John Birkner Jr.

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John Birkner

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2019

John Birkner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 39. Birkner lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Elections

2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

Incumbent Holly Schepisi and incumbent Robert Auth defeated John Birkner and Gerald Falotico in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holly Schepisi (R)	28.2	30,705
✔		Robert Auth (R)	26.5	28,786
	Submit photo	John Birkner (D)	22.9	24,898
	Submit photo	Gerald Falotico (D)	22.4	24,302

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 108,691
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

John Birkner and Gerald Falotico advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Birkner	50.2	3,831
✔	Submit photo	Gerald Falotico	49.8	3,795

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,626
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 (2 seats)

Incumbent Holly Schepisi and incumbent Robert Auth advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 39 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Holly Schepisi	51.6	5,023
✔		Robert Auth	48.4	4,710

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,733
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Campaign themes

2019

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Dave Bailey (D)

Heather Simmons (D)

District 4

Dan Hutchison (D)

Cody Miller (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Melinda Kane (D)

District 7

Carol Murphy (D)

Balvir Singh (D)

District 8

Andrea Katz (D)

Michael Torrissi (R)

District 9

Gregory Myhre (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

Paul Kanitra (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Margie Donlon (D)

Luanne Peterpaul (D)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Alex Sauickie (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

Tennille McCoy (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Mitchelle Drulis (D)

Roy Freiman (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Kevin Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Muñoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Dawn Fantasia (R)

Michael Inganamort (R)

District 25

Christian Barranco (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Brian Bergen (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Rosy Bagolie (D)

Alixon Collazos-Gill (D)

District 28

Garnet Hall (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Avi Schnall (D)

District 31

William Sampson (D)

Barbara Stamato (D)

District 32

John Allen (D)

Jessica Ramirez (D)

District 33

Julio Marenco (D)

Gabriel Rodriguez (D)

District 34

Carmen Morales (D)

Michael Venezia (D)

District 35

Alaa Abdelaziz (D)

Shavonda Sumter (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

John Azzariti (R)

District 40

Al Barlas (R)

Christopher DePhillips (R)

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