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Damon Englese
Damon Englese (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 39. He lost in the Democratic 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 39 (2 seats)
Incumbent Robert Auth, incumbent John Azzariti, Donna Abene, and Andrew LaBruno are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Robert Auth (R) | |
 | John Azzariti (R) | |
 | Donna Abene (D)  | |
 | Andrew LaBruno (D) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)
Andrew LaBruno and Donna Abene defeated David Jiang and Damon Englese in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew LaBruno | 28.5 | 9,137 |
| ✔ | | Donna Abene | 26.4 | 8,454 |
 | David Jiang | 26.0 | 8,317 | |
| Damon Englese | 19.2 | 6,137 | ||
| Total votes: 32,045 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jodi Murphy (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)
Incumbent John Azzariti and incumbent Robert Auth defeated Frank Pallotta in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Azzariti | 40.2 | 10,069 |
| ✔ | | Robert Auth | 37.5 | 9,398 |
 | Frank Pallotta | 22.3 | 5,588 | |
| Total votes: 25,055 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- DeAnne DeFuccio (R)
Endorsements
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2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)
Incumbent Robert Auth and John Azzariti defeated John Vitale and Damon Englese in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Auth (R) | 27.0 | 33,061 |
| ✔ | | John Azzariti (R) | 26.4 | 32,340 |
| John Vitale (D) | 23.7 | 29,046 | ||
| Damon Englese (D) | 23.0 | 28,183 | ||
| Total votes: 122,630 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)
John Vitale and Damon Englese advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | John Vitale | 50.4 | 6,439 | |
| ✔ | Damon Englese | 49.6 | 6,331 | |
| Total votes: 12,770 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)
Incumbent Robert Auth and John Azzariti advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Auth | 50.4 | 5,642 |
| ✔ | | John Azzariti | 49.6 | 5,551 |
| Total votes: 11,193 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Englese in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Damon Englese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Damon Englese did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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