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Elections for the office of New Jersey State Representative were held on November 8, 2011. Each of the state's 80 representatives were up for election. Members are elected to two-year terms.

The 2011 election were the state's first election under its new legislative maps. Following the 2010 census, the state redrew its legislative boundaries to account for growth and shifts in the state's population. The New Jersey Redistricting Commission was responsible for this process. New Jersey's 80 assembly seats are comprised of 40 legislative districts. Voters choose up to two representatives on their ballot. While candidates can run "bracketed" with one another, this does not require a vote for both candidates.

According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of unofficial county results, New Jersey voters set a new record low turnout of roughly 26%. Only 1.4 million of the state's 5.2 million registered voters actually cast a ballot. The previous record was 31% in 1999.^[1]

Candidates who wished to run for New Jersey General Assembly on the Democratic Party or Republican Party tickets were required to file their nominating signatures and meet other filing requirements by April 11, 56 days before the statewide primary election, in order to have their names listed on the ballot.^[2]

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2011

General election results

The following candidates won election on November 8, 2011:

Odd-year elections

New Jersey is just one of four states that held state house elections in 2011. The other three states that hold house elections in odd-numbered years are Louisiana, Mississippi and Virginia.

New Jersey began holding elections in odd numbered years when the state adopted a new constitution in 1947. Prior to the new constitution, members of the Assembly were elected to one-year terms, members of the Senate to three-year terms and governors to three-year terms. The new constitution changed the term structure to include two years for representatives and four year terms for senators and governors. Because the constitution was adopted in an odd-numbered year, elections were also held in odd-numbered years and have continued in such a manner to this day.^[1]

The notion also exists that the reason for odd year elections exists to insulate New Jersey politics from national politics. Former New Jersey Governor Alfred E. Driscoll made the following statement before the constitutional convention in 1947:^[1]

...the election for a Governor and for Assemblymen should not coincide with a Presidential election. The importance of a gubernatorial election merits an election that will not be overshadowed by a national contest for the Presidency. The problems confronting the State are frequently distinct from those confronting the nation...

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in New Jersey

Every 10 years, the Constitution requires states to redraw Congressional and state legislative districts based on updated Census information. In 2011, New Jersey was the first state to complete its state legislative redistricting. Its 40 districts are re-drawn by a reapportionment commission comprised of 5 Democrats, 5 Republicans appointed by their respective party chairs. in the committee deadlocked over new maps, an 11th, non-partisan member was appointed by the New Jersey Supreme Court. For the third consecutive decade, Alan Rosenthal was chosen as the tie-breaking member. After the members from each party drafted proposals, Rosenthal cast the deciding vote, siding with the Democratic proposal. The new map could force more than 6 incumbents to retire or re-locate. In the Senate, two districts pit incumbents against one another.

The selection of the new maps disappointed Republicans, but the party expressed confidence about its chances. Governor Chris Christie took a special interest in the process, but was ultimately unable to sway the commission's final decision. A New Jersey Tea Party group filed suit over the plan in April -- 38 other plaintiffs from across the state have in joined the suit. The suit did not delay the state primary.

Figure 1: This map shows the New Jersey legislative districts after the 2000 census.
Figure 2: This map shows the New Jersey legislative districts after the 2010 census.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Going into the November 2011 elections, the Republican Party was the majority party in 31 state houses. One chamber (Nebraska) is officially non-partisan and in one chamber (Alaska), several Republicans vote with a caucus other than the Republican caucus. In 19 states, the Democratic Party was the majority party. The New Jersey General Assembly was one of the 19 chambers with a Democratic Party majority.

In the other 3 states with state house elections in 2011 (Louisiana, Mississippi and Virginia), the Republican Party was the majority party in Louisiana and Virginia, while the Democratic Party was the majority party in Mississippi. The partisan composition of the New Jersey General Assembly as follows:

New Jersey General Assembly
Party		As of November 2011	After the 2011 Election
	Democratic Party	47	48
	Republican Party	33	32
Total		80	80

Races to watch

Districts 2, 14, & 38: These districts were considered among the most competitive in the November 8 general election. Both PolitickerNJ and Asbury Park Press identified these districts as some of few competitive races in 2011. APP noted that all three districts became more Republican on paper with a shrinking proportion of registered Democrats. However, PolitickerNJ predicted that these changes will not ultimately result in GOP pick ups. NJ Spotlight even predicted that Assemblyman Vincent Polistina's decision to run for the Senate, may weaken the GOP assembly ticket in District 2.^[2]^[3]^[4]

District 1: PolitickerNJ noted that District 1 appeared to have Republican leanings--on paper. However, strong historical support for Senator Jeff Van Drew (D) called the predictive power of these figures into question. However, NJSpotlight noted that Republicans seem to be focused on reclaiming the district's assembly seats. Nevertheless, redistricting weakened the Republican base in District 1.^[3]^[4]

District 7: District 7 was split between both parties, with Republicans controlling the Senate seat and Democrats controlling the two Assembly seats. PolitickerNJ noted that several Republican-leaning areas were added to the area in redistricting, but in these districts came from a solidly Republican districts, Democratic turnout in these areas may expand in 2011. Joseph Malone, III (R) was also moved into District 7 via redistricting, but decided to retire. Jack Conners (D), on the other hand, was moved out of District 7 by redistricting and ultimately decided to retire. Troy Singleton was quickly appointed to replace Connors in the Assembly and run in District 7.^[3]^[4]

District 11: District 11 was reshaped to become a minority opportunity district. While NJSpotlight predicted a win for the GOP ticket, PolitickerNJ noted that the Asbury Park Press endorsement of Vin Gopal (D) may increase his chances of election. Also, the Democratic challengers in District 11 raised over $100,000.^[3]^[4]

District 16: District 16 was also significantly reshaped in 2011, moving its population center away from Somerset County. All of the Republican candidates (two incumbents and one challenger) were from the Somerset area. However, NJSpotlight noted that despite these changes and balanced partisan registration, the Democratic ticket remained relatively unfamiliar to voters.^[3]^[4]

Christie predicts "historic" results

About two weeks before the general election, Governor Chris Christie (R) predicted that his party would retain its legislative seats on November 8. History, however, suggests that midterm losses are the norm for the governor's political party. Christie acknowledged that the results would "defy history."^[5]

Competitiveness

Candidates unopposed by a major party

All 80 district seats in the New Jersey General Assembly had three or more candidates on the 2011 general election ballot, leaving no districts uncontested.

Primary challenges

Twelve incumbents faced competition in the June 7 primary.

The following 12 incumbents (8 Democrats, 4 Republicans) won their primaries:

District 20: Incumbent Democrat Joseph Cryan
District 20: Incumbent Democrat Annette Quijano
District 25: Incumbent Republican Anthony Bucco, Jr.
District 25: Incumbent Republican Michael Carroll
District 27: Incumbent Democrat Nicholas Sacco
District 27: Incumbent Democrat John McKeon
District 28: Incumbent Democrat Cleopatra Tucker
District 28: Incumbent Democrat Ralph Caputo
District 32: Incumbent Democrat Vincent Prieto
District 33: Incumbent Democrat Ruben Ramos, Jr.
District 40: Incumbent Republican David Russo
District 40: Incumbent Republican Scott Rumana

Retiring incumbents

Eighteen incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 62 (77.5%) ran for re-election. Of the 18 incumbents who did not run for re-election, 3 are Democrats, 6 are Republicans, and one is an independent.

Incumbents who retired are:

District 2: Incumbent Republican Vincent Polistina
District 4: Incumbent Republican Domenick DiCicco, displaced by redistricting
District 7: Incumbent Democrat Jack Conners
District 8: Incumbent Democrat Patrick Delany
District 10: Incumbent Republican James Holzapfel
District 11: Incumbent Republican David Rible, displaced by redistricting
District 12: Incumbent Republican Caroline Casagrande, displaced by redistricting
District 12: Incumbent Republican Declan O'Scanlon, Jr., displaced by redistricting
District 13: Incumbent Republican Samuel Thompson
District 16: Incumbent Republican Denise Coyle, displaced by redistricting
District 30: Incumbent Republican Ronald Dancer, displaced by redistricting
District 30: Incumbent Republican Joseph Malone, III, displaced by redistricting
District 32: Incumbent Democrat Joan Quigley
District 33: Incumbent Democrat Caridad Rodriguez
District 35: Incumbent Democrat Elease Evans
District 35: Incumbent Democrat Nellie Pou
District 36: Incumbent Democrat Kevin J. Ryan
District 38: Incumbent Democrat Joan Voss

Incumbents displaced by redistricting

Eight incumbent representatives were displaced by the 2011 redistricting process. Of the 8 displaced incumbents, 1 is a Democrat and 7 are Republicans.

Incumbents who were displaced by redistricting:

District 4: Incumbent Republican Domenick DiCicco now resides in district 3.
District 11: Incumbent Republican David Rible now resides in district 30.
District 12: Incumbent Republican Caroline Casagrande now resides in district 11.
District 12: Incumbent Republican Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. now resides in district 13.
District 16: Incumbent Republican Denise Coyle, who is not seeking re-election.
District 30: Incumbent Republican Joseph Malone, III now resides in district 7.
District 30: Incumbent Republican Ronald Dancer now resides in district 12.
District 32: Incumbent Democrat Joan Quigley, who is not seeking re-election.

Primary competitiveness

See also: Ballotpedia news report on New Jersey primary competitiveness

Despite the heightened political climate of the 2010 general elections, New Jersey's 2011 General Assembly primaries remained mostly uncompetitive. As in previous years, a large majority of the state's major party candidates proceeded to the general election without a primary challenge. Of the 79 party primaries, only 15 were contested. In the General Assembly, a contested primary featured at least 3 candidates in the top-2 vote getters advanced to the general election.

Comparing Contested Primaries in Past General Assembly Elections
	Democrats			Republicans			Total
	2007	2009	2011	2007	2009	2011	2007	2009	2011
Open contested	2	0	2	1	6	6	3	6	8
Open uncontested	15	15	14	24	17	18	39	32	32
Incumbent contested	3	9	5	3	8	2	6	6	7
Incumbent uncontested	20	16	18	9	7	14	29	23	32
No Candidates	0	0	1	3	2	0	3	2	1
Total contested	5	9	7	4	14	8	9	23	15
Total uncontested	35	31	32	33	24	32	68	55	64

Qualifications

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

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^[6].
Disclose any criminal convictions^[7].

Campaign contributions

See also: State-by-state comparison of donations to state house campaigns

2011

On November 3, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission published fundraising figures detailing the top fundraisers through October 25, 2011. During this period candidates from all districts spent a total of $24,828,692--an 8% drop from 2007. The top ten fundraising districts are as follows:^[8]

District	Amt. Raised	Amt. Spent
District 2	$3,762,118	$3,161,517
District 38	$3,394,798	$3,023,924
District 27	$2,596,811	$1,478,438
District 3	$2,331,779	$1,753,254
District 7	$2,139,112	$1,642,013
District 14	$1,971,949	$1,850,513
District 36	$1,690,651	$1,205,468
District 1	$1,302,937	$1,149,273
District 18	$1,148,826	$809,782
District 17	$1,147,997	$352,571

Past elections

This chart shows how many candidates ran for general assembly in New Jersey in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in general assembly races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[9]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2009	205	$20,543,144
2007	204	$26,388,602
2005	212	$23,299,489
2003	233	$15,682,188

In 2009, The top 10 donors were:^[10]

Donor	Amount
Add Funds Transferred from Prior Campaign	$4,069,343
Fund of Joe Roberts Assembly Speaker	$861,000
New Jersey Education Association	$367,675
New Jersey Association of Realtors	$263,375
New Jersey Business & Industry Association	$220,475
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 9	$214,825
New Jersey Regional Council of Carpenters	$212,710
Republican National Committee	$174,340
Electrical Workers Local 351	$149,400
New Jersey Dental Association	$146,825

Endorsements

Labor unions

On August 4, the New Jersey AFL-CIO voted to deny 22 Democrats, most notably Senators Stephen Sweeney and Donald Norcross, their endorsement in the 2011 general election. Earlier this year, these Democrats crossed the aisle and voted in favor of preventing public employee unions from collectively bargaining for health benefits and pensions--a move opposed by state labor unions.^[4]

Although their endorsements were voted down, Sweeney and Norcross just barely missed the mark. A two-thirds vote of the endorsement convention is needed to bestow an official endorsement. Sweeney and Norcross fell short with 61% and 59%, respectively.^[4]

Four Assembly Democrats (also union officials) who voted against the revocation of bargaining rights received enthusiastic endorsements--Thomas Giblin, Wayne DeAngelo, Joseph Egan and Nelson Albano all received endorsements on August 4. No Republicans were endorsed by the AFL-CIO.^[4]

List of candidates

Note: The following are the official candidates, as of May 16, 2011. Third party candidates will be added to the New Jersey Department of State's General Assembly candidate list on June 7. That information will then be reflected here on the day of the primary.

District 1

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Nelson Albano a Incumbent Albano was first elected to District 1 in 2005.
Matthew Milam a Incumbent Milam was first elected to District 1 in 2007.

June 7 Republican Primary:

November 8 General election candidates:

District 2

Note: Incumbent Vincent Polistina (R) did not run for re-election. He instead ran for District 2 of the State Senate.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

June 7 Republican Primary:

John Amodeo a Incumbent Amodeo was first elected to District 2 in 2007.
Chris Brown a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 3

June 7 Democratic Primary:

John Burzichelli a Incumbent Burzichelli was first elected to District 3 in 2001.
Celeste Riley a Incumbent Riley was first elected to District 3 in 2009.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Domenick DiCicco a DiCicco served as the incumbent in District 4 in 2010. Redistricting moved him into District 3.
Bob Villare a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 4

Note: Incumbent Domenick DiCicco (R) ran for election in District 3.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Paul Moriarty a Incumbent Moriarty was first elected to District 4 in 2005.
Gabriela Mosquera a
John Caramanna Note: Caramanna was removed from the ballot when his candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Shelley Lovett a
Agnes Gardiner a Gardiner withdrew, she was replaced by Patricia Fratticcioli.

Independent candidate:

Tony Celeste a

November 8 General election candidates:

Paul Moriarty

Gabriela Mosquera

Shelley Lovett

Patricia Fratticcioli

Tony Celeste

District 5

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Angel Fuentes a Incumbent Fuentes was first elected to District 5 in 2009.
Gilbert Wilson a Incumbent Wilson was first elected to District 5 in 2009.

June 7 Republican Primary:

William Levins a
Ari Ford a Ford withdrew, he was replaced by Terrell Ratliff
Donna Ward

November 8 General election candidates:

District 6

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Louis Greenwald a Incumbent Greenwald was first elected to District 6 in 1995.
Pamela Lampitt a Incumbent Lampitt that was first elected to District 6 in 2005.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Allan Richardson a
Sharon Moran a Moran withdrew, he was replaced by Greg Horton.

November 8 General election candidates:

District 7

Note: Incumbent Jack Conners (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Herb Conaway a Incumbent Conaway was first elected to District 7 in 1997.
Troy Singleton a Conners decided to retire before the end of his term. Candidate Singleton was appointed to fill the seat.^[11]
Ken Gordon Note: Gordon dropped out of the race in late April.^[12]
Yvette Sterling Note: Sterling was removed from the ballot when her candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.

June 7 Republican Primary:

~~Joseph Malone, III~~ a Incumbent Malone was first elected to District 30 in 1993. Redistricting moved Malone to the new District 7.^[13] Following the June primary, Malone announced that he would retire prior to the end of his term.^[14] He was replaced on the Republican ticket by James Keenan.
Christopher Halgas a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 8

Note: Incumbent Patrick Delany (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Sharyn Pertnoy-Schmidt a Pertnoy-Schmidt dropped out of the race after the primary. Anita Lovely replaced her on the ballot.
Raymond Storck a Storck dropped out of the race after the primary. Pam Finnerty replaced him on the ballot.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Scott Rudder a Incumbent Rudder was first elected to District 8 in 2007.
~~Patrick Delany~~ a Incumbent Delany resigned after winning the Republican primary. Chris Brown was chosen to replace him.

Independent candidate:

Robert Edward Forchion, Jr. a

November 8 General election candidates:

Robert Edward Forchion, Jr.

District 9

June 7 Democratic Primary:

June 7 Republican Primary:

Brian Rumpf a Incumbent Rumpf was first elected to District 9 in 2003.
DiAnne Gove a Incumbent Gove was first elected to District 9 in 2009.

November 8 General election candidates:

District 10

Note: Incumbent James Holzapfel (R) did not run for re-election. He ran for State Senate District 10.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Bette Wary a
Eli Eytan a

June 7 Republican Primary:

David Wolfe a Incumbent Wolfe was first elected to District 10 in 1991.
Gregory McGuckin a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 11

Note: Incumbent David Rible (R) did not run for re-election in District 11.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Marilyn Schlossbach a Schlossbach withdrew from the race and was replaced by Kathleen Horgan.
Vin Gopal a

June 7 Republican Primary:

Caroline Casagrande a Incumbent Casagrande was first elected to District 12 in 2007. Redistricting moved her into the new District 11.
Mary Pat Angelini a Incumbent Angelini was first elected to District 11 in 2007.

Independent candidate:

Daniel Jacobson a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 12

Note: Incumbents Caroline Casagrande and Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. (R) ran for re-election in different districts. Casagrande ran in District 11 and O'Scanlon ran in District 13.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Catherine Tinney Rome a
William Spedding a
Haresh Hemrajani Note: Hemrajani was removed from the ballot when his candidacy was found invalid in April.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Ronald Dancer a Incumbent Dancer was first elected to District 30 in 2001. Redistricting moved Dancer from District 30 to the new District 12.^[15]
Robert Clifton a

November 8 General election candidates:

Catherine Tinney Rome

William Spedding

Ronald Dancer

Robert Clifton

District 13

Note: Incumbent Samuel Thompson (R) did not run for re-election. He instead ran for Senate District 13.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Kevin Lavan a
Patrick Short a

June 7 Republican Primary:

Amy Handlin a Incumbent Handlin was first elected to District 13 in 2005.
Declan O'Scanlon, Jr. a Incumbent O'Scanlon was first elected to District 12 in 2007. Redistricting moved him from District 12 to the new District 13.^[16]

Independent candidates:

Frank Cottone a

Constitution party candidates:

November 8 General election candidates:

Kevin Lavan

Patrick Short

Amy Handlin

Declan O'Scanlon, Jr.

Frank Cottone

William Lawton

District 14

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Daniel Benson a Incumbent Benson was first elected to District 14 in 2011.
Wayne DeAngelo a Incumbent DeAngelo was first elected to District 14 in 2007.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Bruce MacDonald
David Fried a Fried withdrew after the primary for health reasons and was replaced by Sheree McGowan.^[17]
Wayne Wittman a

Green Party candidate:

Steven Welzer a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 15

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Reed Gusciora a Incumbent Gusciora was first elected to District 15 in 1995.
Bonnie Watson Coleman a Incumbent Coleman was first elected to District 15 in 1997.
Daniel Toto (D) Note: Toto was removed from the ballot after his candidacy was found invalid on April 27, 2011.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Peter Yull a
Kathy Kilcommons a

November 8 General election candidates:

Reed Gusciora

Bonnie Watson Coleman

Peter Yull

Kathy Kilcommons

District 16

Note: Incumbent Denise Coyle (R) initially filed to run for re-election but instead has withdrawn, citing an inability to feasibly move her home into the 16th district after redistricting relocated her residence in a new district.^[18]

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Marie Corfield a
Joe Camarota a

June 7 Republican Primary:

Peter Biondi a Incumbent Biondi was first elected to District 16 in 1997.
Jack Ciattarelli a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 17

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Joseph Egan a Incumbent Egan was first elected to District 17 in 2001.
Upendra Chivukula a Incumbent Chivukula was first elected to District 17 in 2001.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Carlo Dilalla a
Robert Mettler a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 18

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Patrick Diegnan, Jr. a Incumbent Diegnan was first elected to District 18 in 2001.
Peter Barnes, III a Incumbent Barnes was first elected to District 18 in 2007.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Joseph Sinagra a
Marcia Silva a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 19

June 7 Democratic Primary:

John Wisniewski a Incumbent Wisniewski was first elected to District 19 in 1995.
Craig Coughlin a Incumbent Coughlin was first elected to District 19 in 2009.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Angel Leon a
Shane Robinson a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 20

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Joseph Cryan a Incumbent Cryan was first elected to District 20 in 2001.
Annette Quijano a Incumbent Quijano was first elected to District 20 in 2007.
Tony Monteiro
Carlos Cedeno

June 7 Republican Primary:

John Donoso a

November 8 General election candidates:

Joseph Cryan

Annette Quijano

John Donoso

District 21

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Bruce Bergen a
Norman Albert a

June 7 Republican Primary:

Nancy Munoz a Incumbent Munoz was first elected to District 21 in 2009.
Jon Bramnick a Incumbent Bramnick was first elected to District 21 in 2003.

Libertarian Party candidate:

Darren Young a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 22

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Gerald Green a Incumbent Green was first elected to District 22 in 1991.
Linda Stender a Incumbent Stender was first elected to District 22 in 2001.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Joan Van Pelt a
Jeffrey First a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 23

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Scott McDonald a
Karen Carroll a

June 7 Republican Primary:

Erik Peterson a Incumbent Peterson was first elected to District 23 in December 2009.
John DiMaio a Incumbent DiMaio was first elected to District 23 in February 2009.

November 8 General election candidates:

District 24

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Leslie Huhn a
Jim Nye a

June 7 Republican Primary:

Alison McHose a Incumbent McHose was first elected to District 24 in 2003.
Gary Chiusano a Incumbent Chiusano was first elected to District 24 in 2007.

Independent candidates:

Mark Quick a

Independent candidates:

Rose Ann Salanitri

November 8 General election candidates:

Jim Nye

District 25

June 7 Democratic Primary:

June 7 Republican Primary:

Anthony Bucco, Jr. a Incumbent Bucco was first elected to District 25 in 2009.
John Sierchio
George Tannous Note: Tannous withdrew from the race in April, after his candidacy was challenged.
Michael Carroll a Incumbent Carroll was first elected to District 25 in 1995.

November 8 General election candidates:

District 26

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Elliot Isibor a
Joseph Raich a

June 7 Republican Primary:

Alex DeCroce a Incumbent DeCroce was first elected to District 26 in 1989.
Jay Webber a Incumbent Webber was first elected to District 26 in 2007.
Joseph Scafa Note: Scafa withdrew from the race in April.
Gary Steele Note: Steele was removed from the ballot in late April after the Secretary of State's office found his candidacy invalid.

Green Party candidate:

Michael Spector a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 27

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Ellen Steinberg
Mila Jasey a Incumbent Jasey was first elected to District 27 in 2007.
John McKeon a Incumbent McKeon was first elected to District 27 in 2001.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Lee Holtzman a
Nicole Hagner a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 28

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Cleopatra Tucker a Incumbent Tucker was first elected to District 28 in 2007.
Ralph Caputo a Incumbent Caputo was first elected to District 28 in 2007.
Michael Frazzano

June 7 Republican Primary:

Carol Humphreys a
Sajda Barlas a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 29

June 7 Democratic Primary:

L. Grace Spencer a Incumbent Spencer was first elected to District 29 in 2007.
Alberto Coutinho a Incumbent Coutinho was first elected to District 29 in 2007.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Elaine Guarino a
Lisa Kistner a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 30

Note: Incumbent Ronald Dancer (R) ran for re-election in District 12. Incumbent Joseph Malone, III (R) ran for re-election in District 7.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

June 7 Republican Primary:

Sean Kean a Incumbent Kean was first elected to Senate District 11 in 2007.
David Rible a Incumbent Rible was first elected to Assembly District 11 in 2008. Redistricting moved him from District 11 to the new District 30.^[19]

Libertarian Party candidate:

David Schneck a

November 8 General election candidates:

District 31

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Charles Mainor a Incumbent Mainor was first elected to District 31 in 2009.
Jason O'Donnell a Incumbent O'Donnell was first elected to District 31 in 2009.

June 7 Republican Primary:

November 8 General election candidates:

District 32

Note: Incumbent Joan Quigley (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Vincent Prieto a Incumbent Prieto was first elected to District 32 in 2003.
Angelica Jimenez a
Francisco Torres

June 7 Republican Primary:

Independent candidates:

November 8 General election candidates:

District 33

Note: Incumbent Caridad Rodriguez (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Ravi Bhalla
Ruben Ramos, Jr. a Incumbent Ramos was first elected to District 33 in 2007.
Sean Connors a

June 7 Republican Primary:

November 8 General election candidates:

District 34

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Sheila Oliver a Incumbent Oliver was first elected to District 34 in 2003.
Thomas Giblin a Incumbent Giblin was first elected to District 34 in 2005.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Independent candidates:

November 8 General election candidates:

District 35

Note: Incumbents Elease Evans (D) and Nellie Pou (D) are not running for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

June 7 Republican Primary:

November 8 General election candidates:

District 36

Note: Incumbent Kevin J. Ryan (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Gary Schaer a Incumbent Schaer was first elected to District 36 in 2005.
Marlene Caride a

June 7 Republican Primary:

November 8 General election candidates:

District 37

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Valerie Vainieri Huttle a Incumbent Huttle was first elected to District 37 in 2005.
Gordon Johnson a Incumbent Johnson was first elected to District 37 in 2001.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Keith Jensen a
Gregory Aslanian a

Libertarian Party candidate:

Julian Heicklen a

November 8 General election candidates:

Valerie Vainieri Huttle

District 38

Note: Incumbent Joan Voss (D) did not run for re-election.

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Connie Terranova Wagner a Incumbent Wagner was first elected to District 38 in 2007.
Timothy Eustace a

June 7 Republican Primary:

Libertarian Party candidate:

Vinko Grskovic a

November 8 General election candidates:

Connie Terranova Wagner

District 39

June 7 Democratic Primary:

Anthony Iannarelli, Jr. Note: Iannarelli was removed from the primary ballot, but won the primary as a write-in.
Michael McCarthy Note: McCarthy was removed from the ballot, but won the primary as a write-in.

June 7 Republican Primary:

Michael Wilson Note: Wilson was removed from the ballot when his candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.
Sara Adele Higgins Note: Higgins was removed from the ballot when her candidacy was found invalid by the Secretary of State's office in late April.
Charlotte Vandervalk a Incumbent Vandervalk was first elected to District 39 in 1991. After the primary, she decided not to run for re-election. She was replaced by Holly Schepisi.
Robert Schroeder a Incumbent Schroeder was first elected to District 39 in 2009.

Independent candidate:

Clinton Bosca a

November 8 General election candidates:

Anthony Iannarelli, Jr.

District 40

June 7 Democratic Primary:

June 7 Republican Primary:

David Russo a Incumbent Russo was first elected to District 40 in 1989.
Scott Rumana a Incumbent Rumana was first elected to District 40 in 2007.
Louis D'Angelo
Ernesto Sesso

November 8 General election candidates:

External links

References

[thicket-0] 1.0 ^1.1 The Thicket of State Legislatures, Why do Four States Have Odd-Year Elections?, Aug. 25, 2011

[APP-1] Asbury Park Press, "Race for Legislature is on," September 23, 2011

[ticker-2] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 PolitickerNJ, "New Jersey Legislative Forecast," November 1, 2011

[spotlight-3] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 NJ Spotlight, "Election 2011: Where the Republicans Can Pick Up Assembly Seats," April 12, 2011

[4] The Republic, "Christie: NJ GOP won't lose any legislative seats to Democrats in upcoming midterm elections," November 1, 2011

[5] New Jersey Secretary of State "Partisan Office Candidate Requirements

[6] New Jersey Secretary of State "Memo to General Assembly and Senate Candidates on Criminal Disclosure", April 8, 2005

[7] New Jersey ELEC, "News Release," November 3, 2011

[8] Follow the Money, New Jersey

[9] Follow the Money: "New Jersey House 2009 Campaign Contributions"

[10] Courier Post Online, "Singleton to fill Conners' seat," September 14, 2011

[11] Burlington County Times, "Gordon no longer pursuing Assembly," April 26, 2011

[12] Register-News, "Redistriicting moves Malone from 30th to 7th District," April 6, 2011

[13] Philly.com, "Malone says his departure had nothing to do with redistricting," June 15, 2011

[14] The Messenger-Press, "ROBBINSVILLE: Mayor Fried mulling Assembly bid," April 5, 2011

[15] Freehold Patch, "New Map Moves Freehold Into Redrawn 11th District," April 4, 2011

[16] NJ.com, "Sheree McGowan aims for Dave Fried's spot on GOP ticket in 14th District Assembly race," August 17, 2011

[17] Basking Ridge Patch "Denise Coyle Explains Decision to Retire From NJ Assembly," April 16, 2011

[18] Eatontown-Tinton Falls Patch, "Kean Will Seek Assembly Seat in 30th District," April 6, 2011

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