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Catherine Payne (New Jersey)
Catherine Payne (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 16. She 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 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Roy Freiman and incumbent Mitchelle Drulis defeated Catherine Payne and Scott Sipos in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Roy Freiman (D) | 29.5 | 53,196 |
| ✔ |  | Mitchelle Drulis (D) | 29.2 | 52,535 |
| Catherine Payne (R) | 20.7 | 37,300 | ||
| Scott Sipos (R) | 20.6 | 37,114 | ||
| Total votes: 180,145 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Incumbent Mitchelle Drulis and incumbent Roy Freiman defeated Mahmoud Desouky in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mitchelle Drulis | 44.7 | 16,899 |
| ✔ | | Roy Freiman | 44.3 | 16,745 |
| Mahmoud Desouky | 11.0 | 4,140 | ||
| Total votes: 37,784 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 (2 seats)
Scott Sipos and Catherine Payne advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 16 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Sipos | 51.6 | 12,113 | |
| ✔ | Catherine Payne | 48.4 | 11,367 | |
| Total votes: 23,480 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Payne in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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