2009 New Jersey General Assembly election
Introduction The '''2009 New Jersey General Assembly elections''' were held on November 3, 2009, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The election coincided with a gubernatorial election where Democratic incumbent Governor Jon Corzine was defeated by Republican challenger Chris Christie. Democrats held a 48-32 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 47-33 majority while losing the popular vote. Republicans were able to flip one seat in the 4th district.
Incumbents not seeking re-election ===Democratic===* Sandra Love, District 4* Nilsa Cruz-Perez, District 5* Joseph J. Roberts, District 5 * John O'Leary, District 19 * L. Harvey Smith, District 31===Republican===* Michael J. Doherty, District 23 (ran for State Senate)* Rick Merkt, District 25 (ran for Governor)* John E. Rooney, District 39
Overall results Summary of the November 3, 2009 New Jersey General Assembly election results:+ ↓ '''47''' '''33''' '''Democratic''' '''Republican''' Parties Candidates Seats Popular Vote 2007 2009 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic 79 48 47  1 59% 2,001,772 47.6% 0.0% Republican 78 32 33  1 41% 2,181,345 51.9% 0.0%  Green 1 0 0  0% 1,635 0.05% 0.0%  Libertarian 2 0 0  0% 1,823 0.05% 0.0%  Independent 11 0 0  0% 13,912 0.4% 0.0%Total 171 80 80 0 100.0% 4,200,487 100.0% -
Summary of results by district  Legislative DistrictPositionIncumbent PartyElected Assembly Member Party 1st 1 Nelson Albano Democratic Nelson Albano Democrat 2 Matthew Milam Democrat Matthew Milam Democratic 2nd 1 John Amodeo Republican John AmodeoRepublican 2 Vincent Polistina Republican Vincent PolistinaRepublican 3rd 1 John J. Burzichelli Democrat John J. Burzichelli Democrat 2 Celeste Riley Democrat Celeste Riley Democrat 4th 1 Paul D. Moriarty Democrat Paul D. Moriarty Democrat 2 Sandra Love Democrat Domenick DiCicco Republican 5th 1 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat Angel Fuentes Democrat 2 Joseph J. Roberts Democrat Donald Norcross Democrat 6th 1 Louis Greenwald Democrat Louis Greenwald Democrat 2 Pamela Rosen Lampitt Democrat Pamela Rosen Lampitt Democrat 7th 1 Herb Conaway Democrat Herb Conaway Democrat 2 Jack Conners Democrat Jack Conners Democrat 8th 1 Dawn Addiego Republican Dawn Addiego Republican 2 Scott Rudder Republican Scott Rudder Republican 9th 1 Brian E. Rumpf Republican Brian E. Rumpf Republican 2 Daniel Van Pelt Republican DiAnne Gove Republican 10th 1 James W. Holzapfel Republican James W. Holzapfel Republican 2 David W. Wolfe Republican David W. Wolfe Republican 11th 1 Mary Pat Angelini Republican Mary Pat Angelini Republican 2 David Rible Republican David Rible Republican 12th 1 Declan O'Scanlon Republican Declan O'Scanlon Republican 2 Caroline Casagrande Republican Caroline Casagrande Republican 13th 1 Samuel D. Thompson Republican Samuel D. Thompson Republican 2 Amy Handlin Republican Amy Handlin Republican 14th 1 Wayne DeAngelo Democrat Wayne DeAngelo Democrat 2 Linda Greenstein Democrat Linda Greenfield Democrat 15th 1 Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman Democrat 2 Reed Gusciora Democrat Reed Gusciora Democrat 16th 1 Peter Biondi Republican Peter Biondi Republican 2 Denise Coyle Republican Denise Coyle Republican 17th 1 Upendra Chivukula Democrat Upendra Chivukula Democrat 2 Joseph V. Egan Democrat Joseph V. Egan Democrat 18th 1 Peter Barnes Democrat Peter Barnes Democrat 2 Patrick J. Diegnan Democrat Patrick J. Diegnan Democrat 19th 1 John O'Leary Democrat Craig Coughlin Democrat 2 John Wisniewski Democrat John Wisniewski Democrat 20th 1 Annette Quijano Democrat Annette Quijano Democrat 2 Joseph Cryan Democrat Joseph Cryan Democrat 21st 1 Jon Bramnick Republican Jon Bramnick Republican 2 Nancy Munoz Republican Nancy Munoz Republican 22nd 1 Linda Stender Democrat Linda Stender Democrat 2 Jerry Green Democrat Jerry Green Democrat 23rd 1 Michael J. Doherty Republican Erik Peterson Republican 2 John DiMaio Republican John DiMaio Republican 24th 1 Gary Chiusano Republican Gary Chiusano Republican 2 Alison Littell McHose Republican Alison Littell McHose Republican 25th 1 Rick Merkt Republican Tony Bucco Republican 2 Michael Patrick Carroll Republican Michael Patrick Carroll Republican 26th 1 Alex DeCroce Republican Alex DeCroce Republican 2 Jay Webber Republican Jay Webber Republican 27th 1 John F. McKeon Democrat John F. McKeon Democrat 2 Mila Jasey Democrat Mila Jasey Democrat 28th 1 Cleopatra Tucker Democrat Cleopatra Tucker Democrat 2 Ralph R. Caputo Democrat Ralph R. Caputo Democrat 29th 1 Albert Coutinho Democrat Albert Coutinho Democrat 2 L. Grace Spencer Democrat L. Grace Spencer Democrat 30th 1 Joseph Malone Republican Joseph Malone Republican 2 Ronald S. Dancer Republican Ronald S. Dancer Republican 31st 1 L. Harvey Smith Democrat Charles Mainor Democrat 2 Anthony Chiappone Democrat Anthony Chiappone Democrat 32nd 1 Joan M. Quigley Democrat Joan Quigley Democrat 2 Vincent Prieto Democrat Vincent Prieto Democrat 33rd 1 Ruben Ramos Democrat Ruben Ramos Democrat 2 Caridad Rodriguez Democrat Caridad Rodriguez Democrat 34th 1 Thomas P. Giblin Democrat Thomas P. Giblin Democrat 2 Sheila Oliver Democrat Sheila Oliver Democrat 35th 1 Nellie Pou Democrat Nellie Pou Democrat 2 Elease Evans Democrat Elease Evans Democrat 36th 1 Gary Schaer Democrat Gary Schaer Democrat 2 Fredrick Scalera Democrat Fredrick Scalera Democrat 37th 1 Gordon M. Johnson Democrat Gordon M. Johnson Democrat 2 Valerie Huttle Democrat Valerie Huttle Democrat 38th 1 Joan Voss Democrat Joan Voss Democrat 2 Concetta Wagner Democrat Concetta Wagner Democrat 39th 1 Charlotte Vandervalk Republican Charlotte Vandervalk Republican 2 John E. Rooney Republican Robert Schroeder Republican 40th 1 Scott Rumana Republican Scott Rumana 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%:# '''''' '''gain R'''# ''''''# ''''''# ''''''# ''''''# ''''''
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See also *2009 New Jersey elections
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