New Jersey's 39th legislative district
{{Short description|American legislative district}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox New Jersey State Legislature district
| district = 39
| image = New Jersey Legislative Districts Map (2023) D39 hl.svg
| senate = Holly Schepisi (R)
| assembly = Robert Auth (R)
John V. Azzariti (R)
| Democratic = 29.8
| Republican = 29.9
| Independent = 39.9
| percent white = 74.5
| percent black = 1.9
| percent native american = 0.3
| percent asian = 12.2
| percent pacific islander = 0.0
| percent other race = 3.5
| percent two or more races= 7.7
| percent hispanic = 10.5
| population = 217,994
| year = 2020 census
| voting-age = 172,439
| registered = 185,890
}}
New Jersey's 39th legislative district is one of 40 in the state, including portions of Bergen County. Included are the Bergen County municipalities of Allendale, Alpine, Cresskill, Closter, Demarest, Dumont, Emerson, Harrington Park, Haworth, Hillsdale, Ho-Ho-Kus, Mahwah, Midland Park, Montvale, Northvale, Norwood, Oakland, Old Tappan, Park Ridge, Ramsey, River Vale, Rockleigh, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, Waldwick, Washington Township, Westwood, and Woodcliff Lake.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts Districts], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 30, 2024.
Demographic characteristics
As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 217,994, of whom 172,439 (79.1%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 162,440 (74.5%) White, 4,051 (1.9%) African American, 645 (0.3%) Native American, 26,509 (12.2%) Asian, 31 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 7,565 (3.5%) from some other race, and 16,753 (7.7%) from two or more races.{{cite web |title=Race |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US34%246100000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 30, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Race For The Population 18 Years And Over |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US34%246100000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P3 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 30, 2021}} Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 22,937 (10.5%) of the population.{{cite web |title=Hispanic Or Latino, And Not Hispanic Or Latino By Race |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US34%246100000&y=2020&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 30, 2021}}
The district had 191,537 registered voters {{as of|2025|02|01|df=US|lc=y}}, of whom 76,170 (39.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 56,888 (29.8%) were registered as Democrats, 57,082 (29.9%) were registered as Republicans, and 1,387 (0.7%) were registered to other parties.[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/svrs-reports/2025/2025-02-voter-registration-by-legislative-district.pdf Statewide Voter Registration Summary by Legislative District], New Jersey Department of State, February 1, 2025. Accessed February 3, 2025.
The district, which covers most of Northern Bergen County, has the smallest African-American population of any district in the state and ranks 31st in the number of Hispanic residents, while it has the ninth-highest percentage of Asian residents. At 0.3% it has the lowest percentage of children receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families aid, just over 5% of the state average. The district ranked second-highest in both equalized property value and personal income on a per capita basis.[http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~njvi/d/39.php District 39 Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070609124759/http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~njvi/d/39.php |date=2007-06-09 }}, Rutgers University. Accessed October 22, 2010.{{cite book |title=2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book |publisher=Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy |page=162 }}
Political representation
{{NJ Legislative 39}}
The legislative district is located within New Jersey's 5th congressional district and New Jersey's 9th congressional district.
Apportionment history
Throughout most of the district's history since 1973, the year the 40-district legislative map was created in New Jersey, the 39th district has encompassed the small affluent boroughs and townships in northeast Bergen County. In the redistricting of 1981 and 1991, only a few municipalities were added and removed to get the district's population close to one-fortieth of the state's population as required under the Reynolds v. Sims ruling.
Changes to the district made as part of the New Jersey Legislative apportionment in 2001 removed Englewood Cliffs and Tenafly (to the 37th legislative district added Oradell (from the 38th legislative district) and Waldwick and Washington Township (from the 40th legislative district).[https://web.archive.org/web/19981206050138/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/legdist.htm Legislative Districts], New Jersey Legislature, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 6, 1998. Accessed October 22, 2010.
With Democrat Brendan Byrne at the top of the ticket winning the race for Governor of New Jersey, Frank Herbert won the 1977 race for Senate in the 39th district, standing together with his running mates in support of the establishment of a state income tax to defeat Republican John Markert.Hanley, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/13/archives/democrats-in-bergen-support-income-tax.html "Democrats in Bergen Support Income Tax"], The New York Times, October 13, 1977. Accessed October 27, 2010.
In the 1979 election, Gerald Cardinale and Markert defeated incumbent Democrat Greta Kiernan, who had herself defeated Markert two years earlier.Joseph F. Sullivan. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/11/07/archives/jersey-transit-bonds-pass-gop-gains-in-assembly-imperiale-makes-a.html "Jersey Transit Bonds Pass; G.O.P. Gains in Assembly; Imperiale Makes a Comeback Candidates Raised $2 Million"], The New York Times, November 7, 1979. Accessed October 27, 2010.
Cardinale knocked off the incumbent State Senator Frank Herbert in 1981 and Herbert fell short again running against Cardinale in 1983, losing by about 1,000 votes.Friedman, Matt. [http://www.politickernj.com/frank-herbert-back-and-ready-action-11318 "Frank Herbert, back and ready for action"], PolitickerNJ, August 30, 2007. Accessed October 27, 2010.
Citing recent hip replacement surgery as a factor, John E. Rooney announced in March 2009 that he would not seek another term of office and would retire after 26 years in the legislature. He endorsed Bob Schroeder, a Washington Township councilmember, who won election to succeed him.Bautista, Justo. [http://www.northjersey.com/bergen/Assemblyman_wont_see_re-election.html "Assemblyman won't see re-election"], The Record (Bergen County), March 4, 2009. Accessed October 24, 2010. After Charlotte Vandervalk decided not to run for re-election in 2011, Holly Schepisi ran in her place and won together with the other Republican incumbents.
Changes to the district made as part of the New Jersey Legislative apportionment in 2011 removed several Bergen County municipalities and added portions of Passaic County and northwest Bergen County.
Gerald Cardinale died in office on February 20, 2021, after 12 terms in office.Johnson, Brent. [https://www.nj.com/bergen/2021/02/nj-sen-gerald-cardinale-dies-at-86-following-brief-illness-officials-say.html 'Longtime N.J. lawmaker Gerald Cardinale dies at 86 following brief illness"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 21, 2021. Accessed January 30, 2024. "State Sen. Gerald Cardinale, the second-longest-serving state lawmaker in New Jersey history and a conservative pillar in the state’s Republican Party, died Saturday morning at age 86. The Bergen County legislator — who was in the final year of his 12th term — died at Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood after a brief illness, not related to the coronavirus, the Senate Republican Office said." Holly Schepisi won a Republican Party special convention over Robert Auth to fill the vacant senate seat and was sworn in on March 25, 2021.Wildstein, David; and Biryukov, Nikita. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/schepisi-narrowly-defeats-auth-for-cardinale-senate-seat/ "Schepisi narrowly defeats Auth for Cardinale Senate seat"], New Jersey Globe, March 9, 2021. Accessed January 30, 2024. "Assemblywoman Holly Schepisi (R-River Vale) narrowly won a State Senate seat on Tuesday evening, defeating Assemblyman Bob Auth (R-Old Tappan) by eight votes in a special election convention to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Gerald Cardinale last month." Upper Saddle River council member DeAnne DeFuccio edged out John V. Azzariti and was chosen by Republicans to fill the Assembly seat vacated by Schepisi; she took office on April 9, 2021.McDonald, Terrence T. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/2021/04/01/upper-saddle-river-nj-councilwoman-chosen-to-replace-schepisi-in-assembly/4840433001/ "Upper Saddle River councilwoman chosen to replace Schepisi in Assembly"], The record, April 1, 2021. Accessed January 30, 2024. "DeAnne DeFuccio, a Republican Upper Saddle River councilwoman and attorney, will fill the 39th District Assembly seat vacated when Holly Schepisi ascended to the state Senate last week. DeFuccio, 48, was tapped by Bergen County Republican committee members during a special election Wednesday.... Her competition for the appointment was Saddle River Councilman John Azzariti, who was Schepisi's choice to replace her."
On February 2, 2023, DeFuccio announced that she would not seek re-election to the Assembly, despite previously announcing her candidacy,Fox, Joey; and Wildstein, David. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/defuccio-wont-run-for-re-election-after-all/ "DeFuccio won’t run for re-election after all"], New Jersey Globe, February 2, 2023. Accessed January 30, 2024. "Just a week after she officially launched her re-election campaign, Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio (R-Upper Saddle River) has decided not to seek re-election after all to the 39th legislative district, the New Jersey Globe has learned. 'I've made the difficult decision not to seek reelection this year,' DeFuccio confirmed in a statement." and John Azzariti was chosen to fill DeFuccio's slot in the 2023 New Jersey General Assembly election.Fox, Joey. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/schepisi-auth-azzariti-hold-39th-district-for-gop/ "Schepisi, Auth, Azzariti hold 39th district for GOP"], New Jersey Globe, November 7, 2023. Accessed January 30, 2024. "Azzariti got an unanticipated path to the Assembly this year after Assemblywoman DeAnne DeFuccio (R-Upper Saddle River) decided to retire after just one full term in office. With Schepisi’s backing, Azzariti easily won the GOP convention to succeed her; he had previously been one of Schepisi’s running mates during the 39th district’s chaotic 2021 GOP primary."
Election history
Election results
=Senate=
{{Election box begin
| title = 2021 New Jersey general election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Holly Schepisi
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 45,985
| percentage = 57.2
| change = {{increase}} 4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Ruth Dugan
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 34,065
| percentage = 42.3
| change = {{decrease}} 4.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = James Tosone
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 403
| percentage = 0.5
| change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 80,453
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = New Jersey general election, 2017
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Gerald Cardinale
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 33,752
| percentage = 52.8
| change = {{decrease}} 10.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Linda H. Schwager
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 29,631
| percentage = 46.3
| change = {{increase}} 9.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = James Tosone
| party = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes = 574
| percentage = 0.9
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 63,957
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2013}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 37,836
|percentage = 63.6
|change = {{increase}} 0.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jane “Jan” Bidwell
|votes = 21,616
|percentage = 36.4
|change = {{decrease}} 0.1
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 59,452
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=2011 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 28,041
|percentage = 63.5
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Lorraine M. Waldes
|votes = 16,097
|percentage = 36.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 44,138
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=2007 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = S. Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 27,623
|percentage = 55.4
|change = {{decrease}} 6.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph Ariyan
|votes = 22,272
|percentage = 44.6
|change = {{increase}} 6.9
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 48,895
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=2003 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 30,718
|percentage = 62.3
|change = {{decrease}} 0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard Muti
|votes = 18,605
|percentage = 37.7
|change = {{increase}} 1.5
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 49,323
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=2001 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = S. Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 42,717
|percentage = 62.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Alan Baskin
|votes = 24,543
|percentage = 36.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = New Jersey Conservative Party
|candidate = George E. Soroka
|votes = 616
|percentage = 0.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 67,876
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1997 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 46,424
|percentage = 66.3
|change = {{increase}} 3.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ilan Plawker
|votes = 22,466
|percentage = 32.1
|change = {{decrease}} 5.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Jersey Conservative Party
|candidate = Michael W. Koontz
|votes = 1,166
|percentage = 1.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 70,056
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1993 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 48,803
|percentage = 62.5
|change = {{decrease}} 4.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Stephen H. Jaffe
|votes = 29,268
|percentage = 37.5
|change = {{increase}} 4.4
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 78,071
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=1991 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 37,135
|percentage = 66.9
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mary Donohue
|votes = 18,336
|percentage = 33.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 55,471
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1987 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 31,585
|percentage = 67.1
|change = {{increase}} 15.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Louis B. Redisch
|votes = 15,499
|percentage = 32.9
|change = {{decrease}} 15.9
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 47,084
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1983 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 27,199
|percentage = 51.2
|change = {{decrease}} 7.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Francis X. Herbert
|votes = 25,942
|percentage = 48.8
|change = {{increase}} 7.0
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 53,141
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=1981 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 38,929
|percentage = 58.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Francis X. Herbert
|votes = 27,948
|percentage = 41.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 66,877
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1977 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Francis X. Herbert
|votes = 28,658
|percentage = 52.8
|change = {{decrease}} 1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John W. Markert
|votes = 25,582
|percentage = 47.2
|change = {{increase}} 1.5
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 54,240
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=1973 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Raymond Garramone
|votes = 31,999
|percentage = 54.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harry Randall Jr.
|votes = 26,942
|percentage = 45.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 58,941
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
=General Assembly=
{{Election box begin| title=2021 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert Auth
|votes = 44,343
|percentage = 28.3
|change = {{increase}} 1.8
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = DeAnne DeFuccio
|votes = 43,791
|percentage = 27.9
|change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Melinda J. Iannuzzi
|votes = 34,890
|percentage = 22.3
|change = {{decrease}} 0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Karlito A. Almeda
|votes = 33,708
|percentage = 21.5
|change = {{decrease}} 0.9
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 156,732
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=2019 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Holly T. Schepisi
|votes = 30,705
|percentage = 28.2
|change = {{increase}} 0.8
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert J. Auth
|votes = 28,786
|percentage = 26.5
|change = {{increase}} 0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Birkner Jr.
|votes = 24,898
|percentage = 22.9
|change = {{decrease}} 0.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Falotico
|votes = 24,302
|percentage = 22.4
|change = {{decrease}} 0.7
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 108,691
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
| title = New Jersey general election, 2017
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Holly Schepisi
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 34,158
| percentage = 27.4
| change = {{decrease}} 3.9
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| candidate = Robert Auth
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 32,739
| percentage = 26.2
| change = {{decrease}} 2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Jannie Chung
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 29,126
| percentage = 23.3
| change = {{increase}} 3.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| candidate = Annie Hausmann
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 28,862
| percentage = 23.1
| change = {{increase}} 3.4
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 124,885
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2015}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Holly Schepisi
|votes = 22,016
|percentage = 31.3
|change = {{decrease}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert Auth
|votes = 20,227
|percentage = 28.8
|change = {{decrease}} 0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John DeRienzo
|votes = 14,258
|percentage = 20.3
|change = {{increase}} 0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jeffrey Goldsmith
|votes = 13,840
|percentage = 19.7
|change = {{increase}} 1.4
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 70,341
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2013}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Holly Schepisi
|votes = 36,873
|percentage = 32.4
|change = {{increase}} 2.1
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert Auth
|votes = 33,680
|percentage = 29.6
|change = {{decrease}} 1.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Donna C. Abene
|votes = 22,450
|percentage = 19.7
|change = {{increase}} 0.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Anthony N. Iannarelli Jr.
|votes = 20,785
|percentage = 18.3
|change = {{steady}} 0.0
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 113,788
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=New Jersey general election, 2011}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert Schroeder
|votes = 26,572
|percentage = 30.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Holly Schepisi
|votes = 26,111
|percentage = 30.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael J. McCarthy
|votes = 16,200
|percentage = 18.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Anthony N. Iannarelli Jr.
|votes = 15,784
|percentage = 18.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent politician
|candidate = Clinton Bosca
|votes = 1,425
|percentage = 1.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 86,092
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2009}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 44,612
|percentage = 33.0
|change = {{increase}} 2.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert Schroeder
|votes = 42,477
|percentage = 31.5
|change = {{increase}} 3.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael J. McCarthy
|votes = 24,577
|percentage = 18.2
|change = {{decrease}} 3.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John L. Shahdanian, II
|votes = 23,356
|percentage = 17.3
|change = {{decrease}} 2.1
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 135,022
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2007}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 30,234
|percentage = 30.7
|change = {{increase}} 2.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 27,353
|percentage = 27.8
|change = {{increase}} 1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Esther Fletcher
|votes = 21,771
|percentage = 22.1
|change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Carl J. Manna
|votes = 19,099
|percentage = 19.4
|change = {{decrease}} 2.9
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 98,457
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2005}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 37,910
|percentage = 28.4
|change = {{decrease}} 4.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 35,062
|percentage = 26.3
|change = {{decrease}} 6.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Josephine Higgins
|votes = 29,885
|percentage = 22.4
|change = {{increase}} 5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Dennis Testa
|votes = 29,825
|percentage = 22.3
|change = {{increase}} 5.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = James P. Conway
|votes = 793
|percentage = 0.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 133,475
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 2003}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 31,701
|percentage = 33.0
|change = {{increase}} 1.6
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 31,173
|percentage = 32.4
|change = {{increase}} 2.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = John Dean DeRienzo
|votes = 16,665
|percentage = 17.3
|change = {{decrease}} 2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Philip Peredo
|votes = 16,652
|percentage = 17.3
|change = {{decrease}} 0.9
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 96,191
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=New Jersey general election, 2001}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 41,586
|percentage = 31.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 40,277
|percentage = 30.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Linda Mercurio
|votes = 26,447
|percentage = 20.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Jim Carroll
|votes = 24,037
|percentage = 18.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 132,347
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 1999}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 26,659
|percentage = 30.6
|change = {{decrease}} 2.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 25,991
|percentage = 29.8
|change = {{decrease}} 2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael Kasparian
|votes = 16,202
|percentage = 18.6
|change = {{increase}} 1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ilan Plawker
|votes = 15,931
|percentage = 18.3
|change = {{increase}} 1.7
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Spirit of Service
|candidate = Linda A. Mercurio
|votes = 1,076
|percentage = 1.2
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Jersey Conservative Party
|candidate = Judith Klein
|votes = 394
|percentage = 0.5
|change = {{decrease}} 0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Jersey Conservative Party
|candidate = Michael Koontz
|votes = 349
|percentage = 0.4
|change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = "Sworn to Reform"
|candidate = George E. Soroka
|votes = 266
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = "Sworn to Reform"
|candidate = Jeffrey C. Hogue
|votes = 239
|percentage = 0.3
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 87,107
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 1997}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 44,522
|percentage = 32.8
|change = {{increase}} 2.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 43,203
|percentage = 31.9
|change = {{increase}} 2.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Sherri Lippman
|votes = 22,847
|percentage = 16.9
|change = {{decrease}} 2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Eric S. Aronson
|votes = 22,446
|percentage = 16.6
|change = {{decrease}} 2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Jersey Conservative Party
|candidate = Pasquale Salimone
|votes = 951
|percentage = 0.7
|change = {{steady}} 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Jersey Conservative Party
|candidate = Cynthia Soroka
|votes = 926
|percentage = 0.7
|change = {{steady}} 0.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Thomas Fischetti
|votes = 666
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 135,561
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 1995{{cite web|title=NJ General Assembly 39|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=219115|website=Our Campaigns|access-date=October 18, 2017}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 27,768
|percentage = 30.6
|change = {{decrease}} 2.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 26,539
|percentage = 29.3
|change = {{decrease}} 2.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kay Palacios
|votes = 17,727
|percentage = 19.6
|change = {{increase}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Alan Baskin
|votes = 16,917
|percentage = 18.7
|change = {{increase}} 2.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Jersey Conservative Party
|candidate = Anthony Descisciolo
|votes = 649
|percentage = 0.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = New Jersey Conservative Party
|candidate = Leroy A. Wolf
|votes = 619
|percentage = 0.7
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|party = Equality To All
|candidate = K.C. Tan
|votes = 437
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 90,656
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 1993}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 49,531
|percentage = 32.9
|change = {{decrease}} 8.8
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 47,593
|percentage = 31.6
|change = {{decrease}} 6.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mary R. Smith
|votes = 27,869
|percentage = 18.5
|change = {{increase}} 1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Donald W. Becker
|votes = 25,057
|percentage = 16.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Populist Party (United States, 1984)
|candidate = Patricia Rainsford
|votes = 537
|percentage = 0.4
|change = {{decrease}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 150,587
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=1991 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Charlotte Vandervalk
|votes = 40,864
|percentage = 41.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 37,573
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Andrew Vaccaro
|votes = 16,609
|percentage = 17.0
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Populist Party (United States, 1984)
|candidate = Patricia Rainsford
|votes = 1,498
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Populist Party (United States, 1984)
|candidate = Robert Reiss
|votes = 1,440
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 97,984
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1989 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Elizabeth E. Randall
|votes = 36,010
|percentage = 30.1
|change = {{decrease}} 2.2
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 34,271
|percentage = 28.6
|change = {{decrease}} 2.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Gus D’Ercole
|votes = 24,715
|percentage = 20.6
|change = {{increase}} 1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert P. Contillo
|votes = 24,709
|percentage = 20.6
|change = {{increase}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 119,705
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1987 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Elizabeth E. Randall
|votes = 29,548
|percentage = 32.3
|change = {{decrease}} 1.0
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 28,619
|percentage = 31.3
|change = {{decrease}} 0.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = William J. Daly
|votes = 17,083
|percentage = 18.7
|change = {{increase}} 1.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert P. Bonanno
|votes = 16,264
|percentage = 17.8
|change = {{increase}} 0.5
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 91,514
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=1985 New Jersey general election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Elizabeth E. Randall
|votes = 35,172
|percentage = 33.3
|change = {{increase}} 4.4
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 33,358
|percentage = 31.6
|change = {{increase}} 2.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph A. Ferriero
|votes = 18,714
|percentage = 17.7
|change = {{decrease}} 4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Fay Yeager
|votes = 18,257
|percentage = 17.3
|change = {{decrease}} 3.2
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 105,501
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=Special election, March 26, 1985}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Elizabeth Randall
|votes = 7,183
|percentage = 59.8
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph A. Ferriero
|votes = 4,834
|percentage = 40.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 12,017
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 1983}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John W. Markert
|votes = 29,676
|percentage = 28.9
|change = {{decrease}} 1.3
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 29,509
|percentage = 28.7
|change = {{decrease}} 2.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Lucy M. Heller
|votes = 22,518
|percentage = 21.9
|change = {{increase}} 2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael D’Antoni
|votes = 21,075
|percentage = 20.5
|change = {{increase}} 1.9
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 102,778
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=Special election, April 26, 1983}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John E. Rooney
|votes = 5,461
|percentage = 56.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Lucy M. Heller
|votes = 4,208
|percentage = 43.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 9,669
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=New Jersey general election, 1981}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Joan M. Wright
|votes = 40,547
|percentage = 31.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John W. Markert
|votes = 38,781
|percentage = 30.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Raymond E. McKenna
|votes = 25,353
|percentage = 19.7
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harold Martin
|votes = 23,916
|percentage = 18.6
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 128,597
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 1979}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Gerald Cardinale
|votes = 27,608
|percentage = 28.1
|change = {{increase}} 4.8
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John W. Markert
|votes = 27,450
|percentage = 28.0
|change = {{increase}} 4.7
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Greta Kiernan
|votes = 21,425
|percentage = 21.8
|change = {{decrease}} 4.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harold Martin
|votes = 20,577
|percentage = 21.0
|change = {{decrease}} 5.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Henry Koch
|votes = 809
|percentage = 0.8
|change = {{increase}} 0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = U.S. Labor Party
|candidate = Elliot Greenspan
|votes = 308
|percentage = 0.3
|change = {{steady}} 0.0
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 98,177
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 1977}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harold Martin
|votes = 28,105
|percentage = 26.1
|change = {{increase}} 0.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Greta Kiernan
|votes = 28,026
|percentage = 26.0
|change = {{increase}} 1.1
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Gerald Cardinale|votes=25,087|percentage=23.3|change={{decrease}} 1.9}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=John F. Inganamort|votes=25,041|percentage=23.3|change={{decrease}} 1.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Henry Koch|votes=681|percentage=0.6|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=William J. Zelko, Jr.|votes=432|percentage=0.4|change=N/A}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=U.S. Labor Party|candidate=Elliot I. Greenspan|votes=276|percentage=0.3|change=N/A}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 107,648
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin| title=New Jersey general election, 1975}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harold Martin
|votes = 27,516
|percentage = 25.4
|change = {{decrease}} 1.7
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = John W. Markert
|votes = 27,226
|percentage = 25.2
|change = {{increase}} 1.9
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Frederick P. Sharkey
|votes = 26,979
|percentage = 24.9
|change = {{decrease}} 1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Harold F. Benel
|votes = 26,521
|percentage = 24.5
|change = {{increase}} 1.3
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 108,242
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change| title=New Jersey general election, 1973}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Harold Martin
|votes = 30,982
|percentage = 27.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Herbert M. Gladstone
|votes = 30,143
|percentage = 26.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = James Walker Ralph
|votes = 26,642
|percentage = 23.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Robert C. Veit
|votes = 26,583
|percentage = 23.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 114,350
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box end}}
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{{cite web|title=Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/02/2021 Election|url=https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2021/2021-official-general-results-state-senate.pdf|publisher=Secretary of State of New Jersey|access-date=December 23, 2021|date=November 30, 2021}}
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