2007 New Jersey Senate election
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The 2007 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 4.
The election took place midway through Jon Corzine's term as Governor of New Jersey. Democrats gained an additional seat by winning two Republican seats in South Jersey, though one-term Senator Ellen Karcher lost re-election to Jennifer Beck. The Democratic gains in South Jersey laid the groundwork for a transfer of power within the Democratic Party, culminating in Steve Sweeney's election as Senate President midway through the 2008–12 term.[1]
Contents Incumbents not running • Summary of results By District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 |
Incumbents not running for re-election
[edit]Democratic
[edit]- Wayne R. Bryant (District 5)
- Sharpe James (District 29)
- Bernard Kenny (District 33)
- Joseph Coniglio (District 38)
Republican
[edit]- Martha W. Bark (District 8)
- Joseph A. Palaia (District 11)
- Peter Inverso (District 14)
- Walter J. Kavanaugh (District 16)
- Robert E. Littell (District 24)
- Robert J. Martin (District 26)
- Henry McNamara (District 40)
Summary of results by State Senate district
[edit]- ^ Senator Joseph Doria resigned on October 10, 2007 to become New Jersey Commissioner of Community Affairs.
Close races
[edit]- District 12, 7.86% gain
District 1
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jeff Van Drew | 28,240 | 55.7% | N/A | |
Republican | Nicholas Asselta (incumbent) | 22,469 | 44.3% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 50,709 | 100.0% |
District 2
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jim Whelan | 27,913 | 57.1% | ![]() | |
Republican | Sonny McCullough (incumbent) | 21,013 | 42.9% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 48,926 | 100.0% |
District 3
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Stephen M. Sweeney | 29,908 | 57.3% | ![]() | |
Republican | Mark Cimino | 20,645 | 39.6% | ![]() | |
Get a Grip | William F. Mead | 1,635 | 3.1% | N/A | |
Total votes | 52,188 | 100.0% |
District 4
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Fred Madden (incumbent) | 21,395 | 59.8% | ![]() | |
Republican | Shelley Lovett | 14,364 | 40.2% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 35,759 | 100.0% |
District 5
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dana Redd | 16,918 | 62.9% | ![]() | |
Republican | Hans Berg | 9,983 | 37.1% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 26,901 | 100.0% |
District 6
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John H. Adler (incumbent) | 25,737 | 61.9% | ![]() | |
Republican | Joseph A. Adolf | 15,846 | 38.1% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 41,583 | 100.0% |
District 7
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Diane Allen (incumbent) | 23,185 | 55.6% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Richard S. Dennison Jr. | 18,511 | 44.4% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 41,696 | 100.0% |
District 8
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Phil Haines | 28,148 | 60.9% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Francis L. Bodine | 18,066 | 39.1% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 46,214 | 100.0% |
District 9
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 35,504 | 62.3% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Russell K. Corby | 21,524 | 37.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 57,028 | 100.0% |
District 10
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent) | 30,164 | 62.9% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Britta Forsberg Wenzel | 15,712 | 32.8% | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Jim Miller | 2,042 | 4.3% | N/A | |
Total votes | 47,918 | 100.0% |
District 11
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Sean T. Kean | 28,403 | 63.3% | ![]() | |
Democratic | John A. Villapiano | 16,465 | 36.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 44,868 | 100.0% |
District 12
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Jennifer Beck | 26,743 | 53.9% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Ellen Karcher (incumbent) | 22,844 | 46.1% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 49,587 | 100.0% |
District 13
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Kyrillos (incumbent) | 25,119 | 60.7% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Leonard L. Inzerillo | 16,267 | 39.3% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 41,386 | 100.0% |
District 14
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Bill Baroni | 33,207 | 62.3% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Seema Singh | 20,081 | 37.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 53,288 | 100.0% |
District 15
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Shirley K. Turner (incumbent) | 20,100 | 62.8% | ![]() | |
Republican | Bob Martin | 11,924 | 37.2% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 32,024 | 100.0% |
District 16
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kip Bateman | 27,846 | 61.6% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Wayne G. Fox | 17,378 | 38.4% | N/A | |
Total votes | 45,224 | 100.0% |
District 17
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 16,898 | 61.7% | ![]() | |
Republican | John Costello | 10,506 | 38.3% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 27,404 | 100.0% |
District 18
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Barbara Buono (incumbent) | 21,365 | 62.4% | ![]() | |
Republican | Daniel H. Brown | 12,896 | 37.6% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 34,261 | 100.0% |
District 19
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Vitale (incumbent) | 18,864 | 66.4% | ![]() | |
Republican | Donald H. Nelsen Jr. | 9,557 | 33.6% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 28,421 | 100.0% |
District 20
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) | 9,760 | 58.7% | ![]() | |
Republican | Linda Gaglione | 4,478 | 26.9% | ![]() | |
Clean Up Government | Stanley J. Moskal | 2,387 | 14.4% | N/A | |
Total votes | 16,625 | 100.0% |
District 21
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Thomas H. Kean Jr. (incumbent) | 29,795 | 59.7% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gina Genovese | 20,092 | 40.3% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 49,887 | 100.0% |
District 22
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nicholas Scutari (incumbent) | 14,711 | 56.9% | ![]() | |
Republican | Rose McConnell | 11,139 | 43.1% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 25,850 | 100.0% |
District 23
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Leonard Lance (incumbent) | 32,198 | 67.0% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Harvey Baron | 13,124 | 27.3% | ![]() | |
For State Senate | Daniel Z. Seyler | 2,763 | 5.7% | N/A | |
Total votes | 48,085 | 100.0% |
District 24
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Steve Oroho | 31,143 | 69.5% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Edwin C. Selby | 13,694 | 30.5% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 44,837 | 100.0% |
District 25
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Anthony R. Bucco (incumbent) | 23,754 | 61.5% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Frank Herbert | 14,881 | 38.5% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 38,635 | 100.0 |
District 26
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Pennacchio | 26,567 | 66.4% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Wasim A. Khan | 13,442 | 33.6% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 40,009 | 100.0% |
District 27
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Codey (incumbent) | 23,631 | 78.8% | ![]() | |
Republican | Joseph A. Fischer | 6,368 | 21.2% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 29,999 | 100.0% |
District 28
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ronald Rice (incumbent) | 12,821 | 77.0% | ![]() | |
Republican | Herbert Glenn | 3,838 | 23.0% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 16,659 | 100.0% |
District 29
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Teresa Ruiz (incumbent) | 10,816 | 57.2% | ![]() | |
"The People's Choice" | Luis A. Quintana | 3,687 | 19.5% | N/A | |
Independent-Experienced-Unbossed | William D. Payne | 3,653 | 19.3% | N/A | |
Republican | Al-Samar Douglas | 547 | 2.9% | N/A | |
Pro Life Conservative | Dick Hester | 123 | 0.7% | N/A | |
Socialist Workers | Sara J. Lobman | 96 | 0.5% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 18,922 | 100.0% |
District 30
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert Singer (incumbent) | 23,072 | 61.6% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Steven Morlino | 14,365 | 38.4% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 37,437 | 100.0% |
District 31
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sandra Bolden Cunningham | 10,821 | 87.7% | ![]() | |
Eliminate Primary Elections | Louis Vernotico | 1,511 | 12.3% | N/A | |
Total votes | 12,332 | 100.0 |
District 32
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nicholas Sacco (incumbent) | 16,780 | 82.8% | ![]() | |
Republican | John Pluchino | 3,474 | 17.2% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 20,254 | 100.0% |
District 33
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Brian P. Stack | 20,313 | 100.0% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 20,313 | 100.0% |
District 34
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nia Gill (incumbent) | 17,178 | 100.0% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 17,178 | 100.0% |
District 35
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John A. Girgenti | 14,265 | 100.0% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 14,265 | 100.0% |
District 36
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Michael A. Guarino | 11,317 | 43.2% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 26,212 | 100.0% |
District 37
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Loretta Weinberg (incumbent) | 24,118 | 75.3% | ![]() | |
Republican | Clara S. Nibot | 7,924 | 24.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 32,042 | 100.0% |
District 38
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robert M. Gordon | 22,351 | 59.9% | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert Colletti | 14,949 | 40.1% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 37,300 | 100.0% |
District 39
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) | 27,623 | 55.4% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Ariyan | 22,272 | 44.6% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 48,895 | 100.0 |
District 40
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kevin J. O'Toole | 26,214 | 66.2% | ![]() | |
Democratic | John Zunic | 13,395 | 33.8% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 39,609 | 100.0% |
References
[edit]- ^ Margolin, Josh (November 23, 2009). "Democrats vote N.J. Sen. Stephen Sweeney in as Senate president". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
Senate Democrats emerged from a Statehouse meeting room a few minutes ago, saying Sen. Steve Sweeney (D-Gloucester) has been voted Senate president, replacing Richard Codey, the Essex County Democrat who long led the Senate's Democratic caucus. Codey left the second-floor caucus room at 2:50 p.m. and made only a brief comment to reporters waiting outside.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2007 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.