2007 New Jersey General Assembly election
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The 2007 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 6, 2007, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The election occurred midway through Democratic Governor Jon Corzine's term. Democrats held a 49–31 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 48–32 majority. Republicans were able to flip one seat in the 2nd, 8th (after a Republican switched to the Democrats) and 12th districts, while Democrats flipped one seat in the 14th.
Incumbents not seeking re-election
Democratic
- Jeff Van Drew, District 1
- Jim Whelan, District 2
- David R. Mayer, District 4
- Michael J. Panter, District 12
- Mims Hackett, District 27
- William D. Payne, District 29
- Charles Epps, District 31
- Louis Manzo, District 31
- Albio Sires, District 33
- Brian Stack, District 33
- Alfred Steele, District 35
- Robert Gordon, District 38
Republican
- Francis J. Blee, District 2
- Larry Chatzidakis, District 8
- Francis Bodine, District 8
- Christopher J. Connors, District 9
- Steve Corodemus, District 11
- Sean Kean, District 11
- Jennifer Beck, District 12
- Bill Baroni, District 14
- Christopher Bateman, District 16
- Guy Gregg, District 24
- Joseph Pennacchio, District 26
- Kevin J. O'Toole, District 40
Summary of results by district
Close races
Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%:
- District 1, 8.3%
- District 12, 2.2% gain R
- District 14, 2.2% gain D
- District 22, 9.2%
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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nelson Albano | 27,721 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Matthew Milam | 24,422 | 25.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Michael J. Donohue | 22,402 | 23.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | R. Norris Clark Jr. | 21,820 | 22.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 96,365 | 100.0 |
District 2
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John F. Amodeo | 26,214 | 28.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Vince Polistina | 25,603 | 27.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joe Wilkins | 21,699 | 23.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Blondell K. Spellman | 19,260 | 20.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 92,776 | 100.0 |
District 3
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John J. Burzichelli | 30,222 | 29.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Douglas H. Fisher | 30,078 | 29.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Phil Donohue | 19,534 | 19.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jeffrey Stepler | 18,927 | 18.4 | ![]() | |
Green | Margie MacWilliams | 2,078 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Green | Charles Woodrow | 1,755 | 1.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | 102,594 | 100.0 |
District 4
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sandra Love | 19,429 | 27.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Paul D. Moriarty | 19,357 | 27.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Patricia Fratticcioli | 15,656 | 22.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Agnes Gardiner | 15,238 | 21.9 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 69,680 | 100.0 |
District 5
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Roberts | 17,554 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Nilsa Cruz-Perez | 15,978 | 29.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Edward Torres | 9,136 | 16.8 | N/A | |
Republican | Jonathan Mangel | 9,070 | 16.6 | N/A | |
Green | Richard L. Giovanoni | 1,419 | 2.6 | ![]() | |
Green | Mark Heacock | 1,381 | 2.5 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 54,538 | 100.0 |
District 6
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Louis D. Greenwald | 23,626 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Pamela R. Lampitt | 22,701 | 27.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | JoAnn R. Gurenlian | 16,850 | 20.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Bradley L. Mattson | 16,199 | 19.7 | ![]() | |
Green | Michael Gellman | 2,677 | 3.3 | N/A | |
Total votes | 82,053 | 100.0 |
District 7
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Herb Conaway | 22,865 | 28.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Jack Conners | 22,760 | 28.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Brian Propp | 17,843 | 22.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Nancy Griffin | 17,741 | 21.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 81,209 | 100.0 |
District 8
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Dawn Marie Addiego | 25,310 | 28.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Scott Rudder | 25,298 | 28.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Tracy L. Riley | 20,540 | 22.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Christopher D. Fifis | 19,234 | 21.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 90,382 | 100.0 |
District 9
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 33,281 | 30.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Daniel M. Van Pelt | 31,321 | 28.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Michele F. Rosen | 22,954 | 20.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | William Coulter | 22,295 | 20.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 109,851 | 100.0 |
District 10
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David W. Wolfe | 29,619 | 31.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 29,014 | 31.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | John Kaklamanis | 15,560 | 16.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Salvatore Martino | 15,282 | 16.3 | ![]() | |
Green | Elizabeth Arnone | 2,226 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Green | Matthew Q. Dimon | 2,029 | 2.2 | N/A | |
Total votes | 93,730 | 100.0 |
District 11
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | David P. Rible | 24,641 | 29.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Mary Pat Angelini | 24,638 | 29.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | John P. Napolitani Sr. | 18,316 | 21.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | John J. Pirnat | 16,970 | 20.1 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 84,565 | 100.0 |
District 12
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Declan O'Scanlon Jr. | 24,493 | 25.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Caroline Casagrande | 24,352 | 25.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mike Panter | 23,842 | 25.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Amy Mallet | 22,870 | 23.9 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 95,557 | 100.0 |
District 13
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Amy H. Handlin | 22,705 | 28.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Samuel Thompson | 22,576 | 28.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Patricia Walsh | 17,502 | 22.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert "Bob" Brown | 16,505 | 20.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 79,288 | 100.0 |
District 14
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Linda R. Greenstein | 28,266 | 27.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Wayne P. DeAngelo | 25,119 | 24.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Thomas Goodwin | 24,298 | 23.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Adam Bushman | 23,711 | 22.7 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Jason M. Scheurer | 1,775 | 1.7 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Ray F. Cragle | 1,308 | 1.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 104,477 | 100.0 |
District 15
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 19,619 | 32.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 19,096 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Norbert E. Donelly | 10,489 | 17.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Sylvester Bobby Bryant | 10,331 | 16.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Nicholas Mellis | 1,686 | 2.8 | N/A | |
Total votes | 61,221 | 100.0 |
District 16
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Denise Coyle | 26,027 | 29.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Pete Biondi | 25,876 | 29.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Michael Fedun | 18,898 | 21.3 | ![]() | |
Democratic | William Kole | 18,042 | 20.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 88,843 | 100.0 |
District 17
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph V. Egan | 16,456 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Upendra J. Chivukula | 15,765 | 29.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Matthew "Skip" House | 10,324 | 19.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Leonard J. Messineo | 10,257 | 19.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 52,802 | 100.0 |
District 18
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr | 18,858 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Peter J. Barnes III | 18,621 | 28.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Joseph Sinagra | 14,121 | 21.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | William England | 13,921 | 21.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 65,521 | 100.0 |
District 19
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John S. Wisniewski | 17,738 | 33.3 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Vas | 14,376 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Paul "Daniels" Danielczyk | 10,788 | 20.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Reyes Ortega | 10,428 | 19.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 53,330 | 100.0 |
District 20
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Neil Cohen | 10,000 | 36.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Cryan | 9,583 | 35.2 | ![]() | |
Clean Up Government | Marlene J. Abitanto | 3,858 | 14.2 | N/A | |
Clean Up Government | Lester Dominguez | 3,810 | 14.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | 27,251 | 100.0 |
District 21
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Eric Munoz | 27,496 | 29.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jon M. Bramnick | 27,322 | 28.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Bruce Bergen | 17,937 | 19.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Norman Albert | 17,629 | 18.6 | ![]() | |
Green | George DeCarlo | 1,245 | 1.3 | N/A | |
Green | Ryan P. Reyes | 1,180 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Darren Young | 900 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Jeff Hetrick | 850 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | 94,559 | 100.0 |
District 22
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Linda Stender | 14,054 | 27.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gerald "Jerry" Green | 13,765 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert Gatto | 10,579 | 20.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Bryan E. Des Rochers | 10,380 | 20.3 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Sean Colon | 1,215 | 2.4 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Dolores Makrogiannis | 1,018 | 2.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | 51,011 | 100.0 |
District 23
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Marcia A. Karrow | 28,904 | 31.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Michael J. Doherty | 28,857 | 31.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Dominick C. Santini Jr. | 18,333 | 19.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Peter G. Maurer | 17,119 | 18.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 93,213 | 100.0 |
District 24
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Alison Littell McHose | 30,453 | 34.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Gary R. Chiusano | 29,616 | 33.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Pat Walsh | 13,845 | 15.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Toni Zimmer | 13,644 | 15.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 87,558 | 100.0 |
District 25
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rick Merkt | 22,102 | 29.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Michael Patrick Carroll | 21,468 | 28.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Dana Wefer | 16,001 | 21.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Marshall L. Gates | 14,780 | 19.9 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 74,351 | 100.0 |
District 26
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Alex DeCroce | 25,342 | 32.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jay Webber | 24,307 | 30.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | David Modrak | 13,488 | 17.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Wayne Marek | 13,308 | 16.9 | ![]() | |
Green | Michael Spector | 971 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Green | Matthew Norton | 935 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Kenneth Kaplan | 577 | 0.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 78,928 | 100.0 |
District 27
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John F. McKeon | 19,246 | 40.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mila M. Jasey | 17,620 | 36.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Mark Meyerowitz | 8,644 | 18.0 | ![]() | |
Ethical Efficient Government | Edward B. Marable Jr | 2,627 | 5.4 | N/A | |
Total votes | 48,137 | 100.0 |
District 28
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ralph R. Caputo | 12,264 | 38.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Cleopatra G. Tucker | 11,891 | 37.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Michael V. Lewis | 3,898 | 12.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Andrew M. Bloschak | 3,561 | 11.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 31,614 | 100.0 |
District 29
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | L. Grace Spencer | 11,385 | 33.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Alberto Coutinho | 10,797 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Putting People First | Bessie Walker | 4,966 | 14.8 | N/A | |
New Women Leadership | Carlotta Hall | 3,604 | 10.7 | N/A | |
Republican | Miguel A. Sanabria | 948 | 2.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Elaine L. Guarino | 829 | 2.5 | ![]() | |
For Our Community | Joanne Miller | 417 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Pro Life Conservative | Katie Fowler | 227 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Pro Life Conservative | Aisleigh Riley | 221 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Socialist Workers | Edward Beck | 164 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Total votes | 33,558 | 100.0 |
District 30
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joseph R. Malone III | 23,120 | 31.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Ronald S. Dancer | 22,477 | 30.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Sharon Atkinson | 13,906 | 19.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Jeffrey Williamson | 13,657 | 18.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 73,160 | 100.0 |
District 31
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Anthony Chiappone | 10,754 | 50.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | L. Harvey Smith | 10,665 | 49.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 21,419 | 100.0 |
District 32
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Vincent Prieto | 16,580 | 41.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joan M. Quigley | 16,544 | 41.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Edward T. O’Neill | 3,352 | 8.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jacob Hahn | 3,069 | 7.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 39,545 | 100.0 |
District 33
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ruben J. Ramos Jr | 18,708 | 50.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Caridad Rodriguez | 18,227 | 49.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 36,935 | 100.0 |
District 34
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas P. Giblin | 15,198 | 35.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Sheila Y. Oliver | 14,755 | 34.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert C. Bianco | 6,432 | 15.1 | N/A | |
Republican | Clenard H. Childress Jr. | 6,210 | 14.6 | N/A | |
Total votes | 42,595 | 100.0 |
District 35
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nellie Pou | 11,784 | 38.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Elease Evans | 11,749 | 38.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Chauncey I. Brown III | 6,730 | 22.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 30,263 | 100.0 |
District 36
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Frederick Scalera | 14,619 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gary Schaer | 13,687 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Donald E. Diorio | 11,263 | 22.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Carmen Pio Costa | 11,151 | 22.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 50,720 | 100.0 |
District 37
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 22,488 | 36.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 21,228 | 34.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Frank J. Cifarelli | 9,051 | 14.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Wojciech J. Siemaszkiewicz | 8,932 | 14.5 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 61,699 | 100.0 |
District 38
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joan M. Voss | 21,779 | 30.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Concetta Wagner | 21,457 | 29.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | John J. Driscoll Jr. | 14,997 | 20.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Renee Czarnecki | 14,323 | 19.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 72,556 | 100.0 |
District 39
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Charlotte Vandervalk | 30,234 | 30.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | John E. Rooney | 27,353 | 27.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Esther Fletcher | 21,771 | 22.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Carl J. Manna | 19,099 | 19.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 98,457 | 100.0 |
District 40
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Scott T. Rumana | 25,372 | 32.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | David C. Russo | 25,208 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Lisa Sciancalepore | 13,751 | 17.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Zonie LeSane | 12,339 | 15.7 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Derek DeMarco | 855 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Libertarian | Paul Tahan | 819 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | 78,344 | 100.0 |
See also
References
- ^ "New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2007". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
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