New Jersey 2013 legislative election results

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

2013 Legislative Election Results
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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
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