2007 New Jersey Senate election

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

2007 New Jersey Senate elections
November 4, 2007
All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
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 Increase 2 Decrease 1
Results by district
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Senate President before election

Richard Codey
Democratic

 Elected Senate President

Richard Codey
Democratic

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

Democratic

Republican

Summary of results by State Senate district
District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
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[lower-alpha 1] 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.

Close races
  1. District 12, 7.86% gain

District 1
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeff Van Drew 28,240 55.7% N/A
Republican Nicholas Asselta (incumbent) 22,469 44.3% Decrease 36.6
Total votes 50,709 100.0%

District 2
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Whelan 27,913 57.1% Increase 20.0
Republican Sonny McCullough (incumbent) 21,013 42.9% Decrease 17.1
Total votes 48,926 100.0%

District 3
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Stephen M. Sweeney 29,908 57.3% Increase 3.3
Republican Mark Cimino 20,645 39.6% Decrease 6.4
Get a Grip William F. Mead 1,635 3.1% N/A
Total votes 52,188 100.0%

District 4
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred Madden (incumbent) 21,395 59.8% Increase 9.7
Republican Shelley Lovett 14,364 40.2% Decrease 9.7
Total votes 35,759 100.0%

District 5
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dana Redd 16,918 62.9% Decrease 2.0
Republican Hans Berg 9,983 37.1% Increase 2.0
Total votes 26,901 100.0%

District 6
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John H. Adler (incumbent) 25,737 61.9% Increase 0.9
Republican Joseph A. Adolf 15,846 38.1% Decrease 0.9
Total votes 41,583 100.0%

District 7
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Diane Allen (incumbent) 23,185 55.6% Decrease 4.7
Democratic Richard S. Dennison Jr. 18,511 44.4% Increase 4.7
Total votes 41,696 100.0%

District 8
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Phil Haines 28,148 60.9% Decrease 6.0
Democratic Francis L. Bodine 18,066 39.1% Increase 6.0
Total votes 46,214 100.0%

District 9
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Christopher J. Connors 35,504 62.3% Decrease 3.3
Democratic Russell K. Corby 21,524 37.7% Increase 3.3
Total votes 57,028 100.0%

District 10
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent) 30,164 62.9% Decrease 2.2
Democratic Britta Forsberg Wenzel 15,712 32.8% Decrease 2.1
Libertarian Jim Miller 2,042 4.3% N/A
Total votes 47,918 100.0%

District 11
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sean T. Kean 28,403 63.3% Increase 4.6
Democratic John A. Villapiano 16,465 36.7% Increase 9.3
Total votes 44,868 100.0%

District 12
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jennifer Beck 26,743 53.9% Increase 11.4
Democratic Ellen Karcher (incumbent) 22,844 46.1% Decrease 6.3
Total votes 49,587 100.0%

District 13
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joe Kyrillos (incumbent) 25,119 60.7% Increase 6.6
Democratic Leonard L. Inzerillo 16,267 39.3% Decrease 1.8
Total votes 41,386 100.0%

District 14
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Baroni 33,207 62.3% Increase 3.7
Democratic Seema Singh 20,081 37.7% Decrease 1.2
Total votes 53,288 100.0%

District 15
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner (incumbent) 20,100 62.8% Decrease 4.6
Republican Bob Martin 11,924 37.2% Increase 4.6
Total votes 32,024 100.0%

District 16
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kip Bateman 27,846 61.6% Decrease 38.4
Democratic Wayne G. Fox 17,378 38.4% N/A
Total votes 45,224 100.0%

District 17
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Smith (incumbent) 16,898 61.7% Increase 0.7
Republican John Costello 10,506 38.3% Decrease 0.7
Total votes 27,404 100.0%

District 18
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara Buono (incumbent) 21,365 62.4% Increase 3.9
Republican Daniel H. Brown 12,896 37.6% Decrease 3.9
Total votes 34,261 100.0%

District 19
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Vitale (incumbent) 18,864 66.4% Increase 0.9
Republican Donald H. Nelsen Jr. 9,557 33.6% Decrease 0.9
Total votes 28,421 100.0%

District 20
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) 9,760 58.7% Decrease 3.5
Republican Linda Gaglione 4,478 26.9% Decrease 9.4
Clean Up Government Stanley J. Moskal 2,387 14.4% N/A
Total votes 16,625 100.0%

District 21
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Thomas H. Kean Jr. (incumbent) 29,795 59.7% Decrease 7.7
Democratic Gina Genovese 20,092 40.3% Increase 9.9
Total votes 49,887 100.0%

District 22
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nicholas Scutari (incumbent) 14,711 56.9% Increase 1.9
Republican Rose McConnell 11,139 43.1% Decrease 1.9
Total votes 25,850 100.0%

District 23
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leonard Lance (incumbent) 32,198 67.0% Decrease 1.0
Democratic Harvey Baron 13,124 27.3% Decrease 4.7
For State Senate Daniel Z. Seyler 2,763 5.7% N/A
Total votes 48,085 100.0%

District 24
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Oroho 31,143 69.5% Increase 1.4
Democratic Edwin C. Selby 13,694 30.5% Decrease 1.4
Total votes 44,837 100.0%

District 25
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Anthony R. Bucco (incumbent) 23,754 61.5% Increase 6.4
Democratic Frank Herbert 14,881 38.5% Decrease 6.4
Total votes 38,635 100.0

District 26
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joe Pennacchio 26,567 66.4% Increase 0.4
Democratic Wasim A. Khan 13,442 33.6% Decrease 0.4
Total votes 40,009 100.0%

District 27
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Codey (incumbent) 23,631 78.8% Increase 13.0
Republican Joseph A. Fischer 6,368 21.2% Decrease 13.0
Total votes 29,999 100.0%

District 28
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ronald Rice (incumbent) 12,821 77.0% Increase 3.6
Republican Herbert Glenn 3,838 23.0% Increase 0.1
Total votes 16,659 100.0%

District 29
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Teresa Ruiz (incumbent) 10,816 57.2% Decrease 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% Decrease 4.4
Total votes 18,922 100.0%

District 30
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Robert Singer (incumbent) 23,072 61.6% Decrease 1.0
Democratic Steven Morlino 14,365 38.4% Increase 1.0
Total votes 37,437 100.0%

District 31
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sandra Bolden Cunningham 10,821 87.7% Increase 20.6
Eliminate Primary Elections Louis Vernotico 1,511 12.3% N/A
Total votes 12,332 100.0

District 32
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nicholas Sacco (incumbent) 16,780 82.8% Increase 5.9
Republican John Pluchino 3,474 17.2% Decrease 1.0
Total votes 20,254 100.0%

District 33
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian P. Stack 20,313 100.0% Increase 19.1
Total votes 20,313 100.0%

District 34
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nia Gill (incumbent) 17,178 100.0% Increase 30.3
Total votes 17,178 100.0%

District 35
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John A. Girgenti 14,265 100.0% Increase 31.4
Total votes 14,265 100.0%

District 36
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paul Sarlo (incumbent)votes=14,895 {{{votes}}} 56.8% Increase 3.5
Republican Michael A. Guarino 11,317 43.2% Decrease 1.0
Total votes 26,212 100.0%

District 37
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Loretta Weinberg (incumbent) 24,118 75.3% Increase 2.3
Republican Clara S. Nibot 7,924 24.7% Decrease 2.3
Total votes 32,042 100.0%

District 38
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert M. Gordon 22,351 59.9% Increase 4.2
Republican Robert Colletti 14,949 40.1% Decrease 4.2
Total votes 37,300 100.0%

District 39
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) 27,623 55.4% Decrease 6.9
Democratic Joseph Ariyan 22,272 44.6% Increase 6.9
Total votes 48,895 100.0

District 40
New Jersey general election, 2007[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 26,214 66.2% Increase 1.7
Democratic John Zunic 13,395 33.8% Decrease 1.7
Total votes 39,609 100.0%

References
  1. Margolin, Josh (November 23, 2009). "Democrats vote N.J. Sen. Stephen Sweeney in as Senate president". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved July 21, 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. "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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