2017 New Jersey Senate election
The 2017 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2017, to elect Senators for all 40 legislative districts across New Jersey. These elections coincided with the election of Governor Phil Murphy. The winners of this election serve in the 218th New Jersey Legislature, with seats apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. The Democratic Party grew its majority in the Senate, with incumbent Senate President Steve Sweeney re-elected to the top leadership post. Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. continued to lead his party as Minority Leader. This was the first state Senate election cycle in 10 years where any party flipped a Senate seat.
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Democrats briefly held 26 seats from January through December 2019 following the party switch of Dawn Addiego bringing Democrats to controlling the highest percentage of seats since 1977. However, a 2019 special election in District 1, reduced Democrats back to 25 seats.
Contents Summary of results • Incumbents not running 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 |
Summary of results
25 | 15 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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2013 | 2017 | +/− | Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
Democratic Party | 24 | 25 | 1 | 62.50% | 1,185,420 | 59.5% | +12.1% | |
Republican Party | 16 | 15 | 1 | 37.50% | 802,418 | 40.3% | −11.8% | |
Green Party | - | - | - | - | 1,306 | 0.1% | - | |
Libertarian Party | - | - | - | - | 574 | <0.1% | −0.1% | |
Independent | - | - | - | - | 2,545 | 0.1% | −0.4% | |
Totals | 40 | 40 | 0 | 100.0% | 1,992,263 | 100.0% | - | |
Source: Election Statistics – New Jersey Secretary of State (note: does not include blank, write-in and over/under votes) |
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- Legislative District 16, 0.8%
- Legislative District 8, 4.4%
- Legislative District 25, 4.4%
- Legislative District 39, 6.5%
- Legislative District 2, 7% gain
- Legislative District 11, 7.2% gain
- Legislative District 21, 9.4%
Incumbents not seeking re-election
Democratic
- Raymond Lesniak, District 20 (running for Governor)[1]
Republican
In addition, four members who were elected in the last election in 2013 have since left office: Donald Norcross (D-5th, resigned),[4] Peter J. Barnes III (D-18th, resigned),[5] Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40th, resigned),[6] and Jim Whelan (D-2nd, died in office).[7]
Summary of results by State Senate district
Results by district
District 1
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Jeff Van Drew, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeff Van Drew | 6,410 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,410 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Mary Gruccio, Superintendent of Vineland Public Schools and former Cumberland County Freeholder[9]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mary Gruccio | 6,279 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,279 | 100.0 |
Independents and third parties
- Declared
- Anthony Parisi Sanchez (Independent), community activist and former Marine Corps reservist[10]
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- American Federations of Teachers[14]
- Polling
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of error |
Jeff Van Drew (D) |
Mary Gruccio (R) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stockton University | September 13–18, 2017 | 430 LV | ± 4.7% | 61% | 28% | 4% | 5% |
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeff Van Drew (incumbent) | 35,464 | 64.8 | 5.4 | |
Republican | Mary Gruccio | 18,589 | 34.0 | 5.2 | |
Cannot Be Bought | Anthony Parisi Sanchez | 652 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Total votes | 54,705 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 2
Incumbent Democratic Senator Jim Whelan declined to seek a fourth term, announcing his retirement on January 4, 2017.[16] Whelan died in office on August 22.[7]
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Colin Bell, former Atlantic County Freeholder and nominee for Assembly in 2015[17]
- Withdrawn
- Vince Mazzeo, state assemblyman (running for re-election)[18][17]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Colin Bell | 7,928 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,928 | 100.0 |
Following the death of Whelan on August 22, 2017, Bell was unanimously selected to fill the remainder of his term by local Democratic committee members on September 5, and was sworn in on October 5.[19][20]
Republican primary
- Declared
- Chris A. Brown, state assemblyman[21]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Brown | 5,981 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,981 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Polling
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Colin Bell (D) |
Chris Brown (R) |
Other | Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stockton University | October 26 – November 1, 2017 | 530 LV | ± 4.3% | 43% | 46% | 1% | 8% |
Stockton University | September 23–28, 2017 | 521 LV | ± 4.3% | 46.5% | 46.2% | <1% | 5% |
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris Brown | 26,950 | 53.5 | 8.5 | ||
Democratic | Colin Bell (incumbent) | 23,406 | 46.5 | 8.5 | ||
Total votes | 50,356 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 3
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Stephen M. Sweeney, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steve Sweeney | 7,748 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,748 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Fran Grenier, chairman of the Salem County Republican Party and former Woodstown Borough Councilman[30]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Fran Grenier | 4,144 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,144 | 100.0 |
General election
- Polling
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of error |
Stephen M. Sweeney (D) |
Fran Grenier (R) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Global Strategy Group[31] | October 9–12, 2017 | 402 LV | ± 4.9% | 48% | 36% | 14% |
Cygnal (R)[32] | October 9–11, 2017 | 402 LV | ± 4.87% | 42% | 36% | 22% |
Cygnal (R)[32] | September 19–20, 2017 | 402 LV | ± 4.87% | 48% | 30% | 22% |
- Endorsements
- Individuals
- Phil Murphy, former United States Ambassador to Germany and candidate for Governor of New Jersey
- Organizations
- U.S. Representatives
- Frank LoBiondo, Representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district[36]
- Organizations
- New Jersey Education Association PAC[12]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Steve Sweeney (incumbent) | 31,822 | 58.8 | 4.0 | |
Republican | Fran Grenier | 22,336 | 41.2 | 4.0 | |
Total votes | 54,158 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 4
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Fred H. Madden, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Fred H. Madden | 11,349 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,349 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Michael Pascetta
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael Pascetta | 3,713 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 3,713 | 100.0 |
Pascetta was not on the official list of candidates for the general election.[15]
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Fred H. Madden (incumbent) | 38,790 | 100.0 | 42.1 | |
Total votes | 38,790 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 5
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Nilsa Cruz-Perez, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | 11,069 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,069 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Keith Walker | 2,557 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,557 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nilsa Cruz-Perez (incumbent) | 29,031 | 66.1 | 33.9 | |
Republican | Keith Walker | 14,463 | 32.9 | N/A | |
Challenge Promise Fix | Mohammad Kabir | 454 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | 43,948 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 6
Democratic primary
- Declared
- James Beach, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Beach | 14,344 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,344 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Robert Shapiro
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Shapiro | 4,037 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,037 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James Beach (incumbent) | 41,376 | 69.4 | 6.0 | |
Republican | Robert Shapiro | 18,249 | 30.6 | 6.0 | |
Total votes | 59,625 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 7
Citing health concerns, incumbent Republican Senator Diane Allen declined to run for a seventh term, announcing her retirement on January 31, 2017.[2]
Republican primary
- Declared
- Rob Prisco, Riverside Township Committeeman and nominee for Assembly in 2015[44][45]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rob Prisco | 5,803 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,803 | 100.0 |
On June 13, Governor Chris Christie nominated Prisco to a worker's compensation judgeship, whom consequently would later drop out. Local Republican committee members selected Delanco Mayor John Browne as a replacement candidate on September 6.[46][47]
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Troy Singleton, state assemblyman[48]
- Withdrawn
- Cory Cottingham[49]
- Declined
- Herb Conaway, state assemblyman (running for re-election)[44]
- Carol A. Murphy, director of policy and communication for Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera (running for Assembly)[50]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Troy Singleton | 13,434 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 13,434 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- U.S. representatives
- Donald Norcross, representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district[51]
- Other elected officials
- Stephen M. Sweeney, president of the New Jersey Senate[51]
- Organizations
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Troy Singleton | 40,685 | 65.7 | 26.1 | ||
Republican | John Browne | 21,229 | 34.3 | 26.1 | ||
Total votes | 61,914 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 8
Republican primary
- Declared
- Dawn Marie Addiego, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dawn Marie Addiego | 6,668 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,668 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- George B. Youngkin
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George B. Youngkin | 8,337 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,337 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dawn Marie Addiego (incumbent) | 30,795 | 52.2 | 11.3 | |
Democratic | George B. Youngkin | 28,158 | 47.8 | 11.3 | |
Total votes | 58,953 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 9
Republican primary
- Declared
- Christopher J. Connors, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 9,268 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,268 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Brian Corley White, attorney[52]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brian Corley White | 5,716 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,716 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Christopher J. Connors (incumbent) | 41,438 | 64.6 | 6.2 | |
Democratic | Brian Corley White | 22,717 | 35.4 | 6.2 | |
Total votes | 64,155 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 10
Republican primary
- Declared
- James W. Holzapfel, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 8,876 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,876 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Emma Mammano, mental health counselor[53]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Emma L. Mammano | 5,565 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,565 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jim Holzapfel (incumbent) | 39,555 | 62.5 | 7.2 | |
Democratic | Emma L. Mammano | 23,707 | 37.5 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | 63,262 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 11
Republican primary
- Declared
- Jennifer Beck, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jennifer Beck | 5,093 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,093 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Vin Gopal, businessman, nominee for Assembly in 2011, and former chairman of the Monmouth County Democratic Party (resigned upon declaration)[54]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vin Gopal | 8,496 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,496 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- AFL–CIO of New Jersey[33]
- American Federations of Teachers[14]
- Communication Workers of America[56]
- District Council 711 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades[57]
- Environment NJ[22]
- Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[11]
- Garden State Equality[58]
- Health Professionals and Allied Employees of New Jersey[59]
- League of Conservation Voters[28]
- New Jersey Education Association PAC[12]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[43]
- Sierra Club of New Jersey[26]
- Polling
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of error |
Jennifer Beck (R) |
Vin Gopal (D) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D) | October 30 – November 1, 2017 | 400 LV | ± 4.9% | 48% | 49% |
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D) | July 17–19, 2017 | 400 LV | ± 4.9% | 52% | 41% |
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Vin Gopal | 31,308 | 53.6 | 14.8 | ||
Republican | Jennifer Beck (incumbent) | 27,150 | 46.4 | 13.6 | ||
Total votes | 58,458 | 100.0 | ||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
District 12
Republican primary
- Declared
- Art Haney, chairman of the Old Bridge Republican Party and former mayor of Old Bridge[60][61]
- Samuel D. Thompson, incumbent senator
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- Burlington County Republican Committee[62]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Samuel D. Thompson | 4,277 | 59.8 | |
Republican | Art Haney | 2,873 | 40.2 | |
Total votes | 7,150 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- David Lande, attorney[63]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David H. Lande | 5,818 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,818 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- NEW JOBS PAC[13]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Samuel D. Thompson (incumbent) | 30,013 | 56.7 | 8.7 | |
Democratic | David H. Lande | 21,888 | 41.4 | 6.8 | |
Coach Kev | Kevin Antoine | 990 | 1.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | 52,891 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 13
Incumbent Republican Senator Joe Kyrillos announced that he would not run for a ninth term on October 25, 2016.[3]
Republican primary
- Declared
- Declan O'Scanlon, state assemblyman[65]
- Withdrawn
- Amy Handlin, state assemblywoman (running for re-election)[66][67]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Declan O'Scanlon | 5,943 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,943 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Sean Byrnes, former Middletown Township Committeeman[68]
- Joshua Leinsdorf, former Princeton school board member and perennial candidate[69]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sean F. Byrnes | 7,252 | 92.8 | |
Democratic | Joshua Leinsdorf | 566 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | 7,818 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- State legislators
- Sen. Jennifer Beck, State Senator from Legislative District 11[70]
- Organizations
- NEW JOBS PAC[13]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Declan O’Scanlon | 34,976 | 55.1 | 13.0 | |
Democratic | Sean F. Byrnes | 28,493 | 44.9 | 14.3 | |
Total votes | 63,469 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 14
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Linda R. Greenstein, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Linda R. Greenstein | 10,890 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,890 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Bruce MacDonald, jewelry store owner[71]
- Ileana Schirmer, Hamilton Township (Mercer) Councilwoman[72]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ileana Schirmer | 3,481 | 80.9 | |
Republican | Bruce C. MacDonald | 824 | 19.1 | |
Total votes | 4,305 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- U.S. Senators
- Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida[73]
- State legislators
- Sen. Diane Allen, State Senator from Legislative District 7[74]
- Organizations
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Linda R. Greenstein (incumbent) | 34,474 | 56.5 | 6.1 | |
Republican | Ileana Schirmer | 26,548 | 43.5 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 61,022 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 15
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Shirley Turner, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 13,783 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 13,783 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Lee Eric Newton
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lee Eric Newton | 2,245 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,245 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Shirley K. Turner (incumbent) | 36,624 | 74.0 | 10.7 | |
Republican | Lee Eric Newton | 12,839 | 26.0 | 10.7 | |
Total votes | 49,463 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 16
Republican primary
- Declared
- Christopher Bateman, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Christopher "Kip" Bateman | 8,402 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,402 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Laurie Poppe, attorney, social worker, and nominee for Hillsborough Township Committee in 2015 and 2016[78]
- Withdrawn
- Declined
- Andrew Koontz, Mercer County Freeholder[81]
- Liz Lempert, Mayor of Princeton[81]
- Andrew Zwicker, state assemblyman (running for re-election)[81]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Laurie Poppe | 10,727 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,727 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- Polling
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of error |
Christopher Bateman (R) |
Laurie Poppe (D) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner[87] | August 17–21, 2017 | 401 LV | ± 4.9% | 48% | 40% |
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Christopher "Kip" Bateman (incumbent) | 32,229 | 50.4 | 9.9 | |
Democratic | Laurie Poppe | 31,655 | 49.6 | 9.9 | |
Total votes | 63,884 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 17
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Bill Irwin, Piscataway Board of Education President[88]
- Bob Smith, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith | 10,103 | 72.0 | |
Democratic | William J. Irwin | 3,933 | 28.0 | |
Total votes | 14,036 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Daryl J. Kipnis, attorney[89]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Daryl J. Kipnis | 2,069 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,069 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- League of Humane Voters[90]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 29,816 | 71.4 | 11.6 | |
Republican | Daryl J. Kipnis | 11,921 | 28.6 | 11.6 | |
Total votes | 41,737 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 18
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Patrick J. Diegnan, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 11,461 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,461 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Mark Csizmar, former East Brunswick Police officer and nominee for East Brunswick Township Council in 2016[91]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mark Csizmar | 2,561 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,561 | 100.0 |
Csizmar was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Lewis Glogower, who was previously one of the nominees for the Assembly seat.[15]
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- AFL–CIO of New Jersey[33]
- American Federations of Teachers[14]
- Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[11]
- League of Conservation Voters[28]
- New Jersey Education Association PAC[12]
- NEW JOBS PAC[13]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[43]
- Sierra Club of New Jersey[26]
- Working Families Alliance[42]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (incumbent) | 32,175 | 65.6 | 3.9 | |
Republican | Lewis Glogower | 16,860 | 34.4 | 3.9 | |
Total votes | 49,035 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 19
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Joe Vitale, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph F. Vitale | 9,038 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,038 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Arthur J. Rittenhouse Jr.
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Arthur J. Rittenhouse Jr. | 1,838 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 1,838 | 100.0 |
Following the primary, Rittenhouse dropped out of the race on September 14.[92]
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph F. Vitale (incumbent) | 27,681 | 100.0 | 37.4 | |
Total votes | 27,681 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 20
Incumbent Democratic Senator Raymond Lesniak declined to run for re-election and instead ran for governor.[1]
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Joseph Cryan, Union County Sheriff, former state assemblyman, and former chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee[93]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph P. Cryan | 9,666 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 9,666 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Ashraf Hanna
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ashraf Hanna | 690 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 690 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph P. Cryan | 25,772 | 83.7 | 16.3 | |
Republican | Ashraf Hanna | 5,023 | 16.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | 30,795 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 21
Republican primary
- Declared
- Thomas Kean Jr., incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas H. Kean Jr. | 7,789 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,789 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jill LaZare | 5,686 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,686 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Thomas H. Kean Jr. (incumbent) | 37,579 | 54.7 | 14.9 | |
Democratic | Jill LaZare | 31,123 | 45.3 | 14.9 | |
Total votes | 68,702 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 22
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Nicholas Scutari, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nicholas P. Scutari | 11,326 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,326 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Joseph A. Bonilla
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph A. Bonilla | 2,331 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,331 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nicholas P. Scutari (incumbent) | 29,563 | 67.3 | 7.8 | |
Republican | Joseph A. Bonilla | 14,362 | 32.7 | 7.8 | |
Total votes | 43,925 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 23
Republican primary
- Declared
- Michael J. Doherty, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael J. Doherty | 10,748 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,748 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Christine Lui Chen, health care executive[96]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Christine Lui Chen | 7,745 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,745 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Michael J. Doherty (incumbent) | 35,676 | 59.1 | 8.5 | |
Democratic | Christine Lui Chen | 24,730 | 40.9 | 9.7 | |
Total votes | 60,406 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 24
Republican primary
- Declared
- William Hayden, NJDOT employee and vice president of the Skylands Tea Party[98][99]
- Steve Oroho, incumbent senator[100][101]
- Withdrawn
- Gail Phoebus, state assemblywoman[102][103]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steven V. Oroho | 10,828 | 74.3 | |
Republican | William J. Hayden | 3,740 | 25.7 | |
Total votes | 14,568 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jennifer Hamilton | 6,715 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,715 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[11]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Steven V. Oroho (incumbent) | 35,641 | 61.0 | 9.4 | |
Democratic | Jennifer Hamilton | 22,760 | 39.0 | 9.4 | |
Total votes | 58,401 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 25
Republican primary
- Declared
- Anthony Bucco, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Anthony R. Bucco | 8,753 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,753 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Lisa Bhimani, OB/GYN[106]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lisa Bhimani | 8,596 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,596 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- NEW JOBS PAC[13]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Anthony R. Bucco (incumbent) | 30,659 | 52.2 | 34.6 | |
Democratic | Lisa Bhimani | 28,131 | 47.8 | N/A | |
Total votes | 58,790 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 26
Republican primary
- Declared
- Joseph Pennacchio, incumbent senator
- Declined
- Tom Mastrangelo, Morris County Freeholder[107]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joe Pennacchio | 10,378 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,378 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Elliot Isibor, nominee for Assembly in 2011 and 2013[108]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Elliot Isibor | 7,445 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,445 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- NEW JOBS PAC[13]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joe Pennacchio (incumbent) | 32,269 | 56.5 | 8.5 | |
Democratic | Elliot Isibor | 24,867 | 43.5 | 8.5 | |
Total votes | 57,136 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 27
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Richard Codey, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Codey | 15,144 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,144 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Pasquale Capozzoli | 4,672 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,672 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Codey (incumbent) | 43,066 | 69.7 | 10.4 | |
Republican | Pasquale Capozzoli | 18,720 | 30.3 | 10.4 | |
Total votes | 61,786 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 28
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Ronald Rice, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ronald L. Rice | 12,090 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,090 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
No Republicans filed.
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Write-in | 7 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ronald L. Rice (incumbent) | 31,774 | 96.1 | 20.4 | |
Green | Troy Knight-Napper | 1,306 | 3.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | 33,080 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 29
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Teresa Ruiz, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | M. Teresa Ruiz | 7,965 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,965 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Maria E. Lopez
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Maria E. Lopez | 509 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 509 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | M. Teresa Ruiz (incumbent) | 20,506 | 87.3 | 9.0 | |
Republican | Maria E. Lopez | 2,547 | 10.8 | 6.9 | |
One Nation | Pablo Olivera | 449 | 1.9 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 23,502 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 30
Republican primary
- Declared
- Robert Singer, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert W. Singer | 8,507 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 8,507 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Amy Sara Cores, attorney[63]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Amy Sara Cores | 4,862 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,862 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- NEW JOBS PAC[13]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert W. Singer (incumbent) | 30,735 | 60.2 | 10.0 | |
Democratic | Amy Sara Cores | 20,343 | 39.8 | 10.0 | |
Total votes | 51,078 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 31
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Sandra Bolden Cunningham, incumbent senator
- Declined
- Angela V. McKnight, state assemblywoman (running for re-election)[111][112]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sandra B. Cunningham | 12,089 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,089 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Herminio Mendoza
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Herminio Mendoza | 665 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 665 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Sandra B. Cunningham (incumbent) | 25,437 | 83.9 | 10.8 | |
Republican | Herminio Mendoza | 4,874 | 16.1 | 10.8 | |
Total votes | 30,311 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 32
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Nicholas Sacco, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nicholas J. Sacco | 10,432 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,432 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Paul Castelli
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul Castelli | 924 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 924 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nicholas J. Sacco (incumbent) | 23,736 | 80.2 | 10.0 | |
Republican | Paul Castelli | 5,842 | 19.8 | 10.0 | |
Total votes | 29,578 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 33
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Brian P. Stack, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brian P. Stack | 20,952 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 20,952 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Beth Hamburger
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Beth Hamburger | 947 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 947 | 100.0 |
General election
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brian P. Stack (incumbent) | 36,594 | 88.2 | 7.5 | |
Republican | Beth Hamburger | 4,887 | 11.8 | 7.5 | |
Total votes | 41,481 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 34
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Nia Gill, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nia H. Gill | 16,303 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 16,303 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Mahir Saleh
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mahir Saleh | 1,044 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 1,044 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nia H. Gill (incumbent) | 34,565 | 84.9 | 11.8 | |
Republican | Mahir Saleh | 6,136 | 15.1 | 11.8 | |
Total votes | 40,701 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 35
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Nellie Pou, incumbent senator
- Haytham Younes, real estate investor and candidate for Paterson City Council in 2014[113][114]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nelida Pou | 7,247 | 95.0 | |
Democratic | Haytham Younes | 385 | 5.0 | |
Total votes | 7,632 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Marwan Sholakh
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Marwan Sholakh | 1,017 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 1,017 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- AFL–CIO of New Jersey[33]
- American Federations of Teachers[14]
- Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[11]
- Latinas United for Political Empowerment[39]
- League of Conservation Voters[28]
- New Jersey Education Association PAC[12]
- NEW JOBS PAC[13]
- PAM's List[41]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[43]
- Working Families Alliance[42]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nelida Pou (incumbent) | 21,425 | 79.0 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Marwan Sholakh | 5,698 | 21.0 | 4.9 | |
Total votes | 27,123 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 36
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Paul Sarlo, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Paul A. Sarlo | 6,335 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,335 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Jeanine Ferrara
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jeanine Ferrara | 1,978 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 1,978 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Paul A. Sarlo (incumbent) | 24,044 | 65.8 | 6.1 | |
Republican | Jeanine Ferrara | 12,482 | 34.2 | 6.1 | |
Total votes | 36,526 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 37
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Loretta Weinberg, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 11,063 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,063 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Eric P. Fisher
- Modesto Romero
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Modesto Romero | 1,133 | 52.7 | |
Republican | Eric P. Fisher | 1,018 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 2,151 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- AFL–CIO of New Jersey[33]
- American Federations of Teachers[14]
- Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association[11]
- League of Conservation Voters[28]
- New Jersey Education Association PAC[12]
- PAM's List[41]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ[43]
- Sierra Club of New Jersey[26]
- Working Families Alliance[42]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Loretta Weinberg (incumbent) | 33,017 | 75.4 | 6.9 | |
Republican | Modesto Romero | 10,788 | 24.6 | 6.9 | |
Total votes | 43,805 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 38
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Robert M. Gordon, incumbent senator
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Gordon | 7,551 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,551 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Declared
- Kelly Langschultz, New Milford Borough Councilwoman[115]
- Declined
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kelly Langschultz | 4,245 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,245 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Individuals
- Matt Seymour, attorney and former Republican nominee for Assembly in 2017[117]
- Organizations
- Organizations
- Republican State Leadership Committee[77]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Gordon (incumbent) | 30,881 | 57.1 | 5.2 | |
Republican | Kelly Langschultz | 23,238 | 42.9 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | 54,119 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold | |||||
District 39
Republican primary
- Declared
- Gerald Cardinale, incumbent senator
- Withdrawn
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gerald Cardinale | 6,352 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,352 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Linda H. Schwager | 6,831 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,831 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- Organizations
- NEW JOBS PAC[13]
- U.S. Senators
- Former state-level officials
- Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former Chairman of the DNC[122]
- Organizations
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) | 33,752 | 52.8 | 10.8 | |
Democratic | Linda H. Schwager | 29,631 | 46.3 | 9.9 | |
Libertarian | James Tosone | 574 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | 63,957 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
District 40
Incumbent Republican Senator Kevin J. O'Toole announced on January 15, 2016, that he would not run for re-election.[124] On March 13, 2017, he was confirmed by the state senate to the board of commissioners of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. O'Toole however did not immediately resign to accept the position, staying for the time being in his Senate seat to "tie up loose ends."[125] He officially resigned his seat on July 1.[126]
Republican primary
- Declared
- Edward Buttimore, former investigator for the New Jersey Attorney General[127]
- Kristin Corrado, Passaic County Clerk[128]
- Paul DiGaetano, chairman of the Bergen County Republican Party and former state assemblyman (District 36)[129]
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kristin M. Corrado | 7,792 | 62.0 | |
Republican | Paul DiGaetano | 3,768 | 30.0 | |
Republican | Edward Buttimore | 1,005 | 8.0 | |
Total votes | 12,565 | 100.0 |
Following O'Toole's resignation, Corrado was selected without opposition by local Republican committee members to serve the remainder of his term on July 26, and was sworn in on October 5.[130][20]
Democratic primary
- Declared
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas Duch | 7,266 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,266 | 100.0 |
General election
- Endorsements
- U.S. Representatives
- Bill Pascrell, U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 9th congressional district[132]
- Organizations
- Polling
Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Kristin Corrado (R) |
Thomas Duch (D) |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public Policy Polling (D) | October 23 – 25, 2017 | 669 | ± 5.0% | 43% | 36% | 21% |
- Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Kristin M. Corrado (incumbent) | 33,495 | 56.2 | 9.7 | |
Democratic | Thomas Duch | 26,060 | 43.8 | 9.7 | |
Total votes | 59,555 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold | |||||
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