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Diane DeBiase
Diane DeBiase (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 36. 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 36 (2 seats)
Incumbent Clinton Calabrese and incumbent Gary Schaer defeated Christopher Musto and Diane DeBiase in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 36 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Clinton Calabrese (D) | 29.1 | 27,517 |
| ✔ |  | Gary Schaer (D) | 29.0 | 27,404 |
 | Christopher Musto (R)  | 21.4 | 20,252 | |
 | Diane DeBiase (R) | 20.5 | 19,440 | |
| Total votes: 94,613 | |||
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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
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for DeBiase 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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