Gerard McManus
Gerard McManus (Republican Party) (also known as Jerry) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 4. 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 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dan Hutchison and incumbent Cody Miller defeated Amanda Esposito and Gerard McManus in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dan Hutchison (D) | 27.7 | 48,833 |
| ✔ |  | Cody Miller (D) | 27.6 | 48,650 |
 | Amanda Esposito (R) | 22.5 | 39,684 | |
 | Gerard McManus (R) | 22.1 | 38,838 | |
| Total votes: 176,005 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Cody Miller and incumbent Dan Hutchison defeated Vonetta Hawkins and Brian Everett in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cody Miller | 31.2 | 14,830 |
| ✔ | | Dan Hutchison | 31.2 | 14,821 |
 | Vonetta Hawkins | 21.5 | 10,218 | |
 | Brian Everett | 16.1 | 7,640 | |
| Total votes: 47,509 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 (2 seats)
Amanda Esposito and Gerard McManus defeated Barbara McCormick in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 4 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amanda Esposito | 37.8 | 9,205 |
| ✔ | | Gerard McManus | 34.5 | 8,387 |
 | Barbara McCormick | 27.7 | 6,738 | |
| Total votes: 24,330 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McManus in this election.
2014
McManus ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 1st District. McManus sought the Republican nomination in the primary on June 6, 2014, but lost to Garry Cobb.
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Garry Cobb |
68.3% | 6,405 | ||
| Claire Gustafson | 14.3% | 1,337 | ||
| Gerard McManus | 9.2% | 863 | ||
| Lee Lucas | 8.2% | 767 | ||
| Total Votes | 9,372 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Division of Elections - Official Election Results |
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Campaign themes
2025
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
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