2023 New Jersey General Assembly election

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All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,459,097
Turnout	27% 13 pp
Majority party Minority party   Leader Craig Coughlin John DiMaio Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 9, 2018 January 11, 2022 Leader's seat 19th ( Woodbridge) 23rd ( Hackettstown) Last election 46 seats 34 seats Seats before 46 34 Seats won 52 28 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 1,804,115 1,575,074 Percentage 53.2% 46.4% Swing 1.6 pp 1.8 pp
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold
Speaker before election Craig Coughlin Democratic Elected Speaker Craig Coughlin Democratic

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The 2023 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2023. New Jersey voters elected two Assembly members in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey General Assembly. ^[1] This was the first election after redistricting following the 2020 United States census.

Democrats expanded their majority in the chamber by picking up both seats in the 3rd and 11th districts, and one each in the 8th and 30th.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

• Daniel R. Benson, District 14 (successfully ran for Mercer County Executive) ^[2]
• Annette Chaparro, District 33 (redistricted into District 32; lost party endorsement) ^{[3] [4]}
• Joseph V. Egan, District 17 (withdrew after renomination) ^[5]
• Thomas P. Giblin, District 34 (redistricted into District 27) ^[6]
• Sadaf Jaffer, District 16 ^[7]
• Mila Jasey, District 27 (redistricted into District 28) ^[8]
• Angelica M. Jimenez, District 32 (redistricted into District 33; lost party endorsement; ran for West New York Board of Commissioners) ^[9]
• John F. McKeon, District 27 (withdrew after renomination; successfully ran for State Senate) ^[10]
• Angela V. McKnight, District 31 (successfully ran for State Senate) ^[11]
• Pedro Mejia, District 32 (redistricted into District 33; lost party endorsement) ^{[3] [12]}
• Paul D. Moriarty, District 4 (successfully ran for State Senate) ^[13]
• Gabriela Mosquera, District 4 ^[13]
• Raj Mukherji, District 33 (redistricted into District 32; successfully ran for State Senate) ^[14]
• Britnee Timberlake, District 34 (successfully ran for State Senate) ^[15]
• Jackie Yustein, District 28 (redistricted into District 34) ^[16]

Republican

• John Catalano, District 10 (ran for Mayor of Brick Township) ^[17]
• DeAnne DeFuccio, District 39 ^[18]
• DiAnne Gove, District 9 (lost party endorsement) ^[19]
• Kevin J. Rooney, District 40 ^[20]
• Beth Sawyer, District 3 (lost party endorsement; ran for State Senate) ^[21]
• Parker Space, District 24 (successfully ran for State Senate) ^{[22] [23]}
• Hal Wirths, District 24 ^[24]

In addition, two members who were elected in the last election in 2021 left office before the election: Ronald S. Dancer (R- 12th, died in office) ^[25] and Ralph R. Caputo, (D- 28th, resigned). ^[26]

Incumbents defeated

In general election

Five incumbent Assembly members, all Republicans, were defeated in the November 7 general election.

Republican

• Kim Eulner, District 11 ^[27]
• Bethanne McCarthy Patrick, District 3 ^[27]
• Marilyn Piperno, District 11 ^[27]
• Ned Thomson, District 30 ^[27]
• Brandon Umba, District 8 ^[28]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
270toWin [29]	Solid D	September 6, 2023
Elections Daily [30]	Safe D	October 22, 2023

Results

Overview

↓

28	52
Republican	Democratic

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Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
			2021	2023	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	79	46	52	6	65%	1,804,115	53.2%	1.6%
	Republican	73	34	28	6	35%	1,575,074	46.4%	1.8%
	Independent	4	0	0	0	0%	11,496	0.6%	0.5%
	Libertarian	2	0	0	0	0%	1,860	0.1%
	Socialist Workers	1	0	0	0	0%	1,121	0.0%	N/A
	Green	1	0	0	0	0%	979	0.0%
Total		160	80	80		100.00%	3,394,645 [a]	100.00%
Ballots Cast							1,760,049 [a]	100%
Turnout							1,760,049	27%	13%
Registered							6,459,097	100%	1.3%

By State Legislative District

Legislative District [34]	Incumbent	Party		Elected Assembly Member	Outcome
District 1	Antwan McClellan		Rep	Antwan McClellan		Rep
	Erik Simonsen		Rep	Erik Simonsen		Rep
District 2	Don Guardian		Rep	Don Guardian		Rep
	Claire Swift		Rep	Claire Swift		Rep
District 3	Bethanne McCarthy Patrick		Rep	Dave Bailey Jr.		Dem
	Beth Sawyer		Rep	Heather Simmons		Dem
District 4	Paul D. Moriarty		Dem	Dan Hutchison		Dem
	Gabriela Mosquera		Dem	Cody Miller		Dem
District 5	William Spearman		Dem	William Spearman		Dem
	Bill Moen		Dem	Bill Moen		Dem
District 6	Louis Greenwald		Dem	Louis Greenwald		Dem
	Pamela Rosen Lampitt		Dem	Pamela Rosen Lampitt		Dem
District 7	Herb Conaway		Dem	Herb Conaway		Dem
	Carol A. Murphy		Dem	Carol A. Murphy		Dem
District 8	Michael Torrissi		Rep	Michael Torrissi		Rep
	Brandon Umba		Rep	Andrea Katz		Dem
District 9	Brian E. Rumpf		Rep	Brian E. Rumpf		Rep
	DiAnne Gove		Rep	Greg Myhre		Rep
District 10	Gregory P. McGuckin		Rep	Gregory P. McGuckin		Rep
	John Catalano		Rep	Paul Kanitra		Rep
District 11	Kim Eulner		Rep	Margie Donlon		Dem
	Marilyn Piperno		Rep	Luanne Peterpaul		Dem
District 12	Robert D. Clifton		Rep	Robert D. Clifton		Rep
	Alex Sauickie		Rep	Alex Sauickie		Rep
District 13	Gerard Scharfenberger		Rep	Gerard Scharfenberger		Rep
	Vicky Flynn		Rep	Vicky Flynn		Rep
District 14	Wayne DeAngelo		Dem	Wayne DeAngelo		Dem
	Daniel R. Benson		Dem	Tennille McCoy		Dem
District 15	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson		Dem	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson		Dem
	Anthony Verrelli		Dem	Anthony Verrelli		Dem
District 16	Roy Freiman		Dem	Roy Freiman		Dem
	Sadaf Jaffer		Dem	Mitchelle Drulis		Dem
District 17	Joseph V. Egan		Dem	Kevin Egan		Dem
	Joseph Danielsen		Dem	Joseph Danielsen		Dem
District 18	Robert Karabinchak		Dem	Robert Karabinchak		Dem
	Sterley Stanley		Dem	Sterley Stanley		Dem
District 19	Craig Coughlin		Dem	Craig Coughlin		Dem
	Yvonne Lopez		Dem	Yvonne Lopez		Dem
District 20	Annette Quijano		Dem	Annette Quijano		Dem
	Reginald Atkins		Dem	Reginald Atkins		Dem
District 21	Nancy Munoz		Rep	Nancy Munoz		Rep
	Michele Matsikoudis		Rep	Michele Matsikoudis		Rep
District 22	James J. Kennedy		Dem	James J. Kennedy		Dem
	Linda S. Carter		Dem	Linda S. Carter		Dem
District 23	Erik Peterson		Rep	Erik Peterson		Rep
	John DiMaio		Rep	John DiMaio		Rep
District 24	Parker Space		Rep	Dawn Fantasia		Rep
	Hal Wirths		Rep	Mike Inganamort		Rep
District 25	Aura Dunn		Rep	Aura Dunn		Rep
	Christian Barranco [b]		Rep	Christian Barranco		Rep
District 26	Jay Webber		Rep	Jay Webber		Rep
	Brian Bergen [c]		Rep	Brian Bergen		Rep
District 27	John F. McKeon		Dem	Rosy Bagolie		Dem
	Thomas P. Giblin [d]		Dem	Alixon Collazos-Gill		Dem
District 28	Mila Jasey [e]		Dem	Garnet Hall		Dem
	Cleopatra Tucker		Dem	Cleopatra Tucker		Dem
District 29	Eliana Pintor Marin		Dem	Eliana Pintor Marin		Dem
	Shanique Speight		Dem	Shanique Speight		Dem
District 30	Sean T. Kean		Rep	Sean T. Kean		Rep
	Ned Thomson		Rep	Avi Schnall		Dem
District 31	Angela V. McKnight		Dem	Barbara McCann Stamato		Dem
	William Sampson		Dem	William Sampson		Dem
District 32	Raj Mukherji [f]		Dem	John Allen		Dem
	Annette Chaparro [f]		Dem	Jessica Ramirez		Dem
District 33	Angelica M. Jimenez [g]		Dem	Julio Marenco		Dem
	Pedro Mejia [g]		Dem	Gabe Rodriguez		Dem
District 34	Britnee Timberlake		Dem	Carmen Morales		Dem
	Jackie Yustein [h]		Dem	Michael Venezia		Dem
District 35	Shavonda E. Sumter		Dem	Shavonda E. Sumter		Dem
	Benjie E. Wimberly		Dem	Benjie E. Wimberly		Dem
District 36	Gary Schaer		Dem	Gary Schaer		Dem
	Clinton Calabrese		Dem	Clinton Calabrese		Dem
District 37	Shama Haider		Dem	Shama Haider		Dem
	Ellen Park		Dem	Ellen Park		Dem
District 38	Lisa Swain		Dem	Lisa Swain		Dem
	Chris Tully		Dem	Chris Tully		Dem
District 39	Robert Auth		Rep	Robert Auth		Rep
	DeAnne DeFuccio		Rep	John Azzariti		Rep
District 40	Kevin J. Rooney		Rep	Al Barlas		Rep
	Christopher DePhillips		Rep	Christopher DePhillips		Rep

Close races

Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%:

1. District 8, 0.2% gain D
2. District 3, 2.2% gain
3. District 4, 5.4%
4. District 21, 3.6%
5. District 25, 4.2%
6. District 39, 6.8%
7. District 40, 9.8%

District 1

The incumbents are Republicans Antwan McClellan who was re-elected with 31.30% of the vote in 2021, and Erik K. Simonsen who was re-elected with 31.61% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 51.61% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Antwan McClellan, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Erik Simonsen, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Simonsen (incumbent)	8,107	50.3%
	Republican	Antwan McClellan (incumbent)	8,005	49.7%
Total votes			16,112	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Eddie L. Bonner ^[35]
• Damita White-Morris ^[35]

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Damita White-Morris	6,129	50.3%
	Democratic	Eddie L. Bonner	6,054	49.7%
Total votes			12,183	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

1st Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Simonsen (incumbent)	27,976	31.8
	Republican	Antwan McClellan (incumbent)	27,603	31.3
	Democratic	Damita White-Morris	16,257	18.5
	Democratic	Eddie L. Bonner	16,228	18.4
Total votes			88,064	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The incumbents are Republicans Don Guardian who was elected with 26.66% of the vote in 2021, and Claire Swift who was elected with 26.81% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 55.43% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Don Guardian, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Claire Swift, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Guardian (incumbent)	6,051	50.3%
	Republican	Claire Swift (incumbent)	5,980	49.7%
Total votes			12,031	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Lisa Bender, marine scientist ^[42]
• Alphonso Harrell, teacher ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Caren Fitzpatrick, Atlantic County Board of Commissioner and nominee for this seat in 2021 ^[35] (running for State Senate) ^[42]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Caren Fitzpatrick	7,270	50.6%
	Democratic	Alphonso Harrell	7,086	49.4%
Total votes			14,356	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Lean R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Lean R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R

Results

2nd Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Guardian (incumbent)	26,675	28.8
	Republican	Claire Swift (incumbent)	25,460	27.5
	Democratic	Elizabeth "Lisa" Bender	20,547	22.2
	Democratic	Alphonso Harrell	19,835	21.4
Total votes			92,517	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

The incumbents are Republicans Bethanne McCarthy Patrick who was elected with 26.12% of the vote in 2021, and Beth Sawyer who was elected with 26.23% of the vote in 2021 and is running for the New Jersey State Senate. Donald Trump won this district by 50.71% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Bethanne McCarthy Patrick, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Tom Tedesco, Hopewell Township Committeemember ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Joseph Collins Jr., nephew of former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly Jack Collins ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Beth Sawyer, incumbent Assemblymember (ran for State Senate) ^[35]
• Adam Wingate, former Harrison Township Committeemember ^[44] (running for Gloucester County Commissioner) ^[45]

Convention results

Salem County Republican convention ^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (incumbent)	59	42.4%
	Republican	Tom Tedesco	38	27.3%
	Republican	Beth Sawyer (incumbent)	31	22.3%
	Republican	Adam Wingate	11	7.9%
Total votes			139	100.0%

Primary results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tedesco	7,272	38.6%
	Republican	Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (incumbent)	7,263	38.6%
	Republican	Joseph Collins Jr.	4,284	22.8%
Total votes			18,819	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• David Bailey, non-profit CEO ^[35]
• Heather Simmons, Gloucester County Commissioner ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Fitzpatrick ^[35]
• Tanzie Youngblood, retired teacher and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018 ^[35]

Declined

• Douglas H. Fisher, former Secretary of Agriculture of New Jersey (2009–2023) and former New Jersey General Assemblymember from the 3rd district (2002–2009) ^[47]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Simmons	9,430	37.8%
	Democratic	David Bailey	8,678	34.8%
	Democratic	Robert Fitzpatrick	3,439	13.8%
	Democratic	Tanzie Youngblood	3,404	13.6%
Total votes			24,951	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Likely R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Tossup	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup

Results

3rd Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Simmons	30,861	25.6
	Democratic	Dave Bailey Jr.	30,737	25.5
	Republican	Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (incumbent)	29,522	24.5
	Republican	Tom Tedesco	29,480	24.4
Total votes			120,600	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 4

The incumbents are Democrats Paul D. Moriarty who was re-elected with 26.49% of the vote in 2021, and Gabriela Mosquera who was re-elected with 25.83% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 52.96% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Dan Hutchison, Gloucester Township Councilmember ^[35]
• Cody Miller, Monroe Township School Board Member ^[35]

Declined

• Paul D. Moriarty, incumbent Assemblymember (running for State Senate) ^[13]
• Gabriela Mosquera, incumbent Assemblymember ^[13]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Hutchison	11,696	50.2%
	Democratic	Cody Miller	11,615	49.8%
Total votes			23,311	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Amanda Esposito, teacher ^[35]
• Matthew Walker, former Buena Council President ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Clark, businessperson ^[35]
• Denise Gonzalez, veteran ^[35]
• John Keating, attorney ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amanda Esposito	5,199	30.3%
	Republican	Matthew Walker	5,110	29.8%
	Republican	Michael Clark	3,053	17.8%
	Republican	Denise Gonzalez	2,940	17.1%
	Republican	John Keating	854	5.0%
Total votes			17,156	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Tossup	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Tossup	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup

Results

4th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Hutchison	30,116	26.5
	Democratic	Cody D. Miller	29,770	26.2
	Republican	Amanda Esposito	26,653	23.5
	Republican	Matthew P. Walker	25,881	22.8
	Conservatives South Jersey	Maureen Dukes Penrose	1,145	1.0
Total votes			113,565	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

The incumbents are Democrats William F. Moen Jr. who was re-elected with 28.74% of the vote in 2021, and William W. Spearman who was re-elected with 28.38% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 68.05% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• William F. Moen Jr., incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• William W. Spearman, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Spearman (incumbent)	12,920	50.2%
	Democratic	William F. Moen Jr. (incumbent)	12,826	49.8%
Total votes			25,746	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Joe Miller, candidate for Camden County Commissioner ^[35]
• Yalinda Pagan ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Miller	2,770	50.6%
	Republican	Yalinda Pagan	2,704	49.4%
Total votes			5,474	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

5th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Spearman (incumbent)	25,994	35.1
	Democratic	William F. Moen Jr. (incumbent)	25,757	34.7
	Republican	Joe Miller	11,386	15.4
	Republican	Yalinda Pagan	11,048	14.9
Total votes			74,135	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

The incumbents are Democrats Louis D. Greenwald who was re-elected with 33.07% of the vote in 2021, and Pamela R. Lampitt who was re-elected with 32.46% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 65.74% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Louis D. Greenwald, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Pamela R. Lampitt, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis D. Greenwald (incumbent)	15,352	50.3%
	Democratic	Pamela R. Lampitt (incumbent)	15,150	49.7%
Total votes			30,502	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Danielle M. Barry ^[35]
• Daniel M. Kenny ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel M. Kenny	4,067	50.4%
	Republican	Danielle M. Barry	4,004	49.6%
Total votes			8,071	100.0%

Following the primary, Kenny withdrew from the general election on August 28. ^[49] Brian McRory was selected as a replacement candidate on August 31. ^[50]

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

6th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis D. Greenwald (incumbent)	34,717	35.1
	Democratic	Pamela R. Lampitt (incumbent)	34,185	34.6
	Republican	Danielle M. Barry	15,067	15.2
	Republican	Brian McRory	14,945	15.1
Total votes			98,914	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

The incumbents are Democrats Herb Conaway who was re-elected with 30.98% of the vote in 2021, and Carol Murphy who was re-elected with 30.60% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 65.27% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Herb Conaway, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Carol Murphy, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Conaway (incumbent)	12,412	50.3%
	Democratic	Carol Murphy (incumbent)	12,261	49.7%
Total votes			24,673	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Eileen Bleistine, activist ^[35]
• Douglas Dillon, former Moorestown Zoning Board Member ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Dillon	4,132	50.2%
	Republican	Eileen Bleistine	4,098	49.8%
Total votes			8,230	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

7th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (incumbent)	32,608	33.5
	Democratic	Carol Murphy (incumbent)	31,936	32.8
	Republican	Douglas Dillon	16,368	16.8
	Republican	Eileen Bleistine	16,350	16.8
Total votes			97,262	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

The incumbents are Republicans Michael Torrissi Jr. who was elected with 26.45% of the vote in 2021, and Brandon Umba who was elected with 25.52% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 51.75% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Michael Torrissi Jr., incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Brandon Umba, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Torrissi Jr. (incumbent)	7,435	50.7%
	Republican	Brandon Umba (incumbent)	7,241	49.3%
Total votes			14,676	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Anthony Angelozzi, President of the Hammonton Education Association ^[35]
• Andrea Katz, Chesterfield Township Democratic Municipal Chair ^[35]

Declined

• Rue Ryan, former Deputy Mayor of Lumberton ^[51]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Katz	8,165	50.5%
	Democratic	Anthony Angelozzi	8,000	49.5%
Total votes			16,165	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Likely R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Lean R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R

Results

8th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Torrissi Jr. (incumbent)	27,881	25.3%
	Democratic	Andrea Katz	27,636	25.1%
	Democratic	Anthony Angelozzi	27,438	24.9%
	Republican	Brandon Umba (incumbent)	27,384	24.8%
Total votes			110,339	100.0
	Republican hold
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 9

The incumbents are Republicans Brian E. Rumpf who was re-elected with 35.13% of the vote in 2021, and DiAnne Gove who was re-elected with 34.46% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 62.16% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Greg Myhre, Mayor of Stafford Township ^[35]
• Brian E. Rumpf, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Withdrawn

• James Byrnes, Berkeley Township Councilmember ^{[52] [53]}
• Mark Dykoff, Lacey Township Committeemember ^{[52] [53]}
• DiAnne Gove, incumbent Assemblymember ^{[52] [54]}
• Timothy McDonald, Mayor of Lacey Township ^{[52] [53]}
• John Novak, former mayor of Barnegat Township ^{[52] [55]}
• Valerie Smith, Administrator of Ocean Academy Charter School ^{[52] [53]}

Endorsements

Convention results

Ocean County Republican convention ^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)	96	43.8%
	Republican	Greg Myhre	67	30.6%
	Republican	DiAnne Gove (incumbent)	56	25.6%
Total votes			219	100.0%

Primary results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)	11,516	50.9%
	Republican	Greg Myhre	11,124	49.1%
Total votes			22,640	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Joseph Atura, teacher ^[35]
• Sarah Collins, candidate for this seat in 2019 ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Collins	6,807	50.5%
	Democratic	Joseph Atura	6,678	49.5%
Total votes			13,485	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

9th Legislative District General Election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)	37,559	34.0
	Republican	Greg Myhre	36,342	32.9
	Democratic	Sarah Collins	18,374	16.6
	Democratic	Joseph Atura	17,205	15.6
	Green	Barry Bendar	979	0.8
Total votes			110,459	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 10

The incumbents are Republicans Gregory P. McGuckin who was re-elected with 34.61% of the vote in 2021, and John Catalano who was re-elected with 34.36% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 60.34% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Paul Kanitra, Mayor of Point Pleasant Beach ^[35]
• Gregory P. McGuckin, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Geri Ambrosio, former Toms River Republican Club President and candidate for this seat in 2021 ^{[17] [57]} (ran for Mayor of Toms River) ^[58]
• John Catalano, incumbent Assemblymember (running for Mayor of Brick Township) ^{[59] [17]}
• Ashley Lamb, Toms River School Board Member ^{[17] [44]}
• Cathy Lindenbaum, former president of the New Jersey PTA and former Brick Township School Board Member ^{[17] [57]}
• Ruthanne Scaturro, Vice Chair of the Ocean County Republican Party and former Brick Township Councilmember ^{[17] [60]}

Declined

• Samantha DeAlmeida, President of the Associated Builders and Contractors of New Jersey and candidate for this seat in 2019 ^[17]
• Justin Lamb, Toms River Councilmember ^[59]

Endorsements

Convention results

Ocean County Republican convention ^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory P. McGuckin (incumbent)	63	36.4%
	Republican	Paul Kanitra	50	28.9%
	Republican	Ruthanne Scaturro	35	20.2%
	Republican	Ashley Lamb	25	14.4%
Total votes			173	100.0%

Primary results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory P. McGuckin (incumbent)	10,767	50.5%
	Republican	Paul Kanitra	10,545	49.5%
Total votes			21,312	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• John LaMacchia, retired state worker ^[35]
• Emma Mammano, Vice Chair of the Ocean County Democratic Party ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emma Mammano	5,181	50.6%
	Democratic	John LaMacchia	5,067	49.4%
Total votes			10,248	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

10th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory P. McGuckin (incumbent)	34,805	33.0
	Republican	Paul Kanitra	34,098	32.4
	Democratic	Emma Mammano	18,529	17.6
	Democratic	John LaMacchia	17,958	17.0
Total votes			105,390	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 11

The incumbents are Republicans Kimberly Eulner who was elected with 24.94% of the vote in 2021, and Marilyn Piperno who was elected with 25.05% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 56.18% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Kimberly Eulner, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Marilyn Piperno, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Piperno (incumbent)	4,258	50.2%
	Republican	Kimberly Eulner (incumbent)	4,228	49.8%
Total votes			8,486	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Margie Donlon, Deputy Mayor of Ocean Township ^[35]
• Luanne Peterpaul, former Municipal Court Judge ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margie Donlon	8,086	50.2%
	Democratic	Luanne Peterpaul	8,011	49.8%
Total votes			16,097	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Tossup	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Tossup	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup

Results

11th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margie Donlon	32,005	28.6
	Democratic	Luanne Peterpaul	31,636	28.3
	Republican	Marilyn Piperno (incumbent)	24,230	21.7
	Republican	Kimberly Eulner (incumbent)	24,025	21.5
Total votes			111,896	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 12

The incumbents are Republicans Robert D. Clifton who was re-elected with 32.52% of the vote in 2021, and Alex Sauickie who was elected with 61.06% of the vote in a 2022 special election. Donald Trump won this district with 56.48% of the vote in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Robert D. Clifton, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Alex Sauickie, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Salvatore Giordano, President of the Old Bridge Township Board of Education ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)	5,297	45.1%
	Republican	Alex Sauickie (incumbent)	5,056	43.1%
	Republican	Salvatore Giordano	1,387	11.8%
Total votes			11,740	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Raya Arbiol, veteran ^[35]
• Paul Sarti, candidate for this seat in 2022 ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Sarti	4,861	50.4%
	Democratic	Raya Arbiol	4,789	49.6%
Total votes			9,650	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

12th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)	28,200	32.0
	Republican	Alex Sauickie (incumbent)	27,061	30.7
	Democratic	Paul Sarti	16,767	19.0
	Democratic	Raya Arbiol	16,164	18.3
Total votes			88,192	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 13

The incumbents are Republicans Vicky Flynn who was elected with 30.45% of the vote in 2021, and Gerard P. Scharfenberger who was re-elected with 30.76% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 52.82% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Vicky Flynn, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Gerard P. Scharfenberger, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicky Flynn (incumbent)	6,330	50.1%
	Republican	Gerard P. Scharfenberger (incumbent)	6,295	49.9%
Total votes			12,625	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Paul Eschelbach ^[66]
• Danielle Mastropiero ^[35]

Disqualified

• Koby Biran ^{[35] [66]}

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^{[38] [67]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danielle Mastropiero	5,335	92.1%
	Democratic	Paul Eschelbach (write-in)	250	4.3%
	Democratic	Other write-ins	208	3.6%
Total votes			5,793	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

13th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicky Flynn (incumbent)	30,744	28.9
	Republican	Gerard P. Scharfenberger (incumbent)	30,474	28.6
	Democratic	Danielle Mastropiero	22,440	21.1
	Democratic	Paul Eschelbach	21,655	20.3
	Libertarian	John Morrison	1,241	1.2
Total votes			106,554	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 14

The incumbents are Democrats Wayne P. DeAngelo who was re-elected with 28.29% of the vote in 2021, and Daniel R. Benson who was re-elected with 27.85% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 58.69% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Wayne P. DeAngelo, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Tennille McCoy, former Assistant Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Rick Carabelli, Franklin Township Municipal Tax Assessor (2009–present) ^{[68] [69]}

Declined

• Daniel R. Benson, incumbent Assemblymember (running for Mercer County Executive) ^[2]

Endorsements

Convention results

Mercer County Democratic convention ^[72]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Carabelli	120	35.6%
	Democratic	Tennille McCoy	111	32.9%
	Democratic	Wayne P. DeAngelo (incumbent)	106	31.5%
Total votes			337	100.0%

Middlesex County Democratic convention ^[73]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne P. DeAngelo (incumbent)	58	40.2%
	Democratic	Tennille McCoy	45	31.3%
	Democratic	Rick Carabelli	41	28.5%
Total votes			144	100.0%

Primary results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne P. DeAngelo (incumbent)	10,366	50.5%
	Democratic	Tennille McCoy	10,156	49.5%
Total votes			20,522	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Adam Elias, attorney ^[35]
• Skye Gilmartin, former Hightstown Councilmember ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Bina Shah, nominee for this seat in 2019 and 2021 ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Elias	4,233	46.2%
	Republican	Skye Gilmartin	4,188	45.7%
	Republican	Bina Shah	748	8.2%
Total votes			9,169	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Likely D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Likely D

Results

14th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wayne P. DeAngelo (incumbent)	32,843	30.3
	Democratic	Tennille McCoy	31,181	28.8
	Republican	Adam Elias	22,223	20.5
	Republican	Skye Gilmartin	22,174	20.5
Total votes			108,421	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 15

The incumbents are Democrats Verlina Reynolds-Jackson who was re-elected with 40.34% of the vote in 2021, and Anthony S. Verrelli who was re-elected with 40.66% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 73.29% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Anthony S. Verrelli, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (incumbent)	10,012	50.8%
	Democratic	Anthony S. Verrelli (incumbent)	9,687	49.2%
Total votes			19,699	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Michel F. Hurtado, student at Kean University, Attendant at the Mercer County Improvement Authority, candidate for Mercer County Commissioner in 2021 ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Pedro Reyes, write-in candidate, Independent candidate for this district in 2021 ^[74]

Results

Republican primary ^{[38] [75] [76]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michel F. Hurtado	2,343	94.5%
	Republican	Pedro Reyes (write-in)	90	3.6%
	Republican	Other write-ins	47	1.9%
Total votes			2,480	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

15th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony S. Verrelli (incumbent)	27,669	42.3
	Democratic	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (incumbent)	27,322	41.8
	Republican	Michel F. Hurtado	10,371	15.9
Total votes			65,362	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 16

The incumbents are Democrats Roy Freiman who was re-elected with 26.67% of the vote in 2021, and Sadaf Jaffer who was elected with 25.71% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 59.64% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Mitchelle Drulis, former district director for Tom Malinowski ^[35]
• Roy Freiman, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Patricia Taylor Todd, Montgomery Township Committeemember ^{[77] [78]}

Declined

• Dennis Ahn, Montgomery Township Committeemember ^[77]
• David Cohen, Princeton Councilmember ^[77]
• Maureen Coxwell, former Deputy Clerk of Somerset County ^[77]
• Dorothy Dawood, Hunterdon County Democratic Committee Secretary ^[77]
• Michelle Dowling, Montgomery Township Board of Education Member ^[77]
• Chris Fistonich, cybersecurity analyst and candidate for this seat in 2021 ^[77]
• Leticia Fraga, Princeton Councilmember ^[77]
• Mark Freda, Mayor of Princeton ^[77]
• Caitlin Giles-McCormick, former Flemington Council President ^[77]
• Michael Goldberg, President of the Somerset County Board of Taxation ^[77]
• Alan Harwick, former president of the Bridgewater-Raritan Regional Board of Education ^[77]
• Raymond Heck, Mayor of Millstone ^[77]
• Sadaf Jaffer, incumbent Assemblymember ^[7]
• Bhaveen Jani, former president of the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey ^[77]
• Megan Johnson, Clinton Councilmember ^[77]
• Devra Keenan, Mayor of Montgomery Township ^[77]
• Michele Kidd, Hillsborough Township Democratic Municipal Chair ^[77]
• Janice Kovach, Mayor of Clinton and nominee for New Jersey's 7th congressional district in 2014 ^{[77] [79]}
• Michelle Pirone Lambros, Princeton Councilmember and candidate for this seat in 2021 ^{[77] [80]}
• Jane Manner, Vice President of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization ^[77]
• Leighton Newlin, Princeton Councilmember ^[77]
• Eve Niedergang, Princeton Councilmember ^[77]
• Tommy Parker, President of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization ^[77]
• Deepak Raj, Chairman of the New Jersey State Investment Council ^[77]
• Mia Sacks, Princeton Councilmember ^[77]
• Afsheen Shamsi, former Council on American–Islamic Relations-New York/New Jersey official ^[77]
• Neena Singh, Deputy Mayor of Montgomery Township ^[77]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roy Freiman (incumbent)	9,803	50.1%
	Democratic	Mitchelle Drulis	9,759	49.9%
Total votes			19,562	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Ross Traphagen, Clinton Councilmember ^[35]
• Grace Zhang, accountant ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Rosy Thakkar, Montgomery Township Committeemember ^{[81] [82]}

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross Traphagen	5,946	50.3%
	Republican	Grace Zhang	5,873	49.7%
Total votes			11,819	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Likely D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Lean D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean D

Results

16th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Roy Freiman (incumbent)	34,188	28.3
	Democratic	Mitchelle Drulis	33,642	27.9
	Republican	Grace Zhang	26,558	22.0
	Republican	Ross Traphagen	26,293	21.8
Total votes			120,663	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 17

The incumbents are Democrats Joseph Danielsen who was re-elected with 34.19% of the vote in 2021, and Joseph V. Egan who was re-elected with 34.83% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 72.43% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Joseph Danielsen, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Kevin Egan, New Brunswick Councilmember and son of incumbent Joseph V. Egan ^[83]

Withdrawn

• Joseph V. Egan, incumbent Assemblymember ^{[35] [84]}

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph V. Egan (incumbent)	8,920	50.2%
	Democratic	Joseph Danielsen (incumbent)	8,859	49.8%
Total votes			17,779	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Susan Hucko ^[35]
• Dhimant G. Patel ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Hucko	1,684	51.9%
	Republican	Dhimant G. Patel	1,562	48.1%
Total votes			3,246	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

17th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Egan	20,159	36.3
	Democratic	Joseph Danielsen (incumbent)	20,064	36.2
	Republican	Susan Hucko	7,771	14.0
	Republican	Dhimant G. Patel	7,473	13.5
Total votes			55,467	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 18

The incumbents are Democrats Robert Karabinchak who was re-elected with 29.27% of the vote in 2021, and Sterley Stanley who was re-elected with 28.45% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 60.48% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Robert Karabinchak, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Sterley Stanley, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Karabinchak (incumbent)	13,987	50.2%
	Democratic	Sterley Stanley (incumbent)	13,875	49.8%
Total votes			27,862	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Teresa Hutchison ^[35]
• Joseph Wolak, South Plainfield Councilmember ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Teresa Hutchison	2,999	50.3%
	Republican	Joseph Wolak	2,959	49.7%
Total votes			5,958	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

18th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Karabinchak (incumbent)	23,362	31.5
	Democratic	Sterley Stanley (incumbent)	23,236	31.4
	Republican	Teresa Hutchison	13,861	18.7
	Republican	Joseph Wolak	13,619	18.4
Total votes			74,078	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 19

The incumbents are Democrats Craig J. Coughlin who was re-elected with 29.15% of the vote in 2021, and Yvonne Lopez who was re-elected with 28.63% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 59.16% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Craig J. Coughlin, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Yvonne Lopez, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig J. Coughlin (incumbent)	8,492	50.2%
	Democratic	Yvonne Lopez (incumbent)	8,426	49.8%
Total votes			16,918	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Marilyn Colon ^[35]
• Sam Raval ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Colon	2,342	50.9%
	Republican	Sam Raval	2,261	49.1%
Total votes			4,603	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

19th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Craig J. Coughlin (incumbent)	18,808	31.4
	Democratic	Yvonne Lopez (incumbent)	18,254	30.5
	Republican	Marilyn Colon	11,496	19.2
	Republican	Sam Raval	10,740	17.9
	Libertarian	David Diez	619	1.0
Total votes			59,917	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 20

The incumbents are Democrats Reginald Atkins who was elected with 49.23% of the vote in 2021, and Annette Quijano who was re-elected with 50.77% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 71.03% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Reginald Atkins, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Annette Quijano, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Charles Mitchell ^[35]
• Myrlene Thelot ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annette Quijano (incumbent)	7,014	39.1%
	Democratic	Reginald Atkins (incumbent)	6,711	37.4%
	Democratic	Myrlene Thelot	2,119	11.8%
	Democratic	Charles Mitchell	2,106	11.7%
Total votes			17,950	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Ramon Hernandez ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^{[38] [85]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ramon Hernandez	996	95.7%
	Republican	Write-in	45	4.3%
Total votes			1,041	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

20th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Annette Quijano (incumbent)	12,280	42.7
	Democratic	Reginald Atkins (incumbent)	12,104	42.1
	Republican	Ramon Hernandez	4,380	15.2
Total votes			28,764	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 21

The incumbents are Republicans Michele Matsikoudis who was elected with 26.28% of the vote in 2021, and Nancy Muñoz who was re-elected with 26.99% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 58.07% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Michele Matsikoudis, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Nancy Muñoz, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Muñoz (incumbent)	8,705	50.0%
	Republican	Michele Matsikoudis (incumbent)	8,693	50.0%
Total votes			17,398	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Elizabeth Graner, Bernards Township Democratic Municipal Chair, nominee for this district in 2021 ^[35]
• Chris Weber, mayor and Township Committeeman of Springfield, Detective Sergeant for the Newark South District Narcotics Unit (retired), and Detective Supervisor for the Newark Police Department School Safety Task Force (retired) ^[35]

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elizabeth A. Graner	8,552	50.5%
	Democratic	Chris Weber	8,375	49.5%
Total votes			16,927	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Lean R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Likely R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Likely R

Results

21st Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Muñoz (incumbent)	33,146	26.1
	Republican	Michele Matsikoudis (incumbent)	32,607	25.7
	Democratic	Elizabeth A. Graner	30,643	24.1
	Democratic	Chris Weber	30,615	24.1
Total votes			127,011	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 22

The incumbents are Democrats Linda Carter who was re-elected with 31.26% of the vote in 2021, and James Kennedy who was re-elected with 30.60% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 67.26% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Linda Carter, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• James Kennedy, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Carter (incumbent)	10,084	51.0%
	Democratic	James Kennedy (incumbent)	9,681	49.0%
Total votes			19,765	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Lisa Fabrizio, Linden Republican Municipal Chair ^[35]
• Patricia Quattrocchi, former mayor of Garwood ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lisa Fabrizio	2,353	50.5%
	Republican	Patricia Quattrocchi	2,302	49.5%
Total votes			4,655	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

22nd Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Carter (incumbent)	23,710	33.3
	Democratic	James Kennedy (incumbent)	23,123	32.5
	Republican	Lisa Fabrizio	12,272	17.2
	Republican	Patricia Quattrocchi	12,087	17.0
Total votes			71,192	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 23

The incumbents are Republicans John DiMaio who was re-elected with 30.71% of the vote in 2021, and Erik Peterson who was re-elected with 29.90% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 51.92% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• John DiMaio, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Erik Peterson, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John DiMaio (incumbent)	8,545	50.4%
	Republican	Erik Peterson (incumbent)	8,404	49.6%
Total votes			16,949	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Guy Citron ^[35]
• Margaret Weinberger, former president of the Somerset County Federation of Democratic Women ^[35]

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Weinberger	6,891	51.0%
	Democratic	Guy Citron	6,619	49.0%
Total votes			13,510	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

23rd Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John DiMaio (incumbent)	31,122	29.5
	Republican	Erik Peterson (incumbent)	30,366	28.8
	Democratic	Tyler Powell	22,118	21.0
	Democratic	Guy Citron	21,981	20.8
Total votes			105,587	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 24

The incumbents are Republicans Parker Space who was re-elected with 35.60% of the vote in 2021, and Hal Wirths who was re-elected with 32.66% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 56.17% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Dawn Fantasia, Sussex County Commissioner ^[35]
• Mike Inganamort, Mayor of Chester ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Josh Aikens, President of the Lafayette Township Board of Education ^[35]
• Rob Kovic, former Ridgefield Park Councilmember and candidate for New Jersey's 11th congressional district in 2022 ^[35]
• Jason Sarnoski, Warren County Commissioner ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Enrico Fioranelli, gym owner ^{[86] [44]}
• Steve Lonegan, former mayor of Bogota (1996–2007), candidate for New Jersey's 5th congressional district in 2018, candidate for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district in 2014, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2013, and candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 2005 and 2009 ^[87] (ran for State Senate) ^{[88] [89]}

Declined

• Christopher Carney, Sussex County Commissioner ^[90]
• Heather Darling, Morris County Surrogate ^[90]
• Michael B. Lavery, former Chair of the New Jersey Republican State Committee (2017; 2020–2021) and former mayor of Hackettstown (2005–2011) ^[90]
• Matt Murello, Mayor of Washington Township ^[90]
• Parker Space, incumbent Assemblymember ^[22] (running for State Senate) ^[23]
• Hal Wirths, incumbent Assemblymember ^[24]

Endorsements

Convention results

Morris County Republican convention ^[92]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Inganamort	78	41.3%
	Republican	Dawn Fantasia	69	36.5%
	Republican	Jason Sarnoski	25	13.2%
	Republican	Josh Aikens	17	9.0%
Total votes			189	100.0%

Primary results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dawn Fantasia	8,511	26.6%
	Republican	Mike Inganamort	7,976	25.0%
	Republican	Josh Aikens	7,120	22.3%
	Republican	Jason Sarnoski	6,726	21.1%
	Republican	Rob Kovic	1,612	5.0%
Total votes			31,945	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Alicia Sharm, candidate for Morris County Commissioner in 2022 ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Veronica Fernandez, perennial candidate ^{[93] [94]} (running as an Independent) ^[44]

Results

Democratic primary ^{[38] [95] [96] [97]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alicia Sharm	5,674	96.8%
	Democratic	Write-in	186	3.2%
Total votes			5,860	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

24th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dawn Fantasia	31,994	36.0
	Republican	Mike Inganamort	31,174	35.0
	Democratic	Alicia Sharm	18,722	21.0
	End The Corruption!	Veronica Fernandez	7,184	8.1
Total votes			89,074	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 25

The incumbents are Republicans Brian Bergen who was re-elected with 27.85% of the vote in 2021, and Aura K. Dunn who was re-elected with 28.25% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 52.52% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Christian E. Barranco, incumbent Assemblymember from the 26th district ^[35]
• Aura K. Dunn, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aura K. Dunn (incumbent)	9,382	50.2%
	Republican	Christian E. Barranco (incumbent)	9,297	49.8%
Total votes			18,679	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Diane Salvatore, journalist ^[35]
• Jonathan Torres, candidate for Randolph Council ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Diane Salvatore	7,977	50.2%
	Democratic	Jonathan Torres	7,899	49.8%
Total votes			15,876	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Likely R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Likely R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Likely R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Likely R

Results

25th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aura K. Dunn (incumbent)	26,717	26.4
	Republican	Christian E. Barranco (incumbent)	25,988	25.7
	Democratic	Diane Salvatore	24,055	23.8
	Democratic	Jonathan Torres	24,420	24.1
Total votes			101,180	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 26

The incumbents are Republicans Christian E. Barranco who was elected with 29.32% of the vote in 2021, and Jay Webber who was re-elected with 29.98% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 50.02% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Brian Bergen, incumbent Assemblymember from the 25th district ^[35]
• Jay Webber, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• BettyLou DeCroce, former New Jersey General Assemblymember from the New Jersey's 24th legislative district (2012–2022) ^[35]
• Robert Peluso, former Parsippany Councilmember ^[35]

Convention results

Morris County Republican convention ^[99]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Bergen (incumbent)	200	48.7%
	Republican	Jay Webber (incumbent)	165	40.1%
	Republican	BettyLou DeCroce	46	11.2%
Total votes			411	100.0%

Primary results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Webber (incumbent)	10,117	34.3%
	Republican	Brian Bergen (incumbent)	9,162	31.0%
	Republican	BettyLou DeCroce	5,131	17.4%
	Republican	Robert Peluso	5,105	17.3%
Total votes			29,515	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Walter Mielarczyk, engineer ^[35]
• John Van Achen, former chair of the Parsippany Planning Board ^[35]

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Van Achen	6,727	50.4%
	Democratic	Walter Mielarczyk	6,609	49.6%
Total votes			13,336	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

26th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jay Webber (incumbent)	28,146	28.7
	Republican	Brian Bergen (incumbent)	27,831	28.3
	Democratic	John Van Achen	21,263	21.7
	Democratic	Walter Mielarczyk	20,962	21.4
Total votes			98,202	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 27

The incumbents are Democrats Mila Jasey who was re-elected with 30.95% of the vote in 2021, and John F. McKeon who was re-elected with 31.62% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 70.61% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Rosaura Bagolie, Livingston Councilmember ^{[100] [101]}
• Alixon Collazos-Gill, former aide to Steve Rothman and wife of Brendan Gill ^{[35] [102] [103]}

Eliminated in primary

• Eve Robinson, former Montclair Board of Education member ^[35]
• Craig A. Stanley, former New Jersey General Assemblymember from the New Jersey's 28th legislative district (1996–2008) ^[35] (also ran in special convention) ^[101]

Withdrawn

• Thomas P. Giblin, incumbent Assemblymember from the 34th district ^{[104] [6] [105]}
• Brendan Gill, Essex County Commissioner and husband of Alixon Collazos-Gill ^{[10] [103]}
• Frank Kasper, teacher ^{[106] [107]}
• John F. McKeon, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35] (running for State Senate) ^[10]

Declined

• Al Anthony, former mayor of Livingston ^[105]
• Jackie Benjamin Lieberberg, former Millburn Committeemember ^[10]
• Shawn Klein, Livingston Councilmember ^[105]
• Maggee Miggins, Mayor of Millburn ^[10]
• Carrie Parikh, CPO of Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey ^[105]
• Annette Romano, Millburn Democratic Municipal Chair ^[105]
• Pat Sebold, Essex County Commissioner ^[10]
• Sean Spiller, Mayor of Montclair (2020–present) ^[105]

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John F. McKeon (incumbent)	10,264	39.1%
	Democratic	Alixon Collazos-Gill	9,624	36.6%
	Democratic	Eve Robinson	4,801	18.3%
	Democratic	Craig A. Stanley	1,595	6.1%
Total votes			26,284	100.0%

Special convention results

Essex County Democratic special convention ^[101]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosaura Bagolie	107	64.5%
	Democratic	Craig A. Stanley	59	35.5%
Total votes			166	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Irene DeVita, nominee for the 34th district in 2018 ^[66]
• Michael Mecca Jr., former Passaic County Commissioner ^{[108] [109]}

Withdrawn

• Malvin Frias, veteran ^[108]
• Jonathan Sym ^{[66] [108]}

Results

Republican primary ^{[38] [110]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Sym (write-in)	212	49.2%
	Republican	Irene DeVita (write-in)	184	42.7%
	Republican	Other write-ins	35	8.1%
Total votes			431	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

27th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rosaura Bagolie	27,303	34.9
	Democratic	Alixon Collazos-Gill	27,245	34.8
	Republican	Irene DeVita	11,916	15.2
	Republican	Michael Mecca Jr.	11,732	15.0
Total votes			78,196	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 28

The incumbents are Democrats Jackie Yustein who was chosen to fill the seat after Ralph R. Caputo resigned, and Cleopatra G. Tucker who was re-elected with 39.15% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 92.07% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Garnet Hall, Deputy Essex County Clerk ^[35]
• Cleopatra G. Tucker, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Frank McGehee, former mayor of Maplewood ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Mila Jasey, incumbent Assemblymember from the 27th district ^{[111] [8]}

Declined

• Bobby Brown, South Orange Trustee and former NFL player ^[112]
• Jamaine Cripe, Maplewood Committeemember ^[112]
• Summer Jones, South Orange Trustee ^[112]
• India Larrier, former Maplewood Committeemember ^[112]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Garnet Hall	8,520	41.0%
	Democratic	Cleopatra G. Tucker (incumbent)	8,237	39.6%
	Democratic	Frank McGehee	4,025	19.4%
Total votes			20,782	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Joy Freeman, candidate for New Jersey's 28th senate district in 2022 ^[35]
• Willie S. Jetti ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joy Freeman	274	53.0%
	Republican	Willie S. Jetti	243	47.0%
Total votes			517	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

28th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cleopatra G. Tucker (incumbent)	19,094	46.3
	Democratic	Garnet Hall	18,637	45.2
	Republican	Joy Freeman	1,902	4.6
	Republican	Willie S. Jetti	1,600	3.9
Total votes			41,233	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 29

The incumbents are Democrats Eliana Pintor Marin who was re-elected with 49.14% of the vote in 2021, and Shanique Speight who was re-elected with 48.30% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 80.82% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Eliana Pintor Marin, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Shanique Speight, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shanique Speight (incumbent)	3,792	50.3%
	Democratic	Eliana Pintor Marin (incumbent)	3,749	49.7%
Total votes			7,541

Republican primary

Nominees

• Orlando Mendez ^[35]
• Noble Milton ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Orlando Mendez	233	52.1%
	Republican	Noble Milton	214	47.9%
Total votes			447	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

29th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eliana Pintor Marin (incumbent)	7,488	42.5
	Democratic	Shanique Speight (incumbent)	7,409	42.0
	Republican	Orlando Mendez	1,419	8.1
	Republican	Noble Milton	1,308	7.4
Total votes			17,624	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 30

The incumbents are Republicans Sean T. Kean who was re-elected with 36.76% of the vote in 2021, and Edward H. Thomson who was re-elected with 35.50% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 67.27% in 2020. In a major upset, Democrat Avi Schnall defeated Thomson for the second Assembly seat. Schnall, an Orthodox Jewish Rabbi, received the backing of the Jewish community in Lakewood, winning 86% of the vote over Thomson when counted as a two-way race, allowing him to overcome the rest of the district's Republican lean. ^{[113] [114]}

Republican primary

Nominees

• Sean T. Kean, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Edward H. Thomson, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean T. Kean (incumbent)	3,920	50.7%
	Republican	Edward H. Thomson (incumbent)	3,814	49.3%
Total votes			7,734	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Salvatore Frascino, police detective ^[35]
• Avi Schnall, director of New Jersey Agudath Israel of America ^{[115] [116] [117]}

Withdrawn

• Marta Harrison, former mayor of Lakewood Township ^{[35] [117]}

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marta Harrison	2,553	50.5%
	Democratic	Salvatore Frascino	2,507	49.5%
Total votes			5,060	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Likely R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup

Results

30th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sean T. Kean (incumbent)	37,450	39.9
	Democratic	Avi Schnall	29,482	31.4
	Republican	Edward H. Thomson (incumbent)	18,076	19.3
	Democratic	Salvatore Frascino	8,868	9.4
Total votes			93,876	100.0
	Republican hold
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 31

The incumbents are Democrats Angela V. McKnight who was re-elected with 38.30% of the vote in 2021, and William Sampson who was elected with 36.28% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 72.12% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• William Sampson, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Barbara McCann Stamato, Jersey City Democratic Municipal Chair and sister of Gerald McCann ^[35]

Eliminated in primary

• Shanelle L. Smith ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Sampson (incumbent)	8,090	42.6%
	Democratic	Barbara McCann Stamato	7,713	40.7%
	Democratic	Shanelle L. Smith	3,166	16.7%
Total votes			18,969	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Angelique M. Diaz ^[35]
• Sydney J. Ferreira ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sydney J. Ferreira	1,009	50.1%
	Republican	Angelique M. Diaz	1,005	49.9%
Total votes			2,014	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

31st Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barbara McCann Stamato	13,003	34.7
	Democratic	William Sampson (incumbent)	12,883	34.4
	Republican	Sydney J. Ferreira	4,237	11.3
	Republican	Angelique M. Diaz	4,153	11.1
	Leadership Experience Values	Mary Jane Desmond	1,724	4.6
	Leadership Experience Values	Noemi Velazquez	1,443	3.9
Total votes			37,443	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 32

The incumbents are Democrats Angelica M. Jimenez who was re-elected with 35.49% of the vote in 2021, and Pedro Mejia who was re-elected with 34.67% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 77.86% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• John Allen, lawyer and former Chief of Staff to Ravinder Bhalla ^[35]
• Jessica Ramirez, lawyer ^[35]

Declined

• Annette Chaparro, incumbent Assemblymember from the 33rd district ^[4]
• Raj Mukherji, incumbent Assemblymember from the 33rd district (running for State Senate) ^[14]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramirez	8,672	51.0%
	Democratic	John Allen	8,339	49.0%
Total votes			17,011	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominee

• Robert Ramos ^[35]

Withdrawn

• Alex Garcia ^{[35] [119]}

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Ramos	740	50.2%
	Republican	Alex Garcia	734	49.8%
Total votes			1,474	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

32nd Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jessica Ramirez	15,197	45.7
	Democratic	John Allen	14,391	43.3
	Republican	Robert Ramos	3,665	11.0
Total votes			33,253	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 33

The incumbents are Democrats Annette Chaparro who was re-elected with 40.86% of the vote in 2021, and Raj Mukherji who was re-elected with 40.53% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 68.10% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Julio Marenco, North Bergen Commissioner ^[35]
• Gabe Rodriguez, former mayor of West New York (2019–2023) ^[35]

Declined

• Angelica M. Jimenez, incumbent Assemblymember from the 32nd district (ran for West New York Board of Commissioners) ^[9]
• Pedro Mejia, incumbent Assemblymember from the 32nd district ^[12]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabe Rodriguez	18,928	50.1%
	Democratic	Julio Marenco	18,873	49.9%
Total votes			37,801	100.0%

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Republican primary ^{[38] [120]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-in	227	100.0%
Total votes			227	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

33rd Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gabe Rodriguez	25,384	49.3
	Democratic	Julio Marenco	24,956	48.5
	Socialist Workers	Lea Sherman	1,121	2.2
Total votes			51,461	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 34

The incumbents are Democrats Britnee Timberlake who was re-elected with 38.94% of the vote in 2021, and Thomas P. Giblin who was re-elected with 39.29% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 75.38% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Carmen Morales, principal ^[35]
• Michael Venezia, Mayor of Bloomfield ^[35]

Declined

• Sarah Cruz, Bloomfield Councilmember ^[121]
• Wartyna Davis, Bloomfield Councilmember ^[121]
• Britnee Timberlake, incumbent Assemblymember (running for State Senate) ^[15]
• Jackie Yustein, incumbent Assemblymember from the 28th district ^[16]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carmen Morales	8,332	50.3%
	Democratic	Michael Venezia	8,238	49.7%
Total votes			16,570	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Clenard H. Childress Jr., Independent candidate for this seat in 2018 ^[35]
• James McGuire ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James McGuire	791	66.7%
	Republican	Clenard H. Childress Jr.	395	33.3%
Total votes			1,186

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

34th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Venezia	18,400	38.8
	Democratic	Carmen Morales	18,173	38.3
	Republican	James McGuire	5,597	11.8
	Republican	Clenard H. Childress Jr.	5,241	11.1
Total votes			47,411	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 35

The incumbents are Democrats Shavonda Sumter who was re-elected with 34.49% of the vote in 2021, and Benjie E. Wimberly who was re-elected with 34.56% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 70.22% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Shavonda Sumter, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Benjie E. Wimberly, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shavonda Sumter (incumbent)	3,632	50.0%
	Democratic	Benjie E. Wimberly (incumbent)	3,632	50.0%
Total votes			7,264	100.0%

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Republican primary ^{[110] [122]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-in	125	100.0%
Total votes			125	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

35th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Benjie E. Wimberly (incumbent)	12,320	50.2
	Democratic	Shavonda Sumter (incumbent)	12,214	49.8
Total votes			24,534	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 36

The incumbents are Democrats Clinton Calabrese who was re-elected with 27.80% of the vote in 2021, and Gary S. Schaer who was re-elected with 28.40% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 56.39% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Clinton Calabrese, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Gary S. Schaer, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Calabrese (incumbent)	4,328	50.3%
	Democratic	Gary S. Schaer (incumbent)	4,272	49.7%
Total votes			8,600	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Craig Auriemma, nominee for this seat in 2021 ^[35]
• Joseph Viso Jr., nominee for this seat in 2021 ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Auriemma	2,234	50.3%
	Republican	Joseph Viso Jr.	2,209	49.7%
Total votes			4,443	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

36th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clinton Calabrese (incumbent)	18,228	30.6
	Democratic	Gary S. Schaer (incumbent)	18,072	30.3
	Republican	Craig Auriemma	11,761	19.7
	Republican	Joseph Viso Jr.	11,546	19.4
Total votes			59,607	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 37

The incumbents are Democrats Shama A. Haider who was elected with 33.03% of the vote in 2021, and Ellen J. Park who was elected with 33.77% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 69.84% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Shama A. Haider, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Ellen J. Park, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen J. Park (incumbent)	8,493	50.9%
	Democratic	Shama A. Haider (incumbent)	8,178	49.1%
Total votes			16,671	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Robert Bedoya ^[35]
• Katherine Lebovics ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Katherine Lebovics	1,810	51.2%
	Republican	Robert Bedoya	1,727	48.9%
Total votes			3,537	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

Results

37th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellen J. Park (incumbent)	26,942	36.4
	Democratic	Shama A. Haider (incumbent)	25,943	35.0
	Republican	Robert Bedoya	10,673	14.4
	Republican	Katherine Lebovics	10,526	14.2
Total votes			74,084	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 38

The incumbents are Democrats Lisa Swain who was re-elected with 26.52% of the vote in 2021, and Chris Tully who was re-elected with 25.92% of the vote. Joe Biden won this district by 56.63% in 2020.

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Lisa Swain, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• Chris Tully, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Swain (incumbent)	6,246	50.8%
	Democratic	Chris Tully (incumbent)	6,055	49.2%
Total votes			12,301	100.0%

Republican primary

Nominees

• Gail Horton, nominee for this seat in 2018 ^[35]
• Barry Wilkes, businessman ^[35]

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Wilkes	3,296	50.1%
	Republican	Gail Horton	3,286	49.9%
Total votes			6,582	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Likely D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean D
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Lean D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean D

Results

38th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Swain (incumbent)	27,717	28.3
	Democratic	Chris Tully (incumbent)	27,304	27.9
	Republican	Gail Horton	21,517	22.0
	Republican	Barry Wilkes	21,490	21.9
Total votes			98,028	100.0
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

District 39

The incumbents are Republicans Robert Auth who was re-elected with 28.29% of the vote in 2021, and DeAnne DeFuccio who was re-elected with 27.94% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 52.72% in 2020.

Republican primary

Nominees

• Robert Auth, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]
• John Azzariti, Saddle River Councilman and candidate for this seat in 2021 ^[35]

Withdrawn

• DeAnne DeFuccio, incumbent Assemblymember ^{[123] [18]}
• Todd Caliguire, former Bergen County Freeholder ^{[18] [44]}
• Jon Kurpis, Saddle River Republican Chair and candidate for this seat in 2021 ^{[18] [124]}
• Ken Tyburczy, Ramsey Republican Chair and former Ramsey Councilman ^{[18] [125]}

Convention results

Bergen County Republican convention ^[126]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Auth (incumbent)	216	44.6%
	Republican	John V. Azzariti	159	32.9%
	Republican	Todd Caliguire	109	22.5%
Total votes			484	100.0%

Primary results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Auth (incumbent)	5,642	50.4%
	Republican	John V. Azzariti	5,551	49.6%
Total votes			11,193	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Damon Englese, principal ^[35]
• John Vitale, restaurant owner ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Vitale	6,439	50.4%
	Democratic	Damon Englese	6,331	49.6%
Total votes			12,770	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Likely R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Likely R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Likely R

Results

39th Legislative District General Election, 2023 ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Auth (incumbent)	33,061	27.0
	Republican	John V. Azzariti	32,340	26.4
	Democratic	John Vitale	29,046	23.7
	Democratic	Damon Englese	28,183	23.0
Total votes			122,630	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

District 40

The incumbents are Republicans Christopher P. DePhillips who was re-elected with 29.59% of the vote in 2021, and Kevin J. Rooney who was re-elected with 30.08% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 50.24% in 2020

Republican primary

Nominees

• Al Barlas, Essex County Republican Chair ^[35]
• Christopher P. DePhillips, incumbent Assemblymember ^[35]

Declined

• Kevin J. Rooney, incumbent Assemblymember ^[20]

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher P. DePhillips (incumbent)	6,137	50.8%
	Republican	Al Barlas	5,953	49.2%
Total votes			12,090	100.0%

Democratic primary

Nominees

• Giovanna Irizarry, educator ^[35]
• Jennifer Marrinan, businesswoman ^[35]

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary ^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Marrinan	6,009	50.1%
	Democratic	Giovanna Irizarry	5,990	49.9%
Total votes			11,999	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily [30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe [39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

Results

40th Legislative District General Election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher P. DePhillips (incumbent)	28,601	27.9
	Republican	Al Barlas	27,638	27.0
	Democratic	Jennifer Marrinan	23,202	22.7
	Democratic	Giovanna Irizarry	22,952	22.4
Total votes			102,393	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

References

See also

• 2023 New Jersey elections
• 2023 New Jersey Senate election