Harold Wirths
Harold Wirths (Republican Party) (also known as Hal) was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 24. He assumed office in 2018. He left office on January 9, 2024.
Wirths (Republican Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 24. He did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on June 10, 2025.
Wirths is the former New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. Wirths was appointed by Gov. Chris Christie (R) in 2010.[1] He resigned in August 2016 after being nominated to serve on the State Parole Board.[2]
Biography
Wirth's professional experience includes owning a small business and managing the Oak Shoppe Furniture store from 1986 to 2004. He helped to establish Noble Community Bank, which became part of Highlands State Bank. Wirths served on the Highlands Bank Board of Directors. He was elected to the Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 2000.[3]In May 2015, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of Highlands Bancorp, Inc., the parent company of a New Jersey-based bank.[4]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Wirths was assigned to the following committees:
2020-2021
Wirths was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Wirths was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2025
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dawn Fantasia, incumbent Michael Inganamort, Steve Barratt, Eugene Grinberg, and Lana Leguia are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Dawn Fantasia (R) | |
 | Michael Inganamort (R) | |
| Steve Barratt (D) | ||
| Eugene Grinberg (D) | ||
 | Lana Leguia (L) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Steve Barratt and Eugene Grinberg advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Barratt | 53.0 | 13,301 | |
| ✔ | Eugene Grinberg | 47.0 | 11,800 | |
| Total votes: 25,101 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dawn Fantasia and incumbent Michael Inganamort advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Fantasia | 50.6 | 19,735 |
| ✔ | | Michael Inganamort | 49.4 | 19,254 |
| Total votes: 38,989 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harold Wirths (R)
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2023
Harold Wirths did not file to run for re-election.
2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Parker Space and incumbent Harold Wirths defeated Georgianna Cook and Scott Fadden in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Parker Space (R) | 35.6 | 51,198 |
| ✔ |  | Harold Wirths (R) | 32.7 | 46,966 |
| Georgianna Cook (D) | 16.3 | 23,436 | ||
| Scott Fadden (D) | 15.5 | 22,224 | ||
| Total votes: 143,824 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Scott Fadden and Georgianna Cook advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Scott Fadden | 91.9 | 5,555 | |
| ✔ | Georgianna Cook (Write-in) | 8.1 | 488 | |
| Total votes: 6,043 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Parker Space and incumbent Harold Wirths advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Parker Space | 51.5 | 16,793 |
| ✔ | | Harold Wirths | 48.5 | 15,808 |
| Total votes: 32,601 | |||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Parker Space and incumbent Harold Wirths defeated Deana Lykins and Dan Soloman Smith in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Parker Space (R) | 34.6 | 30,867 |
| ✔ | | Harold Wirths (R) | 33.0 | 29,424 |
 | Deana Lykins (D) | 17.0 | 15,113 | |
 | Dan Soloman Smith (D) | 15.4 | 13,684 | |
| Total votes: 89,088 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Deana Lykins and Dan Soloman Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Deana Lykins | 52.1 | 3,691 |
| ✔ | | Dan Soloman Smith | 47.9 | 3,392 |
| Total votes: 7,083 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 (2 seats)
Incumbent Parker Space and incumbent Harold Wirths advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 24 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Parker Space | 51.4 | 12,998 |
| ✔ | | Harold Wirths | 48.6 | 12,270 |
| Total votes: 25,268 | |||
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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.[5] 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.[6] The following candidates ran in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 general election.[7][8]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Parker Space Incumbent |
30.67% | 33,873 | |
| Republican | Harold Wirths |
27.91% | 30,820 | |
| Democratic | Kate Matteson | 20.33% | 22,456 | |
| Democratic | Gina Trish | 18.29% | 20,200 | |
| Green | Aaron Hyndman | 1.42% | 1,568 | |
| Green | Kenny Collins | 1.37% | 1,518 | |
| Total Votes | 110,435 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Kate Matteson and Gina Trish defeated Michael Pirog in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 Democratic primary election.[9][10]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kate Matteson |
46.49% | 5,997 |
| Gina Trish |
41.97% | 5,414 |
| Michael Pirog | 11.54% | 1,489 |
| Total Votes | 12,900 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Incumbent Parker Space and Harold Wirths defeated Nathan Orr and David Atwood in the New Jersey General Assembly District 24 Republican primary election.[11][10]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 24 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Parker Space Incumbent |
40.16% | 11,149 |
| Harold Wirths |
35.45% | 9,842 |
| Nathan Orr | 13.64% | 3,787 |
| David Atwood | 10.75% | 2,983 |
| Total Votes | 27,761 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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2019
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2024
In 2024, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 to December 19.
2023
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In 2023, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 10 to January 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 11 to December 31. |
2021
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In 2021, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 4 to January 11.
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2020
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In 2020, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 14 to December 17.
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2019
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In 2019, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9, 2018, through January 14, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the New Jersey State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2019.
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate New Jersey General Assembly District 24 |
Footnotes
- ↑ New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, "Meet the Commissioner," accessed July 5, 2012
- ↑ NJ.com, "Christie's labor commissioner to step down," July 18, 2016
- ↑ State of New Jersey, "Harold J. Wirths," accessed February 15, 2013
- ↑ Business Wire, "Harold J. Wirths Appointed to Highlands State Bank Board of Directors," accessed Sept. 4, 2015
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "2017 Primary Election Timeline," accessed March 21, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official List, Candidates for General Assembly for Primary Election, June 6, 2017," accessed April 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Candidates for General Assembly for General Election 11/07/2017 Election," accessed September 14, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "2017 official general election results," accessed November 30, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “2017 official primary election results for general assembly,” accessed July 13, 2017
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Official Candidate List," April 6, 2017
