New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

Elections in New Jersey, 2019

* Primary: June 4
* General election: Nov. 5
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 15
* Early voting: Sept. 21 - Nov. 5
* Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5

* Online registration: No
* Same-day registration: No
* Voter ID: No
* Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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2019 New Jersey
Assembly Elections

General| November 5, 2019
Primary| June 4, 2019
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Elections for all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly took place in 2019. The primary was on June 4, 2019, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was April 1, 2019. The filing deadline for third party and independent candidates was June 4, 2019.[1]

The New Jersey General Assembly was one of seven state legislative chambers holding elections in 2019. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2017, three out of 99 legislative chambers held elections.

## Contents

* 1 Candidates
* 2 General election
* 3 Primary election
* 3.1 Incumbents retiring
* 3.2 Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
* 3.2.1 Candidate survey
* 3.2.1.1 District 3
* 3.2.1.2 District 7
* 3.2.1.3 District 8
* 3.2.1.4 District 11
* 3.2.1.5 District 12
* 3.2.1.6 District 13
* 3.2.1.7 District 14
* 3.2.1.8 District 15
* 3.2.1.9 District 21
* 3.2.1.10 District 25
* 3.2.1.11 District 34
* 3.2.1.12 District 36
* 3.3 Process to become a candidate
* 3.3.1 For partisan candidates
* 3.3.2 For independent candidates
* 3.3.3 Qualifications
* 3.3.4 Salaries and per diem
* 3.3.5 When sworn in
* 3.4 Potential impact on trifecta status
* 3.5 New Jersey political history
* 3.5.1 Party control
* 3.5.2 Presidential politics in New Jersey
* 3.5.2.1 2016 Presidential election results
* 3.6 Voter information
* 3.6.1 How the primary works
* 3.6.2 Poll times
* 3.6.3 Registration requirements
* 3.6.4 Automatic registration
* 3.6.5 Online registration
* 3.6.6 Same-day registration
* 3.6.7 Residency requirements
* 3.6.8 Verification of citizenship
* 3.6.9 Verifying your registration
* 3.6.10 Voter ID requirements
* 3.6.11 Early voting
* 3.6.12 Absentee voting
* 3.7 State profile
* 3.7.1 Partisan data
* 3.8 See also
* 3.9 External links
* 3.10 Footnotes

## Candidates[edit]

# General election[edit]

#### New Jersey General Assembly general election candidates

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
District 1 (2 seats) |

R. Bruce Land (i)
Matthew Milam (i)

Antwan McClellan
Erik Simonsen

District 2 (2 seats) |

John Armato (i)
Vincent Mazzeo (i)

Philip Guenther
John Risley Jr.

District 3 (2 seats) |

John Burzichelli (i)
Adam Taliaferro (i)

Edward R. Durr
Beth Sawyer

District 4 (2 seats) |

Paul Moriarty (i)
Gabriela Mosquera (i)

Paul Dilks
Stephen Pakradooni Jr.

District 5 (2 seats) |

William Spearman (i)
William Moen Jr.

Kevin Ehret
Nicholas Kush

District 6 (2 seats) |

Louis Greenwald (i)
Pamela Lampitt (i)

John Papeika
Cynthia Plucinski

District 7 (2 seats) |

Herbert Conaway Jr. (i)
Carol Murphy (i)

Peter Miller

Kathleen Cooley (Independent)

District 8 (2 seats) |

Gina LaPlaca
Mark Natale

Ryan Peters (i)
Jean Stanfield

Tom Giangiulio Jr. (Maga Conservative Party)

District 9 (2 seats) |

Sarah Collins
Wayne Lewis

DiAnne Gove (i)
Brian Rumpf (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Blayne Lavalle (A Fresh Face Party)

District 10 (2 seats) |

Eileen Della Volle
Erin Wheeler

Gregory McGuckin (i)
John Catalano

Ian Holmes (Addressing Systemic Issues Party)
Vincent Barrella (Integrity Experience Leadership Party)

District 11 (2 seats) |

Joann Downey (i)
Eric Houghtaling (i)

Michael Amoroso
Matthew Woolley

District 12 (2 seats) |

Malini Guha
David Lande

Robert Clifton (i)
Ronald Dancer (i)

District 13 (2 seats) |

Allison Friedman
Barbara Singer

Serena DiMaso (i)
Gerard Scharfenberger

District 14 (2 seats) |

Daniel Benson (i)
Wayne DeAngelo (i)

Thomas Calabrese
Bina Shah

Michael Bollentin (Integrity And Accountability Party)

District 15 (2 seats) |

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (i)
Anthony Verrelli (i)

Jennifer Williams

Robert Edward Forchion Jr. (Legalize Marijuana Party)
Dioh Williams (Legalize Marijuana Party)

District 16 (2 seats) |

Roy Freiman (i)
Andrew Zwicker (i)

Mark Caliguire
Christine Madrid

District 17 (2 seats) |

Joseph Danielsen (i)
Joseph Egan (i)

Patricia Badovinac
Maria Conception Powell

District 18 (2 seats) |

Robert Karabinchak (i)
Nancy Pinkin (i)

Robert Bengivenga
Jeffrey Brown

District 19 (2 seats) |

Craig Coughlin (i)
Yvonne Lopez (i)

Rocco Genova
Christian Onuoha

William Cruz (Independent)

District 20 (2 seats) |

Jamel Holley (i)
Annette Quijano (i)

Charles Donnelly
Ashraf Hanna

District 21 (2 seats) |

Stacey Gunderman
Lisa Mandelblatt

Jon Bramnick (i)
Nancy Munoz (i)

Martin Marks (Independent Conservative Party)
Harris Pappas (Independent Conservative Party)

District 22 (2 seats) |

Linda Carter (i)
James Kennedy (i)

Patricia Quattrocchi

District 23 (2 seats) |

Denise King
Marisa Trofimov

John DiMaio (i)
Erik Peterson (i)

District 24 (2 seats) |

Deana Lykins
Dan Soloman Smith

Parker Space (i)
Harold Wirths (i)

District 25 (2 seats) |

Lisa Bhimani
Darcy Draeger

Anthony M. Bucco (i)
Brian Bergen

District 26 (2 seats) |

Christine Clarke
Laura Fortgang

BettyLou DeCroce (i)
Jay Webber (i)

District 27 (2 seats) |

Mila Jasey (i)
John McKeon (i)

Michael Dailey
Mauro Tucci

District 28 (2 seats) |

Ralph Caputo (i)
Cleopatra Tucker (i)

Joy Bembry-Freeman
Antonio Pires

Derrick Ross (Independent)

District 29 (2 seats) |

Eliana Pintor Marin (i)
Shanique Speight (i)

John Anello
Jeannette Veras

Yolanda Johnson (Jobs, Equal Rights Party)
Nichelle Velazquez (Jobs, Equal Rights Party)

District 30 (2 seats) |

Jason Celik
Steven Farkas

Sean Kean (i)
Edward Thomson (i)

Hank Schroeder (The Other Candidate Party)

District 31 (2 seats) |

Nicholas Chiaravalloti (i)
Angela McKnight (i)

Jason Mushnick
Mary Kay Palange

District 32 (2 seats) |

Angelica Jimenez (i)
Pedro Mejia (i)

Ann Carletta
Francesca Curreli

District 33 (2 seats) |

Annette Chaparro (i)
Raj Mukherji (i)

Holly Lucyk
Fabian Rohena

District 34 (2 seats) |

Thomas Giblin (i)
Britnee Timberlake (i)

Irene DeVita
Bharat Rana

Clenard Childress Jr. (Stop The Insanity! Party)

District 35 (2 seats) |

Shavonda Sumter (i)
Benjie Wimberly (i)

Tamer Mamkej

Did not make the ballot:
Robert Cartalemi

District 36 (2 seats) |

Clinton Calabrese (i)
Gary Schaer (i)

Khaldoun Androwis
Foster Lowe

District 37 (2 seats) |

Valerie Vainieri Huttle (i)
Gordon Johnson (i)

Angela Hendricks
Gino Tessaro

Claudio Belusic (Libertarian Party)

District 38 (2 seats) |

Lisa Swain (i)
P. Christopher Tully (i)

Christopher DiPiazza
Michael Kazimir

District 39 (2 seats) |

John Birkner
Gerald Falotico

Robert Auth (i)
Holly Schepisi (i)

District 40 (2 seats) |

Maria Martini Cordonnier
Julie O'Brien

Did not make the ballot:
Michael Sedon

Christopher DePhillips (i)
Kevin Rooney (i)

# Primary election[edit]

The candidate list below is based on a candidate filing list provided by the New Jersey Division of Elections on April 2, 2019. The filing deadline for the June primary was on April 1, 2019. (I) denotes an incumbent.[2]

#### New Jersey General Assembly primary candidates

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
District 1 (2 seats) |

R. Bruce Land (i)
Matthew Milam (i)

Antwan McClellan
Erik Simonsen

District 2 (2 seats) |

John Armato (i)
Vincent Mazzeo (i)

Philip Guenther
John Risley Jr.

District 3 (2 seats) |

John Burzichelli (i)
Adam Taliaferro (i)
John Kalnas

Edward R. Durr
Beth Sawyer

District 4 (2 seats) |

Paul Moriarty (i)
Gabriela Mosquera (i)

Paul Dilks
Stephen Pakradooni Jr.

District 5 (2 seats) |

William Spearman (i)
William Moen Jr.

Did not make the ballot:
Theodore William Johnson Jr.

Kevin Ehret
Nicholas Kush

District 6 (2 seats) |

Louis Greenwald (i)
Pamela Lampitt (i)
E. Julian Jordan III
Danie Moss-Velasco

John Papeika
Cynthia Plucinski

District 7 (2 seats) |

Herbert Conaway Jr. (i)
Carol Murphy (i)

Peter Miller

District 8 (2 seats) |

Johnny Bravo
Gina LaPlaca
Mark Natale

Joe Howarth (i)
Ryan Peters (i)
R. Jason Huf
Jean Stanfield

District 9 (2 seats) |

Sarah Collins
Wayne Lewis

DiAnne Gove (i)
Brian Rumpf (i)

District 10 (2 seats) |

Eileen Della Volle
Erin Wheeler

Gregory McGuckin (i)
John Catalano

District 11 (2 seats) |

Joann Downey (i)
Eric Houghtaling (i)

Michael Amoroso
Matthew Woolley

District 12 (2 seats) |

Malini Guha
David Lande

Robert Clifton (i)
Ronald Dancer (i)

District 13 (2 seats) |

Allison Friedman
Barbara Singer

Serena DiMaso (i)
Gerard Scharfenberger

District 14 (2 seats) |

Daniel Benson (i)
Wayne DeAngelo (i)

Thomas Calabrese
Bina Shah

District 15 (2 seats) |

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (i)
Anthony Verrelli (i)
Alex Bethea

Jennifer Williams

District 16 (2 seats) |

Roy Freiman (i)
Andrew Zwicker (i)

Mark Caliguire
Roger Forest Locandro
Christine Madrid

District 17 (2 seats) |

Joseph Danielsen (i)
Joseph Egan (i)
Ron Rivers

Patricia Badovinac
Maria Conception Powell

District 18 (2 seats) |

Robert Karabinchak (i)
Nancy Pinkin (i)

Robert Bengivenga
Jeffrey Brown

District 19 (2 seats) |

Craig Coughlin (i)
Yvonne Lopez (i)

Rocco Genova
Christian Onuoha

District 20 (2 seats) |

Jamel Holley (i)
Annette Quijano (i)
Kenneth Jones

Charles Donnelly
Ashraf Hanna

District 21 (2 seats) |

Stacey Gunderman
Jill Lazare
Lisa Mandelblatt

Jon Bramnick (i)
Nancy Munoz (i)

District 22 (2 seats) |

Linda Carter (i)
James Kennedy (i)
Mark Lighten
Carlos Rivas

Patricia Quattrocchi

District 23 (2 seats) |

Denise King
Marisa Trofimov

John DiMaio (i)
Erik Peterson (i)

District 24 (2 seats) |

Deana Lykins
Dan Soloman Smith

Parker Space (i)
Harold Wirths (i)

District 25 (2 seats) |

Lisa Bhimani
Darcy Draeger

Anthony M. Bucco (i)
John Barbarula
Brian Bergen
Aura Kenny Dunn

District 26 (2 seats) |

Christine Clarke
Laura Fortgang

BettyLou DeCroce (i)
Jay Webber (i)

District 27 (2 seats) |

Mila Jasey (i)
John McKeon (i)

Michael Dailey
Mauro Tucci

District 28 (2 seats) |

Ralph Caputo (i)
Cleopatra Tucker (i)
Stephen Burd

Joy Bembry-Freeman
Antonio Pires

District 29 (2 seats) |

Eliana Pintor Marin (i)
Shanique Speight (i)
Steve Jose Poveda
Awais Qazi

John Anello
Jeannette Veras

District 30 (2 seats) |

Jason Celik
Steven Farkas

Sean Kean (i)
Edward Thomson (i)

District 31 (2 seats) |

Nicholas Chiaravalloti (i)
Angela McKnight (i)

Jason Mushnick
Mary Kay Palange

District 32 (2 seats) |

Angelica Jimenez (i)
Pedro Mejia (i)
Mahmoud Mahmoud
Roger Quesada

Ann Carletta
Francesca Curreli

District 33 (2 seats) |

Annette Chaparro (i)
Raj Mukherji (i)

Holly Lucyk
Fabian Rohena

District 34 (2 seats) |

Thomas Giblin (i)
Britnee Timberlake (i)
Simone Jelks-Bandison

Irene DeVita
Bharat Rana

District 35 (2 seats) |

Shavonda Sumter (i)
Benjie Wimberly (i)

Robert Cartalemi
Tamer Mamkej

Did not make the ballot:
Elizabeth Pla

District 36 (2 seats) |

Clinton Calabrese (i)
Gary Schaer (i)
Edward Tolga Gonca

Khaldoun Androwis
Foster Lowe

District 37 (2 seats) |

Valerie Vainieri Huttle (i)
Gordon Johnson (i)

Angela Hendricks
Gino Tessaro

District 38 (2 seats) |

Lisa Swain (i)
P. Christopher Tully (i)

Christopher DiPiazza
Michael Kazimir

District 39 (2 seats) |

John Birkner
Gerald Falotico

Robert Auth (i)
Holly Schepisi (i)

District 40 (2 seats) |

Maria Martini Cordonnier
Michael Sedon

Christopher DePhillips (i)
Kevin Rooney (i)

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

Five incumbents did not run for re-election in 2019.[3] Those incumbents were:

Name  | Party  | Office

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Patricia Egan Jones |  Democratic | Assembly District 5
David Wolfe |  Republican | Assembly District 10
Amy Handlin |  Republican | Assembly District 13
Anthony M. Bucco |  Republican | Assembly District 25
Michael Carroll |  Republican | Assembly District 25

## Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection[edit]

### Candidate survey[edit]

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The following New Jersey General Assembly candidates responded to Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2019. Click candidate names to read their answers.

#### District 3[edit]

* Edward Durr
* John Kalnas
* Beth Sawyer

#### District 7[edit]

* Carol Murphy
* Peter Miller

#### District 8[edit]

* Johnny Bravo
* Ryan Peters

#### District 11[edit]

* Joann Downey
* Eric Houghtaling

#### District 12[edit]

* Malini Guha
* David Lande

#### District 13[edit]

* Allison Friedman
* Gerard Scharfenberger
* Barbara Singer

#### District 14[edit]

* Michael Bollentin

#### District 15[edit]

* Jennifer Williams
* Anthony Verrelli

#### District 21[edit]

* Lisa Mandelblatt
* Stacey Gunderman
* Jill Lazare

#### District 25[edit]

* John Barbarula
* Brian Bergen
* Lisa Bhimani

#### District 34[edit]

* Clenard Childress Jr.
* Simone Jelks-Bandison

#### District 36[edit]

* Foster Lowe
* Khaldoun Androwis

## Process to become a candidate[edit]

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in New Jersey

### For partisan candidates[edit]

U.S. House candidate petition, 2013

See statutes: Title 19, Article 23 of the New Jersey Permanent Statutes

Political party candidates are nominated via primary elections. To access the primary ballot, a partisan candidate must do the following:[4]

1.) File a petition including the required number of signatures for the office being sought, including a guarantee that signers are qualified voters of New Jersey and the electoral district in which the candidate is running.[5]

* The petition must indicate that the circulator/witness is the person who collected the signatures on the petition. The circulator must complete and sign the affidavit where indicated.[6]

2.) The candidate must sign a "Certificate of Acceptance" and an "Oath of Allegiance" to accompany the petition. The oath must also be notarized.[7]

The petition may include a candidate's designation or slogan, which must not exceed six words. The designation is for the purpose of indicating either an official act or policy to which the candidate is pledged or committed, or to distinguish the candidate as belonging to a particular faction or wing of his political party. No such designation or slogan can include or refer to the name of any person or any incorporated association of New Jersey without written consent.[8]

Signature requirements for primary petitions are established by Title 19, Article 23, Section 8, of the New Jersey Permanent Statutes.

Signature requirements

Office  | Signature requirements
State Senator | 100 registered voters from the district
State Representative | 100 registered voters from the district
United States Representative | 200 registered voters from the congressional district
United States Senator | 1,000 voters in the state who are members of the applicable political party

### For independent candidates[edit]

See statutes: Title 19, Article 13 of the New Jersey Permanent Statutes

An independent candidate must submit the same paperwork as a partisan candidate.[9]

Signature requirements for independent candidates are established by Title 19, Article 13, Section 5, of the New Jersey Permanent Statutes and are as follows:

Signature requirements

Office  | Signature requirements
State Senator | 100 registered voters from the district
State Representative | 100 registered voters from the district
United States Representative | 100 registered voters from the congressional district
United States Senator | 800 registered voters in the state

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to be a candidate to run for the New Jersey General Assembly, a candidate must:[10]

* Be a citizen of the United States
* Reside for no less than two years in the district the candidate plans to represent.
* Be 21 years of age or older.
* Obtain 100 signatures via petition and submit the signatures to the New Jersey Secretary of State.
* Disclose any criminal convictions.

### Salaries and per diem[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2022

Salary| Per diem
$49,000/year| No per diem is paid.

### When sworn in[edit]

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

New Jersey legislators assume office at noon on the second Tuesday in January following the election.[11]

## Potential impact on trifecta status[edit]

See also: Trifecta vulnerability in the 2019 elections

Heading into the 2019 elections, New Jersey had been a Democratic trifecta since Gov. Phil Murphy (D) took office in 2018. New Jersey held elections for all 80 state Assembly seats in 2019. In order to preserve their trifecta, Democrats needed to maintain their majority in the state Assembly. In order to break the Democratic trifecta, Republicans needed to win a majority in the state Assembly. Because there were no gubernatorial or regularly scheduled state Senate elections in New Jersey in 2019, New Jersey's trifecta status could only change as a result of the Assembly elections. Because Republicans needed to flip 14 out of 80 state Assembly seats (17.5%), Ballotpedia rated New Jersey's Democratic trifecta as not vulnerable.

Democrats won 52 Assembly seats to Republicans' 28.

## New Jersey political history[edit]

### Party control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
New Jersey General Assembly

Party  | As of November 5, 2019  | After November 6, 2019
| Democratic Party | 54 | 52
| Republican Party | 26  | 28
Total |  80 |  80

### Presidential politics in New Jersey[edit]

#### 2016 Presidential election results[edit]

U.S. presidential election, New Jersey, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes
| Democratic  | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 55.5% | 2,148,278 | 14
| Republican  |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence | 41.4% | 1,601,933 | 0
| Libertarian  |  Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 1.9% | 72,477 | 0
| Green  |  Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1% | 37,772 | 0
| Constitution  |  Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.2% | 6,161 | 0
| Socialist Workers  |  Alyson Kennedy/Osborne Hart | 0.1% | 2,156 | 0
| American Delta  |  Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg | 0% | 1,838 | 0
| Workers World  |  Monica Moorehead/Lamont Lilly | 0% | 1,749 | 0
| Socialism and Liberation  |  Gloria Estela La Riva/Eugene Puryear | 0% | 1,682 | 0
Total Votes | 3,874,046 | 14
Election results via: New Jersey Department of State

## Voter information[edit]

### How the primary works[edit]

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. New Jersey utilizes a semi-closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is generally limited to registered party members. Unaffiliated voters can register as party members at the polls on primary election day. Otherwise, a voter must indicate his or her party preference (e.g., via an updated voter registration) no later than the 55th day preceding the primary in order to vote in that party's primary.[12][13][14][15]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

### Poll times[edit]

In New Jersey, all polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. An individual who is in line at the time polls close must be allowed to vote.[16]

### Registration requirements[edit]

To register to vote in New Jersey, each applicant must be a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county in which they are registering for at least 30 days prior to the election. Seventeen-year-olds may register to vote, although they may not vote until they have turned 18. Individuals serving a felony sentence or on probation or parole because of a felony may not register to vote.[17] The voter registration deadline is 21 days before the next election. Registration applications can be downloaded from the state website and mailed to the county commissioner of registration or superintendent of elections.[17] Registration applications are also available at various county offices and state agencies, such as the Division of Elections and Division of Motor Vehicle offices.[18]

### Automatic registration[edit]

New Jersey enacted automatic voter registration in 2018.[19]

### Online registration[edit]

See also: Online voter registration

New Jersey has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

### Same-day registration[edit]

New Jersey does not allow same-day voter registration.

### Residency requirements[edit]

In order to register to vote in New Jersey, applicants must be a resident of the county in which they are registering for at least 30 days prior to the election.

### Verification of citizenship[edit]

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

New Jersey does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration.

### Verifying your registration[edit]

The New Jersey Secretary of State’s Office allows residents to check their voter registration status online by visiting this website.

### Voter ID requirements[edit]

New Jersey does not require voters to present identification while voting, in most cases. However, if a voter does not provide valid identification at the time of registration, he or she must show identification at the polling place.[20]

Voters can present the following forms of identification:

* New Jersey driver's license
* Military or other government ID
* Student or job ID
* Store membership card
* United States Passport,
* Bank statement
* Car registration
* Government check or document
* Non-photo NJ driver's license
* Rent receipt
* Sample Ballot
* Utility bill
* Any other official document

### Early voting[edit]

New Jersey permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

### Absentee voting[edit]

All voters are eligible to vote absentee/by mail in New Jersey.[21]

To vote absentee/by mail, an application must be received by election officials at least seven days prior to the election if returned by mail. An application can also be submitted in person to county election officials until 3 p.m. on the day before the election. An application can also be submitted online via the state's online voter registration system. A completed absentee/mail-in ballot must then be received by election officials by the time the polls close on Election Day.[22][23]

## State profile[edit]

See also: New Jersey and New Jersey elections, 2019

### Partisan data[edit]

The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019

Presidential voting pattern

* New Jersey voted for the Democratic candidate in all six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Congressional delegation

* Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from New Jersey were Democrats.
* Eleven of New Jersey's 12 U.S. representatives were Democrats and one was a Republican.

State executives

* Democrats held four of New Jersey's 11 state executive offices. The other seven offices were nonpartisan.
* New Jersey's governor was Democrat Phil Murphy.

State legislature

* Democrats controlled the New Jersey State Senate with a 26-14 majority.
* Democrats controlled the New Jersey General Assembly with a 54-26 majority.

New Jersey Party Control: 1992-2022
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas • Eight years of Republican trifectas
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New Jersey quick stats

* Became a state in 1787
* 3rd state admitted to the United States
* The first baseball game was played in Hoboken, New Jersey
* Members of the New Jersey State Senate: 40
* Members of the New Jersey House of Representatives: 80
* U.S. senators: 2
* U.S. representatives: 12

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Demographic data for New Jersey

| New Jersey| U.S.
Total population:| 8,935,421| 316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):| 7,354| 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:| 68.3%| 73.6%
Black/African American:| 13.5%| 12.6%
Asian:| 9%| 5.1%
Native American:| 0.2%| 0.8%
Pacific Islander:| 0%| 0.2%
Two or more:| 2.5%| 3%
Hispanic/Latino:| 19%| 17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:| 88.6%| 86.7%
College graduation rate:| 36.8%| 29.8%
Income
Median household income:| $72,093| $53,889
Persons below poverty level:| 12.7%| 11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
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**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

## See also[edit]

* New Jersey General Assembly
* New Jersey State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2019

## External links[edit]

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Unofficial List Candidates for General Assembly," accessed June 5, 2019
2. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "2019 Election Information," accessed April 2, 2019
3. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
4. ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-5," accessed January 9, 2014
5. ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-8," accessed January 9, 2014
6. ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-11," accessed January 9, 2014
7. ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-15," accessed January 9, 2014
8. ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-17," accessed January 9, 2014
9. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Petition Filing Instructions: Independent Candidates," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
10. ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Partisan Office Candidate Requirements," accessed December 18, 2013
11. ↑ New Jersey Constitution, "Article IV, Section II (2.)," accessed February 10, 2021
12. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
13. ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
14. ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
15. ↑ Department of State New Jersey Division of Elections, "2019 Election Information," accessed October 25, 2019
16. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “Election laws - NJSA - 19:2-1,” accessed October 17, 2019
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “Register to Vote!” accessed October 3, 2019
18. ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, “Where to Register in Person,” accessed October 3, 2019
19. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, “Assembly Committee Substitute for Assembly, No. 2014,” April 13, 2018
20. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed August 4, 2022
21. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Vote by Mail Applications," accessed December 16, 2013
22. ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Voter Registration - Frequently Asked Questions," accessed December 16, 2013
23. ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Bill A3817," accessed August 2, 2022

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Current members of the New Jersey General Assembly

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Craig Coughlin

Representatives

District 1

Antwan McClellan (R)

Erik Simonsen (R)

District 2

Don Guardian (R)

Claire Swift (R)

District 3

Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (R)

Beth Sawyer (R)

District 4

Paul Moriarty (D)

Gabriela Mosquera (D)

District 5

William Moen (D)

William Spearman (D)

District 6

Louis Greenwald (D)

Pamela Lampitt (D)

District 7

Herbert Conaway (D)

Carol Murphy (D)

District 8

Michael Torrissi (R)

Brandon Umba (R)

District 9

DiAnne Gove (R)

Brian Rumpf (R)

District 10

John Catalano (R)

Gregory McGuckin (R)

District 11

Kim Eulner (R)

Marilyn Piperno (R)

District 12

Robert Clifton (R)

Alex Sauicki (R)

District 13

Victoria Flynn (R)

Gerard Scharfenberger (R)

District 14

Daniel Benson (D)

Wayne DeAngelo (D)

District 15

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)

Anthony Verrelli (D)

District 16

Roy Freiman (D)

Sadaf Jaffer (D)

District 17

Joseph Danielsen (D)

Joseph Egan (D)

District 18

Robert Karabinchak (D)

Sterley Stanley (D)

District 19

Craig Coughlin (D)

Yvonne Lopez (D)

District 20

Reginald Atkins (D)

Annette Quijano (D)

District 21

Michele Matsikoudis (R)

Nancy Munoz (R)

District 22

Linda Carter (D)

James Kennedy (D)

District 23

John DiMaio (R)

Erik Peterson (R)

District 24

Parker Space (R)

Harold Wirths (R)

District 25

Brian Bergen (R)

Aura Dunn (R)

District 26

Christian Barranco (R)

Jay Webber (R)

District 27

Mila Jasey (D)

John McKeon (D)

District 28

Ralph Caputo (D)

Cleopatra Tucker (D)

District 29

Eliana Marin (D)

Shanique Speight (D)

District 30

Sean Kean (R)

Edward Thomson (R)

District 31

Angela McKnight (D)

William Sampson (D)

District 32

Angelica Jimenez (D)

Pedro Mejia (D)

District 33

Annette Chaparro (D)

Raj Mukherji (D)

District 34

Thomas Giblin (D)

Britnee Timberlake (D)

District 35

Shavonda Sumter (D)

Benjie Wimberly (D)

District 36

Clinton Calabrese (D)

Gary Schaer (D)

District 37

Shama Haider (D)

Ellen Park (D)

District 38

Lisa Swain (D)

Chris Tully (D)

District 39

Robert Auth (R)

DeAnne DeFuccio (R)

District 40

Christopher DePhillips (R)

Kevin Rooney (R)

Democratic Party (46)

Republican Party (34)