2017 New Jersey Senate election

2017 New Jersey State Senate election

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All 40 seats in the New Jersey Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	39% [1] ( 1pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Steve Sweeney Thomas Kean Jr. Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 12, 2010 January 8, 2008 Leader's seat 3rd district (West Deptford) 21st district (Westfield) Last election 24 16 Seats won 25 15 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,185,420 802,418 Percentage 59.5% 40.3% Swing 12.1% 11.8%
Results by district      Democratic hold     Democratic gain      Republican hold     Republican gain
Senate President before election Steve Sweeney Democratic Elected Senate President Steve Sweeney Democratic

The 2017 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 7, 2017, to elect senators for all 40 legislative districts across New Jersey. These elections coincided with the election of Governor Phil Murphy. The winners of this election would serve in the 218th New Jersey Legislature, with seats apportioned based on the 2010 United States census. The Democratic Party grew its majority in the Senate, with incumbent Senate President Steve Sweeney re-elected to the top leadership post. Republican Thomas Kean, Jr. continued to lead his party as minority leader. This was the first state Senate election cycle in 10 years where any party flipped a Senate seat.

Democrats flipped the 7th and 11th districts, while Republicans flipped the 2nd. Democrats briefly held 26 seats from January through December 2019 following the party switch of Dawn Addiego, resulting in the Democrats controlling the highest percentage of seats since 1977. However, a 2019 special election in District 1 reduced the Democrats back to 25 seats.

Contents Summary of results • Incumbents not running By District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40

Summary of results

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25	15
Democratic	Republican

Summary of the November 7, 2017, New Jersey State Senate election results

Parties		Seats				Popular vote
		2013	2017	+/−	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic Party	24	25	1	62.50%	1,185,420	59.5%	+12.1%
	Republican Party	16	15	1	37.50%	802,418	40.3%	−11.8%
	Green Party	-	-	-	-	1,306	0.1%	-
	Libertarian Party	-	-	-	-	574	<0.1%	−0.1%
	Independent	-	-	-	-	2,545	0.1%	−0.4%
Totals		40	40	0	100.0%	1,992,263	100.0%	-
Source: Election Statistics – New Jersey Secretary of State (note: does not include blank, write-in and over/under votes)

Popular vote Democratic   59.50% Republican   40.28% Green   0.07% Libertarian   0.03% Other   0.13%

Senate seats Democratic   62.50% Republican   37.50%

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Democratic

• Raymond Lesniak, District 20 (running for governor) ^[2]

Republican

• Diane Allen, District 7 ^[3]
• Joe Kyrillos, District 13 ^[4]

In addition, four members who were elected in the prior election in 2013 had since left office: Donald Norcross (D-5th, resigned), ^[5] Peter J. Barnes III (D-18th, resigned), ^[6] Kevin J. O'Toole (R-40th, resigned), ^[7] and Jim Whelan (D-2nd, died in office). ^[8]

Summary of results by State Senate district

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
1st Legislative District	Jeff Van Drew		Dem	Jeff Van Drew		Dem
2nd Legislative District	Colin Bell		Dem	Chris A. Brown		Rep
3rd Legislative District	Steve Sweeney		Dem	Steve Sweeney		Dem
4th Legislative District	Fred Madden		Dem	Fred Madden		Dem
5th Legislative District	Nilsa Cruz-Perez		Dem	Nilsa Cruz-Perez		Dem
6th Legislative District	James Beach		Dem	James Beach		Dem
7th Legislative District	Diane Allen		Rep	Troy Singleton		Dem
8th Legislative District	Dawn Addiego		Rep	Dawn Addiego		Rep
9th Legislative District	Christopher Connors		Rep	Christopher Connors		Rep
10th Legislative District	Jim Holzapfel		Rep	Jim Holzapfel		Rep
11th Legislative District	Jennifer Beck		Rep	Vin Gopal		Rep
12th Legislative District	Samuel D. Thompson		Rep	Samuel D. Thompson		Rep
13th Legislative District	Joe Kyrillos		Rep	Declan O'Scanlon		Rep
14th Legislative District	Linda Greenstein		Dem	Linda Greenstein		Dem
15th Legislative District	Shirley Turner		Dem	Shirley Turner		Dem
16th Legislative District	Kip Bateman		Rep	Kip Bateman		Rep
17th Legislative District	Bob Smith		Dem	Bob Smith		Dem
18th Legislative District	Patrick J. Diegnan		Dem	Patrick J. Diegnan		Dem
19th Legislative District	Joe Vitale		Dem	Joe Vitale		Dem
20th Legislative District	Raymond Lesniak		Dem	Joseph P. Cryan		Dem
21st Legislative District	Tom Kean Jr.		Rep	Tom Kean Jr.		Rep
22nd Legislative District	Nicholas Scutari		Dem	Nicholas Scutari		Dem
23rd Legislative District	Michael Doherty		Rep	Michael Doherty		Rep
24th Legislative District	Steve Oroho		Rep	Steve Oroho		Rep
25th Legislative District	Anthony Bucco		Rep	Anthony Bucco		Rep
26th Legislative District	Joe Pennacchio		Rep	Joe Pennacchio		Rep
27th Legislative District	Richard Codey		Dem	Richard Codey		Dem
28th Legislative District	Ronald Rice		Dem	Ronald Rice		Dem
29th Legislative District	Teresa Ruiz		Dem	Teresa Ruiz		Dem
30th Legislative District	Robert W. Singer		Rep	Robert W. Singer		Rep
31st Legislative District	Sandra Bolden Cunningham		Dem	Sandra Bolden Cunningham		Dem
32nd Legislative District	Nicholas Sacco		Dem	Nicholas Sacco		Dem
33rd Legislative District	Brian Stack		Dem	Brian Stack		Dem
34th Legislative District	Nia Gill		Dem	Nia Gill		Dem
35th Legislative District	Nellie Pou		Dem	Nellie Pou		Dem
36th Legislative District	Paul Sarlo		Dem	Paul Sarlo		Dem
37th Legislative District	Loretta Weinberg		Dem	Loretta Weinberg		Dem
38th Legislative District	Robert M. Gordon		Dem	Robert M. Gordon		Dem
39th Legislative District	Gerald Cardinale		Rep	Gerald Cardinale		Rep
40th Legislative District	Kristin Corrado		Rep	Kristin Corrado		Rep

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. Legislative District 16, 0.8%
2. Legislative District 8, 4.4%
3. Legislative District 25, 4.4%
4. Legislative District 39, 6.5%
5. Legislative District 2, 7% gain
6. Legislative District 11, 7.2% gain
7. Legislative District 21, 9.4%

Results by district

District 1

See also: 1st Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Jeff Van Drew, incumbent senator

Results

1st Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Van Drew	6,410	100.0
Total votes			6,410	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Mary Gruccio, auperintendent of Vineland Public Schools and former Cumberland County freeholder ^[10]

Results

1st Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Gruccio	6,279	100.0
Total votes			6,279	100.0

Independents and third parties

Declared

• Anthony Parisi Sanchez (independent), community activist and former Marine Corps reservist ^[11]

General election

Endorsements

Jeff Van Drew (incumbent)

Organizations

• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Mary Gruccio

Organizations

• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jeff Van Drew (D)	Mary Gruccio (R)	Other	Undecided
Stockton University [16]	September 13–18, 2017	430 LV	± 4.7%	61%	28%	4%	5%

Results

1st Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jeff Van Drew (incumbent)	35,464	64.8	5.4
	Republican	Mary Gruccio	18,589	34.0	5.2
	Cannot Be Bought	Anthony Parisi Sanchez	652	1.2	N/A
Total votes			54,705	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

See also: 2nd Legislative District (New Jersey)

Incumbent Democratic senator Jim Whelan declined to seek a fourth term, announcing his retirement on January 4, 2017. ^[18] Whelan died in office on August 22. ^[8]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Colin Bell, former Atlantic County freeholder and nominee for Assembly in 2015 ^[19]

Withdrawn

• Vince Mazzeo, state assemblyman (running for re-election) ^{[20] [19]}

Results

2nd Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Colin Bell	7,928	100.0
Total votes			7,928	100.0

Following the death of Whelan on August 22, 2017, Bell was unanimously selected to fill the remainder of his term by local Democratic committee members on September 5, and was sworn in on October 5. ^{[21] [22]}

Republican primary

Declared

• Chris A. Brown, state assemblyman ^[23]

Results

2nd Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Brown	5,981	100.0
Total votes			5,981	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Colin Bell (incumbent)

Organizations

• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Environment NJ ^[24]
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees of New Jersey ^[25]
• New Jersey Building & Construction Trades Council ^[26]
• NJ Nurses Economic Security Organization ^[27]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]
• UAW Casino Workers ^[29]

Chris Brown

Organizations

• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• United Here Local 54 ^[31]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Colin Bell (D)	Chris Brown (R)	Other	Undecided
Stockton University [32]	October 26 – November 1, 2017	530 LV	± 4.3%	43%	46%	1%	8%
Stockton University [33]	September 23–28, 2017	521 LV	± 4.3%	46.5%	46.2%	<1%	5%

Results

2nd Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Chris Brown	26,950	53.5	8.5
	Democratic	Colin Bell (incumbent)	23,406	46.5	8.5
Total votes			50,356	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

See also: 3rd Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Stephen M. Sweeney, incumbent senator

Results

3rd Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Sweeney	7,748	100.0
Total votes			7,748	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Fran Grenier, chairman of the Salem County Republican Party and former Woodstown borough councilman ^[34]

Results

3rd Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fran Grenier	4,144	100.0
Total votes			4,144	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Stephen M. Sweeney (D)	Fran Grenier (R)	Undecided
Global Strategy Group [35]	October 9–12, 2017	402 LV	± 4.9%	48%	36%	14%
Cygnal (R) [36]	October 9–11, 2017	402 LV	± 4.87%	42%	36%	22%
Cygnal (R) [36]	September 19–20, 2017	402 LV	± 4.87%	48%	30%	22%

Endorsements

Steve Sweeney (incumbent)

Individuals

• Phil Murphy, former United States Ambassador to Germany and candidate for governor of New Jersey

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• NJ Advisory Council on Safety and Health ^[38]
• Police Benevolent Association of New Jersey ^[39]

Fran Grenier

U.S. representatives

• Frank LoBiondo, representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district ^[40]

Organizations

• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]

Results

3rd Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steve Sweeney (incumbent)	31,822	58.8	4.0
	Republican	Fran Grenier	22,336	41.2	4.0
Total votes			54,158	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

See also: 4th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Fred H. Madden, incumbent senator

Results

4th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fred H. Madden	11,349	100.0
Total votes			11,349	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Michael Pascetta

Results

4th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Pascetta	3,713	100.0
Total votes			3,713	100.0

Pascetta was not on the official list of candidates for the general election. ^[17]

General election

Endorsements

Fred Madden (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Results

4th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Fred H. Madden (incumbent)	38,790	100.0	42.1
Total votes			38,790	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: 5th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Nilsa Cruz-Perez, incumbent senator

Results

5th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez	11,069	100.0
Total votes			11,069	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Keith Walker, nominee for Senate in 2011 and 2013 ^[41]

Results

5th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Keith Walker	2,557	100.0
Total votes			2,557	100.0

Independents and third parties

Declared

• Mohammad Kabir (independent) ^[42]

General election

Endorsements

Nilsa Cruz-Perez (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• Latinas United for Political Empowerment ^[43]
• Maria's Women United ^[44]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

5th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (incumbent)	29,031	66.1	33.9
	Republican	Keith Walker	14,463	32.9	N/A
	Challenge Promise Fix	Mohammad Kabir	454	1.0	N/A
Total votes			43,948	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

See also: 6th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• James Beach, incumbent senator

Results

6th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Beach	14,344	100.0
Total votes			14,344	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Robert Shapiro

Results

6th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Shapiro	4,037	100.0
Total votes			4,037	100.0

General election

Endorsements

James Beach (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]

Results

6th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James Beach (incumbent)	41,376	69.4	6.0
	Republican	Robert Shapiro	18,249	30.6	6.0
Total votes			59,625	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

See also: 7th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Citing health concerns, incumbent Republican senator Diane Allen declined to run for a seventh term, announcing her retirement on January 31, 2017. ^[3]

Republican primary

Declared

• Rob Prisco, Riverside Township committeeman and nominee for Assembly in 2015 ^{[48] [49]}

Results

7th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Prisco	5,803	100.0
Total votes			5,803	100.0

On June 13, Governor Chris Christie nominated Prisco to a worker's compensation judgeship, whom consequently would later drop out. Local Republican committee members selected Delanco Mayor John Browne as a replacement candidate on September 6. ^{[50] [51]}

Democratic primary

Declared

• Troy Singleton, state assemblyman ^[52]

Withdrawn

• Cory Cottingham ^[53]

Declined

• Herb Conaway, state assemblyman (running for re-election) ^[48]
• Carol A. Murphy, director of policy and communication for Assemblywoman Gabriela Mosquera (running for Assembly) ^[54]

Results

7th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Singleton	13,434	100.0
Total votes			13,434	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Troy Singleton

U.S. representatives

• Donald Norcross, representative for New Jersey's 1st congressional district ^[55]

Other elected officials

• Stephen M. Sweeney, president of the New Jersey Senate ^[55]

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

7th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Troy Singleton	40,685	65.7	26.1
	Republican	John Browne	21,229	34.3	26.1
Total votes			61,914	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 8

See also: 8th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Dawn Marie Addiego, incumbent senator

Results

8th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dawn Marie Addiego	6,668	100.0
Total votes			6,668	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• George B. Youngkin

Results

8th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George B. Youngkin	8,337	100.0
Total votes			8,337	100.0

General election

Endorsements

George Youngkin

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Results

8th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Dawn Marie Addiego (incumbent)	30,795	52.2	11.3
	Democratic	George B. Youngkin	28,158	47.8	11.3
Total votes			58,953	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: 9th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Christopher J. Connors, incumbent senator

Results

9th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher J. Connors	9,268	100.0
Total votes			9,268	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Brian Corley White, attorney ^[56]

Results

9th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian Corley White	5,716	100.0
Total votes			5,716	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Christopher Connors (incumbent)

Organizations

• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Brian Corley White

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]

Results

9th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher J. Connors (incumbent)	41,438	64.6	6.2
	Democratic	Brian Corley White	22,717	35.4	6.2
Total votes			64,155	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

See also: 10th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• James W. Holzapfel, incumbent senator

Results

10th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Holzapfel	8,876	100.0
Total votes			8,876	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Emma Mammano, mental health counselor ^[57]

Results

10th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emma L. Mammano	5,565	100.0
Total votes			5,565	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jim Holzapfel (incumbent)

Organizations

• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Emma Mammano

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• PAM's List ^[45]

Results

10th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Holzapfel (incumbent)	39,555	62.5	7.2
	Democratic	Emma L. Mammano	23,707	37.5	7.2
Total votes			63,262	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

See also: 11th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Jennifer Beck, incumbent senator

Results

11th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jennifer Beck	5,093	100.0
Total votes			5,093	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Vin Gopal, businessman, nominee for Assembly in 2011, and former chairman of the Monmouth County Democratic Party (resigned upon declaration) ^[58]

Results

11th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vin Gopal	8,496	100.0
Total votes			8,496	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jennifer Beck (incumbent)

Newspapers

• Asbury Park Press ^[59]

Organizations

• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Vin Gopal

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Communication Workers of America ^[60]
• District Council 711 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades ^[61]
• Environment NJ ^[24]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• Garden State Equality ^[62]
• Health Professionals and Allied Employees of New Jersey ^[63]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jennifer Beck (R)	Vin Gopal (D)
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D) [64]	October 30 – November 1, 2017	400 LV	± 4.9%	48%	49%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (D) [65]	July 17–19, 2017	400 LV	± 4.9%	52%	41%

Results

11th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Vin Gopal	31,308	53.6	14.8
	Republican	Jennifer Beck (incumbent)	27,150	46.4	13.6
Total votes			58,458	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 12

See also: 12th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Art Haney, chairman of the Old Bridge Republican Party and former mayor of Old Bridge ^{[66] [67]}
• Samuel D. Thompson, incumbent senator

Endorsements

Art Haney

Organizations

• Burlington County Republican Committee ^[68]

Results

12th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel D. Thompson	4,277	59.8
	Republican	Art Haney	2,873	40.2
Total votes			7,150	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• David Lande, attorney ^[69]

Results

12th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David H. Lande	5,818	100.0
Total votes			5,818	100.0

Independents and third parties

Declared

• Kevin Antoine (independent), SUNY health professor ^[70]

General election

Endorsements

Samuel D. Thompson (incumbent)

Organizations

• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

David Lande

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]

Results

12th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Samuel D. Thompson (incumbent)	30,013	56.7	8.7
	Democratic	David H. Lande	21,888	41.4	6.8
	Coach Kev	Kevin Antoine	990	1.9	N/A
Total votes			52,891	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

See also: 13th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Incumbent Republican senator Joe Kyrillos announced that he would not run for a ninth term on October 25, 2016. ^[4]

Republican primary

Declared

• Declan O'Scanlon, state assemblyman ^[71]

Withdrawn

• Amy Handlin, state assemblywoman (running for re-election) ^{[72] [73]}

Results

13th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Declan O'Scanlon	5,943	100.0
Total votes			5,943	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Sean Byrnes, former Middletown Township committeeman ^[74]
• Joshua Leinsdorf, former Princeton school board member and perennial candidate ^[75]

Results

13th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean F. Byrnes	7,252	92.8
	Democratic	Joshua Leinsdorf	566	7.2
Total votes			7,818	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Sean Byrnes

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Declan O'Scanlon

State legislators

• Sen. Jennifer Beck, state senator from Legislative District 11 ^[76]

Organizations

• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Results

13th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Declan O’Scanlon	34,976	55.1	13.0
	Democratic	Sean F. Byrnes	28,493	44.9	14.3
Total votes			63,469	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

See also: 14th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Linda R. Greenstein, incumbent senator

Results

14th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda R. Greenstein	10,890	100.0
Total votes			10,890	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Bruce MacDonald, jewelry store owner ^[77]
• Ileana Schirmer, Hamilton Township (Mercer) councilwoman ^[78]

Results

14th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ileana Schirmer	3,481	80.9
	Republican	Bruce C. MacDonald	824	19.1
Total votes			4,305	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Linda Greenstein (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Environment NJ ^[24]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Ileana Schirmer

U.S. senators

• Marco Rubio, U.S. senator from Florida ^[79]

State legislators

• Sen. Diane Allen, state senator from Legislative District 7 ^[80]

Organizations

• Hamilton Township Education Association ^[81]
• Latinas United for Political Empowerment ^[43]
• National Federation of Independent Businesses ^[82]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Republican State Leadership Committee ^[83]

Results

14th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Linda R. Greenstein (incumbent)	34,474	56.5	6.1
	Republican	Ileana Schirmer	26,548	43.5	4.5
Total votes			61,022	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

See also: 15th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Shirley Turner, incumbent senator

Results

15th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley K. Turner	13,783	100.0
Total votes			13,783	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Lee Eric Newton

Results

15th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Eric Newton	2,245	100.0
Total votes			2,245	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Shirley Turner (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

15th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shirley K. Turner (incumbent)	36,624	74.0	10.7
	Republican	Lee Eric Newton	12,839	26.0	10.7
Total votes			49,463	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

See also: 16th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Christopher Bateman, incumbent senator

Results

16th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher "Kip" Bateman	8,402	100.0
Total votes			8,402	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Laurie Poppe, attorney, social worker, and nominee for Hillsborough Township Committee in 2015 and 2016 ^[84]

Withdrawn

• Zenon Christodoulu, businessman ^{[85] [86]}

Declined

• Andrew Koontz, Mercer County freeholder ^[87]
• Liz Lempert, mayor of Princeton ^[87]
• Andrew Zwicker, state assemblyman (running for re-election) ^[87]

Results

16th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laurie Poppe	10,727	100.0
Total votes			10,727	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Christopher "Kip" Bateman (incumbent)

Organizations

• Environment NJ ^[24]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Laurie Poppe

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• EMILY's List ^[88]
• Maria's Women United ^[44]
• National Association of Social Workers ^[89]
• NJ Nurses Economic Security Organization ^[90]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Professional Firefighters Association of New Jersey ^[91]
• United Auto Workers, Region 9 ^[92]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Christopher Bateman (R)	Laurie Poppe (D)
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner [93]	August 17–21, 2017	401 LV	± 4.9%	48%	40%

Results

16th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher "Kip" Bateman (incumbent)	32,229	50.4	9.9
	Democratic	Laurie Poppe	31,655	49.6	9.9
Total votes			63,884	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

See also: 17th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Bill Irwin, Piscataway Board of Education president ^[94]
• Bob Smith, incumbent senator

Results

17th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Smith	10,103	72.0
	Democratic	William J. Irwin	3,933	28.0
Total votes			14,036	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Daryl J. Kipnis, attorney ^[95]

Results

17th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daryl J. Kipnis	2,069	100.0
Total votes			2,069	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bob Smith (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Daryl Kipnis

Organizations

• League of Humane Voters ^[96]

Results

17th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Smith (incumbent)	29,816	71.4	11.6
	Republican	Daryl J. Kipnis	11,921	28.6	11.6
Total votes			41,737	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

See also: 18th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Patrick J. Diegnan, incumbent senator

Results

18th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick J. Diegnan Jr.	11,461	100.0
Total votes			11,461	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Mark Csizmar, former East Brunswick police officer and nominee for East Brunswick Township Council in 2016 ^[97]

Results

18th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Csizmar	2,561	100.0
Total votes			2,561	100.0

Csizmar was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Lewis Glogower, who was previously one of the nominees for the Assembly seat. ^[17]

General election

Endorsements

Patrick Diegnan (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

18th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. (incumbent)	32,175	65.6	3.9
	Republican	Lewis Glogower	16,860	34.4	3.9
Total votes			49,035	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 19

See also: 19th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Joe Vitale, incumbent senator

Results

19th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph F. Vitale	9,038	100.0
Total votes			9,038	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Arthur J. Rittenhouse Jr.

Results

19th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur J. Rittenhouse Jr.	1,838	100.0
Total votes			1,838	100.0

Following the primary, Rittenhouse dropped out of the race on September 14. ^[98]

General election

Endorsements

Joseph Vitale (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Results

19th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph F. Vitale (incumbent)	27,681	100.0	37.4
Total votes			27,681	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

See also: 20th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Incumbent Democratic senator Raymond Lesniak declined to run for re-election and instead ran for governor. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Declared

• Joseph Cryan, Union County Sheriff, former state assemblyman, and former chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee ^[99]

Results

20th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph P. Cryan	9,666	100.0
Total votes			9,666	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Ashraf Hanna

Results

20th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ashraf Hanna	690	100.0
Total votes			690	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Joseph Cryan

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

20th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph P. Cryan	25,772	83.7	16.3
	Republican	Ashraf Hanna	5,023	16.3	N/A
Total votes			30,795	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 21

See also: 21st Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Thomas Kean Jr., incumbent senator

Results

21st Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas H. Kean Jr.	7,789	100.0
Total votes			7,789	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Jill LaZare, attorney and nominee for Assembly in 2013 and 2015 ^{[100] [101]}

Results

21st Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jill LaZare	5,686	100.0
Total votes			5,686	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Thomas Kean Jr. (incumbent)

Organizations

• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Jill LaZare

Organizations

• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

21st Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas H. Kean Jr. (incumbent)	37,579	54.7	14.9
	Democratic	Jill LaZare	31,123	45.3	14.9
Total votes			68,702	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

See also: 22nd Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Nicholas Scutari, incumbent senator

Results

22nd Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicholas P. Scutari	11,326	100.0
Total votes			11,326	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Joseph A. Bonilla

Results

22nd Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph A. Bonilla	2,331	100.0
Total votes			2,331	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Nicholas Scutari (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]

Results

22nd Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nicholas P. Scutari (incumbent)	29,563	67.3	7.8
	Republican	Joseph A. Bonilla	14,362	32.7	7.8
Total votes			43,925	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 23

See also: 23rd Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Michael J. Doherty, incumbent senator

Results

23rd Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael J. Doherty	10,748	100.0
Total votes			10,748	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Christine Lui Chen, health care executive ^[102]

Results

23rd Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Lui Chen	7,745	100.0
Total votes			7,745	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Christine Lui Chen

Organizations

• 314 Action ^[103]
• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Results

23rd Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael J. Doherty (incumbent)	35,676	59.1	8.5
	Democratic	Christine Lui Chen	24,730	40.9	9.7
Total votes			60,406	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

See also: 24th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• William Hayden, NJDOT employee and vice president of the Skylands Tea Party ^{[104] [105]}
• Steve Oroho, incumbent senator ^{[106] [107]}

Withdrawn

• Gail Phoebus, state assemblywoman ^{[108] [109]}

Results

24th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven V. Oroho	10,828	74.3
	Republican	William J. Hayden	3,740	25.7
Total votes			14,568	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Jennifer Hamilton, attorney ^{[110] [111]}

Results

24th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jennifer Hamilton	6,715	100.0
Total votes			6,715	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Steve Oroho (incumbent)

Organizations

• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]

Jennifer Hamilton

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• PAM's List ^[45]

Results

24th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steven V. Oroho (incumbent)	35,641	61.0	9.4
	Democratic	Jennifer Hamilton	22,760	39.0	9.4
Total votes			58,401	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

See also: 25th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Anthony Bucco, incumbent senator

Results

25th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony R. Bucco	8,753	100.0
Total votes			8,753	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Lisa Bhimani, OB/GYN ^[112]

Results

25th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Bhimani	8,596	100.0
Total votes			8,596	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Anthony Bucco (incumbent)

Organizations

• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Lisa Bhimani

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

25th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Anthony R. Bucco (incumbent)	30,659	52.2	34.6
	Democratic	Lisa Bhimani	28,131	47.8	N/A
Total votes			58,790	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

See also: 26th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Joseph Pennacchio, incumbent senator

Declined

• Tom Mastrangelo, Morris County freeholder ^[113]

Results

26th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Pennacchio	10,378	100.0
Total votes			10,378	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Elliot Isibor, nominee for Assembly in 2011 and 2013 ^[114]

Results

26th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elliot Isibor	7,445	100.0
Total votes			7,445	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Joseph Pennacchio (incumbent)

Organizations

• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Elliot Isibor

Organizations

• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Results

26th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Pennacchio (incumbent)	32,269	56.5	8.5
	Democratic	Elliot Isibor	24,867	43.5	8.5
Total votes			57,136	100.0
	Republican hold

District 27

See also: 27th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Richard Codey, incumbent senator

Results

27th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Codey	15,144	100.0
Total votes			15,144	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Pasquale "Pat" Capozzoli, Caldwell borough councilman ^[114]

Results

27th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pasquale Capozzoli	4,672	100.0
Total votes			4,672	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Richard Codey (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

27th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard Codey (incumbent)	43,066	69.7	10.4
	Republican	Pasquale Capozzoli	18,720	30.3	10.4
Total votes			61,786	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 28

See also: 28th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Ronald Rice, incumbent senator

Results

28th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald L. Rice	12,090	100.0
Total votes			12,090	100.0

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Results

28th Legislative District Republican primary ^{[9] [115]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-ins	7	100.0
Total votes			7	100.0

Independents and third parties

Declared

• Troy Knight-Napper (Green) ^[42]

General election

Endorsements

Ronald L. Rice (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Results

28th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ronald L. Rice (incumbent)	31,774	96.1	20.4
	Green	Troy Knight-Napper	1,306	3.9	N/A
Total votes			33,080	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

See also: 29th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Teresa Ruiz, incumbent senator

Results

29th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. Teresa Ruiz	7,965	100.0
Total votes			7,965	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Maria E. Lopez

Results

29th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Maria E. Lopez	509	100.0
Total votes			509	100.0

Independents and third parties

Declared

• Pablo Olivera (One Nation Party), perennial candidate ^[116]

General election

Endorsements

M. Teresa Ruiz (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• Latinas United for Political Empowerment ^[43]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]

Results

29th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	M. Teresa Ruiz (incumbent)	20,506	87.3	9.0
	Republican	Maria E. Lopez	2,547	10.8	6.9
	One Nation	Pablo Olivera	449	1.9	2.0
Total votes			23,502	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

See also: 30th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Robert Singer, incumbent senator

Results

30th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert W. Singer	8,507	100.0
Total votes			8,507	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Amy Sara Cores, attorney ^[69]

Results

30th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amy Sara Cores	4,862	100.0
Total votes			4,862	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Robert Singer (incumbent)

Organizations

• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Amy Sara Cores

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• PAM's List ^[45]

Results

30th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Robert W. Singer (incumbent)	30,735	60.2	10.0
	Democratic	Amy Sara Cores	20,343	39.8	10.0
Total votes			51,078	100.0
	Republican hold

District 31

See also: 31st Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Sandra Bolden Cunningham, incumbent senator

Declined

• Angela V. McKnight, state assemblywoman (running for re-election) ^{[117] [118]}

Results

31st Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra B. Cunningham	12,089	100.0
Total votes			12,089	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Herminio Mendoza

Results

31st Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Herminio Mendoza	665	100.0
Total votes			665	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Sandra B. Cunningham (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

31st Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sandra B. Cunningham (incumbent)	25,437	83.9	10.8
	Republican	Herminio Mendoza	4,874	16.1	10.8
Total votes			30,311	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 32

See also: 32nd Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Nicholas Sacco, incumbent senator

Results

32nd Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicholas J. Sacco	10,432	100.0
Total votes			10,432	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Paul Castelli

Results

32nd Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Castelli	924	100.0
Total votes			924	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Nicholas J. Sacco (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]

Results

32nd Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nicholas J. Sacco (incumbent)	23,736	80.2	10.0
	Republican	Paul Castelli	5,842	19.8	10.0
Total votes			29,578	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

See also: 33rd Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Brian P. Stack, incumbent senator

Results

33rd Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian P. Stack	20,952	100.0
Total votes			20,952	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Beth Hamburger

Results

33rd Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Beth Hamburger	947	100.0
Total votes			947	100.0

General election

Brian P. Stack (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

33rd Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brian P. Stack (incumbent)	36,594	88.2	7.5
	Republican	Beth Hamburger	4,887	11.8	7.5
Total votes			41,481	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

See also: 34th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Nia Gill, incumbent senator

Results

34th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nia H. Gill	16,303	100.0
Total votes			16,303	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Mahir Saleh

Results

34th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mahir Saleh	1,044	100.0
Total votes			1,044	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Nia H. Gill (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• PAM's List ^[45]

Results

34th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nia H. Gill (incumbent)	34,565	84.9	11.8
	Republican	Mahir Saleh	6,136	15.1	11.8
Total votes			40,701	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

See also: 35th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Nellie Pou, incumbent senator
• Haytham Younes, real estate investor and candidate for Paterson City Council in 2014 ^{[119] [120]}

Results

35th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelida Pou	7,247	95.0
	Democratic	Haytham Younes	385	5.0
Total votes			7,632	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Marwan Sholakh

Results

35th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marwan Sholakh	1,017	100.0
Total votes			1,017	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Nelida Pou (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• Latinas United for Political Empowerment ^[43]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

35th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Nelida Pou (incumbent)	21,425	79.0	4.9
	Republican	Marwan Sholakh	5,698	21.0	4.9
Total votes			27,123	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

See also: 36th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Paul Sarlo, incumbent senator

Results

36th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul A. Sarlo	6,335	100.0
Total votes			6,335	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Jeanine Ferrara

Results

36th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeanine Ferrara	1,978	100.0
Total votes			1,978	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Paul A. Sarlo (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Results

36th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul A. Sarlo (incumbent)	24,044	65.8	6.1
	Republican	Jeanine Ferrara	12,482	34.2	6.1
Total votes			36,526	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 37

See also: 37th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Loretta Weinberg, incumbent senator

Results

37th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Loretta Weinberg	11,063	100.0
Total votes			11,063	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Eric P. Fisher
• Modesto Romero

Results

37th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Modesto Romero	1,133	52.7
	Republican	Eric P. Fisher	1,018	47.3
Total votes			2,151	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Loretta Weinberg (incumbent)

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Results

37th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Loretta Weinberg (incumbent)	33,017	75.4	6.9
	Republican	Modesto Romero	10,788	24.6	6.9
Total votes			43,805	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 38

See also: 38th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Democratic primary

Declared

• Robert M. Gordon, incumbent senator

Results

38th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Gordon	7,551	100.0
Total votes			7,551	100.0

Republican primary

Declared

• Kelly Langschultz, New Milford borough councilwoman ^[121]

Declined

• John Cosgrove, mayor of Fair Lawn ^[122]

Results

38th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Langschultz	4,245	100.0
Total votes			4,245	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bob Gordon (incumbent)

Individuals

• Matt Seymour, attorney and former Republican nominee for Assembly in 2017 ^[123]

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Environment NJ ^[24]
• Firefighters Mutual Benevolent Association ^[12]
• League of Conservation Voters ^[30]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Kelly Langschultz

Organizations

• Republican State Leadership Committee ^[83]

Results

38th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Gordon (incumbent)	30,881	57.1	5.2
	Republican	Kelly Langschultz	23,238	42.9	5.2
Total votes			54,119	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

See also: 39th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Republican primary

Declared

• Gerald Cardinale, incumbent senator

Withdrawn

• John McCann, former Cresskill borough councilman ^{[124] [125]}

Results

39th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Cardinale	6,352	100.0
Total votes			6,352	100.0

Democratic primary

Declared

• Linda Schwager, mayor of Oakland ^[126]

Results

39th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda H. Schwager	6,831	100.0
Total votes			6,831	100.0

Independents and third parties

Declared

• James Tosone (Libertarian) ^[42]

General election

Endorsements

Gerald Cardinale (incumbent)

Organizations

• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Linda H. Schwager

U.S. senators

• Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey ^[127]

Former state-level officials

• Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former chairman of the DNC ^[128]

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• PAM's List ^[45]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Police Benevolent Association of New Jersey ^[129]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]

Results

39th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gerald Cardinale (incumbent)	33,752	52.8	10.8
	Democratic	Linda H. Schwager	29,631	46.3	9.9
	Libertarian	James Tosone	574	0.9	N/A
Total votes			63,957	100.0
	Republican hold

District 40

See also: 40th Legislative District (New Jersey)

Incumbent Republican senator Kevin J. O'Toole announced on January 15, 2016, that he would not run for re-election. ^[130] On March 13, 2017, he was confirmed by the state senate to the board of commissioners of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. O'Toole, however, did not immediately resign to accept the position, staying for the time being in his Senate seat to "tie up loose ends." ^[131] He officially resigned his seat on July 1. ^[132]

Republican primary

Declared

• Edward Buttimore, former investigator for the New Jersey Attorney General ^[133]
• Kristin Corrado, Passaic County Clerk ^[134]
• Paul DiGaetano, chairman of the Bergen County Republican Party and former state assemblyman (District 36) ^[135]

Results

40th Legislative District Republican primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado	7,792	62.0
	Republican	Paul DiGaetano	3,768	30.0
	Republican	Edward Buttimore	1,005	8.0
Total votes			12,565	100.0

Following O'Toole's resignation, Corrado was selected without opposition by local Republican committee members to serve the remainder of his term on July 26, and was sworn in on October 5. ^{[136] [22]}

Democratic primary

Declared

• Thomas Duch, Garfield City Manager ^[137]

Results

40th Legislative District Democratic primary ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Duch	7,266	100.0
Total votes			7,266	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Kristin Corrado (incumbent)

Organizations

• New Jersey Education Association PAC ^[13]
• NEW JOBS PAC ^[14]

Thomas Duch

U.S. representatives

• Bill Pascrell, U.S. representative from New Jersey's 9th congressional district ^[138]

Organizations

• AFL–CIO of New Jersey ^[37]
• American Federations of Teachers ^[15]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund of NJ ^[47]
• Sierra Club of New Jersey ^[28]
• United Auto Workers Region 9 ^[139]
• Working Families Alliance ^[46]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kristin Corrado (R)	Thomas Duch (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [140]	October 23 – 25, 2017	669	± 5.0%	43%	36%	21%

Results

40th Legislative District general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado (incumbent)	33,495	56.2	9.7
	Democratic	Thomas Duch	26,060	43.8	9.7
Total votes			59,555	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• 2017 New Jersey elections
• 2017 New Jersey General Assembly election
• List of New Jersey state legislatures

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