2005 New Jersey General Assembly election

2005 New Jersey General Assembly election
November 8, 2005 (2005-11-08)
All 80 seats to the General Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Albio Sires
(stepped down) 		Alex DeCroce
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 8, 2002 January 12, 2004
Leader's seat 33rd (West New York) 26th (Parsippany–Troy Hills)
Last election 47 33
Seats won 49 31
Seat change 2 2
Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Speaker before election

Albio Sires
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Joseph J. Roberts
Democratic

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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.

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Democrats

Republicans

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Summary of results by district

Legislative District Position Incumbent Party Elected Assembly Member Party
1st[2] 1 John C. Gibson Republican Nelson Albano Democrat
2 Jeff Van Drew Democrat Jeff Van Drew Democratic
2nd[3] 1 Kirk W. Conover Republican Jim Whelan Democratic
2 Francis J. Blee Republican Francis J. Blee Republican
3rd[4] 1 John J. Burzichelli Democrat John J. Burzichelli Democrat
2 Douglas H. Fisher Democrat Douglas H. Fisher Democrat
4th[5] 1 Robert J. Smith II Democrat Paul D. Moriarty Democrat
2 David R. Mayer Democrat David R. Mayer Democrat
5th[6] 1 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat
2 Joseph J. Roberts Democrat Joseph J. Roberts Democrat
6th[7] 1 Louis Greenwald Democrat Louis Greenwald Democrat
2 Mary Previte Democrat Pamela Rosen Lampitt Democrat
7th[8] 1 Herb Conaway Democrat Herb Conaway Democrat
2 Jack Conners Democrat Jack Conners Democrat
8th[9] 1 Francis Bodine Republican Francis Bodine Republican
2 Larry Chatzidakis Republican Larry Chatzidakis Republican
9th[10] 1 Brian E. Rumpf Republican Brian E. Rumpf Republican
2 Christopher J. Connors Republican Christopher J. Connors Republican
10th[11] 1 James W. Holzapfel Republican James W. Holzapfel Republican
2 David W. Wolfe Republican David W. Wolfe Republican
11th[12] 1 Sean Kean Republican Sean Kean Republican
2 Steve Corodemus Republican Steve Corodemus Republican
12th[13] 1 Robert Lewis Morgan Democratic Jennifer Beck Republican
2 Michael J. Panter Democratic Michael J. Panter Democratic
13th[14] 1 Samuel D. Thompson Republican Samuel D. Thompson Republican
2 Amy Handlin Republican Amy Handlin Republican
14th[15] 1 Bill Baroni Republican Bill Baroni Republican
2 Linda Greenstein Democrat Linda Greenfield Democrat
15th[16] 1 Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat
2 Reed Gusciora Democrat Reed Gusciora Democrat
16th[17] 1 Peter Biondi Republican Peter Biondi Republican
2 Christopher Bateman Republican Christopher Bateman Republican
17th[18] 1 Upendra Chivukula Democrat Upendra Chivukula Democrat
2 Joseph V. Egan Democrat Joseph V. Egan Democrat
18th[19] 1 Peter Barnes Democrat Peter Barnes Democrat
2 Patrick J. Diegnan Democrat Patrick J. Diegnan Democrat
19th[20] 1 Joseph Vas Democrat Joseph Vas Democrat
2 John Wisniewski Democrat John Wisniewski Democrat
20th[21] 1 Neil M. Cohen Democrat Neil M. Cohen Democrat
2 Joseph Cryan Democrat Joseph Cryan Democrat
21st[22] 1 Jon Bramnick Republican Jon Bramnick Republican
2 Eric Munoz Republican Eric Munoz Republican
22nd[23] 1 Linda Stender Democrat Linda Stender Democrat
2 Jerry Green Democrat Jerry Green Democrat
23rd[24] 1 Michael J. Doherty Republican Michael J. Doherty Republican
2 Connie Myers Republican Marcia Karrow Republican
24th[25] 1 Guy Gregg Republican Guy Gregg Republican
2 Alison Littell McHose Republican Alison Littell McHose Republican
25th[26] 1 Rick Merkt Republican Rick Merkt Republican
2 Michael Patrick Carroll Republican Michael Patrick Carroll Republican
26th[27] 1 Alex DeCroce Republican Alex DeCroce Republican
2 Joseph Pennacchio Republican Joseph Pennacchio Republican
27th[28] 1 John F. McKeon Democrat John F. McKeon Democrat
2 Mims Hackett Democrat Mims Hackett Democrat
28th[29] 1 Craig A. Stanley Democrat Craig A. Stanley Democrat
2 Donald Tucker Democrat Donald Tucker Democrat
29th[30] 1 William D. Payne Democrat William D. Payne Democrat
2 Wilfredo Caraballo Democrat Wilfredo Caraballo Democrat
30th[31] 1 Joseph Malone Republican Joseph Malone Republican
2 Ronald S. Dancer Republican Ronald S. Dancer Republican
31st[32] 1 Anthony Chiappone Democrat Louis Manzo Democrat
2 Charles Epps Democrat Charles Epps Democrat
32nd[33] 1 Joan M. Quigley Democrat Joan Quigley Democrat
2 Vincent Prieto Democrat Vincent Prieto Democrat
33rd[34] 1 Albio Sires Democrat Albio Sires Democrat
2 Brian Stack Democrat Brian Stack Democrat
34th[35] 1 Peter C. Eagler Democrat Thomas P. Giblin Democrat
2 Sheila Oliver Democrat Sheila Oliver Democrat
35th[36] 1 Nellie Pou Democrat Nellie Pou Democrat
2 Alfred Steele Democrat Alfred Steele Democrat
36th[37] 1 Paul DiGaetano Republican Gary Schaer Democrat
2 Frederick Scalera Democrat Frederick Scalera Democrat
37th[38] 1 Gordon M. Johnson Democrat Gordon M. Johnson Democrat
2 Loretta Weinberg Democrat Valerie Huttle Democrat
38th[39] 1 Joan Voss Democrat Joan Voss Democrat
2 Robert M. Gordon Democrat Robert M. Gordon Democrat
39th[40] 1 Charlotte Vandervalk Republican Charlotte Vandervalk Republican
2 John E. Rooney Republican John E. Rooney Republican
40th[41] 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%:

  1. District 2, 3.6% gain D
  2. District 11, 3.4%
  3. District 12, 0.93%
  4. District 23, 7.1%
  5. District 14, 1.0%
  6. District 25, 9.8%
  7. District 39, 9.4%

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

District 1

New Jersey general election, 2005[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeff Van Drew 41,381 35.8 9.3
Democratic Nelson Albano 32,500 28.1 7.4
Republican John C. Gibson 25,324 21.9 3.7
Republican George Cecola 16,338 14.1 10.2
Total votes 115,593 100.0

District 2

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Whelan 29,906 27.6 9.8
Republican Frank Blee 27,846 25.7 5.3
Democratic Damon Tyner 26,264 24.2 6.8
Republican Kirk W. Conover 22,795 21.0 8.1
Socialist Sharon Chiorazzo 832 0.8 N/A
Socialist Willie Norwood 665 0.6 N/A
Total votes 108,308 100.0

District 3

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Burzichelli 35,339 29.6 4.3
Democratic Douglas H. Fisher 35,265 29.5 4.1
Republican Phillip S. Rhudy 24,140 20.2 3.2
Republican James W. Zee III 23,297 19.5 3.0
Constitution John Leone 1,535 1.3 N/A
Total votes 119,576 100.0

District 4

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paul D. Moriarty 31,976 31.8 4.5
Democratic David R. Mayer 31,948 31.8 4.8
Republican Frank Winters 18,908 18.8 4.1
Republican Corey Ahart 17,597 17.5 5.4
Total votes 100,429 100.0

District 5

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Roberts 29,893 45.4 12.9
Democratic Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez 27,955 42.5 12.0
Green Richard L. Giovanoni 3,429 5.2 N/A
Green Mark Heacock 3,386 5.1 N/A
Libertarian Kevin Ferrizzi 1,131 1.7 N/A
Total votes 65,794 100.0

District 6

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 38,211 31.3 2.5
Democratic Pamela Rosen Lampitt 34,961 28.6 0.2
Republican JoAnn R. Gurenlian 25,365 20.8 1.4
Republican Marc Fleischner 23,587 19.3 0.2
Total votes 122,124 100.0

District 7

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 36,221 32.8 6.6
Democratic Jack Conners 35,562 32.2 6.1
Republican Joe Donnelly 19,902 18.0 6.4
Republican Mike Savala 18,718 17.0 6.3
Total votes 110,403 100.0

District 8

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Francis L. Bodine 37,300 29.5 4.1
Republican Larry Chatzidakis 35,986 28.4 4.3
Democratic Donald G. Hartman 26,377 20.8 3.5
Democratic Sandy Weinstein 26,153 20.7 4.4
Independent John J. White 751 0.6 N/A
Total votes 126,567 100.0

District 9

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Christopher J. Connors 47,863 32.1 0.6
Republican Brian E. Rumpf 44,761 30.0 1.3
Democratic Dolores J. Coulter 29,365 19.7 0.2
Democratic James Den Uyl 27,060 18.2 0.9
Total votes 149,049 100.0

District 10

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David W. Wolfe 40,660 32.3 0.4
Republican Jim Holzapfel 39,981 31.7 1.2
Democratic Lawrence Jones 22,398 17.8 0.3
Democratic Joni Jones 22,312 17.7 0.6
Socialist Scott Baier 584 0.5 N/A
Total votes 125,935 100.0

District 11

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sean Kean 31,527 26.0 2.9
Republican Steve Corodemus 31,136 25.7 4.6
Democratic Matt Doherty 29,489 24.3 6.6
Democratic Jim Reilly 29,051 24.0 7.0
Total votes 121,203 100.0

District 12

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jennifer Beck 31,418 24.8 0.8
Democratic Michael J. Panter 30,466 24.01 2.8
Republican Declan O'Scanlon Jr. 30,401 23.96 1.1
Democratic Robert L. Morgan 30,228 23.82 2.6
Green Ann Napolitano 2,306 1.8 N/A
Green Judith Stanton 2,052 1.6 N/A
Total votes 126,871 100.0

District 13

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Amy Handlin 29,405 25.9 1.8
Republican Samuel D. Thompson 29,326 25.9 1.5
Democratic William E. Flynn 25,814 22.8 1.0
Democratic Michael Dasaro 24,824 21.9 1.1
Green Mike Hall 2,061 1.8 0.6
Green Greg Orr 1,899 1.7 0.6
Total votes 113,329 100.0

District 14

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Baroni 37,241 27.7 0.2
Democratic Linda R. Greenstein 35,816 26.7 1.2
Democratic Daniel R. Benson 29,914 22.3 0.2
Republican Michael D. Paquette 29,899 22.3 2.2
Libertarian William Hunsicker 725 0.5 N/A
Libertarian Jason M. Scheurer 714 0.5 N/A
Total votes 134,309 100.0

District 15

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 31,929 34.7 3.6
Democratic Reed Gusciora 30,773 33.5 3.7
Republican Robert McCready 14,932 16.2 1.5
Republican Tom Mavis 14,280 15.5 1.7
Total votes 91,914 100.0

District 16

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Christopher “Kip” Bateman 40,097 32.2 6.3
Republican Pete Biondi 39,710 31.8 7.2
Democratic Michael Goldberg 22,569 18.1 0.3
Democratic Charles Eader 22,336 17.9 N/A
Total votes 124,712 100.0

District 17

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph V. Egan 29,601 34.0 5.2
Democratic Upendra J. Chivukula 28,239 32.4 3.9
Republican Catherine J. Barrier 15,748 18.1 1.5
Republican Salim A. Nathoo 13,507 15.5 2.7
Total votes 87,095 100.0

District 18

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Peter J. Barnes Jr 31,605 30.8 1.2
Democratic Patrick J. Diegnan Jr 29,874 29.1 2.4
Republican Daniel Epstein 20,639 20.1 2.9
Republican Frank J. Coury 20,530 20.0 0.7
Total votes 102,648 100.0

District 19

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John S. Wisniewski 28,999 34.8 2.5
Democratic Joseph Vas 26,361 31.6 4.6
Republican David J. Longenhagen 14,018 16.8 5.5
Republican Reyes Ortega 13,952 16.7 1.7
Total votes 83,330 100.0

District 20

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Neil M. Cohen 23,668 50.3 18.9
Democratic Joseph Cryan 23,345 49.7 18.4
Total votes 47,013 100.0

District 21

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Eric Munoz 40,839 29.6 0.3
Republican Jon Bramnick 40,123 29.1 0.2
Democratic Bruce Bergen 28,595 20.7 0.5
Democratic Steven Merman 28,319 20.5 3.1
Total votes 137,876 100.0

District 22

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Linda Stender 30,076 32.3 3.4
Democratic Jerry Green 28,194 30.3 3.0
Republican Nancy Malool 18,365 19.7 0.6
Republican Elyse Bochicchio-Medved 16,465 17.7 2.3
Total votes 93,100 100.0

District 23

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael J. Doherty 41,753 31.8 1.5
Republican Marcia A. Karrow 38,623 29.4 1.5
Democratic Janice L. Kovach 27,485 20.9 0.6
Democratic Scott McDonald 23,387 17.8 0.7
Total votes 131,248 100.0

District 24

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Alison Littell McHose 37,318 33.6 5.4
Republican Guy R. Gregg 36,615 33.0 8.3
Democratic Brian S. Murphy 18,643 16.8 N/A
Democratic Thomas B. Boyle 18,328 16.5 3.2
Total votes 110,904 100.0

District 25

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard A. Merkt 32,089 28.1 9.0
Republican Michael P. Carroll 30,636 26.8 10.8
Democratic Thomas Jackson 25,751 22.6 2.8
Democratic Janice Schindler 25,709 22.5 N/A
Total votes 114,185 100.0

District 26

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Alex DeCroce 35,646 30.2 2.5
Republican Joseph Pennacchio 34,331 29.1 3.1
Democratic Kathleen Lynch-McCabe 23,795 20.1 2.2
Democratic Avery Hart 22,881 19.4 2.2
Libertarian Anthony Pio Costa 833 0.7 N/A
Libertarian Kenneth Kaplan 660 0.6 N/A
Total votes 118,146 100.0

District 27

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John F. McKeon 35,651 34.6 2.1
Democratic Mims Hackett Jr. 33,323 32.4 1.6
Republican Michael J. Rizzo 17,227 16.7 1.3
Republican Charles A. Rosen 16,785 16.3 1.1
Total votes 102,986 100.0

District 28

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Donald Tucker 27,030 39.6 2.2
Democratic Craig A. Stanley 26,890 39.4 3.2
Republican Ana Pizutelli 6,928 10.2 2.8
Republican Barbara Dennis 6,820 10.0 3.4
Socialist Workers Michael Ortega 513 0.8 N/A
Total votes 68,181 100.0

District 29

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William D. Payne 24,325 45.3 2.5
Democratic Wilfredo Caraballo 23,571 43.9 3.3
Republican Miguel A. Sanabria 2,947 5.5 2.9
Republican Elaine L. Guarino 2,800 5.2 3.0
Total votes 53,643 100.0

District 30

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joseph R. Malone III 36,286 32.6 0.4
Republican Ronald S. Dancer 35,794 32.1 0.6
Democratic Jeffrey Williamson 20,053 18.0 0.6
Democratic Marvin Krakower 19,235 17.3 0.4
Total votes 111,368 100.0

District 31

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis M. Manzo 26,179 40.9 0.8
Democratic Charles T. Epps Jr 24,983 39.1 0.2
Republican Andrew Wirtz 6,413 10.0 1.8
Republican Rita A. Howard 6,356 9.9 2.4
Total votes 63,931 100.0

District 32

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joan Quigley 25,743 38.9 0.3
Democratic Vincent Prieto 25,444 38.5 0.2
Republican Edward O'Neill 7,161 10.8 1.4
Republican Kenneth C. Marano 6,977 10.5 1.1
Politicians Are Crooks Herbert H. Shaw 847 1.3 N/A
Total votes 66,172 100.0

District 33

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian P. Stack 29,452 40.8 1.1
Democratic Albio Sires 28,456 39.4 0.8
Republican Richard Valdes 6,777 9.4 1.3
Republican Alejandria Rodriguez 6,651 9.2 1.1
Vote Mango Christopher Mango 854 1.2 N/A
Total votes 72,190 100.0

District 34

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sheila Y. Oliver 32,501 50.9 19.9
Democratic Thomas P. Giblin 31,372 49.1 15.9
Total votes 63,873 100.0

District 35

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Alfred Steele 23,747 34.8 2.0
Democratic Nellie Pou 23,372 34.3 2.4
Republican Deborah Shortway 10,477 15.4 2.7
Republican Rinaldo M. D'Argenio 10,397 15.2 2.0
Libertarian Louis R. Jasikoff 191 0.3 N/A
Total votes 68,184 100.0

District 36

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frederick Scalera 26,606 32.1 7.3
Democratic Gary Schaer 24,645 29.7 6.3
Republican Jose M. Sandoval 15,414 18.6 7.5
Republican Louis G. Aloia 15,399 18.6 4.2
Green Stewart Kautsch 793 1.0 N/A
Total votes 82,857 100.0

District 37

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gordon M. Johnson 35,554 35.5 4.0
Democratic Valerie Vainieri Huttle 35,246 35.2 2.3
Republican Frank J. Cifarelli 14,496 14.5 2.0
Republican Norman Gorlyn 13,932 13.9 2.4
Conservative Thomas A. Phelan 787 0.8 N/A
Total votes 100,015 100.0

District 38

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert M. Gordon 32,389 30.5 3.6
Democratic Joan M. Voss 31,886 30.0 4.6
Republican Richard L. Miller 21,008 19.8 1.6
Republican John J. Baldino 20,915 19.7 1.2
Total votes 106,198 100.0

District 39

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charlotte Vandervalk 37,910 28.4 4.6
Republican John E. Rooney 35,062 26.3 6.1
Democratic Josephine Higgins 29,885 22.4 5.1
Democratic Dennis Testa 29,825 22.3 5.0
Libertarian James P. Conway 793 0.6 N/A
Total votes 133,475 100.0

District 40

New Jersey general election, 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kevin J. O'Toole 36,957 30.6 1.5
Republican David C. Russo 36,820 30.5 1.8
Democratic Jane Bidwell 24,117 20.0 3.1
Democratic Ronald Beattie 22,732 18.8 1.8
Total votes 120,626 100.0

References

  1. ^ "New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2005". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
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  42. ^ "Official List, Candidate Returns for General Assembly for November 2005 General Election" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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