New Jersey 2011 legislative election results

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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. For results in individual contests see our New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

New Jersey State Senate
Party		As of November 2011	After the 2011 Election
	Democratic Party	24	24
	Republican Party	16	16
Total		40	40

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 8
• Incumbents who were defeated
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• All 40 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2011.

• There were 36 incumbents who ran in the November 8 general election. No incumbents lost, and thus all incumbents were re-elected to the New Jersey State Senate.

• No incumbents were defeated in the June 7 primary election.

• There will be 4 new senators sworn-in. Of those 4, 1 is a Democrat and 3 are Republicans

• Of the 40 seats up for election, 24 were won by Democrats and 16 by Republicans.

• Only 1 candidate was unopposed, Republican Dawn Addiego.

• Only 7 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 8

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 8 general election ballot:

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

Incumbents defeated

The following is a list of incumbents defeated in 2011:

No incumbents were defeated.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2011:

No challengers defeated an incumbent.

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following are the newly-elected members of the New Jersey State Senate:

Democratic

1. Samuel Thompson (New Jersey)

Republican

1. James Holzapfel

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Samuel Thompson (New Jersey)

Republican

1. James Holzapfel

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

1. Jim Whelan
2. Stephen Sweeney
3. Donald Norcross
4. Fred Madden
5. James Beach
6. Dawn Addiego
7. Shirley Turner
8. Bob Smith (New Jersey)
9. Barbara Buono
10. Joseph Vitale
11. Raymond Lesniak
12. Nicholas Scutari
13. Richard Codey
14. Ronald Rice
15. Teresa Ruiz (New Jersey)
16. Sandra Cunningham
17. Nicholas Sacco
18. Brian Stack
19. Nia Gill
20. Paul Sarlo
21. Loretta Weinberg
22. Robert Gordon (New Jersey)
23. Linda Greenstein
24. Samuel Thompson (New Jersey)

Republican

1. Jeff Van Drew
2. Diane Allen
3. Christopher Connors
4. Joseph Kyrillos
5. Christopher Bateman
6. Thomas Kean Jr.
7. Michael Doherty
8. Steven Oroho
9. Anthony Bucco
10. Joseph Pennacchio
11. Robert Singer
12. Gerald Cardinale
13. Kevin O'Toole
14. James Holzapfel

Primary election winners

Democratic

1. Edwin Selby
2. Gail Cook
3. Dorothy Ryan
4. Raymond Santiago
5. Maureen Vella
6. Paul Swanicke
7. John Graf
8. Rick Thoeni
9. Wasim Khan
10. Steve Morlino
11. John Zunic
12. Jim Whelan
13. Stephen Sweeney
14. Donald Norcross
15. Fred Madden
16. James Beach
17. Dawn Addiego
18. Shirley Turner
19. Bob Smith (New Jersey)
20. Barbara Buono
21. Joseph Vitale
22. Raymond Lesniak
23. Nicholas Scutari
24. Richard Codey
25. Ronald Rice
26. Teresa Ruiz (New Jersey)
27. Sandra Cunningham
28. Nicholas Sacco
29. Brian Stack
30. Nia Gill
31. Paul Sarlo
32. Loretta Weinberg
33. Robert Gordon (New Jersey)
34. Linda Greenstein
35. Samuel Thompson (New Jersey)
36. Christopher Cullen
37. Robert Brown (New Jersey)
38. Charles Tivenan

Republican

1. Richard Kanka
2. David DeWeese
3. Michael Mulligan
4. Giancarlo D'Orazio
5. Phil Mitsch
6. Jordan Rickards
7. Gloria Dittman
8. Paul Lund
9. Helen Rosales
10. Russell Mollica
11. Aracelis Sanabria Tejada
12. Donnamarie James
13. Ralph Bartnik
14. Ken Pengitore
15. Donald DiOrio
16. Robert Lebovics
17. John Driscoll, Jr.
18. Jeff Van Drew
19. Diane Allen
20. Christopher Connors
21. Joseph Kyrillos
22. Christopher Bateman
23. Thomas Kean Jr.
24. Michael Doherty
25. Steven Oroho
26. Anthony Bucco
27. Joseph Pennacchio
28. Robert Singer
29. Kevin O'Toole
30. Vincent Polistina
31. James Holzapfel
32. William Eames
33. Edward O'Neill, New Jersey candidate
34. Michael Class
35. Beth Hamburger
36. Don Cox (New Jersey)
37. Keith Walker (New Jersey)

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Dawn Addiego

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2011:

1. Thomas Greto

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New Jersey State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the New Jersey General Assembly. For results in individual contests, see our New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

New Jersey General Assembly
Party		As of November 2011	After the 2011 Election
	Democratic Party	47	48
	Republican Party	33	32
Total		80	80

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 8
• Incumbents who were defeated
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 80 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2011.

• There were 62 incumbents who ran in the November 8 general election. No incumbents lost, and thus all incumbents were re-elected to the New Jersey General Assembly.

• No incumbents were defeated in the June 7 primary election.

• There will be 18 new assembly members sworn-in. Of those 18, 8 are Democrats and 10 are Republicans

• Of the 80 seats up for election, 48 were won by Democrats and 32 by Republicans.

• No candidates were unopposed.

• 18 candidates ran as an independent or third party candidate in the general election.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 8

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who ran on the November 8 general election ballot:

1. Paul Moriarty (New Jersey)
2. John Burzichelli
3. Wayne DeAngelo
4. Jay Webber
5. Alex DeCroce
6. Matthew Milam
7. Nelson Albano
8. John Amodeo
9. Gilbert Wilson
10. Angel Fuentes
11. Louis Greenwald
12. Pamela Lampitt
13. Herbert Conaway Jr.
14. Nancy Muñoz
15. Jon Bramnick
16. Patrick Delany
17. Scott Rudder
18. Brian Rumpf
19. DiAnne Gove
20. Gerald Green
21. Mary Pat Angelini
22. Linda Stender
23. Erik Peterson (New Jersey)
24. John DiMaio
25. Alison McHose
26. Gary Chiusano
27. Michael Carroll
28. Mila Jasey
29. John McKeon (New Jersey)
30. Cleopatra Tucker
31. Ralph Caputo
32. Alberto Coutinho
33. L. Grace Spencer
34. Charles Mainor
35. Jason O'Donnell
36. Vincent Prieto
37. Ruben Ramos, Jr.
38. Amy Handlin
39. Thomas Giblin
40. Sheila Oliver
41. Bonnie Watson Coleman
42. Peter Biondi
43. Upendra Chivukula
44. Joseph Egan
45. Peter Barnes, III
46. Patrick Diegnan Jr.
47. Craig Coughlin
48. John Wisniewski
49. Annette Quijano
50. Joseph Cryan
51. Gary Schaer
52. Valerie Vainieri Huttle
53. Gordon Johnson
54. Connie Wagner
55. Robert Schroeder
56. Scott Rumana
57. David Russo
58. Daniel Benson
59. David Wolfe (New Jersey)
60. Celeste Riley
61. Anthony M. Bucco

Incumbents defeated

The following is a list of incumbents defeated in 2011:

No incumbents were defeated.

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2011:

No challengers defeated an incumbent.

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following are the newly-elected members of the New Jersey General Assembly:

Democratic

1. Gabriela Mosquera
2. Sean Connors (New Jersey)
3. Marlene Caride
4. Shavonda Sumter
5. Benjie Wimberly
6. Timothy Eustace
7. Troy Singleton
8. Angelica Jimenez (New Jersey)

Republican

1. David Rible
2. Sean Kean
3. Gregory McGuckin
4. Chris Brown (New Jersey)
5. Christopher Brown (New Jersey)
6. Caroline Casagrande
7. Holly Schepisi
8. Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.
9. Jack Ciattarelli
10. Robert Clifton (New Jersey)
11. Ronald Dancer

Open Seat Winners

The following is a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Shavonda Sumter
2. Benjie Wimberly

Republican

1. Robert Clifton (New Jersey)
2. Ronald Dancer
3. David Rible
4. Sean Kean

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the New Jersey General Assembly:

Democratic

1. Gabriela Mosquera
2. Paul Moriarty (New Jersey)
3. Angel Fuentes
4. Gilbert Wilson
5. John Burzichelli
6. Louis Greenwald
7. Pamela Lampitt
8. Thomas Giblin
9. Joseph Cryan
10. Annette Quijano
11. Mila Jasey
12. John McKeon (New Jersey)
13. Cleopatra Tucker
14. Ralph Caputo
15. L. Grace Spencer
16. Alberto Coutinho
17. Charles Mainor
18. Jason O'Donnell
19. Vincent Prieto
20. Ruben Ramos, Jr.
21. Sean Connors (New Jersey)
22. Sheila Oliver
23. Gordon Johnson
24. Marlene Caride
25. Gary Schaer
26. Valerie Vainieri Huttle
27. Linda Stender
28. Peter Barnes, III
29. Patrick Diegnan Jr.
30. Gerald Green
31. Bonnie Watson Coleman
32. Daniel Benson
33. Wayne DeAngelo
34. Nelson Albano
35. Joseph Egan
36. John Wisniewski
37. Connie Wagner
38. Craig Coughlin
39. Shavonda Sumter
40. Benjie Wimberly
41. Timothy Eustace
42. Herbert Conaway Jr.
43. Troy Singleton
44. Matthew Milam
45. Celeste Riley
46. Angelica Jimenez (New Jersey)

Republican

1. Brian Rumpf
2. Gary Chiusano
3. DiAnne Gove
4. Alison McHose
5. David Rible
6. Sean Kean
7. Gregory McGuckin
8. Chris Brown (New Jersey)
9. John Amodeo
10. Christopher Brown (New Jersey)
11. Scott Rudder
12. Mary Pat Angelini
13. Caroline Casagrande
14. Jon Bramnick
15. Jay Webber
16. Nancy Muñoz
17. Michael Carroll
18. Alex DeCroce
19. Robert Schroeder
20. Holly Schepisi
21. John DiMaio
22. Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.
23. Amy Handlin
24. Erik Peterson (New Jersey)
25. Scott Rumana
26. David Russo
27. Peter Biondi
28. Jack Ciattarelli
29. Robert Clifton (New Jersey)
30. Ronald Dancer
31. David Wolfe (New Jersey)
32. Anthony M. Bucco

Primary election winners

Democratic

1. Edwin Selby
2. Gail Cook
3. Dorothy Ryan
4. Raymond Santiago
5. Maureen Vella
6. Paul Swanicke
7. John Graf
8. Rick Thoeni
9. Wasim Khan
10. Steve Morlino
11. John Zunic
12. Jim Whelan
13. Stephen Sweeney
14. Donald Norcross
15. Fred Madden
16. James Beach
17. Dawn Addiego
18. Shirley Turner
19. Bob Smith (New Jersey)
20. Barbara Buono
21. Joseph Vitale
22. Raymond Lesniak
23. Nicholas Scutari
24. Richard Codey
25. Ronald Rice
26. Teresa Ruiz (New Jersey)
27. Sandra Cunningham
28. Nicholas Sacco
29. Brian Stack
30. Nia Gill
31. Paul Sarlo
32. Loretta Weinberg
33. Robert Gordon (New Jersey)
34. Linda Greenstein
35. Samuel Thompson (New Jersey)
36. Christopher Cullen
37. Robert Brown (New Jersey)
38. Charles Tivenan

Republican

1. Richard Kanka
2. David DeWeese
3. Michael Mulligan
4. Giancarlo D'Orazio
5. Phil Mitsch
6. Jordan Rickards
7. Gloria Dittman
8. Paul Lund
9. Helen Rosales
10. Russell Mollica
11. Aracelis Sanabria Tejada
12. Donnamarie James
13. Ralph Bartnik
14. Ken Pengitore
15. Donald DiOrio
16. Robert Lebovics
17. John Driscoll, Jr.
18. Jeff Van Drew
19. Diane Allen
20. Christopher Connors
21. Joseph Kyrillos
22. Christopher Bateman
23. Thomas Kean Jr.
24. Michael Doherty
25. Steven Oroho
26. Anthony Bucco
27. Joseph Pennacchio
28. Robert Singer
29. Kevin O'Toole
30. Vincent Polistina
31. James Holzapfel
32. William Eames
33. Edward O'Neill, New Jersey candidate
34. Michael Class
35. Beth Hamburger
36. Don Cox (New Jersey)
37. Keith Walker (New Jersey)

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

No Democrats were unopposed.

Republican

No Republicans were unopposed.

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2011:

1. Vinko Grskovic
2. William Lawton
3. User:Jane Scharl/Delaware sprouting

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results. These results provide context for Republican gains in New Jersey.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the four states with elections, there were 473 incumbents running in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2011 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2011 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	5	9	14
Republican	0	6	6
TOTALS	5	15	20

Total new legislators elected

In total, 131 (22.7%) new legislators were elected in 2011. Of these 131, 73 (12.6%) were Republicans and 37 (4.8%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2011 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	9	28	37
Republican	25	69	94
TOTALS	34	97	131

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 101 (17.5%) of the 578 seats in 2011. Of these 101 open seats, Republicans won 73 (12.6%) while Democrats won 28 (4.8%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggest that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2011 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	9	19	28
Republican	21	52	73
TOTALS	30	71	101

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Heading into the 2011 elections, each political party controls 4 chambers with November elections.

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2011 Elections
	Before November 2011 election		After November 2011 election
Legislative chamber
State senates	2	2	1	2	1
State houses	2	2	1	3	0
Totals:	4	4	2	3	1

Of the 578 seats that will be up for election, there were:

• 287 Democratic legislators
• 285 Republican legislators
• 4 Independent legislators
• 2 Vacancies

Thus, 49.7% of the seats were held by Democrats and 49.3% by Republicans.

Partisan breakdown of state legislators in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia
	Before November 2011 election			After November 2011 election
Party	Senators	Representatives	Total state legislators	Senators	Representatives	Total state legislators	Gain/loss legislators
Democratic	87	200	287	77	171	248	-23
Republican	83	202	285	91	226	317	+26
Independent or nonpartisan	0	4	4	0	3	3	-1
Vacancies	1	1	2	0	0	0	-2

Partisan breakdown of state legislators in all 50 states
	Before November 2011 election			After November 2011 election
Party	Senators	Representatives	Total state legislators	Senators	Representatives	Total state legislators	Gain/loss legislators
Democratic	879	2,454	3,333	875	2,439	3,310	-23
Republican	1,028	2,912	3,940	1,032	2,926	3,966	+26
Independent or nonpartisan	53	12	65	53	11	64	-1
Third-party and non-voting	2	9	11	2	9	11	0

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