Sampson | 24.5 | 7,714 |
 | Barbara McCann Stamato | 23.7 | 7,482 | |
| Jacqueline Weimmer | 23.1 | 7,276 | ||
| Total votes: 31,543 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 (2 seats)
Anthony Acosta and Neil Schulman advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 31 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anthony Acosta | 58.1 | 2,520 |
| ✔ | | Neil Schulman | 41.9 | 1,816 |
| Total votes: 4,336 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Acosta in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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