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Craig Auriemma
Craig Auriemma (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 36. He lost in the Republican primary on June 10, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Clinton Calabrese, incumbent Gary Schaer, Diane DeBiase, and Christopher Musto are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Clinton Calabrese (D) | |
 | Gary Schaer (D) | |
 | Diane DeBiase (R) | |
 | Christopher Musto (R)  | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gary Schaer and incumbent Clinton Calabrese advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Schaer | 50.3 | 10,557 |
| ✔ | | Clinton Calabrese | 49.7 | 10,449 |
| Total votes: 21,006 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Christopher Musto and Diane DeBiase defeated Chris Auriemma and Craig Auriemma in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christopher Musto | 32.9 | 3,090 |
| ✔ | | Diane DeBiase | 30.5 | 2,863 |
 | Chris Auriemma | 20.3 | 1,901 | |
| Craig Auriemma | 16.3 | 1,526 | ||
| Total votes: 9,380 | |||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Clinton Calabrese and incumbent Gary Schaer defeated Craig Auriemma and Joseph Viso in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clinton Calabrese (D) | 30.6 | 18,228 |
| ✔ | | Gary Schaer (D) | 30.3 | 18,072 |
| Craig Auriemma (R) | 19.7 | 11,761 | ||
| Joseph Viso (R) | 19.4 | 11,546 | ||
| Total votes: 59,607 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Clinton Calabrese and incumbent Gary Schaer advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Clinton Calabrese | 50.3 | 4,328 |
| ✔ | | Gary Schaer | 49.7 | 4,272 |
| Total votes: 8,600 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Craig Auriemma and Joseph Viso advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Craig Auriemma | 50.3 | 2,234 | |
| ✔ | Joseph Viso | 49.7 | 2,209 | |
| Total votes: 4,443 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gary Schaer and incumbent Clinton Calabrese defeated Joseph Viso and Craig Auriemma in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Schaer (D) | 28.4 | 24,654 |
| ✔ | | Clinton Calabrese (D) | 27.8 | 24,137 |
| Joseph Viso (R) | 21.9 | 19,025 | ||
| Craig Auriemma (R) | 21.9 | 19,008 | ||
| Total votes: 86,824 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Gary Schaer and incumbent Clinton Calabrese advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Schaer | 50.5 | 4,502 |
| ✔ | | Clinton Calabrese | 49.5 | 4,407 |
| Total votes: 8,909 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 (2 seats)
Craig Auriemma and Joseph Viso advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Craig Auriemma (Write-in) | 50.2 | 113 | |
| ✔ | Joseph Viso (Write-in) | 49.8 | 112 | |
| Total votes: 225 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ana Castillo (R)
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Craig Auriemma did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Craig Auriemma did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Craig Auriemma did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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