2011 New Jersey General Assembly election explained

Election Name:New Jersey General Assembly Elections, 2011
Country:New Jersey
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2009 New Jersey General Assembly election
Previous Year:2009
Next Election:2013 New Jersey General Assembly election
Next Year:2013
Seats For Election:All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly
Majority Seats:41
Election Date:November 8, 2011
Leader1:Sheila Oliver
Swing1: 3.6%
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leader Since1:January 12, 2010
Leaders Seat1:34th (East Orange)
Last Election1:47
Seats1:48
Seat Change1: 1
Popular Vote1:1,339,201
Percentage1:51.2%
Leader2:Alex DeCroce
Swing2: 3.9%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leader Since2:January 12, 2004
Leaders Seat2:26th (Parisippany-Troy Hills)
Last Election2:33
Seats2:32
Seat Change2: 1
Popular Vote2:1,253,824
Percentage2:48.0%
Map Size:350px
Speaker
Before Election:Sheila Oliver
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Sheila Oliver
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

All 80 seats in the General Assembly were up for election this year. In each Legislative district, there are two people elected; the top two winners in the general election are the ones sent to the Assembly. Typically, the two members of each party run as a team in each election. After the previous election, Democrats captured 47 seats while the Republicans won 33 seats. These were the first elections to be held after the 2010 redistricting cycle.

Democrats gained one seat, by flipping a seat in the 4th district, which they had only lost two years prior.

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Democratic

Republican

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Overall results

Summary of the November 8, 2011 New Jersey General Assembly election results:

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4832
DemocraticRepublican
PartiesCandidatesSeatsPopular Vote
align=center 2009align=center 2011align=center +/-align=center Strengthalign=center Votealign=center %align=center Change
Democraticalign=right 80align=right 47align=right 48align=right 1align=right 60%align=right 1,339,201align=right 51.2%align=right 0.0%
Republicanalign=right 79align=right 33align=right 32align=right 1align=right 40%align=right 1,253,824align=right 48.0%align=right 0.0%
Greenalign=right 2align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 2,284align=right 0.1%align=right 0.0%
Libertarianalign=right 4align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 3,692align=right 0.1%align=right 0.0%
Independentalign=right 10align=right 0align=right 0align=right align=right 0%align=right 15,310align=right 0.6%align=right 0.0%
align=center colspan="2" Totalalign=center 176align=center 80align=center 80align=center 0align=center 100.0%align=center 2,614,311align=center 100.0%align=center -

Summary of results by district

Legislative DistrictPositionIncumbentPartyElected Assembly MemberParty
1st1Nelson AlbanoDemocratNelson AlbanoDemocrat
2Matthew MilamDemocratMatthew MilamDemocrat
2nd1Vincent J. PolistinaRepublicanChris A. BrownRepublican
2John F. AmodeoRepublicanJohn AmodeoRepublican
3rd1John J. BurzichelliDemocratJohn J. BurzichelliDemocrat
2Celeste RileyDemocratCeleste RileyDemocrat
4th1Paul D. MoriartyDemocratPaul D. MoriartyDemocrat
2Domenick DiCiccoRepublicanGabriela MosqueraDemocrat
5th1Angel FuentesDemocratAngel Fuentes Democrat
2Gilbert WilsonDemocratGilbert WilsonDemocrat
6th1Louis GreenwaldDemocratLouis GreenwaldDemocrat
2Pamela Rosen LampittDemocratPamela Rosen LampittDemocrat
7th1Herb ConawayDemocratHerb ConawayDemocrat
2Jack ConnersDemocratTroy SingletonDemocrat
8th1Scott RudderRepublicanScott RudderRepublican
2Patrick DelanyRepublicanChristopher J. BrownRepublican
9th1Brian E. RumpfRepublicanBrian E. RumpfRepublican
2DiAnne GoveRepublicanDiAnne GoveRepublican
10th1James HolzapfelRepublicanGregory P. McGuckinRepublican
2David W. WolfeRepublicanDavid W. WolfeRepublican
11th1David RibleRepublicanCaroline CasagrandeRepublican
2Mary Pat AngeliniRepublicanMary Pat AngeliniRepublican
12th1Caroline CasagrandeRepublicanRonald S. DancerRepublican
2Declan O'ScanlonRepublicanRobert D. CliftonRepublican
13th1Samuel D. ThompsonRepublicanDeclan O'ScanlonRepublican
2Amy HandlinRepublicanAmy HandlinRepublican
14th1Wayne DeAngeloDemocratWayne DeAngeloDemocrat
2Daniel R. BensonDemocratDaniel R. BensonDemocrat
15th1Bonnie Watson ColemanDemocratBonnie Watson ColemanDemocrat
2Reed GuscioraDemocratReed GuscioraDemocrat
16th1Peter BiondiRepublicanPeter BiondiRepublican
2Denise CoyleRepublicanJack CiattarelliRepublican
17th1Upendra ChivukulaDemocratUpendra ChivukulaDemocrat
2Joseph V. EganDemocratJoseph V. EganDemocrat
18th1Peter J. Barnes IIIDemocratPeter J. Barnes IIIDemocrat
2Patrick J. DiegnanDemocratPatrick J. DiegnanDemocrat
19th1Craig CoughlinDemocratCraig CoughlinDemocrat
2John WisniewskiDemocratJohn WisniewskiDemocrat
20th1Annette QuijanoDemocratAnnette QuijanoDemocrat
2Joseph CryanDemocratJoseph CryanDemocrat
21st1Jon BramnickRepublicanJon BramnickRepublican
2Nancy MunozRepublicanNancy MunozRepublican
22nd1Linda StenderDemocratLinda StenderDemocrat
2Jerry GreenDemocratJerry GreenDemocrat
23rd1Erik PetersonRepublicanErik PetersonRepublican
2John DiMaioRepublicanJohn DiMaioRepublican
24th1Gary ChiusanoRepublicanGary ChiusanoRepublican
2Alison Littell McHoseRepublicanAlison Littell McHoseRepublican
25th1Tony BuccoRepublicanTony BuccoRepublican
2Michael Patrick CarrollRepublicanMichael Patrick CarrollRepublican
26th1Alex DeCroceRepublicanAlex DeCroceRepublican
2Jay WebberRepublicanJay WebberRepublican
27th1John F. McKeonDemocratJohn F. McKeonDemocrat
2Mila JaseyDemocratMila JaseyDemocrat
28th1Cleopatra TuckerDemocratCleopatra TuckerDemocrat
2Ralph R. CaputoDemocratRalph R. CaputoDemocrat
29th1Alberto CoutinhoDemocratAlberto CoutinhoDemocrat
2L. Grace SpencerDemocratL. Grace SpencerDemocrat
30th1Ronald S. DancerRepublicanSean T. KeanRepublican
2Joseph R. MaloneRepublicanDave RibleRepublican
31st1Charles MainorDemocratCharles MainorDemocrat
2Jason O'DonnellDemocratJason O'DonnellDemocrat
32nd1Joan QuigleyDemocratAngelica M. JimenezDemocrat
2Vincent PrietoDemocratVincent PrietoDemocrat
33rd1Caridad RodriguezDemocratSean ConnorsDemocrat
2Ruben RamosDemocratRuben RamosDemocrat
34th1Thomas P. GiblinDemocratThomas P. GiblinDemocrat
2Sheila OliverDemocratSheila OliverDemocrat
35th1Elease EvansDemocratShavonda E. SumterDemocrat
2Nellie PouDemocratBenjie E. WimberlyDemocrat
36th1Gary SchaerDemocratGary SchaerDemocrat
2Kevin J. RyanDemocratMarlene CarideDemocrat
37th1Gordon M. JohnsonDemocratGordon M. JohnsonDemocrat
2Valerie HuttleDemocratValerie HuttleDemocrat
38th1Joan VossDemocratConnie WagnerDemocrat
2Tim EustaceDemocratTim EustaceDemocrat
39th1Charlotte VandervalkRepublicanHolly SchepisiRepublican
2Robert SchroederRepublicanRobert SchroederRepublican
40th1Scott RumanaRepublicanScott RumanaRepublican
2David C. RussoRepublicanDavid C. RussoRepublican

Close races

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

List of races

align=center District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40
Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.

District 4

|- style="background-color:#F6F6F6" ! style="background-color: #3333FF" | | colspan="6" | One Democratic gain from Republican|-

District 40

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2011. Ballotpedia. 15 April 2023.

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