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Elections in New Jersey |
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The 1985 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 5, 1985.
The elections coincided with Governor Tom Kean's landslide re-election. The result was a historic victory for Kean's Republican Party, which gained 14 seats to retake the majority in the Assembly. As of 2024, this remains the only election since 1973 in which Republicans won any seats in the Senate or Assembly from Hudson County, where they carried four of six seats.
Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.
Incumbents not running for re-election • Summary of races • District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph W. Chinnici | 35,610 | 33.7 | 5.5 | |
Republican | Guy F. Muziani | 33,978 | 32.1 | 6.0 | |
Democratic | Raymond A. Batten | 18,794 | 17.8 | 8.0 | |
Democratic | Peter L. Amico | 17,407 | 16.5 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | '105,789' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Edward Kline | 32,092 | 34.1 | 5.6 | |
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 27,395 | 29.1 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Joel Jacovitz | 19,899 | 21.2 | 1.0 | |
Democratic | Lillian E. Bryant | 14,634 | 15.6 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | '94,020' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Collins | 27,514 | 26.2 | 3.3 | |
Republican | Gary W. Stuhltrager | 27,032 | 25.7 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Martin A. Herman | 25,699 | 24.5 | 3.7 | |
Democratic | Thomas A. Pankok | 24,796 | 23.6 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | '105,041' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony S. Marsella | 23,162 | 27.3 | 3.4 | |
Democratic | Dennis L. Riley | 22,703 | 26.8 | 3.4 | |
Republican | Frank F. Senatore | 19,621 | 23.1 | 2.8 | |
Republican | William F. Thomson | 19,307 | 22.8 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | '84,793' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Francis J. Gorman | 22,828 | 30.9 | 2.8 | |
Democratic | Wayne R. Bryant | 22,691 | 30.7 | 3.6 | |
Republican | Charles E. Brimm | 14,514 | 19.6 | 3.3 | |
Republican | William M. Terrell | 13,872 | 18.8 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | '73,905' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John A. Rocco | 32,812 | 32.7 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Thomas J. Shusted | 31,679 | 31.6 | 3.9 | |
Democratic | Carl B. Viniar | 18,425 | 18.4 | 4.8 | |
Democratic | Harry Benn | 17,382 | 17.3 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | '100,298' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Barbara Faith Kalik | 26,452 | 29.4 | 1.3 | |
Democratic | Thomas P. Foy | 25,217 | 28.0 | 1.8 | |
Republican | Renee L. Borstad | 19,318 | 21.4 | 0.3 | |
Republican | Charles J. Ansert | 19,096 | 21.2 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | '90,083' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harold L. Colburn, Jr. | 29,150 | 34.8 | 3.8 | |
Republican | Robert C. Shinn, Jr. | 29,085 | 34.7 | 3.2 | |
Democratic | Claire B. Cohen | 12,971 | 15.5 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | Harrison B. Slack | 12,285 | 14.7 | 3.7 | |
Socialist Labor | Bernardo S. Doganiero | 189 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Socialist Labor | Paul Ferguson | 170 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Total votes | '83,850' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John T. Hendrickson Jr. (incumbent) | 39,031 | 32.4 | 0.9 | |
Republican | Jeffrey Moran | 37,877 | 31.4 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Jorge A. Rod (incumbent) | 23,470 | 19.5 | 0.4 (10.7) | |
Democratic | Warren E. Hickman | 19,420 | 16.1 | 2.2 | |
"Time for Change" | Paul David Hedrich | 708 | 0.6 | N/A | |
Total votes | '120,506' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Paul Doyle (incumbent) | 30,055 | 25.9 | 3.3 | |
Republican | Robert Singer | 29,621 | 25.5 | 1.9 | |
Republican | Roden S. Lightbody | 28,179 | 24.2 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Marlene Lynch Ford (incumbent) | 28,159 | 24.2 | 1.5 | |
Libertarian | Wallace Gluck | 217 | 0.2 | N/A | |
Total votes | '116,231' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph A. Palaia | 35,629 | 34.4 | 5.1 | |
Republican | Anthony M. “Doc” Villane | 35,291 | 34.1 | 4.9 | |
Democratic | Craig Alan Frankel | 16,298 | 15.8 | 5.0 | |
Democratic | Daniel P. Jacobson | 16,242 | 15.7 | 5.1 | |
Total votes | '103,460' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John O. Bennett | 33,205 | 32.5 | 2.6 | |
Republican | Marie Sheehan Muhler | 32,346 | 31.6 | 2.0 | |
Democratic | Donald M. Lomurro | 18,584 | 18.2 | 2.3 | |
Democratic | Michael L. Detzky | 18,129 | 17.7 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | '102,264' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph Azzolina | 26,565 | 26.3 | 2.5 | |
Republican | Joann H. Smith | 25,970 | 25.7 | 4.1 | |
Democratic | William E. Flynn | 24,418 | 24.2 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | Jacqueline Walker | 24,058 | 23.8 | 3.0 | |
Total votes | '101,011' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph L. Bocchini, Jr. | 28,476 | 26.5 | 2.0 | |
Republican | John K. Rafferty | 27,960 | 26.1 | 3.8 | |
Democratic | Joseph D. Patero | 26,707 | 24.9 | 3.2 | |
Republican | Thomas Colitsas | 24,189 | 22.5 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | '107,332' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John S. Watson | 25,173 | 28.2 | 3.0 | |
Democratic | Gerald S. Naples | 24,893 | 27.9 | 3.0 | |
Republican | Barbara Marrow | 19,818 | 22.2 | 3.0 | |
Republican | Mary Ann McKee | 19,413 | 21.7 | 3.0 | |
Total votes | '89,297' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Walter J. Kavanaugh | 37,577 | 38.9 | 4.5 | |
Republican | John S. Penn | 35,258 | 36.5 | 5.5 | |
Democratic | William R. Norris II | 11,884 | 12.3 | 4.8 | |
Democratic | Frank M. Reskin | 11,596 | 12.0 | 4.3 | |
Libertarian | Stephen Friedlander | 363 | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
Total votes | '96,678' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David C. Schwartz | 21,174 | 28.1 | 4.4 | |
Democratic | Bob Smith | 19,556 | 26.0 | 6.1 | |
Republican | Angela L. Perun | 19,104 | 25.4 | 7.4 ( 6.7) | |
Republican | Francis J. Coury | 15,503 | 20.6 | 4.1 | |
Total votes | '75,337' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas H. Paterniti | 30,169 | 26.7 | 1.8 | |
Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 29,490 | 26.1 | 2.2 | |
Republican | S. Elliott Mayo | 27,101 | 24.0 | 2.1 | |
Republican | Michael Leibowitz | 26,280 | 23.2 | 1.9 | |
Total votes | 113,040 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George J. Otlowski | 26,187 | 26.7 | 3.3 | |
Democratic | Alan J. Karcher | 24,803 | 25.3 | 2.8 | |
Republican | Emery Z. Toth | 23,673 | 24.1 | 2.8 | |
Republican | Robert De Santis | 23,544 | 24.0 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | '98,207' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas J. Deverin | 19,892 | 25.5 | 9.4 | |
Democratic | George Hudak | 18,085 | 23.1 | 11.7 | |
Republican | Michael A. Posnock | 14,617 | 18.7 | 3.3 | |
Republican | Alice A. Holzapfel | 13,134 | 16.8 | 1.8 | |
Experienced-Competent-Courageous | Tom Dunn | 10,174 | 13.0 | N/A | |
"Inflation Fighting Housewife" | Rose Zeidwerg Monyek | 2,240 | 2.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | '78,142' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chuck Hardwick | 36,474 | 32.9 | 5.9 | |
Republican | Peter J. Genova | 34,625 | 31.2 | 5.2 | |
Democratic | Andrew K. Ruotolo, Jr. | 20,526 | 18.5 | 5.3 | |
Democratic | Livio Mancino | 18,408 | 16.6 | 6.6 | |
Independent | Fred Palensar III | 818 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '110,851' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Maureen Ogden | 39,939 | 36.1 | 2.4 | |
Republican | Bob Franks | 39,284 | 35.5 | 2.4 | |
Democratic | John F. Tully, Jr. | 15,729 | 14.2 | 2.6 | |
Democratic | Florence Martone | 15,650 | 14.1 | 2.2 | |
Total votes | '110,602' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard A. Zimmer | 34,051 | 44.0 | 9.4 | |
Republican | Karl Weidel | 32,587 | 42.1 | 7.8 | |
Democratic | Richard C. Allen | 10,774 | 13.9 | 3.3 | |
Total votes | '77,412' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert E. Littell | 30,616 | 37.3 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Garabed “Chuck” Haytaian | 29,094 | 35.4 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | Robert T. Davis | 12,806 | 15.6 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | John P. Kilroy, Jr. | 9,617 | 11.7 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | '82,133' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | 31,695 | 37.1 | 5.4 | |
Republican | Arthur R. Albohn | 29,043 | 34.0 | 4.6 | |
Democratic | Donald Cresitello | 12,652 | 14.8 | 4.9 | |
Democratic | Carl A. Mottey | 11,955 | 14.0 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 85,345 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert J. Martin | 31,943 | 37.6 | 1.4 | |
Republican | Ralph A. Loveys | 31,898 | 37.5 | 4.7 | |
Democratic | Claude C. Post | 10,697 | 12.6 | 3.0 | |
Democratic | Joseph V. Vender | 10,425 | 12.3 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | '84,963' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harry A. McEnroe | 20,780 | 31.5 | 5.4 | |
Democratic | Mildred Barry Garvin | 20,680 | 31.3 | 5.1 | |
Republican | Jean Brozyna | 12,345 | 18.7 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Chandler Dennis | 12,167 | 18.4 | 5.4 | |
Total votes | '65,972' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael F. Adubato | 12,495 | 30.4 | 4.1 | |
Democratic | James Zangari | 12,092 | 29.4 | 3.0 | |
Republican | Joe Imperiale | 8,604 | 20.9 | 8.3 | |
Republican | Jose Linares | 7,896 | 19.2 | 8.5 | |
Total votes | '41,087' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Willie B. Brown | 12,736 | 35.2 | 7.1 | |
Democratic | Eugene H. Thompson | 12,224 | 33.7 | 7.9 | |
Republican | Della Moses Walker | 5,852 | 16.2 | 7.6 | |
Republican | Kurt A. Culbreath | 5,420 | 15.0 | 7.5 | |
Total votes | '36,232' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John V. Kelly | 30,820 | 28.3 | 3.1 | |
Republican | Marion Crecco | 28,268 | 26.0 | 8.4 | |
Democratic | Stephen N. Adubato, Jr. | 25,505 | 23.4 | 3.2 | |
Democratic | Buddy Fortunato | 24,290 | 22.3 | 6.0 | |
Total votes | '108,883' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph V. Doria, Jr. | 25,613 | 31.8 | 8.6 | |
Democratic | Joseph Charles, Jr. | 24,612 | 30.6 | 8.8 | |
Republican | Nat S. Amadeo | 15,380 | 19.1 | 9.1 | |
Republican | Bruce M. Shipitofsky | 14,942 | 18.6 | 9.5 | |
Total votes | 80,547 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank J. Gargiulo | 25,179 | 27.1 | 10.4 | |
Republican | Charles J. Catrillo | 24,798 | 26.7 | 10.4 | |
Democratic | Paul Cuprowski | 21,018 | 22.7 | 9.4 | |
Democratic | Anthony P. Vainieri | 19,977 | 21.5 | 10.0 | |
Politicians Are Crooks | Edith M. Shaw | 896 | 1.0 | 0.8 | |
Politicians Are Crooks | Herbert H. Shaw | 877 | 0.9 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | '92,745' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Ronald A. Dario | 20,422 | 27.9 | 10.0 | |
Republican | Jose O. Arango | 19,748 | 26.9 | 9.7 | |
Democratic | Robert A. Ranieri | 17,443 | 23.8 | 8.9 | |
Democratic | Mario R. Hernandez | 15,671 | 21.4 | 10.8 | |
Total votes | '73,284' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gerald H. Zecker | 32,025 | 32.3 | 6.1 | |
Republican | Newton E. Miller | 31,791 | 32.1 | 5.4 | |
Democratic | Joseph F. Palumbo | 17,784 | 18.0 | 5.5 | |
Democratic | Elisa Leib | 17,411 | 17.6 | 4.1 | |
Total votes | '99,011' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John A. Girgenti | 18,634 | 30.2 | 7.4 | |
Democratic | Vincent “Ozzie” Pellecchia | 16,204 | 26.3 | 8.8 | |
Republican | Walter W. Porter, Jr. | 13,538 | 21.9 | 8.0 | |
Republican | Kenneth Van Rye | 13,352 | 21.6 | 8.2 | |
Total votes | '61,728' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kathleen A. Donovan | 24,775 | 27.4 | 7.4 | |
Republican | Paul DiGaetano | 24,555 | 27.2 | 7.5 | |
Democratic | Robert P. Hollenbeck | 21,295 | 23.6 | 7.5 | |
Democratic | Richard F. Visotcky | 19,764 | 21.9 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | '90,389' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 27,376 | 27.0 | 3.9 | |
Democratic | Byron Baer | 27,335 | 26.9 | 4.5 | |
Republican | Nicholas Corbiscello | 24,300 | 23.9 | 5.0 | |
Republican | Martin Katz | 22,453 | 22.1 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | '101,464' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William P. Schuber | 29,606 | 30.8 | 3.9 | |
Republican | Louis F. Kosco | 29,096 | 30.2 | 3.1 | |
Democratic | Thomas K. Hynes | 19,033 | 19.8 | 3.9 | |
Democratic | David S. Turetsky | 18,190 | 18.9 | 3.5 | |
Libertarian | Richard Kraus | 313 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | '96,238' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Elizabeth E. Randall | 35,172 | 33.3 | 4.4 | |
Republican | John E. Rooney | 33,358 | 31.6 | 2.9 | |
Democratic | Joseph A. Ferriero | 18,714 | 17.7 | 4.2 | |
Democratic | Fay Yeager | 18,257 | 17.3 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | 105,501 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Walter M. D. Kern, Jr. | 36,476 | 35.9 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Nicholas R. Felice | 36,369 | 35.8 | 1.9 | |
Democratic | Judy Miller | 14,590 | 14.4 | 1.6 | |
Democratic | Carmine J. Cicchino | 14,050 | 13.8 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | '101,485' | '100.0' |