New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019
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- 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.
| 2019 New Jersey Assembly Elections | |
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| 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.
Candidates[edit]
General election[edit]
New Jersey General Assembly general election candidates |
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R. Bruce Land (i) |
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Kathleen Cooley (Independent) |
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| District 8 (2 seats) |
Tom Giangiulio Jr. (Maga Conservative Party) |
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| District 10 (2 seats) |
Ian Holmes (Addressing Systemic Issues Party) |
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| District 11 (2 seats) |
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| District 12 (2 seats) |
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Michael Bollentin (Integrity And Accountability Party) |
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| District 15 (2 seats) |
Robert Edward Forchion Jr. (Legalize Marijuana Party) |
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| District 16 (2 seats) |
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William Cruz (Independent) |
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| District 20 (2 seats) |
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| District 21 (2 seats) |
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Martin Marks (Independent Conservative Party) |
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| District 22 (2 seats) |
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Derrick Ross (Independent) |
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| District 29 (2 seats) |
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Yolanda Johnson (Jobs, Equal Rights Party) |
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| District 30 (2 seats) |
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Hank Schroeder (The Other Candidate Party) |
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| District 32 (2 seats) |
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| District 33 (2 seats) |
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| District 34 (2 seats) |
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Clenard Childress Jr. (Stop The Insanity! Party) |
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| District 35 (2 seats) |
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| District 36 (2 seats) |
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| District 37 (2 seats) |
Claudio Belusic (Libertarian Party) |
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| District 40 (2 seats) |
Maria Martini Cordonnier Did not make the ballot: |
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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 |
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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]
District 7[edit]
District 8[edit]
District 11[edit]
District 12[edit]
District 13[edit]
District 14[edit]
District 15[edit]
District 21[edit]
District 25[edit]
District 34[edit]
District 36[edit]
Process to become a candidate[edit]
For partisan candidates[edit]
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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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]
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 | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $49,000/year | No per diem is paid. |
When sworn in[edit]
New Jersey legislators assume office at noon on the second Tuesday in January following the election.[11]
Potential impact on trifecta status[edit]
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]
| New Jersey General Assembly | |||
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| 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 | |||||
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| 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]
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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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Assembly | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
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| Demographic data for New Jersey | ||
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| 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) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in New Jersey. **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]
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "Unofficial List Candidates for General Assembly," accessed June 5, 2019
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, "2019 Election Information," accessed April 2, 2019
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-5," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-8," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-11," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-15," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Permanent Statutes, "Title 19:23-17," accessed January 9, 2014
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Petition Filing Instructions: Independent Candidates," accessed January 9, 2014 (dead link)
- ↑ New Jersey Secretary of State, "Partisan Office Candidate Requirements," accessed December 18, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Constitution, "Article IV, Section II (2.)," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ FairVote, "Primaries," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Department of State New Jersey Division of Elections, "2019 Election Information," accessed October 25, 2019
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, “Election laws - NJSA - 19:2-1,” accessed October 17, 2019
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 New Jersey Division of Elections, “Register to Vote!” accessed October 3, 2019
- ↑ New Jersey Division of Elections, “Where to Register in Person,” accessed October 3, 2019
- ↑ New Jersey Legislature, “Assembly Committee Substitute for Assembly, No. 2014,” April 13, 2018
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed August 4, 2022
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Vote by Mail Applications," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Department of State, "Voter Registration - Frequently Asked Questions," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ New Jersey Legislature, "Bill A3817," accessed August 2, 2022
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