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1985 New Jersey General Assembly election

The 1985 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 5, 1985.

1985 New Jersey General Assembly election
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All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderChuck HardwickAlan Karcher
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Leader's seat20th19th
Seats before3644
Seats won5030
Seat changeIncrease 14Decrease 14
Speaker before election

Alan Karcher
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Chuck Hardwick
Republican

The elections coincided with Governor Tom Kean's landslide re-election. The result was a historic victory for Kean's Republican Party, which gained 14 seats to retake the majority in the Assembly. As of 2024, this remains the only election since 1973 in which Republicans won any seats in the Senate or Assembly from Hudson County, where they carried four of six seats.

Incumbents not running for re-election • Summary 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

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

  • Thomas W. Long (District 20)
  • Nicholas LaRocca (District 33)

Republican

Every Republican incumbent ran for re-election.

Summary of races

Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedParty
1st Legislative DistrictGuy F. MuzianiRepGuy F. MuzianiRep
Joseph W. ChinniciRepJoseph W. ChinniciRep
2nd Legislative DistrictJ. Edward ClineRepJ. Edward ClineRep
Dolores G. CooperRepDolores G. CooperRep
3rd Legislative DistrictMartin A. HermanDemJack CollinsRep
Thomas A. PankokDemGary StuhltragerRep
4th Legislative DistrictAnthony S. MarsellaDemAnthony S. MarsellaDem
Dennis L. RileyDemDennis L. RileyDem
5th Legislative DistrictFrancis J. GormanDemFrancis J. GormanDem
Wayne R. BryantDemWayne R. BryantDem
6th Legislative DistrictJohn A. RoccoRepJohn A. RoccoRep
Thomas J. ShustedRepThomas J. ShustedRep
7th Legislative DistrictBarbara KalikDemBarbara KalikDem
Thomas P. FoyDemThomas P. FoyDem
8th Legislative DistrictHarold L. Colburn Jr.[a]RepHarold L. Colburn Jr.Rep
Robert C. Shinn Jr.[b]RepRobert C. ShinnRep
9th Legislative DistrictJohn T. Hendrickson Jr.RepJohn T. Hendrickson Jr.Rep
Jorge A. RodDem[c]Jeffrey MoranRep
10th Legislative DistrictJohn Paul DoyleDemJohn Paul DoyleDem
Marlene Lynch FordDemRobert SingerRep
11th Legislative DistrictJoseph A. PalaiaRepJoseph A. PalaiaRep
Anthony M. VillaneRepAnthony M. VillaneRep
12th Legislative DistrictMarie Sheehan MuhlerRepMarie Sheehan MuhlerRep
John O. BennettRepJohn O. BennettRep
13th Legislative DistrictJacqueline WalkerDemJoseph AzzolinaRep
Bill FlynnDemJoann H. SmithRep
14th Legislative DistrictJoseph L. Bocchini Jr.DemJoseph L. Bocchini Jr.Dem
Joseph D. PateroDemJohn K. RaffertyRep
15th Legislative DistrictJohn S. WatsonDemJohn S. WatsonDem
Gerald S. NaplesDemGerald S. NaplesDem
16th Legislative DistrictWalter J. KavanaughRepWalter J. KavanaughRep
John S. PennRepJohn S. PennRep
17th Legislative DistrictDavid C. SchwartzDemDavid C. SchwartzDem
Angela L. PerunRep[d]Bob SmithDem
18th Legislative DistrictThomas H. PaternitiDemThomas H. PaternitiDem
Frank M. PellyDemFrank M. PellyDem
19th Legislative DistrictGeorge OtlowskiDemGeorge J. OtlowskiDem
Alan KarcherDemAlan KarcherDem
20th Legislative DistrictThomas J. DeverinDemThomas J. DeverinDem
Thomas W. LongDemGeorge HudakDem
21st Legislative DistrictChuck HardwickRepChuck HardwickRep
Peter J. Genova[e]RepPeter J. GenovaRep
22nd Legislative DistrictBob FranksRepBob FranksRep
Maureen OgdenRepMaureen OgdenRep
23rd Legislative DistrictDick ZimmerRepDick ZimmerRep
Karl WeidelRepKarl WeidelRep
24th Legislative DistrictRobert E. LittellRepRobert E. LittellRep
Chuck HaytaianRepChuck HaytaianRep
25th Legislative DistrictRodney FrelinghuysenRepRodney FrelinghuysenRep
Arthur R. AlbohnRepArthur R. AlbohnRep
26th Legislative DistrictRobert J. Martin[f]RepRobert J. MartinRep
Ralph A. LoveysRepRalph A. LoveysRep
27th Legislative DistrictHarry A. McEnroeDemHarry A. McEnroeDem
Mildred Barry GarvinDemMildred Barry GarvinDem
28th Legislative DistrictMichael AdubatoDemMichael AdubatoDem
James ZangariDemJames ZangariDem
29th Legislative DistrictWillie B. BrownDemWillie B. BrownDem
Eugene H. ThompsonDemEugene H. ThompsonDem
30th Legislative DistrictBuddy FortunatoDemJohn V. KellyRep
Steve AdubatoDemMarion CreccoRep
31st Legislative DistrictJoe DoriaDemJoe DoriaDem
Joseph CharlesDemJoseph CharlesDem
32nd Legislative DistrictPaul CuprowskiDemFrank J. GargiuloRep
Anthony P. VainieriDemCharles J. CatrilloRep
33rd Legislative DistrictNicholas LaRoccaDemRonald A. DarioRep
Robert A. RanieriDemJose ArangoRep
34th Legislative DistrictGerald ZeckerRepGerald ZeckerRep
Newton E. MillerRepNewton E. MillerRep
35th Legislative DistrictJohn GirgentiDemJohn GirgentiDem
Vincent O. PellecchiaDemVincent O. PellecchiaDem
36th Legislative DistrictRobert HollenbeckDemKathleen DonovanRep
Richard VisotckyDemPaul DiGaetanoRep
37th Legislative DistrictD. Bennett MazurDemD. Bennett MazurDem
Byron BaerDemByron BaerDem
38th Legislative DistrictPat SchuberRepPat SchuberRep
Louis KoscoRepLouis KoscoRep
39th Legislative DistrictJohn E. RooneyRepJohn E. RooneyRep
Elizabeth Randall[g]RepElizabeth RandallRep
40th Legislative DistrictWalter M. D. KernRepWalter M. D. KernRep
Nicholas FeliceRepNicholas R. FeliceRep

District 1

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJoseph W. Chinnici 35,610 33.7 5.5
RepublicanGuy F. Muziani 33,978 32.1 6.0
DemocraticRaymond A. Batten18,79417.8 8.0
DemocraticPeter L. Amico17,40716.5 3.4
Total votes'105,789' '100.0'

District 2

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJ. Edward Kline 32,092 34.1 5.6
RepublicanDolores G. Cooper 27,395 29.1 2.0
DemocraticJoel Jacovitz19,89921.2 1.0
DemocraticLillian E. Bryant14,63415.6 4.8
Total votes'94,020' '100.0'

District 3

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJack Collins 27,514 26.2 3.3
RepublicanGary W. Stuhltrager 27,032 25.7 3.5
DemocraticMartin A. Herman25,69924.5 3.7
DemocraticThomas A. Pankok24,79623.6 3.1
Total votes'105,041' '100.0'

District 4

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticAnthony S. Marsella 23,162 27.3 3.4
DemocraticDennis L. Riley 22,703 26.8 3.4
RepublicanFrank F. Senatore19,62123.1 2.8
RepublicanWilliam F. Thomson19,30722.8 3.9
Total votes'84,793' '100.0'

District 5

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticFrancis J. Gorman 22,828 30.9 2.8
DemocraticWayne R. Bryant 22,691 30.7 3.6
RepublicanCharles E. Brimm14,51419.6 3.3
RepublicanWilliam M. Terrell13,87218.8 3.2
Total votes'73,905' '100.0'

District 6

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJohn A. Rocco 32,812 32.7 4.9
RepublicanThomas J. Shusted 31,679 31.6 3.9
DemocraticCarl B. Viniar18,42518.4 4.8
DemocraticHarry Benn17,38217.3 4.0
Total votes'100,298' '100.0'

District 7

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticBarbara Faith Kalik 26,452 29.4 1.3
DemocraticThomas P. Foy 25,217 28.0 1.8
RepublicanRenee L. Borstad19,31821.4 0.3
RepublicanCharles J. Ansert19,09621.2 2.9
Total votes'90,083' '100.0'

District 8

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanHarold L. Colburn, Jr. 29,150 34.8 3.8
RepublicanRobert C. Shinn, Jr. 29,085 34.7 3.2
DemocraticClaire B. Cohen12,97115.5 3.6
DemocraticHarrison B. Slack12,28514.7 3.7
Socialist LaborBernardo S. Doganiero1890.2N/A
Socialist LaborPaul Ferguson1700.2N/A
Total votes'83,850' '100.0'

District 9

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJohn T. Hendrickson Jr. (incumbent) 39,031 32.4 0.9
RepublicanJeffrey Moran 37,877 31.4 1.2
DemocraticJorge A. Rod (incumbent)23,47019.5 0.4
( 10.7)
DemocraticWarren E. Hickman19,42016.1 2.2
"Time for Change"Paul David Hedrich7080.6N/A
Total votes'120,506' '100.0'

District 10

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJohn Paul Doyle (incumbent) 30,055 25.9 3.3
RepublicanRobert Singer 29,621 25.5 1.9
RepublicanRoden S. Lightbody28,17924.2 3.5
DemocraticMarlene Lynch Ford (incumbent)28,15924.2 1.5
LibertarianWallace Gluck2170.2N/A
Total votes'116,231' '100.0'

District 11

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJoseph A. Palaia 35,629 34.4 5.1
RepublicanAnthony M. “Doc” Villane 35,291 34.1 4.9
DemocraticCraig Alan Frankel16,29815.8 5.0
DemocraticDaniel P. Jacobson16,24215.7 5.1
Total votes'103,460' '100.0'

District 12

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJohn O. Bennett 33,205 32.5 2.6
RepublicanMarie Sheehan Muhler 32,346 31.6 2.0
DemocraticDonald M. Lomurro18,58418.2 2.3
DemocraticMichael L. Detzky18,12917.7 2.3
Total votes'102,264' '100.0'

District 13

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJoseph Azzolina 26,565 26.3 2.5
RepublicanJoann H. Smith 25,970 25.7 4.1
DemocraticWilliam E. Flynn24,41824.2 3.6
DemocraticJacqueline Walker24,05823.8 3.0
Total votes'101,011' '100.0'

District 14

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJoseph L. Bocchini, Jr. 28,476 26.5 2.0
RepublicanJohn K. Rafferty 27,960 26.1 3.8
DemocraticJoseph D. Patero26,70724.9 3.2
RepublicanThomas Colitsas24,18922.5 1.4
Total votes'107,332' '100.0'

District 15

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJohn S. Watson 25,173 28.2 3.0
DemocraticGerald S. Naples 24,893 27.9 3.0
RepublicanBarbara Marrow19,81822.2 3.0
RepublicanMary Ann McKee19,41321.7 3.0
Total votes'89,297' '100.0'

District 16

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanWalter J. Kavanaugh 37,577 38.9 4.5
RepublicanJohn S. Penn 35,258 36.5 5.5
DemocraticWilliam R. Norris II11,88412.3 4.8
DemocraticFrank M. Reskin11,59612.0 4.3
LibertarianStephen Friedlander3630.4 0.8
Total votes'96,678' '100.0'

District 17

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticDavid C. Schwartz 21,174 28.1 4.4
DemocraticBob Smith 19,556 26.0 6.1
RepublicanAngela L. Perun19,10425.4 7.4
( 6.7)
RepublicanFrancis J. Coury15,50320.6 4.1
Total votes'75,337' '100.0'

District 18

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticThomas H. Paterniti 30,169 26.7 1.8
DemocraticFrank M. Pelly 29,490 26.1 2.2
RepublicanS. Elliott Mayo27,10124.0 2.1
RepublicanMichael Leibowitz26,28023.2 1.9
Total votes113,040 100.0

District 19

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticGeorge J. Otlowski 26,187 26.7 3.3
DemocraticAlan J. Karcher 24,803 25.3 2.8
RepublicanEmery Z. Toth23,67324.1 2.8
RepublicanRobert De Santis23,54424.0 3.4
Total votes'98,207' '100.0'

District 20

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticThomas J. Deverin 19,892 25.5 9.4
DemocraticGeorge Hudak 18,085 23.1 11.7
RepublicanMichael A. Posnock14,61718.7 3.3
RepublicanAlice A. Holzapfel13,13416.8 1.8
Experienced-Competent-CourageousTom Dunn10,17413.0N/A
"Inflation Fighting Housewife"Rose Zeidwerg Monyek2,2402.9N/A
Total votes'78,142' '100.0'

District 21

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanChuck Hardwick 36,474 32.9 5.9
RepublicanPeter J. Genova 34,625 31.2 5.2
DemocraticAndrew K. Ruotolo, Jr.20,52618.5 5.3
DemocraticLivio Mancino18,40816.6 6.6
IndependentFred Palensar III8180.7N/A
Total votes'110,851' '100.0'

District 22

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanMaureen Ogden 39,939 36.1 2.4
RepublicanBob Franks 39,284 35.5 2.4
DemocraticJohn F. Tully, Jr.15,72914.2 2.6
DemocraticFlorence Martone15,65014.1 2.2
Total votes'110,602' '100.0'

District 23

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanRichard A. Zimmer 34,051 44.0 9.4
RepublicanKarl Weidel 32,587 42.1 7.8
DemocraticRichard C. Allen10,77413.9 3.3
Total votes'77,412' '100.0'

District 24

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanRobert E. Littell 30,616 37.3 1.3
RepublicanGarabed “Chuck” Haytaian 29,094 35.4 0.7
DemocraticRobert T. Davis12,80615.6 0.4
DemocraticJohn P. Kilroy, Jr.9,61711.7 2.3
Total votes'82,133' '100.0'

District 25

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanRodney P. Frelinghuysen 31,695 37.1 5.4
RepublicanArthur R. Albohn 29,043 34.0 4.6
DemocraticDonald Cresitello12,65214.8 4.9
DemocraticCarl A. Mottey11,95514.0 5.2
Total votes85,345 100.0

District 26

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanRobert J. Martin 31,943 37.6 1.4
RepublicanRalph A. Loveys 31,898 37.5 4.7
DemocraticClaude C. Post10,69712.6 3.0
DemocraticJoseph V. Vender10,42512.3 3.1
Total votes'84,963' '100.0'

District 27

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticHarry A. McEnroe 20,780 31.5 5.4
DemocraticMildred Barry Garvin 20,680 31.3 5.1
RepublicanJean Brozyna12,34518.7 4.9
RepublicanChandler Dennis12,16718.4 5.4
Total votes'65,972' '100.0'

District 28

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticMichael F. Adubato 12,495 30.4 4.1
DemocraticJames Zangari 12,092 29.4 3.0
RepublicanJoe Imperiale8,60420.9 8.3
RepublicanJose Linares7,89619.2 8.5
Total votes'41,087' '100.0'

District 29

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticWillie B. Brown 12,736 35.2 7.1
DemocraticEugene H. Thompson 12,224 33.7 7.9
RepublicanDella Moses Walker5,85216.2 7.6
RepublicanKurt A. Culbreath5,42015.0 7.5
Total votes'36,232' '100.0'

District 30

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanJohn V. Kelly 30,820 28.3 3.1
RepublicanMarion Crecco 28,268 26.0 8.4
DemocraticStephen N. Adubato, Jr.25,50523.4 3.2
DemocraticBuddy Fortunato24,29022.3 6.0
Total votes'108,883' '100.0'

District 31

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJoseph V. Doria, Jr. 25,613 31.8 8.6
DemocraticJoseph Charles, Jr. 24,612 30.6 8.8
RepublicanNat S. Amadeo15,38019.1 9.1
RepublicanBruce M. Shipitofsky14,94218.6 9.5
Total votes80,547 100.0

District 32

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanFrank J. Gargiulo 25,179 27.1 10.4
RepublicanCharles J. Catrillo 24,798 26.7 10.4
DemocraticPaul Cuprowski21,01822.7 9.4
DemocraticAnthony P. Vainieri19,97721.5 10.0
Politicians Are CrooksEdith M. Shaw8961.0 0.8
Politicians Are CrooksHerbert H. Shaw8770.9 0.7
Total votes'92,745' '100.0'

District 33

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanRonald A. Dario 20,422 27.9 10.0
RepublicanJose O. Arango 19,748 26.9 9.7
DemocraticRobert A. Ranieri17,44323.8 8.9
DemocraticMario R. Hernandez15,67121.4 10.8
Total votes'73,284' '100.0'

District 34

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanGerald H. Zecker 32,025 32.3 6.1
RepublicanNewton E. Miller 31,791 32.1 5.4
DemocraticJoseph F. Palumbo17,78418.0 5.5
DemocraticElisa Leib17,41117.6 4.1
Total votes'99,011' '100.0'

District 35

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticJohn A. Girgenti 18,634 30.2 7.4
DemocraticVincent “Ozzie” Pellecchia 16,204 26.3 8.8
RepublicanWalter W. Porter, Jr.13,53821.9 8.0
RepublicanKenneth Van Rye13,35221.6 8.2
Total votes'61,728' '100.0'

District 36

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanKathleen A. Donovan 24,775 27.4 7.4
RepublicanPaul DiGaetano 24,555 27.2 7.5
DemocraticRobert P. Hollenbeck21,29523.6 7.5
DemocraticRichard F. Visotcky19,76421.9 7.2
Total votes'90,389' '100.0'

District 37

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticD. Bennett Mazur 27,376 27.0 3.9
DemocraticByron Baer 27,335 26.9 4.5
RepublicanNicholas Corbiscello24,30023.9 5.0
RepublicanMartin Katz22,45322.1 3.4
Total votes'101,464' '100.0'

District 38

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanWilliam P. Schuber 29,606 30.8 3.9
RepublicanLouis F. Kosco 29,096 30.2 3.1
DemocraticThomas K. Hynes19,03319.8 3.9
DemocraticDavid S. Turetsky18,19018.9 3.5
LibertarianRichard Kraus3130.3N/A
Total votes'96,238' '100.0'

District 39

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanElizabeth E. Randall 35,172 33.3 4.4
RepublicanJohn E. Rooney 33,358 31.6 2.9
DemocraticJoseph A. Ferriero18,71417.7 4.2
DemocraticFay Yeager18,25717.3 3.2
Total votes105,501 100.0

District 40

General election

New Jersey general election, 1985[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanWalter M. D. Kern, Jr. 36,476 35.9 1.3
RepublicanNicholas R. Felice 36,369 35.8 1.9
DemocraticJudy Miller14,59014.4 1.6
DemocraticCarmine J. Cicchino14,05013.8 1.7
Total votes'101,485' '100.0'

Notes

References

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