Running together with
State SenatorRenee Burgess as part of the first slate for the legislature comprised entirely of African-American women,[2] Hall and her incumbent running mate
Cleopatra Tucker defeated Republicans Joy Freeman and Willie S. Jetti in the
2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.[3][4] Hall was one of 27 members elected for the first time to serve in the General Assembly, more than one-third of the seats.[5]
^NJ Elections Voters Guide: 28th Legislative District, NJ Spotlight News. Accessed January 10, 2024. "I am a lifelong Essex County resident, born in Montclair where I attended public schools through high school graduation. I attended Fairleigh Dickinson University and spent many years as a corporate business sales executive. For the past six years I have had the honor of serving as deputy Essex County clerk. I have lived in Maplewood for the last 35 years with my husband, George."
^"NJ Assembly 28th District Candidate Profile: Garnet Hall", The Village Green of Maplewood and South Orange, June 3, 2023. Accessed January 10, 2024. "Garnet has been a Maplewood resident for 35 years and currently serves as Deputy Essex County Clerk, a position she assumed following a decades long career in Executive Corporate Sales.... She is running with the Essex County Democratic Organization on the first all African-American women ticket with Sen. Renee Burgess and Assemblywoman Cleopatra Tucker."
^Wildstein, David.
"37 new lawmakers take office at noon", New Jersey Globe, January 9, 2024. Accessed January 9, 2024. "The 221st New Jersey Legislature begins today, with 37 new lawmakers – nearly one-third of the legislature – being sworn in at noon. That number includes ten new Senators and 27 new members of the General Assembly."