2007 New Jersey State Senate election

US State election

2007 New Jersey Senate elections

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All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Richard Codey | Leonard Lance
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Leader's seat  | 27th | 23rd
Last election  | 22 | 18
Seats before  | 21 | 18
Seats won  | 23 | 17
Seat change  |  2  |  1

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Results by district
Democratic hold Democratic gain
Republican hold Republican gain

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| Senate President before election

Richard Codey
Democratic

| Elected Senate President

Richard Codey
Democratic

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The 2007 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 4.

The election took place midway through Jon Corzine's term as Governor of New Jersey. Democrats gained an additional seat by winning two Republican seats in South Jersey, though one-term Senator Ellen Karcher lost re-election to Jennifer Beck. The Democratic gains in South Jersey laid the groundwork for a transfer of power within the Democratic Party, culminating in Steve Sweeney's election as Senate President midway through the 2008–12 term.[1]

Contents
Incumbents not running • Summary of results
By District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40

## Incumbents not running for re-election[edit]

### Democratic[edit]

* Wayne R. Bryant (District 5)
* Sharpe James (District 29)
* Bernard Kenny (District 33)
* Joseph Coniglio (District 38)

### Republican[edit]

* Martha W. Bark (District 8)
* Joseph A. Palaia (District 11)
* Peter Inverso (District 14)
* Walter J. Kavanaugh (District 16)
* Robert E. Littell (District 24)
* Robert J. Martin (District 26)
* Henry McNamara (District 40)

## Summary of results by State Senate district[edit]

District  | Incumbent | Party  | Elected Senator  | Party

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1st Legislative District | Nicholas Asselta |  | Rep  | Jeff Van Drew |  | Dem
2nd Legislative District | Sonny McCullough |  | Rep  | Jim Whelan |  | Dem
3rd Legislative District | Steve Sweeney |  | Dem  | Steve Sweeney  |  | Dem
4th Legislative District | Fred Madden |  | Dem  | Fred Madden  |  | Dem
5th Legislative District | Wayne R. Bryant |  | Dem  | Dana Redd |  | Dem
6th Legislative District | John Adler |  | Dem  | John Adler  |  | Dem
7th Legislative District | Diane Allen |  | Rep  | Diane Allen  |  | Rep
8th Legislative District | Martha W. Bark |  | Rep  | Phil Haines |  | Rep
9th Legislative District | Leonard T. Connors |  | Rep  | Christopher Connors |  | Rep
10th Legislative District | Andrew R. Ciesla |  | Rep  | Andrew R. Ciesla  |  | Rep
11th Legislative District | Joseph A. Palaia |  | Rep  | Sean Kean |  | Rep
12th Legislative District | Ellen Karcher |  | Dem  | Jennifer Beck |  | Rep
13th Legislative District | Joe Kyrillos |  | Rep  | Joe Kyrillos  |  | Rep
14th Legislative District | Peter Inverso |  | Rep  | Bill Baroni |  | Rep
15th Legislative District | Shirley Turner |  | Dem  | Shirley Turner  |  | Dem
16th Legislative District | Walter J. Kavanaugh |  | Rep  | Kip Bateman |  | Rep
17th Legislative District | Bob Smith |  | Dem  | Bob Smith  |  | Dem
18th Legislative District | Barbara Buono |  | Dem  | Barbara Buono  |  | Dem
19th Legislative District | Joe Vitale |  | Dem  | Joe Vitale  |  | Dem
20th Legislative District | Raymond Lesniak |  | Dem  | Raymond Lesniak  |  | Dem
21st Legislative District | Tom Kean Jr. |  | Rep  | Tom Kean Jr.  |  | Rep
22nd Legislative District | Nicholas Scutari |  | Dem  | Nicholas Scutari  |  | Dem
23rd Legislative District | Leonard Lance |  | Rep  | Leonard Lance  |  | Rep
24th Legislative District | Robert Littell |  | Rep  | Steve Oroho |  | Rep
25th Legislative District | Anthony Bucco |  | Rep  | Anthony Bucco  |  | Rep
26th Legislative District | Robert Martin |  | Rep  | Joe Pennacchio |  | Rep
27th Legislative District | Richard Codey |  | Dem  | Richard Codey  |  | Dem
28th Legislative District | Ronald Rice |  | Dem  | Ronald Rice  |  | Dem
29th Legislative District | Sharpe James |  | Dem  | Teresa Ruiz |  | Dem
30th Legislative District | Robert W. Singer |  | Rep  | Robert W. Singer  |  | Rep
31st Legislative District | Vacant[a] | Sandra Bolden Cunningham |  | Dem
32nd Legislative District | Nicholas Sacco |  | Dem  | Nicholas Sacco  |  | Dem
33rd Legislative District | Bernard Kenny |  | Dem  | Brian Stack |  | Dem
34th Legislative District | Nia Gill |  | Dem  | Nia Gill  |  | Dem
35th Legislative District | John Girgenti |  | Dem  | John Girgenti  |  | Dem
36th Legislative District | Paul Sarlo |  | Dem  | Paul Sarlo  |  | Dem
37th Legislative District | Loretta Weinberg |  | Dem  | Loretta Weinberg  |  | Dem
38th Legislative District | Joseph Coniglio |  | Dem  | Robert M. Gordon |  | Dem
39th Legislative District | Gerald Cardinale |  | Rep  | Gerald Cardinale  |  | Rep
40th Legislative District | Henry McNamara |  | Rep  | Kevin O'Toole |  | Rep

1. ^ Senator Joseph Doria resigned on October 10, 2007 to become New Jersey Commissioner of Community Affairs.

## District 1[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Jeff Van Drew | 28,240  | 55.7%  | N/A
| Republican | Nicholas Asselta (incumbent)  | 22,469  | 44.3%  |  36.6
Total votes  | 50,709  | 100.0%  |

## District 2[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Jim Whelan | 27,913  | 57.1%  |  20.0
| Republican | Sonny McCullough (incumbent)  | 21,013  | 42.9%  |  17.1
Total votes  | 48,926  | 100.0%  |

## District 3[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Stephen M. Sweeney | 29,908  | 57.3%  |  3.3
| Republican | Mark Cimino  | 20,645  | 39.6%  |  6.4
| Get a Grip  | William F. Mead  | 1,635  | 3.1%  | N/A
Total votes  | 52,188  | 100.0%  |

## District 4[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Fred Madden (incumbent)  | 21,395  | 59.8%  |  9.7
| Republican | Shelley Lovett  | 14,364  | 40.2%  |  9.7
Total votes  | 35,759  | 100.0%  |

## District 5[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Dana Redd | 16,918  | 62.9%  |  2.0
| Republican | Hans Berg  | 9,983  | 37.1%  |  2.0
Total votes  | 26,901  | 100.0%  |

## District 6[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | John H. Adler (incumbent)  | 25,737  | 61.9%  |  0.9
| Republican | Joseph A. Adolf  | 15,846  | 38.1%  |  0.9
Total votes  | 41,583  | 100.0%  |

## District 7[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Diane Allen (incumbent)  | 23,185  | 55.6%  |  4.7
| Democratic | Richard S. Dennison Jr.  | 18,511  | 44.4%  |  4.7
Total votes  | 41,696  | 100.0%  |

## District 8[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Phil Haines | 28,148  | 60.9%  |  6.0
| Democratic | Francis L. Bodine | 18,066  | 39.1%  |  6.0
Total votes  | 46,214  | 100.0%  |

## District 9[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 35,504  | 62.3%  |  3.3
| Democratic | Russell K. Corby  | 21,524  | 37.7%  |  3.3
Total votes  | 57,028  | 100.0%  |

## District 10[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent)  | 30,164  | 62.9%  |  2.2
| Democratic | Britta Forsberg Wenzel  | 15,712  | 32.8%  |  2.1
| Libertarian | Jim Miller  | 2,042  | 4.3%  | N/A
Total votes  | 47,918  | 100.0%  |

## District 11[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Sean T. Kean | 28,403  | 63.3%  |  4.6
| Democratic | John A. Villapiano | 16,465  | 36.7%  |  9.3
Total votes  | 44,868  | 100.0%  |

## District 12[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Jennifer Beck | 26,743  | 53.9%  |  11.4
| Democratic | Ellen Karcher (incumbent)  | 22,844  | 46.1%  |  6.3
Total votes  | 49,587  | 100.0%  |

## District 13[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Joe Kyrillos (incumbent)  | 25,119  | 60.7%  |  6.6
| Democratic | Leonard L. Inzerillo  | 16,267  | 39.3%  |  1.8
Total votes  | 41,386  | 100.0%  |

## District 14[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Bill Baroni | 33,207  | 62.3%  |  3.7
| Democratic | Seema Singh  | 20,081  | 37.7%  |  1.2
Total votes  | 53,288  | 100.0%  |

## District 15[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Shirley K. Turner (incumbent)  | 20,100  | 62.8%  |  4.6
| Republican | Bob Martin  | 11,924  | 37.2%  |  4.6
Total votes  | 32,024  | 100.0%  |

## District 16[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Kip Bateman | 27,846  | 61.6%  |  38.4
| Democratic | Wayne G. Fox  | 17,378  | 38.4%  | N/A
Total votes  | 45,224  | 100.0%  |

## District 17[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent)  | 16,898  | 61.7%  |  0.7
| Republican | John Costello  | 10,506  | 38.3%  |  0.7
Total votes  | 27,404  | 100.0%  |

## District 18[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Barbara Buono (incumbent)  | 21,365  | 62.4%  |  3.9
| Republican | Daniel H. Brown  | 12,896  | 37.6%  |  3.9
Total votes  | 34,261  | 100.0%  |

## District 19[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Joe Vitale (incumbent)  | 18,864  | 66.4%  |  0.9
| Republican | Donald H. Nelsen Jr.  | 9,557  | 33.6%  |  0.9
Total votes  | 28,421  | 100.0%  |

## District 20[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Raymond Lesniak (incumbent)  | 9,760  | 58.7%  |  3.5
| Republican | Linda Gaglione  | 4,478  | 26.9%  |  9.4
| Clean Up Government  | Stanley J. Moskal  | 2,387  | 14.4%  | N/A
Total votes  | 16,625  | 100.0%  |

## District 21[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Thomas H. Kean Jr. (incumbent)  | 29,795  | 59.7%  |  7.7
| Democratic | Gina Genovese | 20,092  | 40.3%  |  9.9
Total votes  | 49,887  | 100.0%  |

## District 22[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Nicholas Scutari (incumbent)  | 14,711  | 56.9%  |  1.9
| Republican | Rose McConnell  | 11,139  | 43.1%  |  1.9
Total votes  | 25,850  | 100.0%  |

## District 23[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Leonard Lance (incumbent)  | 32,198  | 67.0%  |  1.0
| Democratic | Harvey Baron  | 13,124  | 27.3%  |  4.7
| For State Senate  | Daniel Z. Seyler  | 2,763  | 5.7%  | N/A
Total votes  | 48,085  | 100.0%  |

## District 24[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Steve Oroho | 31,143  | 69.5%  |  1.4
| Democratic | Edwin C. Selby  | 13,694  | 30.5%  |  1.4
Total votes  | 44,837  | 100.0%  |

## District 25[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Anthony R. Bucco (incumbent)  | 23,754  | 61.5%  |  6.4
| Democratic | Frank Herbert | 14,881  | 38.5%  |  6.4
Total votes  | 38,635  | 100.0  |

## District 26[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Joe Pennacchio | 26,567  | 66.4%  |  0.4
| Democratic | Wasim A. Khan  | 13,442  | 33.6%  |  0.4
Total votes  | 40,009  | 100.0%  |

## District 27[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Richard Codey (incumbent)  | 23,631  | 78.8%  |  13.0
| Republican | Joseph A. Fischer  | 6,368  | 21.2%  |  13.0
Total votes  | 29,999  | 100.0%  |

## District 28[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Ronald Rice (incumbent)  | 12,821  | 77.0%  |  3.6
| Republican | Herbert Glenn  | 3,838  | 23.0%  |  0.1
Total votes  | 16,659  | 100.0%  |

## District 29[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Teresa Ruiz (incumbent)  | 10,816  | 57.2%  |  25.5
| "The People's Choice"  | Luis A. Quintana | 3,687  | 19.5%  | N/A
| Independent-Experienced-Unbossed  | William D. Payne | 3,653  | 19.3%  | N/A
| Republican | Al-Samar Douglas  | 547  | 2.9%  | N/A
| Pro Life Conservative  | Dick Hester  | 123  | 0.7%  | N/A
| Socialist Workers | Sara J. Lobman  | 96  | 0.5%  |  4.4
Total votes  | 18,922  | 100.0%  |

## District 30[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Robert Singer (incumbent)  | 23,072  | 61.6%  |  1.0
| Democratic | Steven Morlino  | 14,365  | 38.4%  |  1.0
Total votes  | 37,437  | 100.0%  |

## District 31[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Sandra Bolden Cunningham | 10,821  | 87.7%  |  20.6
| Eliminate Primary Elections  | Louis Vernotico  | 1,511  | 12.3%  | N/A
Total votes  | 12,332  | 100.0  |

## District 32[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Nicholas Sacco (incumbent)  | 16,780  | 82.8%  |  5.9
| Republican | John Pluchino  | 3,474  | 17.2%  |  1.0
Total votes  | 20,254  | 100.0%  |

## District 33[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Brian P. Stack | 20,313  | 100.0%  |  19.1
Total votes  | 20,313  | 100.0%  |

## District 34[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Nia Gill (incumbent)  | 17,178  | 100.0%  |  30.3
Total votes  | 17,178  | 100.0%  |

## District 35[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | John A. Girgenti | 14,265  | 100.0%  |  31.4
Total votes  | 14,265  | 100.0%  |

## District 36[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Paul Sarlo (incumbent)votes=14,895  | {{{votes}}}  | 56.8%  |  3.5
| Republican | Michael A. Guarino  | 11,317  | 43.2%  |  1.0
Total votes  | 26,212  | 100.0%  |

## District 37[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Loretta Weinberg (incumbent)  | 24,118  | 75.3%  |  2.3
| Republican | Clara S. Nibot  | 7,924  | 24.7%  |  2.3
Total votes  | 32,042  | 100.0%  |

## District 38[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Robert M. Gordon | 22,351  | 59.9%  |  4.2
| Republican | Robert Colletti  | 14,949  | 40.1%  |  4.2
Total votes  | 37,300  | 100.0%  |

## District 39[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Gerald Cardinale (incumbent)  | 27,623  | 55.4%  |  6.9
| Democratic | Joseph Ariyan  | 22,272  | 44.6%  |  6.9
Total votes  | 48,895  | 100.0  |

## District 40[edit]

New Jersey general election, 2007[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Kevin J. O'Toole | 26,214  | 66.2%  |  1.7
| Democratic | John Zunic  | 13,395  | 33.8%  |  1.7
Total votes  | 39,609  | 100.0%  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ Margolin, Josh (23 November 2009). "Democrats vote N.J. Sen. Stephen Sweeney in as Senate president". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 21 July 2021. "Senate Democrats emerged from a Statehouse meeting room a few minutes ago, saying Sen. Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) has been voted Senate president, replacing Richard Codey, the Essex County Democrat who long led the Senate's Democratic caucus. Codey left the second-floor caucus room at 2:50 p.m. and made only a brief comment to reporters waiting outside."
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2007 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.

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