New Jersey's 12th legislative district

New Jersey's 12th Legislative District is one of 40 in the state, covering the Burlington County municipalities of North Hanover Township; the Middlesex County municipalities of Helmetta, Old Bridge Township, and Spotswood; the Monmouth County municipalities of Allentown Borough, Englishtown Borough, Manalapan Township, Matawan Borough, Millstone Township, Roosevelt Borough and Upper Freehold Township; and the Ocean County municipalities of Jackson Township and Plumsted Township.[1]

New Jersey's 12th legislative district
SenatorSamuel D. Thompson (D)
Assembly membersRobert D. Clifton (R)
Alex Sauickie (R)
Registration
Demographics
Population230,971
Voting-age population182,139
Registered voters167,202

Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 230,971, of whom 182,139 (78.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 167,675 (72.6%) White, 15,755 (6.8%) African American, 625 (0.3%) Native American, 19,231 (8.3%) Asian, 105 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 9,349 (4.0%) from some other race, and 18,231 (7.9%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27,497 (11.9%) of the population.[4]

The district had 167,202 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 67,442 (40.3%) were registered as unaffiliated, 51,274 (30.7%) were registered as Republicans, 46,354 (27.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 2,132 (1.3%) were registered to other parties.[5]

Political representation

For the 2022–2023 session, the district is represented in the State Senate by Samuel D. Thompson (D, Old Bridge Township) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan) and Alex Sauickie (R, Jackson Township).[6] Sauickie was appointed to the vacant seat previously held by Ronald S. Dancer (R, Plumsted Township), who had served the district from the start of the session until his death on July 23, 2022.[7] Thompson served as a Republican until switching his party affiliation to Democratic on February 13, 2023.[8]

The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 3rd, 4th, 6th and 12th congressional districts.

1965–1973

In the interim period between the 1964 Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Sims which required the creation of state legislature districts to be made as equal in population as possible and the 1973 creation of the 40-district map, the 12th District consisted of all of Hudson County.[9][10] Senators were elected at-large in the 12th District; three members of the Senate were elected in the 1965 and 1971 elections for a two-year term and four Senators were elected for the four-year term elected in the 1967 elections.[11][12][13] From 1967 until 1971, the 12th Senate District was split into four Assembly districts with each district electing two members.[12][14] For the final election held under the interim measures, the 12th Senate District was split into three Assembly districts each electing two members and an additional Assembly member elected at-large by the entire county.[13]

The members elected to the Senate from this district are as follows:[11][12][13]

SessionSenators
elected
1966–19673William Musto (D)William F. Kelly (D)Frank Joseph Guarini (D)
1968–19694William Musto (D)Frank Joseph Guarini (D)William F. Kelly (D)Frederick H. Hauser (D)
1970–1971
1972–19733William Musto (D)James P. Dugan (D)William F. Kelly (D)

    The members elected to the Assembly from each district are as follows:[12][14][13]

    SessionDistrict 12ADistrict 12BDistrict 12CDistrict 12DDistrict 12 At-large
    1968–1969John J. Fekety (D)Alfred E. Suminski (D)Michael P. Esposito (D)Theodore DiGiammo (D)
    Addison McLeon (D)David Friedland (D)Christopher Jackman (D)Norman A. Doyle (D)
    1970–1971Joseph A. LeFante (D)Alfred E. Suminski (D)[A 1]Frank R. Conwell (D)[A 2]Joseph M. Healey (D)
    James P. Dugan (D)David Friedland (D)Michael P. Esposito (D)Christopher Jackman (D)
    1972–1973Joseph A. LeFante (D)Michael P. Esposito (D)Christopher Jackman (D)Seat eliminatedDavid Friedland (D)
    David Wallace (D)William G. Wilkerson (D)Silvio Failla (D)[A 3]
    Thomas Gallo (D)[A 4]
    1. Died February 5, 1971
    2. Died August 10, 1971
    3. Murdered on September 16, 1972[15]
    4. Elected in special election on January 8, 1973; seated January 15, 1973

    District composition since 1973

    When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 12th District first included the Middlesex County townships of Monroe Township and Madison (now Old Bridge) and the northern Monmouth County municipalities of Matawan borough and township (the latter now Aberdeen), Keyport, Union Beach, Keansburg, Middletown Township, and Red Bank.[16] For the 1981 redistricting, almost the entire district was changed, only retaining Red Bank from the previous map. It consisted of all of western Monmouth County and some boroughs of northeastern Monmouth including Tinton Falls, Rumson, and West Long Branch.[17] In the 1991 redistricting, the total area of the district was reduced as the four panhandle municipalities of western Monmouth and some of the boroughs on the east side of the district were shifted to other districts.[18] The district became a long, narrow district in an east–west fashion in the 2001 redistricting stretching from Oceanport through the central Monmouth townships, and continuing into East Windsor and Hightstown in Mercer County.[19] Following the 2011 redistricting, the district boundaries experienced yet another major change when it became composed of municipalities from four counties, Burlington, Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex.[1]

    Election history
    SessionSenateGeneral Assembly
    1974–1975Eugene J. Bedell (D)Bill Flynn (D)Richard Van Wagner (D)
    1976–1977Bill Flynn (D)Richard Van Wagner (D)
    1978–1979Eugene J. Bedell (D)Bill Flynn (D)Richard Van Wagner (D)
    1980–1981Bill Flynn (D)Richard Van Wagner (D)
    1982–1983S. Thomas Gagliano (R)Marie Sheehan Muhler (R)John O. Bennett (R)
    1984–1985S. Thomas Gagliano (R)Marie Sheehan Muhler (R)John O. Bennett (R)
    1986–1987Marie Sheehan Muhler (R)[n 1]John O. Bennett (R)
    Clare Farragher (R)[n 2]
    1988–1989S. Thomas Gagliano (R)[n 3]Clare Farragher (R)John O. Bennett (R)[n 4]
    John O. Bennett (R)[n 4]Michael Arnone (R)[n 5]
    1990–1991Clare Farragher (R)Michael Arnone (R)
    1992–1993John O. Bennett (R)Clare Farragher (R)Michael Arnone (R)
    1994–1995John O. Bennett (R)Clare Farragher (R)Michael Arnone (R)
    1996–1997Clare Farragher (R)Michael Arnone (R)
    1998–1999John O. Bennett (R)Clare Farragher (R)Michael Arnone (R)
    2000–2001Clare Farragher (R)Michael Arnone (R)
    2002–2003John O. Bennett (R)Clare Farragher (R)Michael Arnone (R)
    2004–2005Ellen Karcher (D)Robert Lewis Morgan (D)Michael J. Panter (D)
    2006–2007Jennifer Beck (R)Michael J. Panter (D)
    2008–2009Jennifer Beck (R)Declan O'Scanlon (R)Caroline Casagrande (R)
    2010–2011Declan O'Scanlon (R)Caroline Casagrande (R)
    2012–2013Samuel D. Thompson (R)Ronald S. Dancer (R)Robert D. Clifton (R)
    2014–2015Samuel D. Thompson (R)Ronald S. Dancer (R)Robert D. Clifton (R)
    2016–2017Ronald S. Dancer (R)Robert D. Clifton (R)
    2018–2019Samuel D. Thompson (R)Ronald S. Dancer (R)Robert D. Clifton (R)
    2020–2021Ronald S. Dancer (R)Robert D. Clifton (R)
    2022–2023Samuel D. Thompson (R) Ronald S. Dancer (R)[n 6]Robert D. Clifton (R)
    Alex Sauickie (R)[n 7]
    Samuel D. Thompson (D)[n 8]
    1. Resigned October 20, 1986 to join Department of Community Affairs
    2. Elected in a February 3, 1987 special election, sworn in February 19
    3. Resigned May 1, 1989 to become director of New Jersey Transit
    4. Appointed to the Senate on May 22, 1989, elected to complete the unexpired term in November 1989 special election
    5. Appointed to the Assembly on June 15, 1989[20]
    6. Died July 23, 2022
    7. Appointed to the Assembly on September 15, 2022
    8. Switched from Republican to Democratic on February 13, 2023

    Election results, 1973–present

    Senate
    2021 New Jersey general election[21]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Samuel D. Thompson 46,897 64.9 Increase 8.2
    Democratic Joseph Altomonte 25,321 35.1 Decrease 6.3
    Total votes 72,218 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2017[22]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Samuel D. Thompson 30,013 56.7 Decrease 8.7
    Democratic David H. Lande 21,888 41.4 Increase 6.8
    Coach Kev Kevin Antoine 990 1.9 N/A
    Total votes 52,891 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2013[23]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Samuel D. Thompson 32,911 65.4 Increase 5.5
    Democratic Raymond D. Dotard 17,440 34.6 Decrease 5.5
    Total votes 50,351 100.0
    2011 New Jersey general election[24]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Samuel D. Thompson 22,578 59.9
    Democratic Robert "Bob" Brown 15,125 40.1
    Total votes 37,703 100.0
    2007 New Jersey general election[25]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Jennifer Beck 26,743 53.9 Increase 11.4
    Democratic Ellen Karcher 22,844 46.1 Decrease 6.3
    Total votes 49,587 100.0
    2003 New Jersey general election[26]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Ellen Karcher 24,174 52.4 Increase 11.2
    Republican John O. Bennett 19,600 42.5 Decrease 16.3
    Green Earl Gray 2,334 5.1 N/A
    Total votes 46,108 100.0
    2001 New Jersey general election[27]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican John O. Bennett 34,464 58.8
    Democratic Amy I. Aughenbaugh 24,189 41.2
    Total votes 58,653 100.0
    1997 New Jersey general election[28][29][30]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican John O. Bennett, III 41,171 62.8 Decrease 2.2
    Democratic George E. Ball 20,289 30.9 Decrease 0.4
    Conservative John P. Desmond 2,780 4.2 Increase 1.8
    Natural Law Mary Jo Christian 1,354 2.1 N/A
    Total votes 65,594 100.0
    1993 New Jersey general election[31]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican John O. Bennett 43,490 65.0 Decrease 2.2
    Democratic George E. Ball 20,926 31.3 Increase 3.5
    Conservative Rich Pezzullo 1,609 2.4 N/A
    Libertarian Virginia A. Flynn 881 1.3 Decrease 0.4
    Total votes 66,906 100.0
    1991 New Jersey general election[32]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican John O. Bennett 36,629 67.2
    Democratic Joseph D. Youssouf 15,151 27.8
    Abortion Is Murder Pat Daly 1,760 3.2
    Libertarian Helen L. Radder 941 1.7
    Total votes 54,481 100.0
    Special election, November 7, 1989[33]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican John O. Bennett 36,196 56.7 Decrease 10.9
    Democratic Andrew M. Smith, Jr. 27,661 43.3 Increase 10.9
    Total votes 63,857 100.0
    1987 New Jersey general election[34]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican S. Thomas Gagliano 31,188 67.6 Increase 16.7
    Democratic Bernard B. Finan 14,965 32.4 Decrease 16.7
    Total votes 46,153 100.0
    1983 New Jersey general election[35]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican S. Thomas Gagliano 24,294 50.9 Decrease 8.2
    Democratic Alexander D. Lehrer 23,414 49.1 Increase 8.2
    Total votes 47,708 100.0
    1981 New Jersey general election[36]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican S. Thomas Gagliano 33,521 59.1
    Democratic Roger J. Kane 23,169 40.9
    Total votes 56,690 100.0
    1977 New Jersey general election[37]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Eugene J. Bedell 28,391 53.6 Decrease 5.2
    Republican Joseph Azzolina 21,877 41.3 Increase 6.1
    Independent Eileen Lloyd 2,435 4.6 N/A
    Libertarian Jack Moyers 261 0.5 N/A
    Total votes 52,964 100.0
    1973 New Jersey general election[38]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Eugene J. Bedell 29,193 58.8
    Republican Joseph Azzolina 17,492 35.2
    United Independents Peter P. Garibaldi 2,967 6.0
    Total votes 49,652 100.0

    General Assembly
    Special election, November 8, 2022[39]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Alexander Sauckie III
    Democratic Paul Sarti
    Total votes 100.0
    2021 New Jersey general election[40]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Ronald S. Dancer 47,595 33.4 Increase 1.3
    Republican Robert D. Clifton 46,378 32.5 Increase 1.3
    Democratic Michael Palazzolla 24,642 17.3 Decrease 1.5
    Democratic Raya Arbiol 23,993 16.8 Decrease 1.1
    Total votes 142,608 100.0
    2019 New Jersey general election[41]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Ronald S. Dancer 24,577 32.1 Increase 2.8
    Republican Robert D. Clifton 23,879 31.2 Increase 2.7
    Democratic David H. Lande 14,449 18.9 Decrease 1.8
    Democratic Malini Guha 13,708 17.9 Decrease 1.8
    Total votes 76,613 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2017[42]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Ronald S. Dancer 30,348 29.3 Decrease 0.2
    Republican Robert D. Clifton 29,610 28.5 Increase 0.5
    Democratic Gene Davis 21,441 20.7 Increase 0.3
    Democratic Nirav Patel 20,397 19.7 Decrease 0.6
    Libertarian Anthony J. Storrow 1,016 1.0 N/A
    Libertarian Daniel A. Krause 938 0.9 N/A
    Total votes 103,750 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2015[43]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Ronald S. Dancer 15,164 29.5 Decrease 3.3
    Republican Robert D. Clifton 14,433 28.0 Decrease 3.7
    Democratic David W. Merwin 10,496 20.4 Increase 2.9
    Democratic Robert P. Kurzydlowski 10,449 20.3 Increase 3.7
    Green Stephen N. Zielinski Sr. 945 1.8 N/A
    Total votes 51,487 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2013[44]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Ronald S. Dancer 32,188 32.8 Increase 2.5
    Republican Robert D. Clifton 31,059 31.7 Increase 2.6
    Democratic Lawrence J. Furman 17,119 17.5 Decrease 2.9
    Democratic Nicholas Nellegar 16,312 16.6 Decrease 3.7
    For the People Diane Bindler 1,354 1.4 N/A
    Total votes 98,032 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2011[45]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Ronald S. Dancer 22,345 30.3
    Republican Robert D. Clifton 21,469 29.1
    Democratic William "Bill" Spedding 15,077 20.4
    Democratic Catherine Tinney Rome 14,969 20.3
    Total votes 73,860 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2009[46]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Declan J. O’Scanlon, Jr. 42,932 31.3 Increase 5.7
    Republican Caroline Casagrande 42,662 31.1 Increase 5.6
    Democratic Michelle Roth 25,891 18.9 Decrease 6.1
    Democratic John Amberg 24,125 17.6 Decrease 6.3
    Green Steven Welzer 1,635 1.2 N/A
    Total votes 137,245 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2007[47]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Declan O'Scanlon Jr. 24,493 25.6 Increase 1.6
    Republican Caroline Casagrande 24,352 25.5 Increase 0.7
    Democratic Mike Panter 23,842 25.0 Increase 1.0
    Democratic Amy Mallet 22,870 23.9 Increase 0.1
    Total votes 95,557 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2005[48]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Jennifer Beck 31,418 24.8 Increase 0.8
    Democratic Michael J. Panter 30,466 24.01 Decrease 2.8
    Republican Declan O'Scanlon Jr. 30,401 23.96 Increase 1.1
    Democratic Robert L. Morgan 30,228 23.82 Decrease 2.6
    Green Ann Napolitano 2,306 1.8 N/A
    Green Judith Stanton 2,052 1.6 N/A
    Total votes 126,871 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2003[49]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Michael Panter 23,613 26.8 Increase 3.8
    Democratic Robert Morgan 23,240 26.4 Increase 3.6
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 21,098 24.0 Decrease 3.3
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 20,140 22.9 Decrease 3.3
    Total votes 88,091 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 2001[50]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 31,794 27.3
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 30,476 26.2
    Democratic Gordon N. Gemma 26,823 23.0
    Democratic William I. Scherer 26,501 22.8
    Natural Law Mary Jo Christian 865 0.7
    Total votes 116,459 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1999[51]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 19,236 28.4 Decrease 2.3
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 18,564 27.4 Decrease 2.7
    Democratic David M. Lerner 13,970 20.6 Increase 2.5
    Democratic Salvatore Vitale 12,991 19.2 Increase 1.9
    Conservative Frances H. Marshall 1,223 1.8 Increase 0.5
    Conservative Cornelius Van Sant 1,068 1.6 Increase 0.4
    Natural Law Mary Jo Christian 773 1.1 Increase 0.4
    Total votes 67,825 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1997[52][53]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 39,098 30.7 Decrease 2.6
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 38,356 30.1 Decrease 3.2
    Democratic Lillian E. Harris 23,018 18.1 Decrease 4.9
    Democratic Gayle L. Hershcopf 22,073 17.3 N/A
    Conservative Frances H. Marshall 1,645 1.3 Decrease 2.7
    Conservative Cornelius Van Sant 1,528 1.2 Decrease 3.0
    Natural Law Christina M. Zegler 913 0.7 Decrease 0.5
    Natural Law Joseph Parziale 867 0.7 Decrease 0.4
    Total votes 127,498 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1995[54][55]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 20,301 33.3 Increase 1.5
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 20,275 33.3 Increase 1.8
    Democratic Lynn Reich 13,996 23.0 Increase 4.4
    Conservative Richard Pezzullo 2,539 4.2 N/A
    Conservative Frances H. Marshall 2,426 4.0 N/A
    Natural Law Ronnie Dougherty 733 1.2 N/A
    Natural Law Gordon Smith 676 1.1 N/A
    Total votes 60,946 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1993[31]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 41,450 31.8 Decrease 0.2
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 41,061 31.5 Decrease 0.4
    Democratic Lillian Harris 24,281 18.6 Increase 2.3
    Democratic Fred Eckhaus 23,676 18.1 Increase 2.3
    Total votes 130,468 100.0
    1991 New Jersey general election[32]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 33,772 32.0
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 33,657 31.9
    Democratic Michael A. Ferguson 17,168 16.3
    Democratic Arnold Bellush 16,625 15.8
    Accountable Independent James H. Dorn 1,867 1.8
    Libertarian Virginia A. Flynn 1,396 1.3
    Libertarian Donald W. Jamison 971 0.9
    Total votes 105,456 100.0
    1989 New Jersey general election[56]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 34,169 26.3 Decrease 3.5
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 33,506 25.8 Decrease 5.9
    Democratic Lynn Reich 31,515 24.2 Increase 4.8
    Democratic Frank G. Abate 30,842 23.7 Increase 4.6
    Total votes 130,032 100.0
    1987 New Jersey general election[34]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican John O. Bennett 28,592 31.7 Decrease 0.8
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 26,931 29.8 Decrease 1.8
    Democratic Dante J. Massa 17,544 19.4 Increase 1.2
    Democratic Gene J. Anthony 17,217 19.1 Increase 1.4
    Total votes 90,284 100.0
    Special election, February 3, 1987[57]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Clare M. Farragher 6,321 54.0
    Democratic Lynn Reich 5,392 46.0
    Total votes 11,713 100.0
    1985 New Jersey general election[58]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican John O. Bennett 33,205 32.5 Increase 2.6
    Republican Marie Sheehan Muhler 32,346 31.6 Increase 2.0
    Democratic Donald M. Lomurro 18,584 18.2 Decrease 2.3
    Democratic Michael L. Detzky 18,129 17.7 Decrease 2.3
    Total votes 102,264 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1983[35]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican John O. Bennett 27,599 29.9 Decrease 0.1
    Republican Marie Sheehan Muhler 27,288 29.6 Decrease 1.4
    Democratic Sally Ann Mollica 18,892 20.5 Increase 0.8
    Democratic George P. Spodak 18,410 20.0 Increase 0.6
    Total votes 92,189 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1981[36]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Marie Sheehan Muhler 34,411 31.0
    Republican John O. Bennett 33,263 30.0
    Democratic Joseph Meehan 21,840 19.7
    Democratic Stephen C. Hornik 21,540 19.4
    Total votes 111,054 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1979[59]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Richard Van Wagner 28,325 29.4 Decrease 1.3
    Democratic William E. Flynn 26,751 27.7 Decrease 0.7
    Republican Robert B. Thaler 20,597 21.4 Increase 0.6
    Republican Richard J. Dealy, Jr. 20,054 20.8 Increase 1.0
    Libertarian Chris Toto 740 0.8 Increase 0.4
    Total votes 96,467 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1977[37]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Richard Van Wagner 31,681 30.7 Increase 2.1
    Democratic William E. Flynn 29,344 28.4 Increase 1.5
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 21,542 20.8 Decrease 1.5
    Republican Richard A. Cooper 20,417 19.8 Decrease 2.4
    Libertarian Stevenson M. Enterline 362 0.4 N/A
    Total votes 103,346 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1975[60]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Democratic Richard Van Wagner 27,832 28.6 Decrease 1.7
    Democratic William E. Flynn 26,225 26.9 Decrease 3.7
    Republican Albert E. Allen 21,739 22.3 Increase 2.5
    Republican Peter J. Carton 21,630 22.2 Increase 2.8
    Total votes 97,426 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1973[38]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic William E. Flynn 29,427 30.6
    Democratic Richard Van Wagner 29,203 30.3
    Republican Michael J. Arnone 19,030 19.8
    Republican Richard A. Cooper 18,642 19.4
    Total votes 96,302 100.0

    Election results, 1965–1973

    Senate
    1965 New Jersey general election[11]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic William V. Musto 154,183 24.7
    Democratic William F. Kelly, Jr. 152,975 24.6
    Democratic Frank J. Guarini 152,263 24.4
    Republican William Bozzuffi 52,363 8.4
    Republican John J. Grossi, Jr. 51,891 8.3
    Republican Victoria Borsett 50,649 8.1
    The New Frontier James C. Lynch 3,204 0.5
    The New Frontier Beatrice Waiss 2,772 0.4
    The New Frontier Willie Mae Mason 2,741 0.4
    Total votes 623,041 100.0
    1967 New Jersey general election[12]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic William V. Musto 115,534 16.6
    Democratic Frank J. Guarini, Jr. 111,741 16.0
    Democratic William F. Kelly, Jr. 111,331 16.0
    Democratic Frederick H. Hauser 110,949 15.9
    Republican Cresenzi Castaldo 39,667 5.7
    Republican Eugene P. Kenny 39,049 5.6
    Republican Norman H. Roth 38,985 5.6
    Republican Geoffrey Gaulkin 37,609 5.4
    No Additional Taxes Michael J. Bell 24,777 3.6
    No Additional Taxes James B. Sansone 19,713 2.8
    No Additional Taxes Allen Zavodnick 19,106 2.7
    No Additional Taxes George Ahto 19,046 2.7
    Conservative Frank Potocnie 2,467 0.4
    Conservative Rita A. Bailey 2,428 0.3
    Conservative Gabriel M. Masters 2,262 0.3
    Conservative George A. Daum 2,239 0.3
    Total votes 696,903 100.0
    1971 New Jersey general election[13]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic William V. Musto 81,522 17.0
    Democratic James P. Dugan 78,293 16.3
    Democratic William F. Kelly, Jr. 76,177 15.9
    Save Hudson County Patrick D. Conaghan 47,082 9.8
    Save Hudson County Francis X. Hayes 47,036 9.8
    Save Hudson County Anthony M. Defino 44,703 9.3
    Republican Joseph J. Panepinto 33,985 7.1
    Republican Cosmo Palmitessa 33,131 6.9
    Republican Mario DeLuca 32,131 6.7
    Honesty-Efficiency-Decency Richard D. McAleer 5,496 1.1
    Total votes 479,556 100.0

    District 12A
    New Jersey general election, 1967[12]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic John J. Fekety 26,990 31.9
    Democratic Addison M. McLeon 26,384 31.2
    Republican John C. Gallagher 10,143 12.0
    Republican Oliver Timbers 8,640 10.2
    No Additional Taxes Frank Gorman 5,867 6.9
    No Additional Taxes Al Rinn 5,378 6.4
    Conservative Thomas McFadden 648 0.8
    Conservative Melvin A. Henderson 622 0.7
    Total votes 84,672 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1969[14]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Joseph A. Lefante 38,635 32.9
    Democratic James P. Dugan 37,283 31.8
    Republican Walter Skowronski 20,882 17.8
    Republican Albert A. Sann 19,363 16.5
    National Conservative Arthur F. Distler 599 0.5
    National Conservative Robert W. Ragsdale 539 0.5
    Total votes 117,301 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1971[13]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Joseph A. LeFante 29,702 26.6
    Democratic David A. Wallace 26,585 23.8
    Save Hudson County Leonard R. Kantor 14,517 13.0
    Save Hudson County Richard E. Morrow 14,305 12.8
    Republican John W. Pettigrew 13,575 12.2
    Republican Helen Payzak 12,810 11.5
    Total votes 111,494 100.0

    District 12B
    New Jersey general election, 1967[12]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Alfred E. Suminski 28,693 31.3
    Democratic David Friedland 28,151 30.7
    No Additional Taxes Vincent Verdiramo 8,182 8.9
    No Additional Taxes Mortimer P. Cullity 7,856 8.6
    Republican Andrew H. Stoma 7,708 8.4
    Republican Ronald T. Hazzard 7,632 8.3
    A Fair Share Arsenio V. Silvestri 1,028 1.1
    A Fair Share James J. Mack 914 1.0
    Conservative Dolores S. Connerty 699 0.8
    Conservative Alfred E. Smith 690 0.8
    Total votes 91,553 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1969[14]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Alfred E. Suminski 25,854 29.7
    Democratic David Friedland 25,151 28.9
    Republican John P. Errico 17,625 20.3
    Republican William X. Burke 17,044 19.6
    National Conservative William A. Otto 657 0.8
    National Conservative Carol Ann Borowski 629 0.7
    Total votes 86,960 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1971[13]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Michael P. Esposito 24,124 25.5
    Democratic William G. Wilkerson 22,870 24.2
    Save Hudson County Anthony L. Altomonte 12,747 13.5
    Save Hudson County William O. Perkins, Jr. 11,325 12.0
    Republican John P. Errico 10,893 11.5
    Republican John Alexander 10,669 11.3
    Independent George Whaley 1,937 2.0
    Total votes 94,565 100.0

    District 12C
    New Jersey general election, 1967[12]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Michael P. Esposito 22,916 33.2
    Democratic Christopher J. Jackman 22,533 32.7
    Republican Anthony Federico 7,907 11.5
    Republican Walter J. Hyjek 7,596 11.0
    No Additional Taxes Edward Lombardi 3,807 5.5
    No Additional Taxes Katherine Bell 3,339 4.8
    Conservative Joseph M. Caruso 467 0.7
    Conservative Carol A. Otto 411 0.6
    Total votes 68,976 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1969[14]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Frank R. Conwell 20,884 32.8
    Democratic Michael P. Esposito 20,689 32.5
    Republican Anthony L. Federico 11,093 17.4
    Republican Albert R. Jordan 10,973 17.2
    Total votes 63,639 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1971[13]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Christopher J. Jackman 22,162 21.5
    Democratic Silvio J. Failla 21,637 21.0
    Save Hudson County John J. Duffy 20,091 19.5
    Save Hudson County James E. Lagomarsino 19,968 19.4
    Republican Charles E. Miller 10,201 9.9
    Republican Josephine Astrauskas 9,048 8.8
    Total votes 103,107 100.0
    Special election, January 8, 1973[61]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Thomas A. Gallo 11,208 62.7
    Republican Nilo Juri 4,124 23.1
    Independent Eleanor Yaschak 1,233 6.9
    Independent Angelo Charles Romano 622 3.5
    Independent Herbert Shaw 293 1.6
    Total votes 17,880 100.0

    District 12D
    New Jersey general election, 1967[12]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Norman A. Doyle, Jr. 30,833 31.1
    Democratic Theodore Digiammo 30,759 31.0
    Republican Robert W. McCann 14,736 14.8
    Republican Cosmo Palmitessa 14,524 14.6
    No Additional Taxes H. Roger Gilbert 3,656 3.7
    No Additional Taxes Rocco Biase 3,293 3.3
    Conservative Joseph F. Jorda 795 0.8
    Conservative Ernest T. Bradow 678 0.7
    Total votes 99,274 100.0
    New Jersey general election, 1969[14]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Joseph M. Healey 26,380 25.8
    Democratic Christopher J. Jackman 25,967 25.4
    Republican Cosmo A. Palmitessa 23,956 23.5
    Republican Marita Borzaga 23,471 23.0
    National Conservative Ralph D. Cicirelli 1,408 1.4
    National Conservative George S. Whateley 873 0.9
    Total votes 102,055 100.0

    District 12 At-large
    New Jersey general election, 1971[13]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic David Friedland 69,970 46.7
    Save Hudson County Meyer Kaplan 46,425 31.0
    Republican Rae S. Zalkin 33,428 22.3
    Total votes 149,823 100.0

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