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Joanne Debenedictis
Joanne Debenedictis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 30. 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 30 (2 seats)
Incumbent Sean Kean and incumbent Avi Schnall defeated Edward Thomson III and Joanne Debenedictis in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 30 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sean Kean (R) | 31.6 | 48,244 |
| ✔ | Avi Schnall (D) | 30.0 | 45,792 | |
 | Edward Thomson III (R) | 26.0 | 39,797 | |
| Joanne Debenedictis (D) | 12.4 | 18,981 | ||
| Total votes: 152,814 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Claire Deicke (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 30 (2 seats)
Incumbent Avi Schnall and Claire Deicke advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 30 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Avi Schnall | 57.9 | 9,831 | |
| ✔ | Claire Deicke | 42.1 | 7,158 | |
| Total votes: 16,989 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 30 (2 seats)
Incumbent Sean Kean and Edward Thomson III advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 30 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sean Kean | 55.3 | 13,790 |
| ✔ | | Edward Thomson III | 44.7 | 11,146 |
| Total votes: 24,936 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Debenedictis 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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Footnotes
