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Yvonne Lopez
2018 - Present
2026
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Yvonne Lopez (Democratic Party) is a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing District 19. She assumed office in 2018. Her current term ends on January 13, 2026.
Lopez (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent District 19. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. She advanced from the Democratic primary on June 10, 2025.
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Lopez was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
- Housing Committee, Chair
- Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
- Housing Affordability Committee
2020-2021
Lopez was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
- Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
- Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee, Vice-chair
2019-2020
Lopez was assigned to the following committees:
- Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
- Environment and Solid Waste Committee, Vice-Chair
- Oversight, Reform and Federal Relations Committee
- Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee
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 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin, incumbent Yvonne Lopez, Marilyn Colon, and Maria Garcia are running in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Craig J. Coughlin (D) | |
 | Yvonne Lopez (D) | |
| Marilyn Colon (R) | ||
| Maria Garcia (R) | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Yvonne Lopez and incumbent Craig J. Coughlin defeated Michelle Burwell in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yvonne Lopez | 44.4 | 11,707 |
| ✔ | | Craig J. Coughlin | 41.8 | 11,016 |
 | Michelle Burwell | 13.8 | 3,652 | |
| Total votes: 26,375 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Marilyn Colon and Maria Garcia advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 10, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marilyn Colon | 54.3 | 4,786 | |
| ✔ | Maria Garcia | 45.7 | 4,036 | |
| Total votes: 8,822 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sam Raval (R)
Endorsements
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2023
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin and incumbent Yvonne Lopez defeated Marilyn Colon, Sam Raval, and David Diez in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig J. Coughlin (D) | 31.4 | 18,808 |
| ✔ | | Yvonne Lopez (D) | 30.5 | 18,254 |
| Marilyn Colon (R) | 19.2 | 11,496 | ||
| Sam Raval (R) | 17.9 | 10,740 | ||
| David Diez (L) | 1.0 | 619 | ||
| Total votes: 59,917 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin and incumbent Yvonne Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig J. Coughlin | 50.2 | 8,492 |
| ✔ | | Yvonne Lopez | 49.8 | 8,426 |
| Total votes: 16,918 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Marilyn Colon and Sam Raval advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marilyn Colon | 50.9 | 2,342 | |
| ✔ | Sam Raval | 49.1 | 2,261 | |
| Total votes: 4,603 | |||
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Endorsements
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2021
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin and incumbent Yvonne Lopez defeated Anthony Gallo and Bruce Banko in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig J. Coughlin (D) | 29.1 | 26,529 |
| ✔ | | Yvonne Lopez (D) | 28.6 | 26,057 |
| Anthony Gallo (R) | 21.2 | 19,337 | ||
| Bruce Banko (R) | 21.0 | 19,098 | ||
| Total votes: 91,021 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin and incumbent Yvonne Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig J. Coughlin | 50.2 | 7,672 |
| ✔ | | Yvonne Lopez | 49.8 | 7,605 |
| Total votes: 15,277 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Anthony Gallo and Bruce Banko advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 8, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Gallo | 51.8 | 3,325 | |
| ✔ | Bruce Banko | 48.2 | 3,089 | |
| Total votes: 6,414 | |||
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2019
See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
General election
General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin and incumbent Yvonne Lopez defeated Rocco Genova, Christian Onuoha, and William Cruz in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig J. Coughlin (D) | 33.6 | 18,412 |
| ✔ | | Yvonne Lopez (D) | 32.1 | 17,577 |
| Rocco Genova (R) | 16.8 | 9,215 | ||
 | Christian Onuoha (R) | 16.2 | 8,870 | |
| William Cruz (Independent) | 1.3 | 688 | ||
| Total votes: 54,762 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Incumbent Craig J. Coughlin and incumbent Yvonne Lopez advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Craig J. Coughlin | 51.0 | 5,644 |
| ✔ | | Yvonne Lopez | 49.0 | 5,420 |
| Total votes: 11,064 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 (2 seats)
Rocco Genova and Christian Onuoha advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 19 on June 4, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rocco Genova | 51.5 | 1,388 | |
| ✔ | | Christian Onuoha | 48.5 | 1,309 |
| Total votes: 2,697 | |||
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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.[1] 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.[2] Incumbent Craig Coughlin (D) and Yvonne Lopez (D) defeated Deepak Malhotra (R), Amarjit Riar (R), and William Cruz (Quality of Life) in the New Jersey General Assembly District 19 general election.[3][4]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 19 General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Craig Coughlin Incumbent |
35.62% | 25,708 | |
| Democratic | Yvonne Lopez |
34.40% | 24,830 | |
| Republican | Deepak Malhotra | 14.84% | 10,709 | |
| Republican | Amarjit Riar | 13.07% | 9,436 | |
| Quality of Life | William Cruz | 2.06% | 1,488 | |
| Total Votes | 72,171 | |||
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||||
Democratic primary election
Incumbent Craig Coughlin and Yvonne Lopez were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 19 Democratic primary election.[5][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Craig Coughlin Incumbent |
51.20% | 8,529 |
| Yvonne Lopez |
48.80% | 8,129 |
| Total Votes | 16,658 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Republican primary election
Deepak Malhotra and Amarjit Riar were unopposed in the New Jersey General Assembly District 19 Republican primary election.[7][6]
| New Jersey General Assembly, District 19 Republican Primary, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Deepak Malhotra |
52.52% | 1,596 |
| Amarjit Riar |
47.48% | 1,443 |
| Total Votes | 3,039 | |
| Source: New Jersey Department of State | ||
Campaign themes
2025
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2023
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2021
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2019
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2024
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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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Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
