The 1989 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 7, 1989.
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The elections coincided with Jim Florio's landslide election as Governor of New Jersey. As a result, Democrats won back the Assembly for the first time since 1983.
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
- Dennis L. Riley (District 4) (lost party support)
- Alan Karcher (District 19) (ran for Governor)
Republican
- John T. Hendrickson Jr. (District 9) (resigned September 1)
- Joseph A. Palaia (District 11) (ran for State Senate)
- Peter J. Genova (District 21) (stepped aside after running mate lost gubernatorial primary[1])
Summary of races
Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.
District 1
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward H. Salmon | 35,715 | 28.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Frank A. LoBiondo | 32,600 | 25.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Raymond A. Batten | 31,193 | 24.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Martin L. Pagliughi | 26,440 | 21.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '125,948' | '100.0' |
District 2
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 27,736 | 26.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Fred Scerni | 26,833 | 25.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | J. Edward Kline | 26,443 | 24.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mary Ellen Starn | 25,351 | 23.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '106,363' | '100.0' |
District 3
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Collins | 33,680 | 28.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Gary W. Stuhltrager | 31,526 | 26.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Thomas A. Pankok | 27,165 | 22.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert P. Wooton | 26,351 | 21.9 | ![]() | |
Independent | James H. Orr, Jr. | 1,680 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Total votes | '120,402' | '100.0' |
District 4
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony S. Marsella | 36,248 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Ann A. Mullen | 34,967 | 31.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Phil Donohue | 21,486 | 19.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Frank J. Reed III | 19,916 | 17.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '112,617' | '100.0' |
District 5
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Wayne R. Bryant | 32,479 | 37.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joe Roberts | 31,906 | 36.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jay L. Scott | 11,779 | 13.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Raymond R. Groller | 11,281 | 12.9 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '87,445' | '100.0' |
District 6
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John A. Rocco | 33,528 | 25.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Thomas J. Shusted | 32,459 | 24.88 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Barbara Berman | 32,425 | 24.86 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mary Ellen Talbott | 32,039 | 24.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '130,451' | '100.0' |
District 7
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Barbara Faith Kalik | 34,280 | 32.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Thomas P. Foy | 34,196 | 32.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Renee L. Borstad | 18,709 | 17.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Vincent R. Farias | 18,570 | 17.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '105,755' | '100.0' |
District 8
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harold L. Colburn | 34,090 | 28.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert C. Shinn, Jr. | 34,007 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Jerome A. Sweeney | 25,199 | 21.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Sanford Schneider | 24,657 | 20.9 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '117,953' | '100.0' |
District 9
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 38,013 | 25.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 37,604 | 25.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Lawrence J. Williams | 35,933 | 24.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Meglino | 35,753 | 24.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '147,303' | '100.0' |
District 10
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Paul Doyle | 39,049 | 28.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Marlene Lynch Ford | 36,706 | 26.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert W. Singer | 33,139 | 24.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | John A. Peterson, Jr. | 29,460 | 21.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '138,354' | '100.0' |
District 11
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Villapiano | 36,655 | 30.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Daniel P. Jacobson | 30,282 | 25.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Paul A. Kapalko | 28,100 | 23.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Dennis G. Sternberg | 24,928 | 20.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '119,965' | '100.0' |
District 12
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 34,169 | 26.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 33,506 | 25.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Lynn Reich | 31,515 | 24.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Frank G. Abate | 30,842 | 23.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '130,032' | '100.0' |
District 13
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. | 31,934 | 27.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Joann H. Smith | 30,259 | 26.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Richard A. Cooper | 26,391 | 23.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Irvin B. Beaver | 25,700 | 22.4 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Claudia Montelione | 345 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | '114,629' | '100.0' |
District 14
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony J. “Skip” Cimino | 40,784 | 32.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph D. Patero | 39,299 | 31.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Frank V. Ragazzo | 23,620 | 18.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Calvin O. Iszard, Jr. | 21,118 | 16.9 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '124,821' | '100.0' |
District 15
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gerard S. Naples | 32,966 | 33.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | John S. Watson | 32,398 | 33.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Sharon H. Rousseau | 16,005 | 16.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | June C. Morreale | 15,802 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '97,171' | '100.0' |
District 16
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Walter J. Kavanaugh | 39,268 | 32.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | John S. Penn | 37,092 | 30.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Nicholas F. Cappuccino | 22,651 | 18.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Alfred A. Wicklund | 21,799 | 18.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '120,810' | '100.0' |
District 17
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith | 26,999 | 33.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | David C. Schwartz | 26,720 | 33.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | George B. Gore | 13,155 | 16.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Csilla Soproni | 12,270 | 15.3 | ![]() | |
Time For Change | Joseph F. Scalera III | 1,210 | 1.5 | N/A | |
Total votes | '80,354' | '100.0' |
District 18
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 39,017 | 30.3 | ![]() | |
Democratic | George A. Spadoro | 38,443 | 29.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Cheryl Ann Rickards | 25,933 | 20.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Charles Eibeler | 25,181 | 19.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 128,574 | 100.0 |
District 19
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James E. McGreevey | 27,726 | 27.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | George J. Otlowski | 25,298 | 25.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Randy Corman | 23,941 | 24.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Emery Z. Toth | 22,957 | 23.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '99,922' | '100.0' |
District 20
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George Hudak | 27,871 | 35.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Thomas J. Deverin | 27,848 | 35.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Thomas C. Cusmano | 10,653 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jeffrey B. Cohen | 10,469 | 13.5 | ![]() | |
Populist | Kevin F. Brown | 973 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | '77,814' | '100.0' |
District 21
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chuck Hardwick | 30,795 | 26.3 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Neil M. Cohen | 30,622 | 26.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Brian W. Fahey | 28,608 | 24.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Ronald J. Frigerio | 27,035 | 23.1 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '117,060' | '100.0' |
District 22
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Maureen Ogden | 37,703 | 31.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Bob Franks | 35,792 | 29.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Peter J. DeCicco | 24,007 | 19.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | William A. Carrollton | 23,021 | 19.1 | N/A | |
Total votes | '120,523' | '100.0' |
District 23
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Schluter | 38,345 | 40.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Dick Kamin | 36,853 | 38.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Jane L. Weller | 20,032 | 21.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '95,230' | '100.0' |
District 24
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert E. Littell | 35,117 | 33.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Garabed “Chuck” Haytaian | 34,579 | 32.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Timothy P. McCabe | 15,301 | 14.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert T. Davis | 13,585 | 12.9 | ![]() | |
Reduce Insurance Rates | Frederick P. Cook | 6,660 | 6.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | '105,242' | '100.0' |
District 25
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | 33,658 | 32.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Arthur R. Albohn | 29,645 | 28.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Kathleen Daley | 21,029 | 20.5 | N/A | |
Democratic | George Stafford | 18,290 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 102,622 | 100.0 |
District 26
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert J. Martin | 32,631 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Alex DeCroce | 32,583 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Carlton W. Hansen, Jr. | 18,094 | 17.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Fred Liebhauser | 17,969 | 17.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '101,277' | '100.0' |
District 27
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stephanie R. Bush | 26,536 | 37.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Harry A. McEnroe | 26,512 | 37.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Anthony Benevento | 10,531 | 14.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Michael Webb | 8,035 | 11.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '71,614' | '100.0' |
District 28
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael F. Adubato | 17,518 | 41.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | James Zangari | 16,895 | 40.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Michael J. Grier | 3,859 | 9.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Michael Volk | 3,699 | 8.8 | ![]() | |
Socialist Workers | Ernest M. Mailhot | 281 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '42,252' | '100.0' |
District 29
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Willie B. Brown | 16,786 | 44.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Jackie R. Mattison | 15,440 | 40.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Kurt A. Culbreath | 2,447 | 6.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | David Blount | 2,314 | 6.1 | ![]() | |
Independent Conservative Radical | Harold J. Young | 749 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | '37,736' | '100.0' |
District 30
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Marion Crecco | 28,990 | 26.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | John V. Kelly | 28,690 | 26.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Buddy Fortunato | 28,050 | 25.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Ann C. Mega | 23,787 | 21.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '109,517' | '100.0' |
District 31
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph V. Doria, Jr. | 33,196 | 41.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Charles, Jr. | 32,384 | 40.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | James J. Richardson | 7,499 | 9.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Theresa Lukachyk | 7,413 | 9.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 80,492 | 100.0 |
District 32
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony Impreveduto | 30,047 | 35.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | David C. Kronick | 28,494 | 33.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Guy Catrillo | 12,418 | 14.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Octavio J. Alfonso | 11,975 | 14.2 | ![]() | |
Car Insurance Stinks | Herbert H. Shaw | 1,541 | 1.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '84,475' | '100.0' |
District 33
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernard F. Kenny, Jr. | 24,294 | 34.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert Menendez | 23,767 | 33.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Ann Clark | 11,738 | 16.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Antonio Miguelez | 10,800 | 15.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '70,599' | '100.0' |
District 34
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph A. Mecca | 28,564 | 26.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Gerald H. Zecker | 28,003 | 25.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Newton Miller | 26,782 | 24.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert J. Baran | 24,534 | 22.4 | ![]() | |
Auto Insurance Reform | Edward Schumacher | 1,505 | 1.4 | N/A | |
Total votes | '109,388' | '100.0' |
District 35
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Girgenti | 24,359 | 37.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | William J. Pascrell, Jr. | 23,633 | 35.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Joaquin Calcines, Jr. | 9,093 | 13.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jose L. Moore | 8,707 | 13.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '65,792' | '100.0' |
District 36
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Louis J. Gill | 26,871 | 28.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Thomas J. Duch | 26,853 | 28.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Paul Di Gaetano | 22,105 | 23.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | William Kogut | 19,764 | 20.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '95,593' | '100.0' |
District 37
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Byron Baer | 36,657 | 32.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 35,997 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Anthony J. Cassano | 19,552 | 17.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Arthur V. Gallagher | 19,462 | 17.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '111,668' | '100.0' |
District 38
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William P. Schuber | 29,652 | 27.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Patrick J. Roma | 28,264 | 26.3 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Cipolla | 24,983 | 23.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Greta Kiernan | 24,739 | 23.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '107,638' | '100.0' |
District 39
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elizabeth E. Randall | 36,010 | 30.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | John E. Rooney | 34,271 | 28.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gus D’Ercole | 24,715 | 20.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert P. Contillo | 24,709 | 20.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 119,705 | 100.0 |
District 40
General election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Nicholas R. Felice | 33,746 | 28.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | David C. Russo | 33,432 | 28.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Paul Lief Rosengren | 25,106 | 21.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Linda Villano | 24,438 | 20.9 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '116,722' | '100.0' |
Notes
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