1993 New Jersey General Assembly election

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All 80 seats to theGeneral Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	65%[1] ( 14pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Chuck Haytaian Joseph Doria Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 9, 1990 January 12, 1988 Leader's seat 23rd (Independence Township) 31st (Bayonne) Last election 58 22 Seats won 53 27 Seat change 5 5
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican hold     Democratic hold
Speaker before election Chuck Haytaian Republican Elected Speaker Chuck Haytaian Republican

The1993 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 2, 1993, for all 80 seats in the lower house of theNew Jersey Legislature. The election coincided with agubernatorial election where DemocratJames Florio lost re-election. Republicans held a 58-22 majority in the lower house prior to the election. The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one state senator and two State Assembly members. New Jersey uses coterminous legislative districts for both itsState Senate andGeneral Assembly.

Democrats were able to flip one seat in the 2nd, 4th, 15th, and both in the 7th.

• John S. Watson,District 15
• George Hudak,District 20
• Thomas G. Dunn,District 20
• Robert L. Brown,District 27
• Quilla E. Talmadge,District 27
• Byron Baer,District 37

• Robert Singer,District 30

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Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%:

1. District 4, 1.4% gain D
2. District 19, 3.6%
3. District 2, 4.0% gain D
4. District 15, 6.9% gain D
5. District 6, 8.4%
6. District 11, 8.9%

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Frank A. LoBiondo	36,941	31.2	0.5
	Republican	John C. Gibson	32,959	27.9	0.2
	Democratic	Ronald J. Casella	23,983	20.3	0.3
	Democratic	Bruce M. Gorman	23,493	19.9	0.3
	Libertarian	Scott L. Derby	959	0.8	N/A
Total votes			118,335	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John F. Gaffney	26,354	26.4	0.1
	Democratic	Tom Foley	25,932	26.0	2.8
	Republican	Fredrick P. Nickles	25,601	25.6	0.2
	Democratic	Denis Floge	21,959	22.0	2.9
Total votes			99,846	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jack Collins	38,013	32.2	2.8
	Republican	Gary W. Stuhltrager	37,021	31.4	2.8
	Democratic	Joseph J. Riley	21,959	18.6	1.2
	Democratic	Amelia B. Kressler	21,062	17.8	1.9
Total votes			118,055	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George F. Geist	26,428	25.0	0.2
	Democratic	Sean F. Dalton	26,366	25.0	0.2
	Republican	Mary Virginia "Ginny" Weber	25,667	24.3	1.9
	Democratic	Sandra L. Love	25,046	23.7	0.1
	United We Stand	Kirk Errickson	2,061	2.0	N/A
Total votes			105,568	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Wayne R. Bryant	28,905	34.9	2.6
	Democratic	Joseph J. Roberts, Jr.	28,739	34.7	2.8
	Republican	Hans Berg	12,851	15.5	3.0
	Republican	Merle Ways	12,254	14.8	2.5
Total votes			82,749	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Rocco	35,316	27.2	1.3
	Republican	Lee A. Solomon	35,089	27.0	1.1
	Democratic	Jane M. Kershner	30,208	23.3	1.4
	Democratic	John Phillip Maroccia	29,142	22.5	0.9
Total votes			129,755	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Steven M. Petrillo	30,982	28.1	3.9
	Democratic	George E. Williams	30,896	28.0	4.5
	Republican	Jose F. Sosa	24,354	22.1	4.0
	Republican	Priscilla B. Anderson	24,122	21.9	4.3
Total votes			110,354	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Harold L. Colburn	36,157	30.4	1.9
	Republican	Robert C. Shinn, Jr.	36,022	30.2	2.3
	Democratic	Cesare D. Napoliello	23,514	19.7	1.7
	Democratic	Harvey Dinerman	23,425	19.7	2.5
Total votes			119,118	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher J. Connors	49,885	32.5	2.2
	Republican	Jeffrey W. Moran	49,363	32.2	2.4
	Democratic	Thomas Woolsey	27,046	17.6	2.1
	Democratic	Robert K. Smith	26,979	17.6	2.4
Total votes			153,273	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Virginia “Ginny” Haines	42,132	30.4	1.2
	Republican	David W. Wolfe	42,010	30.3	0.6
	Democratic	Thomas J. Mallon	26,101	18.8	0.4
	Democratic	John F. Phillips	25,096	18.1	0.2
	Conservative	Gary J. Rich	1,820	1.3	N/A
	Conservative	Michael S. Permuko	1,647	1.2	N/A
Total votes			138,806	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Smith	33,190	26.9	1.4
	Republican	Steve Corodemus	32,748	26.5	1.1
	Democratic	John A. Villapiano	28,259	22.9	0.5
	Democratic	Daniel P. Jacobson	26,675	21.6	1.0
	Conservative	Allen Lorentson	938	0.8	N/A
	Conservative	Anthony Rajoppe	937	0.8	N/A
	Libertarian	Keith Quarles	723	0.6	N/A
Total votes			123,470	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael J. Arnone	41,450	31.8	0.2
	Republican	Clare M. Farragher	41,061	31.5	0.4
	Democratic	Lillian Harris	24,281	18.6	2.3
	Democratic	Fred Eckhaus	23,676	18.1	2.3
Total votes			130,468	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joann H. Smith	37,489	30.6	2.3
	Republican	Joseph Azzolina	36,497	29.8	1.3
	Democratic	Sara B. Stewart	24,095	19.7	1.1
	Democratic	Edward Testino	23,407	19.1	1.7
	Independents 4 Change	Louis J. Barbarino	976	0.8	N/A
Total votes			122,464	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Barbara W. Wright	37,626	28.3	1.3
	Republican	Paul R. Kramer	36,767	27.7	1.4
	Democratic	Janice S. Mironov	29,573	22.3	2.7
	Democratic	Nina Kelty	27,570	20.7	4.1
	Libertarian	Benjamin Grindlinger	570	0.4	N/A
	Repeal State Mandates	Harold E. Swartz	387	0.3	N/A
	Populist	Michael S. Schoellkopf	385	0.3	N/A
Total votes			132,878	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shirley K. Turner	25,759	25.7	4.4
	Democratic	Joseph Yuhas	23,714	23.7	4.2
	Republican	John Hartmann	23,495	23.5	1.7
	Republican	Donald C. Addison, Jr.	19,062	19.0	2.2
	Independent	Carl J. Mayer	6,531	6.5	N/A
	For the People	Tony Belardo	1,361	1.4	N/A
	Constitutional Enforcer	Clinton C. Barlow	235	0.2	N/A
Total votes			100,157	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher “Kip” Bateman	44,646	32.0	1.7
	Republican	Walter J. Kavanaugh	43,703	31.3	4.2
	Democratic	Karen Carroll	26,268	18.8	3.1
	Democratic	Amedeo F. D’Adamo, Jr.	23,438	16.8	1.7
	Initiative and Referendum	James N. Carides	1,510	1.1	N/A
Total votes			139,565	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Smith	26,480	32.0	5.9
	Democratic	Jerry Green	25,633	31.0	6.1
	Republican	Al Smith	15,463	18.7	4.3
	Republican	John H. Bresnan	15,217	18.4	4.1
Total votes			82,793	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Harriet Derman	36,358	29.9	0.3
	Republican	Jeff Warsh	34,491	28.3	0.1
	Democratic	Thomas H. Paterniti	26,029	21.4	0.2
	Democratic	Matthew Vaughn	24,883	20.4	0.4
Total votes			121,761	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Stephen A. Mikulak	26,237	24.8	3.0
	Republican	Ernest L. Oros	26,027	24.6	2.2
	Democratic	John S. Wisniewski	25,627	24.2	1.0
	Democratic	Joseph Vas	22,869	21.6	0.6
	"Peoples Choice"	Marion Lipira	2,569	2.4	N/A
	"Peoples Choice"	Theodore T. Moran	2,426	2.3	N/A
Total votes			105,755	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	20,676	25.9	0.8
	Democratic	Joseph Suliga	20,300	25.5	0.2
	Republican	Richard Hunt	14,329	18.0	6.1
	Republican	Carmen Mendiola	12,905	16.2	7.3
	For the People	Thomas W. Long	8,099	10.2	N/A
	The Peoples Candidate	Jerry L. Coleman	3,388	4.3	N/A
Total votes			79,697	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Maureen Ogden	44,110	32.4	0.0
	Republican	Monroe Jay Lustbader	42,599	31.3	0.8
	Democratic	Robert A. Everett	24,842	18.2	1.1
	Democratic	Michael N. Kurzawski	24,687	18.1	3.0
Total votes			136,238	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard H. Bagger	47,064	33.0	4.5
	Republican	Alan M. Augustine	45,357	31.8	6.1
	Democratic	Susan H. Pepper	26,972	18.9	6.4
	Democratic	Carlton W. Hansen, Jr.	23,252	16.3	4.1
Total votes			142,645	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Garabed “Chuck” Haytaian	47,251	41.3	8.5
	Republican	Leonard Lance	45,643	39.9	9.7
	Democratic	Edward F. Dragan	21,425	18.7	3.4
Total votes			114,319	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	E. Scott Garrett	46,673	43.4	3.8
	Republican	Dick Kamin	45,491	42.3	3.0
	Democratic	William Weightman	15,310	14.2	2.5
Total votes			107,474	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen	48,596	36.9	0.3
	Republican	Arthur R. Albohn	41,015	31.2	3.3
	Democratic	Michael J. Andrisano	21,405	16.3	1.3
	Democratic	Randy Davis	19,731	15.0	1.7
	Constitutionalize the Fed	Mary Frueholz	801	0.6	N/A
Total votes			131,548	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Carol J. Murphy	45,593	34.8	2.8
	Republican	Alex DeCroce	44,461	33.9	3.7
	Democratic	Lorelei N. Mottese	21,013	16.0	3.9
	Democratic	Daniel G. Tauriello	20,014	15.3	3.9
Total votes			131,081	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.	28,680	35.2	2.8
	Democratic	Nia H. Gill	28,143	34.5	2.1
	Republican	Tod A. Thiese	11,938	14.6	6.1
	Republican	Everett Jennings	11,809	14.5	N/A
	Independent People's Choice	Anthony F. Montanelli	982	1.2	N/A
Total votes			81,552	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry McEnroe	23,128	38.5	5.2
	Democratic	James Zangari	21,357	35.5	3.1
	Republican	Phyllis C. Cedola	8,354	13.9	1.6
	Republican	Eugene L. Brenycz	7,282	12.1	3.4
Total votes			60,121	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Willie B. Brown	20,015	50.1	13.7
	Democratic	Jackie R. Mattison	18,439	46.2	12.2
	Socialist Workers	Steven A. Marshall	750	1.9	0.8
	Socialist Workers	Marilee F.D. Taylor	749	1.9	1.1
Total votes			39,953	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Malone	30,457	30.8	3.8
	Republican	Melvin Cottrell	29,809	30.1	3.0
	Democratic	Michael Broderick	19,466	19.7	3.4
	Democratic	Lou Gallagher	19,278	19.5	3.5
Total votes			99,010	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph Charles, Jr.	28,013	34.4	5.9
	Democratic	Joseph V. Doria, Jr.	27,778	34.1	5.3
	Republican	Michael Miller	12,947	15.9	5.7
	Republican	Jim White	12,754	15.7	5.4
Total votes			81,492	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony Impreveduto	28,423	30.8	1.8
	Democratic	Joan M. Quigley	27,562	29.9	2.4
	Republican	Todd Hennessey	17,603	19.1	1.1
	Republican	Manuel E. Fernandez	16,855	18.3	1.3
	Politicians Are Crooks	Edith M. Shaw	1,114	1.2	0.7
	Concerned Taxpayer's Coalition	William R. Dusenberry	587	0.6	N/A
Total votes			92,144	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raul “Rudy” Garcia	24,761	31.2	3.3
	Democratic	Louis A. Romano	24,463	30.9	3.0
	Republican	Mary C. Gaspar	14,387	18.1	2.2
	Republican	Armando C. Hernandez	14,343	18.1	2.4
	Impact '93	Ivan Dominguez	551	0.7	N/A
	Independent Minority Movement	Bartolome Ruiz	396	0.5	N/A
	Impact '93	Oscar Noa	385	0.5	N/A
Total votes			79,286	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Marion Crecco	36,577	29.8	4.3
	Republican	Gerald H. Zecker	36,129	29.4	4.9
	Democratic	Steven Gerber	24,561	20.0	4.1
	Democratic	George Tosi	23,526	19.1	3.3
	We the People	S. Patricia Comstock	1,090	0.9	N/A
	We the People	Michael Cheski	1,044	0.8	N/A
Total votes			122,927	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William J. Pascrell, Jr.	21,698	31.4	2.6
	Republican	Frank Catania	17,657	25.5	0.8
	Democratic	Alfred Steele	15,745	22.8	0.8
	Republican	Harvey Nutter	10,999	15.9	7.0
	Unified Independents	Anna N. Taliaferro	1,568	2.3	N/A
	Time for Change	James A. Davis, Jr.	1,531	2.2	N/A
Total votes			69,198	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John V. Kelly	31,127	31.0	0.9
	Republican	Paul DiGaetano	30,560	30.4	0.9
	Democratic	Marina C. Perna	19,870	19.8	0.4
	Democratic	Ozzie Maldonado	18,873	18.8	1.4
Total votes			100,430	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Loretta Weinberg	33,876	29.9	3.8
	Democratic	Ken Zisa	33,188	29.3	3.4
	Republican	John Abraham	23,562	20.8	2.1
	Republican	David Grobow Hahn	22,550	19.9	2.3
Total votes			113,176	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Patrick J. Roma	40,523	32.2	0.2
	Republican	Rose Marie Heck	38,388	30.5	1.9
	Democratic	Frank Biasco	23,665	18.8	1.1
	Democratic	Robert Burns	23,292	18.5	1.0
Total votes			125,868	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charlotte Vandervalk	49,531	32.9	8.8
	Republican	John E. Rooney	47,593	31.6	6.7
	Democratic	Mary R. Smith	27,869	18.5	1.5
	Democratic	Donald W. Becker	25,057	16.6	N/A
	Populist	Patricia Rainsford	537	0.4	1.1
Total votes			150,587	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nicholas R. Felice	49,340	35.0	3.3
	Republican	David C. Russo	48,200	34.2	3.2
	Democratic	Jack Dabney	22,167	15.7	3.4
	Democratic	Barry Winston	21,316	15.1	3.1
Total votes			141,023	100.0

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