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Gregory McGuckin

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Gregory P. McGuckin
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Candidate, New Jersey General Assembly District 10

New Jersey General Assembly District 10
Tenure

2012 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

13

Compensation

Base salary

$49,000/year

Per diem

$No per diem is paid

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 7, 2023

Next election

November 4, 2025

Education

Bachelor's

Providence College

Law

Seton Hall University

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Gregory P. McGuckin (Republican Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2012. His current term ends on January 13, 2026.

McGuckin (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 10. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. He advanced from the Republican primary on June 10, 2025.

Biography

McGuckin earned his B.A. from Providence College in 1983 and his J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1987. His professional experience includes working as an attorney at Dasti, Murphy, McGuckin, Ulaky, Koutsouris & Connors. McGuckin served as president and council member on the Toms River Council from 2004 to 2011.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

McGuckin was assigned to the following committees:

2020-2021

McGuckin was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

McGuckin was assigned to the following committees:

2016 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2016 legislative session, McGuckin served on the following committees:

New Jersey committee assignments, 2016
Homeland Security and State Preparedness
Transportation and Independent Authorities

2015 legislative session

In the 2015 legislative session, McGuckin served on the following committees:

2014 legislative session

In the 2014 legislative session, McGuckin served on the following committees:

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Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Incumbent Paul Kanitra, incumbent Gregory P. McGuckin, Janine Bauer, and Gigi Esparza are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on November 4, 2025.


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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Debra Di Donato and Janine Bauer defeated Phil Nufrio in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Debra Di Donato
 
42.3
 
9,250
Janine Bauer
 
36.3
 
7,933
Phil Nufrio
 
21.4
 
4,685

Total votes: 21,868
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gregory P. McGuckin and incumbent Paul Kanitra advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory P. McGuckin
Gregory P. McGuckin
 
51.8
 
18,816
Image of Paul Kanitra
Paul Kanitra
 
48.2
 
17,505

Total votes: 36,321
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2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gregory P. McGuckin and Paul Kanitra defeated Emma Mammano and John Lamacchia in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory P. McGuckin
Gregory P. McGuckin (R)
 
33.0
 
34,805
Image of Paul Kanitra
Paul Kanitra (R)
 
32.4
 
34,098
Image of Emma Mammano
Emma Mammano (D)
 
17.6
 
18,529
John Lamacchia (D)
 
17.0
 
17,958

Total votes: 105,390
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Emma Mammano and John Lamacchia advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Emma Mammano
Emma Mammano
 
50.6
 
5,181
John Lamacchia
 
49.4
 
5,067

Total votes: 10,248
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gregory P. McGuckin and Paul Kanitra advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory P. McGuckin
Gregory P. McGuckin
 
50.5
 
10,767
Image of Paul Kanitra
Paul Kanitra
 
49.5
 
10,545

Total votes: 21,312
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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 10 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gregory P. McGuckin and incumbent John Catalano defeated Mary Quilter and Garitt Kono in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory P. McGuckin
Gregory P. McGuckin (R)
 
34.6
 
55,871
John Catalano (R)
 
34.4
 
55,463
Mary Quilter (D)
 
15.6
 
25,115
Garitt Kono (D)
 
15.5
 
24,986

Total votes: 161,435
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Garitt Kono and Mary Quilter advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Garitt Kono
 
50.1
 
5,870
Mary Quilter
 
49.9
 
5,846

Total votes: 11,716
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Incumbent John Catalano and incumbent Gregory P. McGuckin defeated Geraldine Ambrosio and Brian Quinn in the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Catalano
 
30.3
 
11,119
Image of Gregory P. McGuckin
Gregory P. McGuckin
 
30.0
 
10,986
Geraldine Ambrosio
 
20.0
 
7,332
Brian Quinn
 
19.7
 
7,208

Total votes: 36,645
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory P. McGuckin
Gregory P. McGuckin (R)
 
31.4
 
31,734
John Catalano (R)
 
30.6
 
30,878
Eileen Della Volle (D)
 
18.4
 
18,592
Erin Wheeler (D)
 
18.1
 
18,263
Vincent Barrella (Integrity Experience Leadership Party)
 
0.8
 
845
Image of Ian Holmes
Ian Holmes (Addressing Systemic Issues Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
669

Total votes: 100,981
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Eileen Della Volle and Erin Wheeler advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Eileen Della Volle
 
51.2
 
3,876
Erin Wheeler
 
48.8
 
3,687

Total votes: 7,563
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 (2 seats)

Incumbent Gregory P. McGuckin and John Catalano advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 10 on June 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Gregory P. McGuckin
Gregory P. McGuckin
 
50.7
 
10,011
John Catalano
 
49.3
 
9,745

Total votes: 19,756
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2017

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2017

General election

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2017. All 80 seats were up for election. State assembly members are elected to two-year terms. The general election took place on November 7, 2017. A primary election took place on June 6, 2017. The filing deadline for the primary election was April 3, 2017.[1] Legislative districts in the New Jersey General Assembly are multi-member districts, with two representatives in each district. In Democratic and Republican primary elections, the top two candidates move forward to the general election, and the top two candidates in the general election are declared the winners.[2] Incumbent David Wolfe (R) and incumbent Gregory McGuckin (R) defeated Michael Cooke (D) and Raymond Baker (D) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 10 general election.[3][4]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2017
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Wolfe Incumbent 31.73% 39,265
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Gregory McGuckin Incumbent 30.62% 37,896
     Democratic Michael Cooke 18.92% 23,417
     Democratic Raymond Baker 18.73% 23,174
Total Votes 123,752
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Democratic primary election

Michael Cooke and Raymond Baker were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 10 Democratic primary election.[5][6]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Michael Cooke 50.95% 5,628
Green check mark transparent.png Raymond Baker 49.05% 5,419
Total Votes 11,047
Source: New Jersey Department of State

Republican primary election

Incumbent David Wolfe and incumbent Gregory McGuckin were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 10 Republican primary election.[7][6]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 10 Republican Primary, 2017
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png David Wolfe Incumbent 50.43% 8,833
Green check mark transparent.png Gregory McGuckin Incumbent 49.57% 8,684
Total Votes 17,517
Source: New Jersey Department of State

2015

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2015

Elections for the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 2, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2015.[8] Since the general assembly uses multi-member districts, the top two candidates from each party in the primaries advanced to the general election. Valter Must and Kimberley Casten were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent David Wolfe and incumbent Gregory McGuckin were bracketed together and were unopposed in the Republican primary. Wolfe and McGuckin defeated Must and Casten in the general election.[9][10][11][12][13]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Wolfe Incumbent 31.9% 19,882
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGregory McGuckin Incumbent 29.8% 18,543
     Democratic Kimberley Casten 19.8% 12,302
     Democratic Valter Must 18.5% 11,513
Total Votes 62,240

2013

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2013

McGuckin won re-election in the 2013 election for New Jersey General Assembly District 10. McGuckin was bracketed with David Wolfe. He was unopposed in the June 4 Republican primary. He and incumbent David Wolfe (R) defeated Susan Kane (D) and Amber Gesslein (D) in the general election, which took place on November 5, 2013.[14][15][16][17]

New Jersey General Assembly, District 10 General Election, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Wolfe Incumbent 35% 44,627
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGregory P. McGuckin Incumbent 33.4% 42,586
     Democratic Susan Kane 16.2% 20,647
     Democratic Amber Gesslein 15.4% 19,658
Total Votes 127,518

2011

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011

On November 8, 2011, Gregory McGuckin won election to District 10 of the New Jersey General Assembly. He and David Wolfe ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 7. They then defeated Bette Wary (D) and Eli Eytan (D) in the November 8 general election.[18]

New Jersey General Assembly District 10 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDave Wolfe Incumbent 32% 27,955
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGregory McGuckin 30.7% 26,831
     Democratic Bette Wary 19.3% 16,909
     Democratic Eli Eytan 18% 15,698
Total Votes 87,393

Campaign themes

2025

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2023

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2021

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2019

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Campaign finance summary


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Gregory P. McGuckin campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2023New Jersey General Assembly District 10Won general$44,234 $0
2021New Jersey General Assembly District 10Won general$54,566 $0
2013New Jersey General Assembly, District 10Won $39,954 N/A**
2011New Jersey General Assembly, District 10Won $81,892 N/A**
Grand total$220,647 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Endorsements

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Gregory McGuckin endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[19]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
  2. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
  3. New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
  4. New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
  5. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  6. 6.0 6.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
  7. New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
  8. New Jersey Department of Elections, "2015 Primary Election Timeline," accessed February 2, 2015
  9. New Jersey Department of State, "Official candidate list for June 2 primary," accessed May 22, 2015
  10. New Jersey Department of State, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 3, 2015
  11. New Jersey Department of State, "Official list for candidate for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
  12. New Jersey Department of State, "Official primary results for General Assembly," accessed August 10, 2015
  13. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election results for General Assembly," accessed December 7, 2015
  14. New Jersey Department of Elections, "Official Primary Election Results," accessed July 26, 2013
  15. New Jersey Department of State, "Official general election candidates," September 9, 2013
  16. Associated Press, "New Jersey - Summary Vote Results," November 6, 2013
  17. New Jersey Department of State, "2013 Official General Election results," accessed December 9, 2013
  18. New Jersey Department of State, "2011 Official General Assembly Primary Candidate List," accessed April 10, 2014
  19. Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of New Jersey Leaders," April 11, 2014(Archived)


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