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Candidate, Governor of New Jersey

Elections and appointments
Next election

November 4, 2025

Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party) is running for election for Governor of New Jersey. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]

Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025

General election

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for Governor of New Jersey

Mikie Sherrill, Jack Ciattarelli, Vic Kaplan, and Joanne Kuniansky are running in the general election for Governor of New Jersey on November 4, 2025.

Candidate
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill (D)
Image of Jack Ciattarelli
Jack Ciattarelli (R)
Image of Vic Kaplan
Vic Kaplan (L)
Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey

The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mikie Sherrill
Mikie Sherrill
 
34.0
 
286,244
Image of Ras Baraka
Ras Baraka
 
20.7
 
173,951
Image of Steve Fulop
Steve Fulop
 
16.0
 
134,573
Image of Josh Gottheimer
Josh Gottheimer
 
11.6
 
97,384
Image of Sean Spiller
Sean Spiller
 
10.6
 
89,472
Image of Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
 
7.1
 
59,811

Total votes: 841,435
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 10, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jack Ciattarelli
Jack Ciattarelli
 
67.8
 
316,283
Image of Bill Spadea
Bill Spadea
 
21.7
 
101,408
Image of Jon Bramnick
Jon Bramnick
 
6.2
 
29,130
Image of Mario Kranjac
Mario Kranjac
 
2.7
 
12,782
Image of Justin Barbera
Justin Barbera
 
1.4
 
6,743
Image of Hans Herberg
Hans Herberg (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 466,346
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2024

See also: United States Senate election in New Jersey, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate New Jersey

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate New Jersey on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim (D)
 
53.6
 
2,161,491
Image of Curtis Bashaw
Curtis Bashaw (R)
 
44.0
 
1,773,589
Image of Christina Khalil
Christina Khalil (G) Candidate Connection
 
1.1
 
45,443
Image of Kenneth Kaplan
Kenneth Kaplan (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.6
 
24,242
Image of Patricia Mooneyham
Patricia Mooneyham (Vote Better Party) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
17,224
Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.2
 
9,806

Total votes: 4,031,795
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey

Andrew Kim defeated Patricia Campos Medina and Lawrence Hamm in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Andrew Kim
Andrew Kim
 
74.8
 
392,602
Image of Patricia Campos Medina
Patricia Campos Medina Candidate Connection
 
16.1
 
84,286
Image of Lawrence Hamm
Lawrence Hamm
 
9.1
 
47,796

Total votes: 524,684
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey

Curtis Bashaw defeated Christine Serrano-Glassner, Justin Murphy, and Albert Harshaw in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate New Jersey on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Curtis Bashaw
Curtis Bashaw
 
45.6
 
144,869
Image of Christine Serrano-Glassner
Christine Serrano-Glassner
 
38.4
 
121,986
Image of Justin Murphy
Justin Murphy
 
11.3
 
35,954
Image of Albert Harshaw
Albert Harshaw Candidate Connection
 
4.7
 
15,064

Total votes: 317,873
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Endorsements

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2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 33

Incumbent Brian Stack defeated Joanne Kuniansky in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 33 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Stack
Brian Stack (D)
 
97.1
 
27,262
Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)
 
2.9
 
821

Total votes: 28,083
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 33

Incumbent Brian Stack advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 33 on June 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brian Stack
Brian Stack
 
100.0
 
20,319

Total votes: 20,319
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2022

See also: New Jersey's 8th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House New Jersey District 8

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Menendez Jr.
Robert Menendez Jr. (D) Candidate Connection
 
72.9
 
70,837
Marcos Arroyo (R)
 
24.2
 
23,540
Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.9
 
894
Image of Dan Delaney
Dan Delaney (L)
 
0.7
 
687
Image of David W. Cook
David W. Cook (Other) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
647
Image of Pablo Olivera
Pablo Olivera (Labour Party)
 
0.4
 
361
John Salierno (Truth and Merit)
 
0.2
 
226

Total votes: 97,192
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8

Robert Menendez Jr. defeated David Ocampo Grajales and Ane Roseborough-Eberhard in the Democratic primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Robert Menendez Jr.
Robert Menendez Jr. Candidate Connection
 
83.0
 
26,490
Image of David Ocampo Grajales
David Ocampo Grajales Candidate Connection
 
11.7
 
3,749
Image of Ane Roseborough-Eberhard
Ane Roseborough-Eberhard Candidate Connection
 
5.2
 
1,668

Total votes: 31,907
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8

Marcos Arroyo defeated Ana Rivera in the Republican primary for U.S. House New Jersey District 8 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Marcos Arroyo
 
100.0
 
3,127
Image of Ana Rivera
Ana Rivera (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 3,127
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2021

See also: New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021 (June 8 Republican primary)

New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2021 (June 8 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of New Jersey

Incumbent Phil Murphy defeated Jack Ciattarelli, Madelyn Hoffman, Gregg Mele, and Joanne Kuniansky in the general election for Governor of New Jersey on November 2, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Murphy
Phil Murphy (D)
 
51.2
 
1,339,471
Image of Jack Ciattarelli
Jack Ciattarelli (R)
 
48.0
 
1,255,185
Image of Madelyn Hoffman
Madelyn Hoffman (G) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
8,450
Image of Gregg Mele
Gregg Mele (L)
 
0.3
 
7,768
Joanne Kuniansky (Socialist Workers Party)
 
0.2
 
4,012

Total votes: 2,614,886
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey

Incumbent Phil Murphy defeated Lisa McCormick in the Democratic primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Phil Murphy
Phil Murphy
 
100.0
 
382,984
Image of Lisa McCormick
Lisa McCormick (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 382,984
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey

Jack Ciattarelli defeated Philip Rizzo, Hirsh Singh, and Brian Levine in the Republican primary for Governor of New Jersey on June 8, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jack Ciattarelli
Jack Ciattarelli
 
49.5
 
167,690
Image of Philip Rizzo
Philip Rizzo
 
25.7
 
87,007
Image of Hirsh Singh
Hirsh Singh
 
21.6
 
73,155
Image of Brian Levine
Brian Levine
 
3.3
 
11,181

Total votes: 339,033
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Campaign themes

2025

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2024

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2023

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2022

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2021

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Campaign website

Kuniansky’s official candidate statement said the following:[1]

Joanne Kuniansky is a union fighter who has worked in oil refineries, railroads, meat packing. She currently is a Walmart deli-worker.

The Socialist Workers Party builds solidarity with todays’ labor battles, from striking Alabama coalminers to Nabisco workers. Workers face defending themselves from bosses demanding we give up hard won gains. Kuniansky travelled to Alabama to join a miners’ support rally and got messages of support and contributions from her co-workers to their strike fund.

Unions must lead workers to get vaccinated and get back to work, putting us in the best position to fight bosses’ attacks and build solidarity with union struggles, fights against cop brutality.

With millions unemployed and rising inflation, unions need to fight for a federally funded public works program to put millions to work at union-scale wages building hospitals, schools, housing that workers need. Shorten the workweek with no cut in pay to stop layoffs! Cost-of-living clauses in every contract that raise pay and retirement benefits to offset every price rise!

Workers must break from the bosses’ Democratic and Republican parties and build a political party of our own, a labor party, based on our unions. The SWP aims to be part of building the leadership we need to unify all those exploited by the capitalist class and replace their rule with a workers and farmers government.

Deaths in the wake of Hurricane Ida are an indictment of capitalist rule and all the parties that defend it. Workers were swept away in their cars, drowned in basement apartments. Thousands left to fend for themselves, homeless and without power. The deadly lack of preparedness and belated government response turned a “natural” disaster into a social catastrophe.

The government in Cuba organizes workers and farmers to confront these deadly forces of nature with minimal loss of life. That is only possible because workers and farmers were organized by their communist leadership to make a socialist revolution – to take political power into their own hands and take control of the factories, land and banks from the capitalists, transforming themselves in the process. My campaign points to the necessity of working people in the U.S. emulating that example and building a party here that can lead millions to make a socialist revolution.

Along that road working people need to fight for the right of women to family planning, including safe and secure birth control and abortion, essential for winning women’s emancipation. Protest ongoing attacks on the right to choose abortion.

The working class needs our own foreign policy, we share common class interests with working people worldwide. We oppose all Washington’s wars and demand an immediate end to its embargo of Cuba and the sanctions it inflicts on the peoples of Iran, Venezuela and North Korea.

The SWP calls for unconditional recognition of Israel as a refuge for Jews. We urge unions to protest Jew hatred - a deadly danger to advancing the class interests and solidarity of all workers and toiling farmers. [2]


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Joanne Kuniansky campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate New JerseyLost general$0 N/A**
2023New Jersey State Senate District 33Lost general$0 $0
2021Governor of New JerseyLost general$0 $0
Grand total$0 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 from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Footnotes

  1. New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission, “Joanne Kuniansky gubernatorial candidate statement,” accessed October 28, 2021
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.