The 2009 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 3, 2009, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The election coincided with a gubernatorial election where Democratic incumbent Governor Jon Corzine was defeated by Republican challenger Chris Christie. Democrats held a 48–32 majority in the lower house prior to the election. The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one State Senator and two State Assembly members. New Jersey uses coterminous legislative districts for both its State Senate and General Assembly.
The Democratic Party won a 47–33 majority while losing the popular vote. Republicans were able to flip one seat in the 4th district.
Incumbents not seeking re-election Democratic Sandra Love, District 4 Nilsa Cruz-Perez, District 5 Joseph J. Roberts, District 5 John O'Leary, District 19 L. Harvey Smith, District 31
Republican Michael J. Doherty, District 23 (ran for State Senate) Rick Merkt, District 25 (ran for Governor) John E. Rooney, District 39
Overall results Summary of the November 3, 2009 New Jersey General Assembly election results: + ↓ 47 33 Democratic Republican
Parties Candidates Seats Popular Vote 2007 2009 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic 79 48 47 1 59% 2,001,772 47.6% 0.0% Republican 78 32 33 1 41% 2,181,345 51.9% 0.0% Green 1 0 0 0% 1,635 0.05% 0.0% Libertarian 2 0 0 0% 1,823 0.05% 0.0% Independent 11 0 0 0% 13,912 0.4% 0.0%Total 171 80 80 0 100.0% 4,200,487 100.0% -
Summary of results by district Legislative DistrictPositionIncumbent PartyElected Assembly Member Party1st1st 1 Nelson Albano Democratic Nelson Albano Democrat 2 Matthew Milam Democrat Matthew Milam Democratic2nd2nd 1 John Amodeo Republican John AmodeoRepublican 2 Vincent Polistina Republican Vincent PolistinaRepublican3rd3rd 1 John J. Burzichelli Democrat John J. Burzichelli Democrat 2 Celeste Riley Democrat Celeste Riley Democrat4th4th 1 Paul D. Moriarty Democrat Paul D. Moriarty Democrat 2 Sandra Love Democrat Domenick DiCicco Republican5th5th 1 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat Angel Fuentes Democrat 2 Joseph J. Roberts Democrat Donald Norcross Democrat6th6th 1 Louis Greenwald Democrat Louis Greenwald Democrat 2 Pamela Rosen Lampitt Democrat Pamela Rosen Lampitt Democrat7th7th 1 Herb Conaway Democrat Herb Conaway Democrat 2 Jack Conners Democrat Jack Conners Democrat8th8th 1 Dawn Addiego Republican Dawn Addiego Republican 2 Scott Rudder Republican Scott Rudder Republican9th9th 1 Brian E. Rumpf Republican Brian E. Rumpf Republican 2 Daniel Van Pelt Republican DiAnne Gove Republican10th10th 1 James W. Holzapfel Republican James W. Holzapfel Republican 2 David W. Wolfe Republican David W. Wolfe Republican11th11th 1 Mary Pat Angelini Republican Mary Pat Angelini Republican 2 David Rible Republican David Rible Republican12th12th 1 Declan O'Scanlon Republican Declan O'Scanlon Republican 2 Caroline Casagrande Republican Caroline Casagrande Republican13th13th 1 Samuel D. Thompson Republican Samuel D. Thompson Republican 2 Amy Handlin Republican Amy Handlin Republican14th14th 1 Wayne DeAngelo Democrat Wayne DeAngelo Democrat 2 Linda Greenstein Democrat Linda Greenstein Democrat15th15th 1 Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat 2 Reed Gusciora Democrat Reed Gusciora Democrat16th16th 1 Peter Biondi Republican Peter Biondi Republican 2 Denise Coyle Republican Denise Coyle Republican17th17th 1 Upendra Chivukula Democrat Upendra Chivukula Democrat 2 Joseph V. Egan Democrat Joseph V. Egan Democrat18th18th 1 Peter Barnes Democrat Peter Barnes Democrat 2 Patrick J. Diegnan Democrat Patrick J. Diegnan Democrat19th19th 1 John O'Leary Democrat Craig Coughlin Democrat 2 John Wisniewski Democrat John Wisniewski Democrat20th20th 1 Annette Quijano Democrat Annette Quijano Democrat 2 Joseph Cryan Democrat Joseph Cryan Democrat21st21st 1 Jon Bramnick Republican Jon Bramnick Republican 2 Nancy Munoz Republican Nancy Munoz Republican22nd22nd 1 Linda Stender Democrat Linda Stender Democrat 2 Jerry Green Democrat Jerry Green Democrat23rd23rd 1 Michael J. Doherty Republican Erik Peterson Republican 2 John DiMaio Republican John DiMaio Republican24th24th 1 Gary Chiusano Republican Gary Chiusano Republican 2 Alison Littell McHose Republican Alison Littell McHose Republican25th25th 1 Rick Merkt Republican Tony Bucco Republican 2 Michael Patrick Carroll Republican Michael Patrick Carroll Republican26th26th 1 Alex DeCroce Republican Alex DeCroce Republican 2 Jay Webber Republican Jay Webber Republican27th27th 1 John F. McKeon Democrat John F. McKeon Democrat 2 Mila Jasey Democrat Mila Jasey Democrat28th28th 1 Cleopatra Tucker Democrat Cleopatra Tucker Democrat 2 Ralph R. Caputo Democrat Ralph R. Caputo Democrat29th29th 1 Albert Coutinho Democrat Albert Coutinho Democrat 2 L. Grace Spencer Democrat L. Grace Spencer Democrat30th30th 1 Joseph Malone Republican Joseph Malone Republican 2 Ronald S. Dancer Republican Ronald S. Dancer Republican31st31st 1 L. Harvey Smith Democrat Charles Mainor Democrat 2 Anthony Chiappone Democrat Anthony Chiappone Democrat32nd32nd 1 Joan M. Quigley Democrat Joan Quigley Democrat 2 Vincent Prieto Democrat Vincent Prieto Democrat33rd33rd 1 Ruben Ramos Democrat Ruben Ramos Democrat 2 Caridad Rodriguez Democrat Caridad Rodriguez Democrat34th34th 1 Thomas P. Giblin Democrat Thomas P. Giblin Democrat 2 Sheila Oliver Democrat Sheila Oliver Democrat35th35th 1 Nellie Pou Democrat Nellie Pou Democrat 2 Elease Evans Democrat Elease Evans Democrat36th36th 1 Gary Schaer Democrat Gary Schaer Democrat 2 Frederick Scalera Democrat Frederick Scalera Democrat37th37th 1 Gordon M. Johnson Democrat Gordon M. Johnson Democrat 2 Valerie Huttle Democrat Valerie Huttle Democrat38th38th 1 Joan Voss Democrat Joan Voss Democrat 2 Connie Wagner Democrat Connie Wagner Democrat39th39th 1 Charlotte Vandervalk Republican Charlotte Vandervalk Republican 2 John E. Rooney Republican Robert Schroeder Republican40th40th 1 Scott Rumana Republican Scott Rumana Republican 2 David C. Russo Republican David Russo Republican
Close races Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%:
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See also 2009 New Jersey elections
References Official 2009 General Assembly Election Results