The 2005 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 8, 2005, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The election coincided with a gubernatorial election where Democrat Jon Corzine won. Democrats held a 47-33 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 49–31 majority. Democrats were able to flip one seat in the 1st, 2nd, and 36th districts. Republicans flipped one seat in the 12th. This is the last time any seats in North Jersey changed parties until 2025.
Incumbents not seeking re-election Democrats Robert J. Smith II, District 4 Mary Previte, District 6 Peter C. Eagler, District 34 Loretta Weinberg, District 37
Republicans Joseph Azzolina, District 13 Connie Myers, District 23 Paul DiGaetano, District 36
Summary of results by district Legislative DistrictPositionIncumbent PartyElected Assembly Member Party1st1st 1 John C. Gibson Republican Nelson Albano Democrat 2 Jeff Van Drew Democrat Jeff Van Drew Democratic2nd2nd 1 Kirk W. Conover Republican Jim WhelanDemocratic 2 Francis J. Blee Republican Francis J. BleeRepublican3rd3rd 1 John J. Burzichelli Democrat John J. Burzichelli Democrat 2 Douglas H. Fisher Democrat Douglas H. Fisher Democrat4th4th 1 Robert J. Smith II Democrat Paul D. Moriarty Democrat 2 David R. Mayer Democrat David R. Mayer Democrat5th5th 1 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat 2 Joseph J. Roberts Democrat Joseph J. Roberts Democrat6th6th 1 Louis Greenwald Democrat Louis Greenwald Democrat 2 Mary Previte Democrat Pamela Rosen Lampitt Democrat7th7th 1 Herb Conaway Democrat Herb Conaway Democrat 2 Jack Conners Democrat Jack Conners Democrat8th8th 1 Francis Bodine Republican Francis Bodine Republican 2 Larry Chatzidakis Republican Larry Chatzidakis Republican9th9th 1 Brian E. Rumpf Republican Brian E. Rumpf Republican 2 Christopher J. Connors Republican Christopher J. Connors Republican10th10th 1 James W. Holzapfel Republican James W. Holzapfel Republican 2 David W. Wolfe Republican David W. Wolfe Republican11th11th 1 Sean Kean Republican Sean Kean Republican 2 Steve Corodemus Republican Steve Corodemus Republican12th12th 1 Robert Lewis Morgan Democratic Jennifer Beck Republican 2 Michael J. Panter Democratic Michael J. Panter Democratic13th13th 1 Samuel D. Thompson Republican Samuel D. Thompson Republican 2 Amy Handlin Republican Amy Handlin Republican14th14th 1 Bill Baroni Republican Bill Baroni Republican 2 Linda Greenstein Democrat Linda Greenfield 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 Christopher Bateman Republican Christopher Bateman 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 Joseph Vas Democrat Joseph Vas Democrat 2 John Wisniewski Democrat John Wisniewski Democrat20th20th 1 Neil M. Cohen Democrat Neil M. Cohen Democrat 2 Joseph Cryan Democrat Joseph Cryan Democrat21st21st 1 Jon Bramnick Republican Jon Bramnick Republican 2 Eric Munoz Republican Eric Munoz Republican22nd22nd 1 Linda Stender Democrat Linda Stender Democrat 2 Jerry Green Democrat Jerry Green Democrat23rd23rd 1 Michael J. Doherty Republican Michael J. Doherty Republican 2 Connie Myers Republican Marcia Karrow Republican24th24th 1 Guy Gregg Republican Guy Gregg Republican 2 Alison Littell McHose Republican Alison Littell McHose Republican25th25th 1 Rick Merkt Republican Rick Merkt Republican 2 Michael Patrick Carroll Republican Michael Patrick Carroll Republican26th26th 1 Alex DeCroce Republican Alex DeCroce Republican 2 Joseph Pennacchio Republican Joseph Pennacchio Republican27th27th 1 John F. McKeon Democrat John F. McKeon Democrat 2 Mims Hackett Democrat Mims Hackett Democrat28th28th 1 Craig A. Stanley Democrat Craig A. Stanley Democrat 2 Donald Tucker Democrat Donald Tucker Democrat29th29th 1 William D. Payne Democrat William D. Payne Democrat 2 Wilfredo Caraballo Democrat Wilfredo Caraballo Democrat30th30th 1 Joseph Malone Republican Joseph Malone Republican 2 Ronald S. Dancer Republican Ronald S. Dancer Republican31st31st 1 Anthony Chiappone Democrat Louis Manzo Democrat 2 Charles Epps Democrat Charles Epps Democrat32nd32nd 1 Joan M. Quigley Democrat Joan Quigley Democrat 2 Vincent Prieto Democrat Vincent Prieto Democrat33rd33rd 1 Albio Sires Democrat Albio Sires Democrat 2 Brian Stack Democrat Brian Stack Democrat34th34th 1 Peter C. Eagler Democrat Thomas P. Giblin Democrat 2 Sheila Oliver Democrat Sheila Oliver Democrat35th35th 1 Nellie Pou Democrat Nellie Pou Democrat 2 Alfred Steele Democrat Alfred Steele Democrat36th36th 1 Paul DiGaetano Republican Gary Schaer Democrat 2 Frederick Scalera Democrat Frederick Scalera Democrat37th37th 1 Gordon M. Johnson Democrat Gordon M. Johnson Democrat 2 Loretta Weinberg Democrat Valerie Huttle Democrat38th38th 1 Joan Voss Democrat Joan Voss Democrat 2 Robert M. Gordon Democrat Robert M. Gordon Democrat39th39th 1 Charlotte Vandervalk Republican Charlotte Vandervalk Republican 2 John E. Rooney Republican John E. Rooney Republican40th40th 1 Kevin J. O'Toole Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 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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List of races 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__NOTOC__
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