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New Jersey 2013 legislative election results

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The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2013 legislative elections for New Jersey.

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New Jersey State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the New Jersey State Senate 2013 elections. For results in individual contests see our New Jersey State Senate elections, 2013 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

New Jersey State Senate
Party As of November 4, 2013 After the 2013 Election
     Democratic Party 24 24
     Republican Party 16 16
Total 40 40

Heading into the November 5 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the New Jersey State Senate. The party lost no seats and remained the majority party after the 2013 election.

Incumbency was a key factor in the results for New Jersey's elections for State Senate in 2013. The incumbent ran for re-election in 39 of the 40 seats up for election in 2013. Every one of those incumbents advanced past the primary and general election. District 14 and District 38 saw the closest competition for incumbents; both Democrats.

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran for re-election on November 5
  • Defeated incumbents
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Minor-party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • All 40 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2013.

Incumbents

Incumbents running on November 5

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 5 general election ballot:

  1. Anthony Bucco
  2. Bob Smith, New Jersey Senator
  3. Brian Stack
  4. Christopher Bateman
  5. Christopher Connors
  6. Dawn Addiego
  7. Diane Allen
  8. Donald Norcross
  9. Fred Madden
  10. Gerald Cardinale
  11. James Beach
  12. James Holzapfel
  13. Jeff Van Drew
  14. Jennifer Beck
  15. Jim Whelan
  16. Joseph Kyrillos
  17. Joseph Pennacchio
  18. Joseph Vitale
  19. Kevin O'Toole
  20. Linda Greenstein
  21. Loretta Weinberg
  22. Michael Doherty
  23. Nellie Pou
  24. Nia Gill
  25. Nicholas Sacco
  26. Nicholas Scutari
  27. Paul Sarlo
  28. Raymond Lesniak
  29. Richard Codey
  30. Robert Gordon
  31. Robert Singer
  32. Ronald Rice
  33. Samuel Thompson
  34. Sandra Cunningham
  35. Shirley Turner
  36. Stephen Sweeney
  37. Steven Oroho
  38. Teresa Ruiz
  39. Thomas Kean

Incumbents defeated

General election

No incumbents were defeated in general elections.

Primary election

No incumbents were defeated in primary elections.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

Peter Barnes, III (D) was the only newly-elected member of the New Jersey State Senate. He won election in an open seat contest.

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the New Jersey State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Bob Smith, New Jersey Senator
  2. Brian Stack
  3. Donald Norcross
  4. Fred Madden
  5. James Beach
  6. Jeff Van Drew
  7. Jim Whelan
  8. Joseph Vitale
  9. Linda Greenstein
  10. Loretta Weinberg
  11. Nellie Pou
  12. Nia Gill
  13. Nicholas Sacco
  14. Nicholas Scutari
  15. Paul Sarlo
  16. Peter Barnes, III
  17. Raymond Lesniak
  18. Richard Codey
  19. Robert Gordon
  20. Ronald Rice
  21. Sandra Cunningham
  22. Shirley Turner
  23. Stephen Sweeney
  24. Teresa Ruiz

Republican

  1. Anthony Bucco
  2. Christopher Bateman
  3. Christopher Connors
  4. Dawn Addiego
  5. Diane Allen
  6. Gerald Cardinale
  7. James Holzapfel
  8. Jennifer Beck
  9. Joseph Kyrillos
  10. Joseph Pennacchio
  11. Kevin O'Toole
  12. Michael Doherty
  13. Robert Singer
  14. Samuel Thompson
  15. Steven Oroho
  16. Thomas Kean

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Raymond Lesniak

Republican

  1. Anthony Bucco

Ballot Access

Minor-party candidates

The following is a list of minor-party and independent candidates who ran for election in 2013:

  1. Daniel Seyler
  2. Don Dezarn
  3. Mac Dara Lyden
  4. Marie Amato-Juckiewicz
  5. Maureen Castriotta
  6. Pablo Olivera
  7. Pal Drejaj
  8. Robert Shapiro

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New Jersey State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the New Jersey House of Representatives elections in 2013. For results in individual contests, see our New Jersey House of Representatives elections, 2013. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

New Jersey General Assembly
Party As of November 4, 2013 After the 2013 Election
     Democratic Party 48 48
     Republican Party 32 32
Total 80 80

Heading into the November 5 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the New Jersey General Assembly. The party lost two seats but remained the majority party after the 2013 election.

As with the State Senate, incumbency was one of the stronger factors in the results for New Jersey's elections for State Assembly in 2013. A total of 74 incumbents appeared on the general election ballot. All but two of them, Nelson Albano (D) and Timothy Eustace (D), won re-election on November 5. The District 38 contest in which Eustace was defeated turned out to be one of closest in the chamber. There were eight newly-elected members of the New Jersey State Assembly. The newly elected members were split evenly between Democrats and Republicans.

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran for re-election on November 5
  • Defeated incumbents
  • Challengers who defeated an incumbent
  • Newly elected representatives
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Minor-party candidates

State House Overview

  • All 80 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2013.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 5

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 5 general election ballot:

  1. Alberto Coutinho
  2. Alison McHose
  3. Amy Handlin
  4. Angel Fuentes
  5. Angelica Jimenez
  6. Annette Quijano
  7. Anthony Bucco, Jr.
  8. Benjie Wimberly
  9. BettyLou DeCroce
  10. Bob Andrzejczak
  11. Bonnie Watson Coleman
  12. Brian Rumpf
  13. Caroline Casagrande
  14. Celeste Riley
  15. Charles Mainor
  16. Chris Brown, New Jersey
  17. Christopher Brown, New Jersey
  18. Cleopatra Tucker
  19. Craig Coughlin
  20. Daniel Benson
  21. David Rible
  22. David Russo
  23. David Wolfe, New Jersey
  24. Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.
  25. DiAnne Gove
  26. Donna Simon
  27. Eliana Pintor Marin
  28. Erik Peterson
  29. Gabriela Mosquera
  30. Gary Schaer
  31. Gerald Green
  32. Gilbert Wilson
  33. Gordon Johnson
  34. Gregory McGuckin
  35. Herbert Conaway Jr.
  36. Holly Schepisi
  37. Jack Ciattarelli
  38. Jason O'Donnell
  39. Jay Webber
  40. John Amodeo
  41. John Burzichelli
  42. John DiMaio
  43. John McKeon
  44. John Wisniewski
  45. Jon Bramnick
  46. Joseph Cryan
  47. Joseph Egan
  48. L. Grace Spencer
  49. Linda Stender
  50. Louis Greenwald
  51. Marlene Caride
  52. Mary Pat Angelini
  53. Michael Carroll
  54. Mila Jasey
  55. Nancy Munoz
  56. Nelson Albano
  57. Pamela Lampitt
  58. Parker Space
  59. Patrick Diegnan, Jr.
  60. Paul Moriarty
  61. Ralph Caputo
  62. Reed Gusciora
  63. Robert Clifton
  64. Ronald Dancer
  65. Scott Rumana
  66. Shavonda Sumter
  67. Sheila Oliver
  68. Thomas Giblin
  69. Timothy Eustace
  70. Troy Singleton
  71. Upendra Chivukula
  72. Valerie Vainieri Huttle
  73. Vincent Prieto
  74. Wayne DeAngelo

Incumbents defeated

The following displays a list of incumbents defeated in 2013:

General election

  1. Nelson Albano (D), District 1
  2. John F. Amodeo (R), District 2

Primary election

No incumbents were defeated in primary elections.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following displays a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2013:

General election

  1. Samuel Fiocchi (R), District 1
  2. Vincent Mazzeo (D), District 2

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following is a list of the newly-elected members of the New Jersey House of Representatives:

Democratic

  1. Carmelo Garcia
  2. Joseph Lagana
  3. Nancy Pinkin
  4. Raj Mukherji
  5. Vincent Mazzeo

Republican

  1. Joseph Scarpa
  2. Maria Rodriguez-Gregg
  3. Robert Auth
  4. Samuel Fiocchi

Open Seat Winners

The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

  1. Carmelo Garcia
  2. Nancy Pinkin
  3. Raj Mukherji

Republican

  1. Maria Rodriguez-Gregg
  2. Robert Auth

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the New Jersey House of Representatives in 2013:

Democratic

  1. Angel Fuentes
  2. Angelica Jimenez
  3. Annette Quijano
  4. Benjie Wimberly
  5. Bob Andrzejczak
  6. Bonnie Watson Coleman
  7. Carmelo Garcia
  8. Celeste Riley
  9. Charles Mainor
  10. Cleopatra Tucker
  11. Craig Coughlin
  12. Daniel Benson
  13. Eliana Pintor Marin
  14. Gabriela Mosquera
  15. Gary Schaer
  16. Gerald Green
  17. Gilbert Wilson
  18. Gordon Johnson
  19. Herbert Conaway Jr.
  20. Jason O'Donnell
  21. John Burzichelli
  22. John McKeon
  23. John Wisniewski
  24. Joseph Cryan
  25. Joseph Egan
  26. Joseph Lagana
  27. L. Grace Spencer
  28. Linda Stender
  29. Louis Greenwald
  30. Marlene Caride
  31. Mila Jasey
  32. Nancy Pinkin
  33. Pamela Lampitt
  34. Patrick Diegnan, Jr.
  35. Paul Moriarty
  36. Raj Mukherji
  37. Ralph Caputo
  38. Reed Gusciora
  39. Shavonda Sumter
  40. Sheila Oliver
  41. Thomas Giblin
  42. Timothy Eustace
  43. Troy Singleton
  44. Upendra Chivukula
  45. Valerie Vainieri Huttle
  46. Vincent Mazzeo
  47. Vincent Prieto
  48. Wayne DeAngelo

Republican

  1. Alison McHose
  2. Amy Handlin
  3. Anthony Bucco, Jr.
  4. BettyLou DeCroce
  5. Brian Rumpf
  6. Caroline Casagrande
  7. Chris Brown, New Jersey
  8. Christopher Brown, New Jersey
  9. David Rible
  10. David Russo
  11. David Wolfe, New Jersey
  12. Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.
  13. DiAnne Gove
  14. Donna Simon
  15. Erik Peterson
  16. Gregory McGuckin
  17. Holly Schepisi
  18. Jack Ciattarelli
  19. Jay Webber
  20. John DiMaio
  21. Jon Bramnick
  22. Maria Rodriguez-Gregg
  23. Mary Pat Angelini
  24. Michael Carroll
  25. Nancy Munoz
  26. Parker Space
  27. Robert Auth
  28. Robert Clifton
  29. Ronald Dancer
  30. Samuel Fiocchi
  31. Sean Kean
  32. Scott Rumana

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

In 2013, there were no candidates for New Jersey House of Representatives who did not face a major party opponent in the general election.

Ballot Access

Minor-party candidates

The following is a list of minor-party and independent candidates who ran in 2013:

  1. Dawn Pires
  2. Diane Bindler
  3. Jack Curtis
  4. Karen Anne Zaletel
  5. Nagy Sileem
  6. Patrick McKnight
  7. Rebecca Feldman
  8. Sean O'Connor
  9. Sheila Angalet
  10. Steven Uccio

National Partisan Trends

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Election results • Election analysis
Defeated incumbents
Freshman incumbents
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State-by-State Analysis
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Other 2013 Election information
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Statewide elections, 2013 • Filing deadlines and primary dates

National Partisan Trends

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the three states with elections, there were 205 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2013 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2013 legislative general election
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 2 1 3
Republican 0 3 3
Third Party 0 0 0
TOTALS 2 4 6

Total new legislators elected

In total, 23 (10.5%) new legislators were elected in 2013. Of these 23, eight (34.8%) were Democrats and 15 (65.2%) were Republicans.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2013 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 1 7 8
Republican 0 15 15
Independent 0 0 0
TOTALS 1 22 23

Winners of Open Seats

Open seat general election contests made up 17 (7.7%) of the 220 seats in 2013. Of these 17 open seats, Democrats won five (29.4%) while Republicans won 12 (70.6%).

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2013 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 1 4 5
Republican 0 12 12
Third Party 0 0 0
TOTALS 1 16 17

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2013 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 20 28 1 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 21 28 0 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 41 56 1 1 41 56 1 1


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