2023 New Jersey General Assembly election

2023 New Jersey General Assembly election

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All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Registered	6,459,097
Turnout	27% 13 pp
Majority party Minority party   Leader Craig Coughlin John DiMaio Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 9, 2018 January 11, 2022 Leader's seat 19th (Woodbridge) 23rd (Hackettstown) Last election 46 seats 34 seats Seats before 46 34 Seats won 52 28 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 1,804,115 1,575,074 Percentage 53.2% 46.4% Swing 1.6 pp 1.8 pp
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold
Speaker before election Craig Coughlin Democratic Elected Speaker Craig Coughlin Democratic

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The 2023 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 7, 2023. New Jersey voters elected two Assembly members in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey General Assembly.^[1] This was the first election after redistricting following the 2020 United States census.

Democrats expanded their majority in the chamber by picking up both seats in the 3rd and 11th districts, and one each in the 8th and 30th.

• Daniel R. Benson, District 14 (successfully ran for Mercer County Executive)^[2]
• Annette Chaparro, District 33 (redistricted into District 32; lost party endorsement)^[3][4]
• Joseph V. Egan, District 17 (withdrew after renomination)^[5]
• Thomas P. Giblin, District 34 (redistricted into District 27)^[6]
• Sadaf Jaffer, District 16^[7]
• Mila Jasey, District 27 (redistricted into District 28)^[8]
• Angelica M. Jimenez, District 32 (redistricted into District 33; lost party endorsement; ran for West New York Board of Commissioners)^[9]
• John F. McKeon, District 27 (withdrew after renomination; successfully ran for State Senate)^[10]
• Angela V. McKnight, District 31 (successfully ran for State Senate)^[11]
• Pedro Mejia, District 32 (redistricted into District 33; lost party endorsement)^[3][12]
• Paul D. Moriarty, District 4 (successfully ran for State Senate)^[13]
• Gabriela Mosquera, District 4^[13]
• Raj Mukherji, District 33 (redistricted into District 32; successfully ran for State Senate)^[14]
• Britnee Timberlake, District 34 (successfully ran for State Senate)^[15]
• Jackie Yustein, District 28 (redistricted into District 34)^[16]

• John Catalano, District 10 (ran for Mayor of Brick Township)^[17]
• DeAnne DeFuccio, District 39^[18]
• DiAnne Gove, District 9 (lost party endorsement)^[19]
• Kevin J. Rooney, District 40^[20]
• Beth Sawyer, District 3 (lost party endorsement; ran for State Senate)^[21]
• Parker Space, District 24 (successfully ran for State Senate)^[22][23]
• Hal Wirths, District 24^[24]

In addition, two members who were elected in the last election in 2021 left office before the election: Ronald S. Dancer (R-12th, died in office)^[25] and Ralph R. Caputo, (D-28th, resigned).^[26]

Five incumbent Assembly members, all Republicans, were defeated in the November 7 general election.

• Kim Eulner, District 11^[27]
• Bethanne McCarthy Patrick, District 3^[27]
• Marilyn Piperno, District 11^[27]
• Ned Thomson, District 30^[27]
• Brandon Umba, District 8^[28]

Source	Ranking	As of
270toWin[29]	Solid D	September 6, 2023
Elections Daily[30]	Safe D	October 22, 2023

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28	52
Republican	Democratic

^[31][32][33]

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
			2021	2023	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	79	46	52	6	65%	1,804,115	53.2%	1.6%
	Republican	73	34	28	6	35%	1,575,074	46.4%	1.8%
	Independent	4	0	0	0	0%	11,496	0.6%	0.5%
	Libertarian	2	0	0	0	0%	1,860	0.1%
	Socialist Workers	1	0	0	0	0%	1,121	0.0%	N/A
	Green	1	0	0	0	0%	979	0.0%
Total		160	80	80		100.00%	3,394,645[a]	100.00%
Ballots Cast							1,760,049[a]	100%
Turnout							1,760,049	27%	13%
Registered							6,459,097	100%	1.3%

Legislative District[34]	Incumbent	Party		Elected Assembly Member	Outcome
District 1	Antwan McClellan		Rep	Antwan McClellan		Rep
	Erik Simonsen		Rep	Erik Simonsen		Rep
District 2	Don Guardian		Rep	Don Guardian		Rep
	Claire Swift		Rep	Claire Swift		Rep
District 3	Bethanne McCarthy Patrick		Rep	Dave Bailey Jr.		Dem
	Beth Sawyer		Rep	Heather Simmons		Dem
District 4	Paul D. Moriarty		Dem	Dan Hutchison		Dem
	Gabriela Mosquera		Dem	Cody Miller		Dem
District 5	William Spearman		Dem	William Spearman		Dem
	Bill Moen		Dem	Bill Moen		Dem
District 6	Louis Greenwald		Dem	Louis Greenwald		Dem
	Pamela Rosen Lampitt		Dem	Pamela Rosen Lampitt		Dem
District 7	Herb Conaway		Dem	Herb Conaway		Dem
	Carol A. Murphy		Dem	Carol A. Murphy		Dem
District 8	Michael Torrissi		Rep	Michael Torrissi		Rep
	Brandon Umba		Rep	Andrea Katz		Dem
District 9	Brian E. Rumpf		Rep	Brian E. Rumpf		Rep
	DiAnne Gove		Rep	Greg Myhre		Rep
District 10	Gregory P. McGuckin		Rep	Gregory P. McGuckin		Rep
	John Catalano		Rep	Paul Kanitra		Rep
District 11	Kim Eulner		Rep	Margie Donlon		Dem
	Marilyn Piperno		Rep	Luanne Peterpaul		Dem
District 12	Robert D. Clifton		Rep	Robert D. Clifton		Rep
	Alex Sauickie		Rep	Alex Sauickie		Rep
District 13	Gerard Scharfenberger		Rep	Gerard Scharfenberger		Rep
	Vicky Flynn		Rep	Vicky Flynn		Rep
District 14	Wayne DeAngelo		Dem	Wayne DeAngelo		Dem
	Daniel R. Benson		Dem	Tennille McCoy		Dem
District 15	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson		Dem	Verlina Reynolds-Jackson		Dem
	Anthony Verrelli		Dem	Anthony Verrelli		Dem
District 16	Roy Freiman		Dem	Roy Freiman		Dem
	Sadaf Jaffer		Dem	Mitchelle Drulis		Dem
District 17	Joseph V. Egan		Dem	Kevin Egan		Dem
	Joseph Danielsen		Dem	Joseph Danielsen		Dem
District 18	Robert Karabinchak		Dem	Robert Karabinchak		Dem
	Sterley Stanley		Dem	Sterley Stanley		Dem
District 19	Craig Coughlin		Dem	Craig Coughlin		Dem
	Yvonne Lopez		Dem	Yvonne Lopez		Dem
District 20	Annette Quijano		Dem	Annette Quijano		Dem
	Reginald Atkins		Dem	Reginald Atkins		Dem
District 21	Nancy Munoz		Rep	Nancy Munoz		Rep
	Michele Matsikoudis		Rep	Michele Matsikoudis		Rep
District 22	James J. Kennedy		Dem	James J. Kennedy		Dem
	Linda S. Carter		Dem	Linda S. Carter		Dem
District 23	Erik Peterson		Rep	Erik Peterson		Rep
	John DiMaio		Rep	John DiMaio		Rep
District 24	Parker Space		Rep	Dawn Fantasia		Rep
	Hal Wirths		Rep	Mike Inganamort		Rep
District 25	Aura Dunn		Rep	Aura Dunn		Rep
	Christian Barranco[b]		Rep	Christian Barranco		Rep
District 26	Jay Webber		Rep	Jay Webber		Rep
	Brian Bergen[c]		Rep	Brian Bergen		Rep
District 27	John F. McKeon		Dem	Rosy Bagolie		Dem
	Thomas P. Giblin[d]		Dem	Alixon Collazos-Gill		Dem
District 28	Mila Jasey[e]		Dem	Garnet Hall		Dem
	Cleopatra Tucker		Dem	Cleopatra Tucker		Dem
District 29	Eliana Pintor Marin		Dem	Eliana Pintor Marin		Dem
	Shanique Speight		Dem	Shanique Speight		Dem
District 30	Sean T. Kean		Rep	Sean T. Kean		Rep
	Ned Thomson		Rep	Avi Schnall		Dem
District 31	Angela V. McKnight		Dem	Barbara McCann Stamato		Dem
	William Sampson		Dem	William Sampson		Dem
District 32	Raj Mukherji[f]		Dem	John Allen		Dem
	Annette Chaparro[f]		Dem	Jessica Ramirez		Dem
District 33	Angelica M. Jimenez[g]		Dem	Julio Marenco		Dem
	Pedro Mejia[g]		Dem	Gabe Rodriguez		Dem
District 34	Britnee Timberlake		Dem	Carmen Morales		Dem
	Jackie Yustein[h]		Dem	Michael Venezia		Dem
District 35	Shavonda E. Sumter		Dem	Shavonda E. Sumter		Dem
	Benjie E. Wimberly		Dem	Benjie E. Wimberly		Dem
District 36	Gary Schaer		Dem	Gary Schaer		Dem
	Clinton Calabrese		Dem	Clinton Calabrese		Dem
District 37	Shama Haider		Dem	Shama Haider		Dem
	Ellen Park		Dem	Ellen Park		Dem
District 38	Lisa Swain		Dem	Lisa Swain		Dem
	Chris Tully		Dem	Chris Tully		Dem
District 39	Robert Auth		Rep	Robert Auth		Rep
	DeAnne DeFuccio		Rep	John Azzariti		Rep
District 40	Kevin J. Rooney		Rep	Al Barlas		Rep
	Christopher DePhillips		Rep	Christopher DePhillips		Rep

Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%:

1. District 8, 0.2% gain D
2. District 3, 2.2% gain
3. District 4, 5.4%
4. District 21, 3.6%
5. District 25, 4.2%
6. District 39, 6.8%
7. District 40, 9.8%

The incumbents are Republicans Antwan McClellan who was re-elected with 31.30% of the vote in 2021, and Erik K. Simonsen who was re-elected with 31.61% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 51.61% in 2020.

• Antwan McClellan, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Erik Simonsen, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Simonsen (incumbent)	8,107	50.3%
	Republican	Antwan McClellan (incumbent)	8,005	49.7%
Total votes			16,112	100.0%

• Eddie L. Bonner^[35]
• Damita White-Morris^[35]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Damita White-Morris	6,129	50.3%
	Democratic	Eddie L. Bonner	6,054	49.7%
Total votes			12,183	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

1st Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Erik Simonsen (incumbent)	27,976	31.8
	Republican	Antwan McClellan (incumbent)	27,603	31.3
	Democratic	Damita White-Morris	16,257	18.5
	Democratic	Eddie L. Bonner	16,228	18.4
Total votes			88,064	100.0
	Republican hold

The incumbents are Republicans Don Guardian who was elected with 26.66% of the vote in 2021, and Claire Swift who was elected with 26.81% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district with 55.43% of the vote in 2020.

• Don Guardian, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Claire Swift, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Guardian (incumbent)	6,051	50.3%
	Republican	Claire Swift (incumbent)	5,980	49.7%
Total votes			12,031	100.0%

• Lisa Bender, marine scientist^[42]
• Alphonso Harrell, teacher^[35]

• Caren Fitzpatrick, Atlantic County Board of Commissioner and nominee for this seat in 2021^[35] (running for State Senate)^[42]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Caren Fitzpatrick	7,270	50.6%
	Democratic	Alphonso Harrell	7,086	49.4%
Total votes			14,356	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Lean R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Lean R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R

2nd Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Guardian (incumbent)	26,675	28.8
	Republican	Claire Swift (incumbent)	25,460	27.5
	Democratic	Elizabeth "Lisa" Bender	20,547	22.2
	Democratic	Alphonso Harrell	19,835	21.4
Total votes			92,517	100.0
	Republican hold

The incumbents are Republicans Bethanne McCarthy Patrick who was elected with 26.12% of the vote in 2021, and Beth Sawyer who was elected with 26.23% of the vote in 2021 and is running for the New Jersey State Senate. Donald Trump won this district by 50.71% in 2020.

• Bethanne McCarthy Patrick, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Tom Tedesco, Hopewell Township Committeemember^[35]

• Joseph Collins Jr., nephew of former Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly Jack Collins^[35]

• Beth Sawyer, incumbent Assemblymember (ran for State Senate)^[35]
• Adam Wingate, former Harrison Township Committeemember^[44] (running for Gloucester County Commissioner)^[45]

Salem County Republican convention^[46]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (incumbent)	59	42.4%
	Republican	Tom Tedesco	38	27.3%
	Republican	Beth Sawyer (incumbent)	31	22.3%
	Republican	Adam Wingate	11	7.9%
Total votes			139	100.0%

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Tedesco	7,272	38.6%
	Republican	Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (incumbent)	7,263	38.6%
	Republican	Joseph Collins Jr.	4,284	22.8%
Total votes			18,819	100.0%

• David Bailey, non-profit CEO^[35]
• Heather Simmons, Gloucester County Commissioner^[35]

• Robert Fitzpatrick^[35]
• Tanzie Youngblood, retired teacher and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2018^[35]

• Douglas H. Fisher, former Secretary of Agriculture of New Jersey (2009–2023) and former New Jersey General Assemblymember from the 3rd district (2002–2009)^[47]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Simmons	9,430	37.8%
	Democratic	David Bailey	8,678	34.8%
	Democratic	Robert Fitzpatrick	3,439	13.8%
	Democratic	Tanzie Youngblood	3,404	13.6%
Total votes			24,951	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Likely R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Tossup	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup

3rd Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Heather Simmons	30,861	25.6
	Democratic	Dave Bailey Jr.	30,737	25.5
	Republican	Bethanne McCarthy Patrick (incumbent)	29,522	24.5
	Republican	Tom Tedesco	29,480	24.4
Total votes			120,600	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

The incumbents are Democrats Paul D. Moriarty who was re-elected with 26.49% of the vote in 2021, and Gabriela Mosquera who was re-elected with 25.83% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 52.96% in 2020.

• Dan Hutchison, Gloucester Township Councilmember^[35]
• Cody Miller, Monroe Township School Board Member^[35]

• Paul D. Moriarty, incumbent Assemblymember (running for State Senate)^[13]
• Gabriela Mosquera, incumbent Assemblymember^[13]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Hutchison	11,696	50.2%
	Democratic	Cody Miller	11,615	49.8%
Total votes			23,311	100.0%

• Amanda Esposito, teacher^[35]
• Matthew Walker, former Buena Council President^[35]

• Michael Clark, businessperson^[35]
• Denise Gonzalez, veteran^[35]
• John Keating, attorney^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amanda Esposito	5,199	30.3%
	Republican	Matthew Walker	5,110	29.8%
	Republican	Michael Clark	3,053	17.8%
	Republican	Denise Gonzalez	2,940	17.1%
	Republican	John Keating	854	5.0%
Total votes			17,156	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Tossup	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Tossup	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup

4th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Hutchison	30,116	26.5
	Democratic	Cody D. Miller	29,770	26.2
	Republican	Amanda Esposito	26,653	23.5
	Republican	Matthew P. Walker	25,881	22.8
	Conservatives South Jersey	Maureen Dukes Penrose	1,145	1.0
Total votes			113,565	100.0
	Democratic hold

The incumbents are Democrats William F. Moen Jr. who was re-elected with 28.74% of the vote in 2021, and William W. Spearman who was re-elected with 28.38% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 68.05% in 2020.

• William F. Moen Jr., incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• William W. Spearman, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Spearman (incumbent)	12,920	50.2%
	Democratic	William F. Moen Jr. (incumbent)	12,826	49.8%
Total votes			25,746	100.0%

• Joe Miller, candidate for Camden County Commissioner^[35]
• Yalinda Pagan^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Miller	2,770	50.6%
	Republican	Yalinda Pagan	2,704	49.4%
Total votes			5,474	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

5th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Spearman (incumbent)	25,994	35.1
	Democratic	William F. Moen Jr. (incumbent)	25,757	34.7
	Republican	Joe Miller	11,386	15.4
	Republican	Yalinda Pagan	11,048	14.9
Total votes			74,135	100.0
	Democratic hold

The incumbents are Democrats Louis D. Greenwald who was re-elected with 33.07% of the vote in 2021, and Pamela R. Lampitt who was re-elected with 32.46% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 65.74% in 2020.

• Louis D. Greenwald, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Pamela R. Lampitt, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis D. Greenwald (incumbent)	15,352	50.3%
	Democratic	Pamela R. Lampitt (incumbent)	15,150	49.7%
Total votes			30,502	100.0%

• Danielle M. Barry^[35]
• Daniel M. Kenny^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel M. Kenny	4,067	50.4%
	Republican	Danielle M. Barry	4,004	49.6%
Total votes			8,071	100.0%

Following the primary, Kenny withdrew from the general election on August 28.^[49] Brian McRory was selected as a replacement candidate on August 31.^[50]

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

6th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis D. Greenwald (incumbent)	34,717	35.1
	Democratic	Pamela R. Lampitt (incumbent)	34,185	34.6
	Republican	Danielle M. Barry	15,067	15.2
	Republican	Brian McRory	14,945	15.1
Total votes			98,914	100.0
	Democratic hold

The incumbents are Democrats Herb Conaway who was re-elected with 30.98% of the vote in 2021, and Carol Murphy who was re-elected with 30.60% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 65.27% in 2020.

• Herb Conaway, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Carol Murphy, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herb Conaway (incumbent)	12,412	50.3%
	Democratic	Carol Murphy (incumbent)	12,261	49.7%
Total votes			24,673	100.0%

• Eileen Bleistine, activist^[35]
• Douglas Dillon, former Moorestown Zoning Board Member^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Dillon	4,132	50.2%
	Republican	Eileen Bleistine	4,098	49.8%
Total votes			8,230	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Safe D	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe D
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Solid D	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid D

7th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (incumbent)	32,608	33.5
	Democratic	Carol Murphy (incumbent)	31,936	32.8
	Republican	Douglas Dillon	16,368	16.8
	Republican	Eileen Bleistine	16,350	16.8
Total votes			97,262	100.0
	Democratic hold

The incumbents are Republicans Michael Torrissi Jr. who was elected with 26.45% of the vote in 2021, and Brandon Umba who was elected with 25.52% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 51.75% in 2020.

• Michael Torrissi Jr., incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Brandon Umba, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Torrissi Jr. (incumbent)	7,435	50.7%
	Republican	Brandon Umba (incumbent)	7,241	49.3%
Total votes			14,676	100.0%

• Anthony Angelozzi, President of the Hammonton Education Association^[35]
• Andrea Katz, Chesterfield Township Democratic Municipal Chair^[35]

• Rue Ryan, former Deputy Mayor of Lumberton^[51]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrea Katz	8,165	50.5%
	Democratic	Anthony Angelozzi	8,000	49.5%
Total votes			16,165	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Likely R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Lean R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Lean R

8th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Torrissi Jr. (incumbent)	27,881	25.3%
	Democratic	Andrea Katz	27,636	25.1%
	Democratic	Anthony Angelozzi	27,438	24.9%
	Republican	Brandon Umba (incumbent)	27,384	24.8%
Total votes			110,339	100.0
	Republican hold
	Democratic gain from Republican

The incumbents are Republicans Brian E. Rumpf who was re-elected with 35.13% of the vote in 2021, and DiAnne Gove who was re-elected with 34.46% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 62.16% in 2020.

• Greg Myhre, Mayor of Stafford Township^[35]
• Brian E. Rumpf, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

• James Byrnes, Berkeley Township Councilmember^[52][53]
• Mark Dykoff, Lacey Township Committeemember^[52][53]
• DiAnne Gove, incumbent Assemblymember^[52][54]
• Timothy McDonald, Mayor of Lacey Township^[52][53]
• John Novak, former mayor of Barnegat Township^[52][55]
• Valerie Smith, Administrator of Ocean Academy Charter School^[52][53]

Ocean County Republican convention^[53]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)	96	43.8%
	Republican	Greg Myhre	67	30.6%
	Republican	DiAnne Gove (incumbent)	56	25.6%
Total votes			219	100.0%

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)	11,516	50.9%
	Republican	Greg Myhre	11,124	49.1%
Total votes			22,640	100.0%

• Joseph Atura, teacher^[35]
• Sarah Collins, candidate for this seat in 2019^[35]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Collins	6,807	50.5%
	Democratic	Joseph Atura	6,678	49.5%
Total votes			13,485	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

9th Legislative District General Election, 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian E. Rumpf (incumbent)	37,559	34.0
	Republican	Greg Myhre	36,342	32.9
	Democratic	Sarah Collins	18,374	16.6
	Democratic	Joseph Atura	17,205	15.6
	Green	Barry Bendar	979	0.8
Total votes			110,459	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

The incumbents are Republicans Gregory P. McGuckin who was re-elected with 34.61% of the vote in 2021, and John Catalano who was re-elected with 34.36% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 60.34% in 2020.

• Paul Kanitra, Mayor of Point Pleasant Beach^[35]
• Gregory P. McGuckin, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

• Geri Ambrosio, former Toms River Republican Club President and candidate for this seat in 2021^[17][57] (ran for Mayor of Toms River)^[58]
• John Catalano, incumbent Assemblymember (running for Mayor of Brick Township)^[59][17]
• Ashley Lamb, Toms River School Board Member^[17][44]
• Cathy Lindenbaum, former president of the New Jersey PTA and former Brick Township School Board Member^[17][57]
• Ruthanne Scaturro, Vice Chair of the Ocean County Republican Party and former Brick Township Councilmember^[17][60]

• Samantha DeAlmeida, President of the Associated Builders and Contractors of New Jersey and candidate for this seat in 2019^[17]
• Justin Lamb, Toms River Councilmember^[59]

Ocean County Republican convention^[60]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory P. McGuckin (incumbent)	63	36.4%
	Republican	Paul Kanitra	50	28.9%
	Republican	Ruthanne Scaturro	35	20.2%
	Republican	Ashley Lamb	25	14.4%
Total votes			173	100.0%

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory P. McGuckin (incumbent)	10,767	50.5%
	Republican	Paul Kanitra	10,545	49.5%
Total votes			21,312	100.0%

• John LaMacchia, retired state worker^[35]
• Emma Mammano, Vice Chair of the Ocean County Democratic Party^[35]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emma Mammano	5,181	50.6%
	Democratic	John LaMacchia	5,067	49.4%
Total votes			10,248	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

10th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gregory P. McGuckin (incumbent)	34,805	33.0
	Republican	Paul Kanitra	34,098	32.4
	Democratic	Emma Mammano	18,529	17.6
	Democratic	John LaMacchia	17,958	17.0
Total votes			105,390	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

The incumbents are Republicans Kimberly Eulner who was elected with 24.94% of the vote in 2021, and Marilyn Piperno who was elected with 25.05% of the vote in 2021. Joe Biden won this district by 56.18% in 2020.

• Kimberly Eulner, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Marilyn Piperno, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marilyn Piperno (incumbent)	4,258	50.2%
	Republican	Kimberly Eulner (incumbent)	4,228	49.8%
Total votes			8,486	100.0%

• Margie Donlon, Deputy Mayor of Ocean Township^[35]
• Luanne Peterpaul, former Municipal Court Judge^[35]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margie Donlon	8,086	50.2%
	Democratic	Luanne Peterpaul	8,011	49.8%
Total votes			16,097	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Tossup	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Tossup	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Tossup

11th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margie Donlon	32,005	28.6
	Democratic	Luanne Peterpaul	31,636	28.3
	Republican	Marilyn Piperno (incumbent)	24,230	21.7
	Republican	Kimberly Eulner (incumbent)	24,025	21.5
Total votes			111,896	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican
	Democratic gain from Republican

The incumbents are Republicans Robert D. Clifton who was re-elected with 32.52% of the vote in 2021, and Alex Sauickie who was elected with 61.06% of the vote in a 2022 special election. Donald Trump won this district with 56.48% of the vote in 2020.

• Robert D. Clifton, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Alex Sauickie, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

• Salvatore Giordano, President of the Old Bridge Township Board of Education^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)	5,297	45.1%
	Republican	Alex Sauickie (incumbent)	5,056	43.1%
	Republican	Salvatore Giordano	1,387	11.8%
Total votes			11,740	100.0%

• Raya Arbiol, veteran^[35]
• Paul Sarti, candidate for this seat in 2022^[35]

Democratic primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Sarti	4,861	50.4%
	Democratic	Raya Arbiol	4,789	49.6%
Total votes			9,650	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

12th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)	28,200	32.0
	Republican	Alex Sauickie (incumbent)	27,061	30.7
	Democratic	Paul Sarti	16,767	19.0
	Democratic	Raya Arbiol	16,164	18.3
Total votes			88,192	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

The incumbents are Republicans Vicky Flynn who was elected with 30.45% of the vote in 2021, and Gerard P. Scharfenberger who was re-elected with 30.76% of the vote in 2021. Donald Trump won this district by 52.82% in 2020.

• Vicky Flynn, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]
• Gerard P. Scharfenberger, incumbent Assemblymember^[35]

Republican primary^[38]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicky Flynn (incumbent)	6,330	50.1%
	Republican	Gerard P. Scharfenberger (incumbent)	6,295	49.9%
Total votes			12,625	100.0%

• Paul Eschelbach^[66]
• Danielle Mastropiero^[35]

• Koby Biran^[35][66]

Democratic primary^[38][67]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danielle Mastropiero	5,335	92.1%
	Democratic	Paul Eschelbach (write-in)	250	4.3%
	Democratic	Other write-ins	208	3.6%
Total votes			5,793	100.0%

Source	Seat	Ranking	As of
Elections Daily[30]	Seat 1	Safe R	October 22, 2023
	Seat 2	Safe R
New Jersey Globe[39]	Seat 1	Solid R	November 2, 2023
	Seat 2	Solid R

13th Legislative District General Election, 2023^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vicky Flynn (incumbent)	30,744	28.9
	Republican	Gerard P. Scharfenberger (incumbent)	30,474	28.6
	Democratic	Danielle Mastropiero	22,440	21.1
	Democratic	Paul Eschelbach	21,655	20.3
	Libertarian	John Morrison	1,241	1.2
Total votes			106,554	100.0
	Republican hold
	Republican hold