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2019 NJ General Assembly Elections
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An Election for all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly will take place on November 5, 2019. Also on the ballot this coming November: school board member elections (select areas), municipal and county elections (select areas), a statewide ballot measure, and one State Senate seat is on the ballot in Legislative District (LD) 1.
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News and Commentary
Below are links to stories on the 2019 Election Results:
Election Results from NJ State, Local, and County Races from NJ.com
NJ, of All Places, Bucked the Democratic Trend
N.J. election 2019: ‘Murphy Midterm’ a success despite Republican gains, gov says
Murphy: Losing Democrats should have embraced him
N.J. election 2019: ‘We lost,’ top Dem says to Murphy. ‘How do you spin that?’
Michael Aron, NJTV News, provides a preview of November’s State Assembly elections
What happens if, on Election Day, a storm knocks out power. Or a ruptured gas main forces the evacuation of a polling place. Or a hostile nation creates mayhem by sending out misinformation? New Jersey county election, law enforcement and technology officials spent all day Tuesday preparing for those and a host of other potential disruptions at a conference in Princeton. (Colleen O’Dea, NJ Spotlight)
Election Resources
Register to Vote!
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 Dates- 2019
- Deadline to Register to Vote: October 15, 2019
- Vote by Mail: Mail-In Application Deadline: October 29, 2019 (must be received by your County Clerk by October 29, 2019). You may also apply in person to your county clerk until 3 PM on November 4, 2019. Find your County Election Officialshere.
- 2019 General Election: November 5, 2019 Polls Open from 6 AM to 8 PM
Important Resources
- Voter Registration & Voting for College Students
- Voter Registration Application Forms by County
- Legislative Districts by Number
- Find Your Designated Polling Location
- Find Your Legislator
Statewide Ballot Measure
2019 General Election Candidates
A Note About Retiring Legislators
There are four incumbents that are not seeking reelection this year. The four retiring Assembly members are Patricia Egan Jones (D- LD5), David Wolfe (R-LD10), Amy Handlin (R-LD13), and Michael Carroll (R-LD25).
For NJ State Senate:
| District | Candidate(s) | Party | Incumbent? |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD1 | Bob Andrzejczak | Democrat | Yes |
| LD1 | Mike Testa | Republican |
For NJ General Assembly:
| District | Candidate(s) | Party | Incumbent? | Survey Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LD1 | R. Bruce Land | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD1 | Matthew W. Milam | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD1 | Erik Simonsen | Republican | ||
| LD1 | Antwan McClellan | Republican | ||
| LD2 | Vincent Mazzeo | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD2 | John Armato | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD2 | John W. Risley Jr. | Republican | ||
| LD2 | Philip J. Guenther | Republican | ||
| LD3 | John J. Burzichelli | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD3 | Adam Taliaferro | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD3 | Beth Sawyer | Republican | ||
| LD3 | Edward Durr Jr. | Republican | ||
| LD4 | Paul D. Moriarty | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD4 | Gabriela M. Mosquera | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD4 | Paul E. Dilks | Republican | ||
| LD4 | Stephen H. Pakradooni Jr. | Republican | ||
| LD5 | William W. Spearman | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD5 | William F. Moen Jr. | Democrat | ||
| LD5 | Nicholas Kush | Republican | ||
| LD5 | Kevin Ehret | Republican | ||
| LD6 | Louis D. Greenwald | Democrat | Yes | Louis’ Responses |
| LD6 | Pamela R. Lampitt | Democrat | Yes | Pamela’s Responses |
| LD6 | John Papeika | Republican | ||
| LD6 | Cynthia Plucinski | Republican | Cynthia's Responses | |
| LD7 | Herb Conaway | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD7 | Carol Murphy | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD7 | Peter H. Miller | Republican | ||
| LD7 | Kathleen Cooley | True Blue Unbossed | Kathleen's Responses | |
| LD8 | Ryan Peters | Republican | Yes | Ryan’s Responses |
| LD8 | Jean Stanfield | Republican | ||
| LD8 | Gina LaPlaca | Democrat | ||
| LD8 | Mark Natale | Democrat | ||
| LD8 | Tom Giangiulio Jr. | Maga Conservative | ||
| LD9 | Brian E. Rumpf | Republican | Yes | |
| LD9 | DiAnne C. Gove | Republican | Yes | |
| LD9 | Sarah J. Collins | Democrat | ||
| LD9 | Wayne Lewis | Democrat | ||
| LD10 | Gregory P. McGuckin | Republican | Yes | Greg’s Responses |
| LD10 | John Catalano | Republican | John’s Responses | |
| LD10 | Eileen Della Volle | Democrat | ||
| LD10 | Erin Wheeler | Democrat | ||
| LD10 | Vincent R. Barrella | Integrity Experience Leadership | Vincent’s Responses | |
| LD10 | Ian Holmes | Addressing Systemic Issues | Ian's Responses | |
| LD11 | Eric Houghtaling | Democrat | Yes | Eric's Responses |
| LD11 | Joann Downey | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD11 | Michael Amoroso | Republican | ||
| LD11 | Matthew C. Woolley | Republican | Matthew’s Responses | |
| LD12 | Ronald S. Dancer | Republican | Yes | |
| LD12 | Robert D. Clifton | Republican | Yes | |
| LD12 | David H. Lande | Democrat | ||
| LD12 | Malini Guha | Democrat | ||
| LD13 | Serena DiMaso | Republican | Yes | Serena's Responses |
| LD13 | Gerard Scharfenberger | Republican | ||
| LD13 | Allison Friedman | Democrat | ||
| LD13 | Barbara Singer | Democrat | ||
| LD14 | Wayne P. DeAngelo | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD14 | Daniel R. Benson | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD14 | Thomas Calabrese | Republican | ||
| LD14 | Bina Shah | Republican | ||
| LD14 | Michael Bollentin | Integrity and Accountability | Michael's Responses | |
| LD15 | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | Democrat | Yes | Verlina's Responses |
| LD15 | Anthony S. Verrelli | Democrat | Yes | Anthony’s Responses |
| LD15 | Jennifer Williams | Republican | ||
| LD15 | Edward "NJ Weedman" Forchion | Legalize Marijuana Party | ||
| LD15 | Dioh Williams | Legalize Marijuana Party | ||
| LD16 | Andrew Zwicker | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD16 | Roy Freiman | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD16 | Mark Caliguire | Republican | ||
| LD16 | Christine Madrid | Republican | ||
| LD17 | Joe Danielsen | Democrat | Yes | Joe's Responses |
| LD17 | Joseph V. Egan | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD17 | Patricia Badovinac | Republican | ||
| LD17 | Maria Concepcion Powell | Republican | Maria’s Responses | |
| LD18 | Nancy Pinkin | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD18 | Robert Karabinchak | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD18 | Robert A. Bengivenga Jr. | Republican | ||
| LD18 | Jeffrey R. Brown | Republican | ||
| LD19 | Craig J. Coughlin | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD19 | Yvonne M. Lopez | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD19 | Christian Onuoha | Republican | ||
| LD19 | Rocco Genova | Republican | ||
| LD19 | William Cruz | Independent | William’s Responses | |
| LD20 | Annette Quijano | Democrat | Yes | Annette’s Responses |
| LD20 | Jamel C. Holley | Democrat | Yes | Jamel’s Responses |
| LD20 | Ashraf Hanna | Republican | ||
| LD20 | Charles Donnelly | Republican | ||
| LD21 | Jon Bramnick | Republican | Yes | |
| LD21 | Nancy Munoz | Republican | Yes | |
| LD21 | Lisa Mandelblatt | Democrat | Lisa’s Responses | |
| LD21 | Stacey Gunderman | Democrat | Stacey’s Responses | |
| LD21 | Martin Marks | Independent Conservative | ||
| LD21 | Harris P. Pappas | Independent Conservative | ||
| LD22 | James Kennedy | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD22 | Linda Carter | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD22 | Patricia Quattrocchi | Republican | Patricia's Responses | |
| LD23 | Erik Peterson | Republican | Yes | |
| LD23 | John DiMaio | Republican | Yes | |
| LD23 | Marisa Trofimov | Democrat | ||
| LD23 | Denise T. King | Democrat | ||
| LD24 | F. Parker Space | Republican | Yes | |
| LD24 | Harold J. "Hal" Wirths | Republican | Yes | |
| LD24 | Deana Lykins | Democrat | ||
| LD24 | Dan Soloman Smith | Democrat | ||
| LD25 | Anthony M. Bucco | Republican | Yes | |
| LD25 | Brian Bergen | Republican | ||
| LD25 | Lisa Bhimani | Democrat | ||
| LD25 | Darcy Draeger | Democrat | ||
| LD26 | BettyLou DeCroce | Republican | Yes | |
| LD26 | Jay Webber | Republican | Yes | |
| LD26 | Laura Fortgang | Democrat | ||
| LD26 | Christine Clarke | Democrat | ||
| LD27 | John F. McKeon | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD27 | Mila M. Jasey | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD27 | Michael Dailey | Republican | ||
| LD27 | Mauro G. Tucci Jr. | Republican | ||
| LD28 | Cleopatra Tucker | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD28 | Ralph R. Caputo | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD28 | Joy Bembry-Freeman | Republican | ||
| LD28 | Antonio Pires | Republican | ||
| LD28 | Derrick Ross | Strength In Numbers | ||
| LD29 | Eliana Pintor Marin | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD29 | Shanique Davis-Speight | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD29 | John Anello | Republican | ||
| LD29 | Jeannette Veras | Republican | ||
| LD29 | Nichelle Velazquez | Jobs, Equal Rights | ||
| LD29 | Yolanda Johnson | Jobs, Equal Rights | ||
| LD30 | Sean T. Kean | Republican | Yes | |
| LD30 | Edward H. Thomson | Republican | Yes | |
| LD30 | Steven Farkas | Democrat | ||
| LD30 | Yasin "Jason" Celik | Democrat | ||
| LD30 | Hank Schroeder | The Other Candidate | ||
| LD31 | Angela V. McKnight | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD31 | Nicholas A. Chiaravalloti | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD31 | Jason Todd Mushnick | Republican | ||
| LD31 | Mary Kay Palange | Republican | ||
| LD32 | Angelica M. Jimenez | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD32 | Pedro Mejia | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD32 | Ann Carletta | Republican | ||
| LD32 | Francesca Curreli | Republican | ||
| LD33 | Raj Mukherji | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD33 | Annette Chaparro | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD33 | Holly Lucyk | Republican | ||
| LD33 | Fabian Rohena | Republican | ||
| LD34 | Thomas P. Giblin | Democrat | Yes | Thomas’ Responses |
| LD34 | Britnee N. Timberlake | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD34 | Bharat T. Rana | Republican | ||
| LD34 | Irene DeVita | Republican | ||
| LD34 | Clenard Howard Childress Jr. | Stop the Insanity! | ||
| LD35 | Shavonda E. Sumter | Democrat | Yes | Shavonda’s Responses |
| LD35 | Benjie E. Wimberly | Democrat | Yes | Benjie’s Responses |
| LD35 | Tamer Mamkej | Republican | ||
| LD36 | Gary S. Schaer | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD36 | Clinton Calabrese | Democrat | Yes | Clinton’s Responses |
| LD36 | Khaldoun Androwis | Republican | ||
| LD36 | Foster Lowe | Republican | ||
| LD37 | Gordon M. Johnson | Democrat | Yes | Gordon’s Responses |
| LD37 | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD37 | Angela T. Hendricks | Republican | ||
| LD37 | Gino Tessaro | Republican | ||
| LD37 | Claudio Belusic | Libertarian Party | ||
| LD38 | Lisa Swain | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD38 | Christopher Tully | Democrat | Yes | |
| LD38 | Michael A. Kazimir | Republican | ||
| LD38 | Christopher DiPiazza | Republican | ||
| LD39 | Holly T. Schepisi | Republican | Yes | |
| LD39 | Robert J. Auth | Republican | Yes | |
| LD39 | Gerald Falotico | Democrat | Gerald's Responses | |
| LD39 | John Birkner Jr. | Democrat | John's Responses | |
| LD40 | Kevin J. Rooney | Republican | Yes | |
| LD40 | Christopher P. DePhillips | Republican | Yes | |
| LD40 | Michael A. Sedon | Democrat | ||
| LD40 | Maria Martini Cordonnier | Democrat |