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N.J. Election Results: State Senate, Assembly General Elections 2023
Here are the unofficial results of New Jersey’s Senate and Assembly elections held on Tuesday, Nov. 7, including all 40 legislative districts across the state. (Len Melisurgo,NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

Regularly visit our NJPSA Election Center for ongoing updates before, during, and after the 2023 General Election!


Important Dates

New Jersey General Election Date:
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
(polls open 6 AM to 8 PM)

Voter Registration Deadline (by mail or online):

  • In-person: October 17, 2023
  • By mail: Received by Oct.ober 17, 2023
  • Online: October 17, 2023
    (Voter Registration form must be postmarked by this date)

In-person Early Voting:
See
this link for where to vote early in your county

  • October 28, 2023 – November 5, 2023
    (Polls will be open from 10 AM to 8 PM weekdays and Saturdays and from 10 AM to 6 PM on Sundays)

Vote By Mail Application Deadline (by mail):
Must be received by the County Clerk by October 31, 2023

Vote By Mail Application Deadline (in person):
November 6, 2023 by 3:00 PM at your County Clerk’s office


News and Commentary

Below are links to stories on the 2023 Election.

Control of two South Jersey districts is key in next week’s legislative races
In New Jersey politics, politicians, pundits, and the public alike often lament that South Jersey is the state’s most overlooked region, snagging less attention and dollars than their northern neighbors. But with all 120 state legislative seats on the ballot in next week’s election, two of the most closely watched races are in the heart of South Jersey — and they have the potential to shake up the Democrat-controlled Statehouse, if Republicans can pull off a few more wins like the ones that gave the party big gains in Trenton in 2021. (Dana DiFilippo and Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor)

NJ Elections: What you need to know about early in-person voting
Early in-person voting, which starts Saturday, will last for 9 days. This is the fifth time counties will operate sites for early in-person voting; the first was for the 2021 gubernatorial general election. Voters can use a machine in any of the early polling sites open in their home counties between Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5. Every county has at least three locations, with 18 in Hudson County. The stakes are high in this year’s elections, with all 120 seats in the state Legislature up for grabs, as well as county, municipal and school board seats. NJ Spotlight News has information about every legislative race in the NJ Voter Guide. (Colleen O’Dea, New Jersey Spotlight News)

NJ Elections: ‘Parental rights’ in schools front and center in some races
Parents and activists have been forcing an issue they call “parental rights” at school board meetings across the state. Now, it’s become a focus in November elections, when every seat in the Legislature will be up for grabs, along with school board spots across the state. The movement is aligned with the conservative wing of the Republican Party, which is currently the minority in the Legislature. The GOP is targeting education issues in local elections in New Jersey and nationally, with some of the biggest issues for Republicans being gender identity, book challenges and what is being taught in schools, especially when it comes to health and sex education. (Hannah Gross, NJ Spotlight News)

Parental involvement in school curriculum is huge election issue and favors GOP, poll says
More than three-quarters (76%) of New Jerseyans want to influence what their children are taught in public schools, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll released this morning. With less than three weeks before the November 7 midterm elections, asking adult residents who are likely to vote about parental control over curriculum makes them six points more likely to support Republican legislative candidates and nine points less likely to support Democrats. “Republican candidates are using these attacks because they work,” said Dan Cassino, the director of the FDU poll. “If voters are thinking about parental control of schools when they go to the ballot box, Democrats are in real trouble.” (David Wildstein, New Jersey Globe)

Democrats return more VBM ballots than GOP in all 40 N.J. legislative districts
About 200,000 New Jerseyans have already voted in this year’s off-year election, with almost 22% of all vote-by-mail ballots sent out by county clerks already returned. Of the 918,435 ballots that were mailed, 918,435 have been recorded as received, according to an analysis by Ryan Dubicki, an Associated Press election researcher. Republicans are just narrowly returning ballots at a higher percentage than Democrats, 26%-25%, but Democrats have an extraordinary advantage: 57% of all ballots mailed were to Democrats and 18.5% to Republicans; nearly two-thirds of all ballots (66%) come from Democrats and 22% from Republicans. (David Wildstein, New Jersey Globe)

What to know ahead of New Jersey’s 2023 general election
New Jersey’s general election is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Here’s what you should know, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot. (WHYY staff)

South Jersey GOP candidates condemn Durr social media posts on abortion
Battered by late campaign season attacks on abortion, several South Jersey Republican lawmakers and candidates are distancing themselves from past comments made by one of their colleagues, state Sen. Ed Durr. A newly-formed Democratic political organization is highlighting and tying the posts to the other candidates with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of TV ads in the region.

With New Jersey Legislature on ballot, candidates debate parents’ rights
It’s been six years since a Republican governor signed New Jersey’s law allowing transgender students to use school bathrooms aligned with their gender identity. But often, the transgender students mentored by teacher Kate Okeson choose to use no bathroom at all.“Kids will skip breakfast, they won’t eat or drink anything all day, just so they don’t have to go to the bathroom,” said Okeson, who teaches high school studio art in Monmouth County. So Okeson can’t help but feel irked when she hears “parental rights” in the slogans and soundbites bandied about by so many political candidates hoping to win at the ballot box in November, when all 120 legislative seats are on the ballot. (Dana DiFilippo,New Jersey Monitor)

Citizens Action Backs 82 Democrats But Passes Over Some Candidates Running In This Year’s Most Competitive Races
The New Jersey Citizen Action’s (NJCA) Political Action Committee (PAC), a liberal-leaning group, is offering support to 82 Democrats running throughout the state. The PAC does not endorse every Democrat running in this year’s most competitive races, and skips over 2nd district entirely. (Ricky Suta, New Jersey Globe)

NJ’s upcoming elections: Is control of the Legislature really at stake?
As the campaign season starts, a look at the cards held by Democrats and Republicans. Labor Day marks the start of election season, but with New Jersey Republicans eager to try to take back control of at least one of the houses of the Legislature for the first time in two decades, campaigning in some districts is well underway. Election Day is Nov. 7. (Colleen O’Dea, NJ Spotlight News)

Will New Jersey’s Legislature become more diverse this year?

The New Jersey Legislature is overwhelmingly white and male – despite representing a state that is 52% white and only 49.3% male. Sixty-nine percent of all members in the legislature are white; 65% are men. Even more, the four most politically powerful figures in the state – Gov. Phil Murphy, Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D–Linden), Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge), and Chief Justice Stuart Rabner are all straight white men. The disparity between who holds power and who they represent has drawn increasing attention in recent weeks, following the death of Lieutenant Gov. Sheila Oliver, who was the first Black woman to win a statewide election in New Jersey. The question of diversity – or lack thereof – is bearing down on the New Jersey Legislature, especially as this year’s elections approach. (Ricky Suta, New Jersey Globe)

White men still dominate N.J. politics, study shows

Women and minorities continue to be vastly underrepresented in New Jersey government, where more than 70% of all officeholders are men, and white men hold 56% of offices at the congressional, legislative, and county levels, according to a study conducted by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. The survey pointed to some startling numbers: in municipalities with over 30,000 residents, 87% of mayors are men, and 67% are white men; 15% are Black, and 5% are Latino; Black women make up just 2.7% of mayors in large municipalities, and 1.3% of those mayors are Latina.   Of all municipal seats, 71% are men. ( David Wildstein, New Jersey Globe)

Scutari: Abortion is a legitimate campaign issue, school gender controversies are ‘manufactured’

State Senate President Nick Scutari said abortion rights will be a top issue in November and that controversies regarding gender identification in schools and energy policy are “manufactured” by Republicans. “I think [abortion is] one of the top issues, and I think it’s a legitimate issue. I think some of those other issues … are manufactured issues. They’re not real,” Scutari told reporters at a Planned Parenthood event Wednesday night. (Matt Friedman, Politico)

N.J. members of Congress raised $6.8 million during Q3
Most money is going towards candidates for U.S. Senate, 5th and 7th congressional districts. New Jersey’s 14 members of Congress raised a total of $6,782,254 during the 3rd quarter of 2023 (which covered July 1 through September 30), and ended the quarter with a collective $47.3 million cash on-hand. In some cases, representatives in safe districts are simply stockpiling cash; in other cases, particularly the contests for U.S. Senate and the 7th congressional district, multiple challengers are already running and money is flying left and right. Here’s where the financial picture stands in every New Jersey congressional district and both Senate seats. (Joey Fox, New Jersey Globe)

News By Legislative District

3rd District
LD3 Snapshot: Durr Versus Burzichelli
Ed Durr became a folk hero two years ago when he beat Steve Sweeney to win a state Senate seat in South Jersey’s 3rd Legislative District. Now he’s just a state senator running for reelection. Well, not really, but like the Jets winning Super Bowl III, the magic of an improbable upset happens only once. Still, the race in a district spanning at least parts of Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem counties is a fun one to watch. (Fred Snowflack, InsiderNJ)

4th District

Sex education emerging as issue in 4th district Senate race

The Republican candidate for State Senate in the 4th district is using a state Board of Education member from South Jersey to highlight his opposition to controversial new gender identity rules – and to remind voters that he would become the first Republican in two decades to exercise senatorial courtesy in Camden County. (Ricky Suta, New Jersey Globe)

7th District

With Democratic incumbents eyeing congressional seat, GOP faces uphill race for Senate, Assembly

Andy Kim’s bid for U.S. Senate creates an open House seat in NJ-3. Knowing that their district is safe, the 7th district’s Democratic incumbents are beginning to look beyond next month’s election and are focusing on an open Congressional seat in 2024. Assemblywoman Carol Murphy (D-Mount Laurel) has already declared she’s running for Congress in New Jersey’s 3rd district, where Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) is giving up his seat to run for the U.S. Senate. The district’s other two incumbents – State Sen. Troy Singleton (D-Delran) and Assemblyman Herb Conway Jr. (D-Delran) – have publicly expressed interest in the open House seat. (Ricky Suta, New Jersey Globe)

27th District

Codey Will Retire, Drops Bid For Re-Election To N.J. Senate

In a shocking announcement posted on his Facebook page, former Gov. Richard J. Codey (D-Roseland) has changed his mind and will not seek re-election to a 14th term in the New Jersey State Senate, concluding a stint of 50 years in the legislature. (David Wildstein, New Jersey Globe – August 14 2023)


Election Resources

Register to Vote!

Registration Deadline

Voter Registration Deadline (by mail or online):

  • In-person: October 17, 2023
  • By mail: Received by Oct.ober 17, 2023
  • Online: October 17, 2023
    (Voter Registration form must be postmarked by this date)

Eligibility Requirements:

To register in New Jersey, you must be:

  • A United States citizen
  • At least 17 years old, though you may not vote until you have reached the age of 18
  • A resident of the county for 30 days before the election
  • A person NOT currently serving a sentence, probation or parole because of a felony conviction

Important Resources


County Clerk Contact Information

 


Legislative Districts

NJ Legislative Districts – Interactive Map

Legislative Districts by City

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Legislative District 1Counties: Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland

Municipalities: Avalon, Cape May, Cape May Point, Commercial, Corbin City, Dennis, Downe, Estell Manor, Fairfield (Cumberland), Greenwich (Cumberland), Hopewell (Cumberland), Lawrence (Cumberland), Lower, Maurice River, Middle, Millville, North Wildwood, Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Shiloh, Stone Harbor, Stow Creek, Upper, Vineland, West Cape May, West Wildwood, Weymouth, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine
Legislative District 2Counties: Atlantic

Municipalities: Absecon, Atlantic City, Brigantine, Buena, Buena Vista, Egg Harbor City, Egg Harbor Township, Folsom, Hamilton (Atlantic), Linwood, Longport, Margate City, Mullica, Northfield, Pleasantville, Somers Point, Ventnor City
Legislative District 3Counties: Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem

Municipalities: Alloway, Bridgeton, Carneys Point, Clayton, Deerfield, East Greenwich, Elk, Elmer, Elsinboro, Franklin (Gloucester), Glassboro, Greenwich (Gloucester), Logan, Lower Alloways Creek, Mannington, National Park, Newfield, Oldmans, Paulsboro, Penns Grove, Pennsville, Pilesgrove, Pittsgrove, Quinton, Salem, South Harrison, Swedesboro, Upper Deerfield, Upper Pittsgrove, West Deptford, Woodbury Heights, Woodstown, Woolwich
Legislative District 4Counties: Camden and Gloucester

Municipalities: Chesilhurst, Clementon, Gloucester Township, Laurel Springs, Lindenwold, Monroe (Gloucester), Pitman, Washington (Gloucester), Winslow
Legislative District 5Counties: Camden and Gloucester

Municipalities: Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Camden, Deptford, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Harrison (Gloucester), Lawnside, Magnolia, Mantua, Mount Ephraim, Runnemede, Wenonah, Westville, Woodbury, Woodlynne
Legislative District 6Counties: Burlington and Camden

Municipalities: Berlin Township, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Gibbsboro, Haddon, Haddonfield, Hi-Nella, Maple Shade, Merchantville, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, Somerdale, Stratford, Tavistock, Voorhees
Legislative District 7Counties: Burlington

Municipalities: Beverly, Bordentown, Bordentown Township, Burlington, Burlington Township, Cinnaminson, Delanco, Delran, Edgewater Park, Fieldsboro, Florence, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, Palmyra, Riverside, Riverton, Willingboro
Legislative District 8Counties: Atlantic, Burlington and Camden

Municipalities: Berlin Borough, Eastampton, Evesham, Hainesport, Hammonton, Lumberton, Mansfield (Burlington), Medford, Medford Lakes, Mount Holly, Pemberton Borough, Pemberton Township, Pine Hill, Pine Valley, Shamong, Southampton, Springfield (Burlington), Waterford, Westampton, Woodland
Legislative District 9Counties: Atlantic, Burlington and Ocean

Municipalities: Barnegat, Barnegat Light, Bass River, Beach Haven, Beachwood, Berkeley, Eagleswood, Galloway, Harvey Cedars, Lacey, Little Egg Harbor, Long Beach, Ocean Gate, Ocean Township (Ocean), Pine Beach, Port Republic, Seaside Park, Ship Bottom, South Toms River, Stafford, Surf City, Tabernacle, Tuckerton, Washington (Burlington)
Legislative District 10Counties: Ocean

Municipalities: Bay Head, Brick, Island Heights, Lakehurst, Lavallette, Manchester, Mantoloking, Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Heights, Toms River
Legislative District 11Counties: Monmouth

Municipalities: Allenhurst, Asbury Park, Colts Neck, Deal, Eatontown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Interlaken, Loch Arbour, Long Branch, Neptune, Neptune Township, Ocean Township (Monmouth), Red Bank, Shrewsbury Borough, Shrewsbury Township, Tinton Falls, West Long Branch
Legislative District 12Counties: Burlington, Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean

Municipalities: Allentown, Chesterfield, Englishtown, Jackson, Manalapan, Matawan, Millstone (Monmouth), New Hanover, North Hanover, Old Bridge, Plumsted, Roosevelt, Upper Freehold, Wrightstown
Legislative District 13Counties: Monmouth

Municipalities: Aberdeen, Atlantic Highlands, Fair Haven, Hazlet, Highlands, Holmdel, Keansburg, Keyport, Little Silver, Marlboro, Middletown, Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Rumson, Sea Bright, Union Beach
Legislative District 14Counties: Mercer and Middlesex

Municipalities: Cranbury, East Windsor, Hamilton (Mercer), Hightstown, Jamesburg, Monroe (Middlesex), Plainsboro, Robbinsville, Spotswood
Legislative District 15Counties: Hunterdon and Mercer

Municipalities: East Amwell, Ewing, Hopewell Borough (Mercer), Hopewell Township (Mercer), Lambertville, Lawrence (Mercer), Pennington, Trenton, West Amwell, West Windsor
Legislative District 16Counties: Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset

Municipalities: Branchburg, Delaware, Flemington, Hillsborough, Manville, Millstone (Somerset), Montgomery, Princeton, Raritan (Hunterdon), Readington, Rocky Hill, Somerville, South Brunswick, Stockton
Legislative District 17Counties: Middlesex and Somerset

Municipalities: Franklin (Somerset), Milltown, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Piscataway
Legislative District 18Counties: Middlesex

Municipalities: East Brunswick, Edison, Helmetta, Highland Park, Metuchen, South Plainfield, South River
Legislative District 19Counties: Middlesex

Municipalities: Carteret, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, South Amboy, Woodbridge
Legislative District 20Counties: Union

Municipalities: Elizabeth, Hillside, Roselle, Union (Union)
Legislative District 21Counties: Morris, Somerset and Union

Municipalities: Berkeley Heights, Bernards, Chatham Borough, Cranford, Far Hills, Garwood, Kenilworth, Long Hill, Mountainside, New Providence, Roselle Park, Springfield (Union), Summit, Warren, Watchung, Westfield
Legislative District 22Counties: Middlesex, Somerset and Union

Municipalities: Clark, Dunellen, Fanwood, Green Brook, Linden, Middlesex, North Plainfield, Plainfield, Rahway, Scotch Plains, Winfield
Legislative District 23Counties: Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren

Municipalities: Alexandria, Alpha, Bedminster, Bethlehem, Bloomsbury, Bound Brook, Bridgewater, Califon, Clinton, Clinton Township, Franklin (Hunterdon), Franklin (Warren), Frenchtown, Glen Gardner, Greenwich (Warren), Hackettstown, Hampton (Hunterdon), Harmony, High Bridge, Holland, Kingwood, Lebanon Borough, Lebanon Township, Lopatcong, Mansfield (Warren), Milford, Peapack-Gladstone, Phillipsburg, Pohatcong, Raritan (Somerset), South Bound Brook, Tewksbury, Union (Hunterdon), Washington Borough (Warren), Washington Township (Warren)
Legislative District 24Counties: Morris, Sussex and Warren

Municipalities: Allamuchy, Andover Borough, Andover Township, Belvidere, Blairstown, Branchville, Byram, Frankford, Franklin (Sussex), Fredon, Frelinghuysen, Green, Hamburg, Hampton (Sussex), Hardwick, Hardyston, Hopatcong, Hope, Independence, Knowlton, Lafayette, Liberty, Montague, Mount Olive, Newton, Ogdensburg, Oxford, Sandyston, Sparta, Stanhope, Stillwater, Sussex, Vernon, Walpack, Wantage, White
Legislative District 25Counties: Morris and Somerset

Municipalities: Bernardsville, Boonton, Boonton Township, Chester Borough, Chester Township, Denville, Dover, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township, Mine Hill, Morris, Morristown, Mount Arlington, Mountain Lakes, Netcong, Randolph, Rockaway Borough, Roxbury, Victory Gardens, Washington (Morris), Wharton
Legislative District 26Counties: Essex, Morris and Passaic

Municipalities: Butler, Fairfield (Essex), Jefferson, Kinnelon, Lincoln Park, Montville, Morris Plains, North Caldwell, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Rockaway Township, Verona, West Caldwell, West Milford
Legislative District 27Counties: Essex and Morris

Municipalities: Caldwell, Chatham Township, East Hanover, Essex Fells, Florham Park, Hanover, Harding, Livingston, Madison, Maplewood, Millburn, Roseland, South Orange, West Orange
Legislative District 28Counties: Essex

Municipalities: Bloomfield, Glen Ridge, Irvington, Newark, Nutley
Legislative District 29Counties: Essex

Municipalities: Belleville, Newark
Legislative District 30Counties: Monmouth and Ocean

Municipalities: Avon-by-the-Sea, Belmar, Bradley Beach, Brielle, Farmingdale, Howell, Lake Como, Lakewood, Manasquan, Point Pleasant, Sea Girt, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Wall
Legislative District 31Counties: Hudson

Municipalities: Bayonne, Jersey City
Legislative District 32Counties: Bergen and Hudson

Municipalities: East Newark, Edgewater, Fairview, Guttenberg, Harrison (Hudson), Kearny, North Bergen, Secaucus, West New York
Legislative District 33Counties: Hudson

Municipalities: Hoboken, Jersey City, Union City, Weehawken
Legislative District 34Counties: Essex and Passaic

Municipalities: Clifton, East Orange, Montclair, Orange
Legislative District 35Counties: Bergen and Passaic

Municipalities: Elmwood Park, Garfield, Haledon, North Haledon, Paterson, Prospect Park
Legislative District 36Counties: Bergen and Passaic

Municipalities: Carlstadt, Cliffside Park, East Rutherford, Little Ferry, Lyndhurst, Moonachie, North Arlington, Passaic, Ridgefield, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, South Hackensack, Teterboro, Wallington, Wood-Ridge
Legislative District 37Counties: Bergen

Municipalities: Alpine, Bogota, Cresskill, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Leonia, Northvale, Palisades Park, Rockleigh, Teaneck, Tenafly
Legislative District 38Counties: Bergen and Passaic

Municipalities: Bergenfield, Fair Lawn, Glen Rock, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Lodi, Maywood, New Milford, Oradell, Paramus, River Edge, Rochelle Park, Saddle Brook
Legislative District 39Counties: Bergen and Passaic

Municipalities: Bloomingdale, Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Emerson, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Mahwah, Montvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Ramsey, Ringwood, River Vale, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Wanaque, Washington (Bergen), Westwood, Woodcliff Lake
Legislative District 40Counties: Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic

Municipalities: Allendale, Cedar Grove, Franklin Lakes, Ho-Ho-Kus, Little Falls, Midland Park, Pequannock, Pompton Lakes, Ridgewood, Riverdale, Totowa, Waldwick, Wayne, Woodland Park, Wyckoff

2023 General Election Candidates

For the NJ State Senate

DistrictPosition/PartyCandidate(s) - (* = Incumbent)
1Senate (Democrat)Charles Laspata
1Senate (Republican)Michael L. Testa Jr.
2Senate (Democrat)Caren Fitzpatrick
2Senate (Republican)Vincent J. Polistina *
2Senate (Libertarian Party)Shawn Peck
3Senate (Democrat)John Burzichelli
3Senate (Republican)Edward Durr *
4Senate (Democrat)Paul D. Moriarty
4Senate (Republican)Christopher Del Borrello
4Senate (Conservatives South Jersey Party)Giuseppe Costanzo
5Senate (Democrat)Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez *
5Senate (Republican)Clyde E. Cook
5Senate (Rights Tranquility Peace)Mohammad Kabir
6Senate (Democrat)James Beach *
6Senate (Republican)Lynn B. Lofland
7Senate (Democrat)Troy Singleton *
7Senate (Republican)James Fazzone
8Senate (Democrat)Heather Cooper
8Senate (Republican)Latham Tiver
9Senate (Democrat)Gabriel Franco
9Senate (Republican)Carmen F. Amato Jr.
10Senate (Democrat)Jeff Horn
10Senate (Republican)JIM HOLZAPFEL
11Senate (Democrat)Vin Gopal *
11Senate (Republican)Stephen Dnistrian
11Senate (NJ Patriot)Karen Zaletel
12Senate (Democrat)Brandon Rose
12Senate (Republican)Owen Henry
12Senate (Ind)Nina Jochnowitz
13Senate (Democrat)Lucille Lo Sapio
13Senate (Republican)Declan J. O'Scanlon Jr. *
14Senate (Democrat)Linda R. Greenstein *
14Senate (Republican)Patricia Johnson
15Senate (Democrat)Shirley K. Turner *
15Senate (Republican)Roger R. Locandro
16Senate (Democrat)Andrew Zwicker *
16Senate (Republican)Mike Pappas
16Senate (Libertarian)Richard Byrne
17Senate (Democrat)Bob Smith *
17Senate (Republican)William P. Mikita Jr.
18Senate (Democrat)Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. *
18Senate (Republican)Neal Shah
19Senate (Democrat)Joseph F. Vitale *
19Senate (Republican)Maria Garcia
20Senate (Democrat)Joseph P. Cryan *
20Senate (Republican)Carmen Bucco
21Senate (Democrat)Matt Marino
21Senate (Republican)Jon M. Bramnick *
22Senate (Democrat)Nicholas P. Scutari *
22Senate (Republican)William Michelson
23Senate (Democrat)Denise King
23Senate (Republican)Douglas J. Steinhardt *
24Senate (Democrat)Edmund Khanoo
24Senate (Republican)F. Parker Space *
25Senate (Democrat)Christine Clarke
25Senate (Republican)Anthony M. Bucco *
26Senate (Democrat)Joan Waks
26Senate (Republican)Joseph Pennacchio *
27Senate (Democrat)John F. McKeon *
27Senate (Republican)Michael Byrne
28Senate (Democrat)Renee C. Burgess *
28Senate (Republican)Philip Wilson
29Senate (Democrat)M. Teresa Ruiz *
29Senate (Republican)Maritza Matthews
29Senate (Labour)Pablo Olivera
30Senate (Democrat)Stephen Dobbins
30Senate (Republican)Robert W. Singer *
31Senate (Democrat)Angela V. McKnight
31Senate (Republican)Luis Soto
32Senate (Democrat)Raj Mukherji
32Senate (Republican)Ilyas Mohammed
33Senate (Democrat)Brian P. Stack *
33Senate (Republican)
33Senate (Socialist Workers)Joanne Kuniansky
34Senate (Democrat)Britnee N. Timberlake
34Senate (Republican)Joseph Belnome
35Senate (Democrat)Nelida (Nellie) Pou *
35Senate (Republican)Chrisopher Faustino
36Senate (Democrat)Paul A. Sarlo *
36Senate (Republican)Chris Auriemma
37Senate (Democrat)Gordon M. Johnson *
37Senate (Republican)Dierdre Paul
38Senate (Democrat)Joseph A. Lagana *
38Senate (Republican)Micheline Attieh
39Senate (Democrat)Jodi Murphy
39Senate (Republican)Holly T. Schepisi *
40Senate (Democrat)Jennifer Ehrentraut
40Senate (Republican)Kristin M. Corrado *

For the NJ General Assembly

DistrictPosition/PartyCandidate(s) - (* = Incumbent)
1Assembly (Democrat)Eddie Bonner
1Assembly (Democrat)Damita White-Morris
1Assembly (Republican)Antwan L. McClellan *
1Assembly (Republican)Erik K. Simonsen *
2Assembly (Democrat)Elizabeth (Lisa) Bender
2Assembly (Democrat)Alphonso Harrell
2Assembly (Republican)Donald A. Guardian *
2Assembly (Republican)Claire S. Swift *
3Assembly (Democrat)Dave Bailey Jr.
3Assembly (Democrat)Heather Simmons
3Assembly (Republican)Bethanne McCarthy Patrick *
3Assembly (Republican)Thomas J. Tedesco Jr.
4Assembly (Democrat)Dan Hutchison
4Assembly (Democrat)Cody Miller
4Assembly (Republican)Amanda Esposito
4Assembly (Republican)Matthew Walker
4Assembly (Conservatives South Jersey Party)Maureen Dukes Penrose
5Assembly (Democrat)William F. Moen Jr. *
5Assembly (Democrat)William W. Spearman *
5Assembly (Republican)Joe Miller
5Assembly (Republican)Yalinda Pagan
6Assembly (Democrat)Louis D. Greenwald *
6Assembly (Democrat)Pamela R. Lampitt *
6Assembly (Republican)Danielle M. Barry
6Assembly (Republican)Daniel M. Kenny
7Assembly (Democrat)Herb Conaway Jr. *
7Assembly (Democrat)Carol A. Murphy *
7Assembly (Republican)Eileen Bleistine
7Assembly (Republican)Douglas F. Dillon
8Assembly (Democrat)Anthony Angelozzi
8Assembly (Democrat)Andrea Katz
8Assembly (Republican)Michael Torrissi Jr. *
8Assembly (Republican)Brandon E. Umba *
9Assembly (Democrat)Joseph Atura
9Assembly (Democrat)Sarah Collins
9Assembly (Republican)Gregory E. Myhre
9Assembly (Republican)Brian E. Rumpf *
9Assembly (Green Party)Barry Bendar
10Assembly (Democrat)John Lamacchia
10Assembly (Democrat)Emma Mammano
10Assembly (Republican)Paul Kanitra
10Assembly (Republican)Gregory P. McGuckin *
11Assembly (Democrat)Margie M. Donlon
11Assembly (Democrat)Luanne M. Peterpaul
11Assembly (Republican)Kim Eulner *
11Assembly (Republican)Marilyn Piperno *
12Assembly (Democrat)Raya Arbiol
12Assembly (Democrat)Paul Sarti
12Assembly (Republican)Robert D. Clifton *
12Assembly (Republican)Alex Sauickie *
13Assembly (Democrat)Danielle Mastropiero
13Assembly (Democrat)Paul Eschelbach
13Assembly (Republican)Victoria A. Flynn *
13Assembly (Republican)Gerard Scharfenberger *
13Assembly (Libertarian)John Morrison
14Assembly (Democrat)Tennille R. McCoy
14Assembly (Democrat)Wayne P. DeAngelo *
14Assembly (Republican)Adam J. Elias
14Assembly (Republican)Skye Gilmartin
15Assembly (Democrat)Verlina Reynolds-Jackson *
15Assembly (Republican)Michael F. Hurtado
16Assembly (Democrat)Anthony S. Verrelli *
16Assembly (Democrat)Mitchelle Drulis
16Assembly (Republican)Ross Traphagen
16Assembly (Republican)Grace Zhang
17Assembly (Democrat)Joseph Danielsen *
17Assembly (Democrat)Joseph V. Egan *
17Assembly (Republican)Susan Hucko
17Assembly (Republican)Dhimant G. Patel
18Assembly (Democrat)Robert J. Karabinchak *
18Assembly (Democrat)Sterley S. Stanley *
18Assembly (Republican)Teresa A. Hutchison
18Assembly (Republican)Joseph C. Wolak
19Assembly (Democrat)Craig J. Coughlin *
19Assembly (Democrat)Yvonne Lopez *
19Assembly (Republican)Marilyn Colon
19Assembly (Republican)Sam Raval
19Assembly (Libertarian)David Diez
20Assembly (Democrat)Reginald W. Atkins *
20Assembly (Democrat)Annette Quijano *
20Assembly (Republican)Ramon Hernandez
21Assembly (Democrat)Elizabeth Graner
21Assembly (Democrat)Chris Weber
21Assembly (Republican)Michele Matsikoudis *
21Assembly (Republican)Nancy F. Muñoz *
22Assembly (Democrat)Linda S. Carter *
22Assembly (Democrat)James J. Kennedy *
22Assembly (Republican)Lisa Fabrizio
22Assembly (Republican)Patricia Quattrocchi
23Assembly (Democrat)Guy Citron
23Assembly (Democrat)Tyler Powell
23Assembly (Republican)John DiMaio *
23Assembly (Republican)Erik Peterson *
24Assembly (Democrat)Baramdai (Alicia) Sharma
24Assembly (Republican)Dawn Fantasia
24Assembly (Republican)Michael Inganamort
24Assembly (End the Corruption)Veronica Fernandez
25Assembly (Democrat)Diane Salvatore
25Assembly (Democrat)Jonathan Torres
25Assembly (Republican)Christian E. Barranco *
25Assembly (Republican)Aura K. Dunn *
26Assembly (Democrat)Walter Mielarczyk
26Assembly (Democrat)John Von Achen
26Assembly (Republican)Brian Bergen *
26Assembly (Republican)Jay Webber *
27Assembly (Democrat)Alixon Collazos-Gill
27Assembly (Republican)Irene DeVita
27Assembly (Republican)Jonathan Sym
28Assembly (Democrat)Cleopatra G. Tucker *
28Assembly (Democrat)Garnet R. Hall
28Assembly (Republican)Joy Bembry-Freeman
28Assembly (Republican)Willie S. Jetti
29Assembly (Democrat)Eliana Pintor Marin *
29Assembly (Democrat)Shanique Speight *
29Assembly (Republican)Orlando Mendez
29Assembly (Republican)Noble Milton
30Assembly (Democrat)Salvatore (Sal) Frascino
30Assembly (Democrat)Marta Harrison
30Assembly (Republican)Sean T. Kean *
30Assembly (Republican)Edward (Ned) H. Thomson *
31Assembly (Democrat)Barbara McCann Stamato
31Assembly (Democrat)William B. Sampson IV *
31Assembly (Republican)Angelique M. Diaz
31Assembly (Republican)Sydney J. Ferreira
31Assembly (Leadership Experience Values)Mary Jane Desmond
31Assembly (Leadership Experience Values)Noemi Velazquez
32Assembly (Democrat)John Allen
32Assembly (Democrat)Jessica Ramirez
32Assembly (Republican)Robert Ramos
33Assembly (Democrat)Julio Marenco
33Assembly (Democrat)Gabriel Rodriguez
33Assembly (Socialist Workers)Lea Sherman
34Assembly (Democrat)Carmen Morales
34Assembly (Democrat)Michael Venezia
34Assembly (Republican)Clenard H. Childress Jr.
34Assembly (Republican)James McGuire
35Assembly (Democrat)Shavonda E. Sumter *
35Assembly (Democrat)Benjie E. Wimberly *
36Assembly (Democrat)Clinton Calabrese *
36Assembly (Democrat)Gary S. Schaer *
36Assembly (Republican)Craig Auriemma
36Assembly (Republican)Joseph Viso
37Assembly (Democrat)Shama A. Haider *
37Assembly (Democrat)Ellen J. Park *
37Assembly (Republican)Robert Bedoya
37Assembly (Republican)Katherine A. Lebovics
38Assembly (Democrat)Lisa Swain *
38Assembly (Democrat)P. Christopher Tully *
38Assembly (Republican)Gail Horton
38Assembly (Republican)Barry C. Wilkes
39Assembly (Democrat)Damon J. Englese
39Assembly (Democrat)John F. Vitale
39Assembly (Republican)Robert J. Auth *
39Assembly (Republican)John Azzariti
40Assembly (Democrat)Giovanna Irizarry
40Assembly (Democrat)Jennifer Marrinan
40Assembly (Republican)Christopher P. DePhillips *
40Assembly (Republican)Al Barlas

NJPSA Asks:  Education Views of the Candidates for the 2024/2025 NJ Legislature

Check out the Candidates’ Responses to Date

In an effort to help inform our association members of the education policy positions of the candidates for the NJ Legislature, we sent a Candidate Questionnaire to every statewide candidate. We developed the Questionnaire with your top concerns in mind. We hope that the candidates’ answers help to inform your vote on November 7th, and ensure that New Jersey continues to provide the best public education system in the country.

Our Candidate Questionnaire was sent to most candidates by August 31st. A reminder was sent to candidates who had not yet responded on September 22nd. We do post the responses as they come in, so if you do not see the candidates for your district, please check back soon! (Click on the candidate’s name to access their responses).

 CandidateOffice SoughtDistrictParty
Eddie BonnerSeeking Assembly seat1Democrat
Damita White-MorrisSeeking General Assembly seat1Democrat
Caren FitzpatrickSeeking Senate seat2Democrat
Joe MillerSeeking Assembly seat5Republican
Carol MurphyAssemblywoman, Seeking Reelection 7Democrat
Latham TiverSeeking State Senate seat8Republican
Mike Torrissi Jr.Sitting Assemblyman, Seeking Reelection8Republican
Brandon UmbaSitting Assemblymen, Seeking Reelection8Republican
Margie DonlonSeeking General Assembly seat11Democrat
Vin GopalSitting State Senator, Seeking Reelection11Democrat
Luanne PeterpaulSeeking General Assembly seat11Democrat
Raya ArbiolSeeking Assembly seat12Democrat
Brandon A. RoseSeeking Senate seat12Democrat
Paul EschelbachSeeking Assembly seat13Democrat
Victoria FlynnSitting Assemblywoman, Seeking Reelection13Republican
Gerry ScharfenbergerSitting Assemblyman, Seeking Reelection13Republican
Danielle MastropieroSeeking Assembly seat13Democrat
Tennille McCoySeeking General Assembly seat14Seeking General Assembly seat
Michel F. HurtadoSeeking Assembly seat15Democrat
Verlina Reynolds-JacksonSitting Assemblywoman, Seeking Reelection15Democrat
Shirley K. TurnerSitting State Senator, Seeking Reelection15Democrat
Mitchelle DrulisSitting State Senator, Seeking Reelection16Democrat
Andrew ZwickerSenator, Seeking Reelection 16Democrat
Joe DanielsenAssemblyman, Seeking Reelection 17Democrat
Patrick DiegnanSenator, Seeking Reelection 18Democrat
Elizabeth GranerSeeking General Assembly seat21Democrat
Baramdai "Alicia" SharmaSeeking Assembly seat24Democrat
Christine ClarkeSeeking NJ State Senate seat25Democrat
Britnee TimberlakeCurrent Assemblywoman Seeking NJ State Senate seat 34Democrat
Shama A. HaiderSitting Assemblywoman, Seeking Reelection37Democrat
Gordon M. JohnsonSitting State Senator, Seeking Reelection 37Democrat
Damon J. EngleseSeeking Assembly seat39Democrat
Jodi MurphySeeking NJ State Senate seat39Democrat