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- ↑ Bellano, Anthony. "New Jersey Election 2013: Van Drew Wins Re-election in District 1; The Republicans picked up one seat in the General Assembly, according to unofficial results.", OceanCityPatch, November 6, 2013. Accessed January 14, 2014. "Democratic incumbent Robert Andrzejcak collected the most votes in the Assembly race, at 28,615. Republican challenger Sam Fiocchi managed to oust Democratic incumbent Nelson Albano when he registered 26,458 votes. Albano was third with 25,123, followed by Republican challenger Kristine Gabor, who had 25,003."
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- 1 2 "Assemblyman Samuel L. Fiocchi". New Jersey Legislature. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- ↑ Giambusso, David; Tat, Linh (November 4, 2015). "Democrat scores upset victory in District 1 Assembly race". Politico New Jersey. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
