1999 New Jersey General Assembly election

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All 80 seats to theGeneral Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	31%[1] ( 25pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jack Collins Joseph J. Roberts Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 9, 1996 January 12, 1998 Leader's seat 3rd (Gloucester City) 5th (Bellmawr) Last election 48 32 Seats won 45 35 Seat change 3 3
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican hold     Democratic hold
Speaker before election Jack Collins Republican Elected Speaker Jack Collins Republican

The1999 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 2, 1999, for all 80 seats in the lower house of theNew Jersey Legislature. Republicans held a 48-32 majority in the lower house prior to the election. The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one state senator and two State Assembly members. New Jersey uses coterminous legislative districts for both itsState Senate andGeneral Assembly.

Democrats were able to flip one seat in the 4th and both in the 14th.

• Louis Romano,District 33

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

1. District 4, 0.01% gain D
2. District 14, 1.6% gain

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nicholas Asselta	28,096	35.2	8.2
	Republican	John C. Gibson	26,763	33.5	7.9
	Democratic	Mary D'Arcy Bittner	12,146	15.2	10.3
	Democratic	Maria A. Laboy	11,834	14.8	3.1
	Conservative	Geraldine Caiafa	976	1.2	0.1
Total votes			79,815	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kenneth C. LeFevre	23,414	32.8	0.6
	Republican	Francis J. Blee	22,897	32.0	0.5
	Democratic	John Piatt	12,797	17.9	0.5
	Democratic	Milton Berkes	12,378	17.3	0.6
Total votes			71,486	100.0

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jack Collins	28,609	31.0	5.3
	Republican	Gary Stuhltrager	24,573	26.6	7.5
	Democratic	John J. Burzichelli	20,658	22.4	1.6
	Democratic	Ron Brittin	15,440	16.7	15.4
	Conservative	Jan McFetridge	1,599	1.7	2.0
	Conservative	Bob McFetridge	1,333	1.4	2.5
Total votes			92,212	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George F. Geist	19,694	27.2	1.4
	Democratic	Robert J. Smith	18,823	26.0	2.8
	Democratic	David Carlamere	17,422	24.0	2.4
	Republican	Gerald J. Luongo	16,502	22.8	1.5
Total votes			72,441	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joe Roberts	18,429	43.6	0.1
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez	16,398	38.8	0.6
	Republican	William E. Spencer	7,438	17.6	1.6
Total votes			42,265	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Louis D. Greenwald	23,663	30.1	1.1
	Democratic	Mary T. Previte	22,462	28.5	0.9
	Republican	Robert J. Seltzer	15,505	19.7	2.3
	Republican	Gerard M. Banmiller	15,293	19.4	2.0
	Green	Jay Fox	947	1.2	N/A
	Independent	Gerard "Gerry" Brigante	852	1.1	N/A
Total votes			78,722	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jack Conners	20,667	27.7	3.1
	Democratic	Herb Conaway, MD	20,517	27.5	2.9
	Republican	Gary Daniels	16,086	21.6	2.9
	Republican	Clara Ruvolo	15,338	20.6	1.9
	Conservative	Norman E. Wahner	1,025	1.4	0.4
	Conservative	Hosey Best	896	1.2	0.1
Total votes			74,529	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Francis L. Bodine	23,094	30.0	1.2
	Republican	Larry Chatzidakis	22,183	28.8	1.6
	Democratic	Marie Hall	15,576	20.2	1.1
	Democratic	George Fallon	15,143	19.7	1.1
	Legalize Marijuana	Edward "NJWeedman" Forchion	947	1.2	N/A
Total votes			76,943	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher J. Connors	31,492	30.6	1.3
	Republican	Jeffrey W. Moran	31,182	30.3	1.6
	Democratic	S. Karl Mohel	18,698	18.2	1.1
	Democratic	Jack Ryan	18,640	18.1	1.7
	Conservative	John N. Cardello	1,548	1.5	0.1
	Conservative	James W. Eissing	1,335	1.3	0.1
Total votes			102,895	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James W. Holzapfel	23,227	29.3	1.5
	Republican	David W. Wolfe	23,145	29.2	2.0
	Democratic	Stephanie Wauters	15,895	20.1	2.5
	Democratic	Samuel D. Kaye	14,764	18.6	2.0
	Conservative	Morgan Strong	1,105	1.4	0.6
	Conservative	Anthony Bertani	1,058	1.3	0.3
Total votes			79,194	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Steve Corodemus	20,858	30.1	1.3
	Republican	Tom Smith	20,271	29.2	2.2
	Democratic	Michael Beson	13,304	19.2	0.5
	Democratic	Dwayne M. Harris	12,789	18.4	1.7
	Libertarian	Barbara A. Jones	725	1.0	N/A
	Conservative	Leonard P. Marshall	524	0.8	0.1
	Conservative	Wayne E. May	511	0.7	0.2
	Reform!	Jonathan Moschberger	372	0.5	N/A
Total votes			69,354	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Michael J. Arnone	19,236	28.4	2.3
	Republican	Clare M. Farragher	18,564	27.4	2.7
	Democratic	David M. Lerner	13,970	20.6	2.5
	Democratic	Salvatore Vitale	12,991	19.2	1.9
	Conservative	Frances H. Marshall	1,223	1.8	0.5
	Conservative	Cornelius Van Sant	1,068	1.6	0.4
	Natural Law	Mary Jo Christian	773	1.1	0.4
Total votes			67,825	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joe Azzolina	18,758	28.1	2.5
	Republican	Sam Thompson	17,307	25.9	1.2
	Democratic	Patrick M. Gillespie	15,020	22.5	2.5
	Democratic	Alex R. DeSevo	14,015	21.0	1.4
	Conservative	Sylvia Kuzmak	820	1.2	0.1
	Conservative	Louis A. Novellino	807	1.2	0.2
Total votes			66,727	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Linda R. Greenstein	25,219	25.4	2.3
	Democratic	Gary L. Guear, Sr.	25,214	25.4	2.6
	Republican	Paul R. Kramer	24,769	25.0	1.2
	Republican	Barbara W. Wright	23,981	24.2	1.8
Total votes			99,183	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bonnie Watson Coleman	21,465	32.7	0.5
	Democratic	Reed Gusciora	21,309	32.5	2.0
	Republican	Sidney Goldfarb, M.D.	11,505	17.5	2.3
	Republican	Sheldon Leitner	10,422	15.9	1.6
	Conservative	Len Grzywacz	948	1.4	N/A
Total votes			65,649	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Christopher “Kip” Bateman	24,646	31.2	0.6
	Republican	Peter J. Biondi	23,789	30.2	0.2
	Democratic	Mike Alper	15,393	19.5	2.0
	Democratic	Donald Rudy	15,060	19.1	2.3
Total votes			78,888	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Smith	14,516	37.3	2.8
	Democratic	Jerry Green	13,522	34.7	2.3
	Republican	Tracy Ford	5,624	14.4	2.1
	Republican	Daniel N. Epstein	5,275	13.5	1.1
Total votes			38,937	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barbara Buono	19,327	31.7	3.1
	Democratic	Peter J. Barnes, Jr.	18,068	29.7	2.4
	Republican	E. Martin Davidoff	11,853	19.5	2.6
	Republican	Norman Van Houten	11,632	19.1	2.9
Total votes			60,880	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John S. Wisniewski	23,795	39.7	5.3
	Democratic	Arline M. Friscia	22,092	36.8	4.4
	Republican	Frank Cottone	7,251	12.1	4.7
	Republican	William Feingold	6,830	11.4	5.1
Total votes			59,968	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Neil M. Cohen	14,532	38.4	3.6
	Democratic	Joseph S. Suliga	14,195	37.5	2.5
	Republican	Dirk Weber	4,606	12.2	2.9
	Republican	Elvira Drzewinski	4,553	12.0	3.1
Total votes			37,886	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kevin J. O'Toole	17,541	28.9	2.4
	Republican	Joel M. Weingarten	17,107	28.2	2.9
	Democratic	Michael P. Cohan	12,836	21.2	2.9
	Democratic	Dennis M. Caufield	12,657	20.9	3.3
	Unbossed	Robert Diamond	533	0.9	N/A
Total votes			60,674	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Richard H. Bagger	24,405	50.4	17.9
	Republican	Alan M. Augustine	24,004	49.6	17.8
Total votes			48,409	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Leonard Lance	27,770	34.4	1.7
	Republican	Connie Myers	25,499	31.6	2.0
	Democratic	Thomas E. Palmieri	14,762	18.3	1.4
	Democratic	J. Rebecca Goff	12,637	15.7	0.2
Total votes			80,668	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	E. Scott Garrett	22,444	42.3	2.6
	Republican	Guy R. Gregg	21,479	40.5	3.4
	Democratic	Edwin C. Selby	9,119	17.2	3.5
Total votes			53,042	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rick Merkt	17,259	30.5	0.2
	Republican	Michael Patrick Carroll	17,204	30.4	1.4
	Democratic	Ronald J. Pellegrino	10,607	18.7	1.1
	Democratic	Gerald A. Nunan	10,018	17.7	0.1
	Conservative	James Spinosa	772	1.4	0.0
	Conservative	Stephen Spinosa	750	1.3	0.2
Total votes			56,610	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[44]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Carol J. Murphy	19,150	33.1	1.5
	Republican	Alex DeCroce	19,054	33.0	1.1
	Democratic	Robert Dombrowski	9,027	15.6	1.4
	Democratic	Michael J. Butchko	8,964	15.5	1.4
	Conservative	Stephen A. Bauer	793	1.4	0.1
	Conservative	Martin J. McGrath	789	1.4	0.1
Total votes			57,777	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	LeRoy J. Jones, Jr.	13,001	39.4	9.6
	Democratic	Nia H. Gill	12,962	39.3	9.4
	Republican	Patricia Loreto	3,521	10.7	N/A
	Republican	Charles Davies	3,506	10.6	N/A
Total votes			32,990	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Craig A. Stanley	9,546	40.0	0.4
	Democratic	Wilfredo Caraballo	9,278	38.9	1.2
	Republican	Hillary Dow	2,157	9.0	1.9
	Republican	Steven Johnson	2,125	8.9	0.4
	Pro Life Conservative	Jim Riley	389	1.6	N/A
	Pro Life Conservative	Dick Hester	370	1.6	1.1
Total votes			23,865	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	William D. Payne	10,302	42.3	0.5
	Democratic	Donald Tucker	10,192	41.9	0.8
	Republican	Elaine Guarino	1,686	6.9	0.4
	Republican	Tharien Arnold	1,548	6.4	0.3 ( 5.9)
	Socialist Workers	Kari J. Sachs	319	1.3	1.0
	Socialist Workers	Brock Satter	287	1.2	1.0
Total votes			24,334	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Joseph R. Malone	20,735	29.7	1.1
	Republican	Melvin Cottrell	19,310	27.6	0.7
	Democratic	Edward G. Werner	14,441	20.7	0.3
	Democratic	Edward J. Choquette	13,429	19.2	0.5
	Conservative	Kal Madgyesy	988	1.4	0.6
	Conservative	Fred A. Rasiewicz	941	1.3	0.7
Total votes			69,844	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Joseph Charles, Jr.	13,274	38.9	0.1
	Democratic	Joseph V. Doria, Jr.	12,946	37.9	1.7
	Republican	Richard Freda	4,474	13.1	2.2
	Republican	Mofalc Meinga	3,467	10.1	0.6
Total votes			34,161	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Anthony Impreveduto	18,111	38.4	4.8
	Democratic	Joan Quigley	17,732	37.6	4.3
	Republican	Thomas F. Corcoran	4,893	10.4	4.7
	Republican	Louis S. Lusquinos, Jr.	4,193	8.9	5.3
	Politicians Are Crooks	Edith M. Shaw	1,187	2.5	0.8
	Politicians Are Crooks	Herbert H. Shaw	1,093	2.3	N/A
Total votes			47,209	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Raul “Rudy” Garcia	18,448	41.7	4.8
	Democratic	Albio Sires	17,492	39.5	3.8
	Republican	Manuel E. Fernandez	3,835	8.7	5.1
	Republican	Francisco S. Arrojo	3,459	7.8	5.8
	Taking The Future	Yadira J. Diaz-Castro	1,020	2.3	N/A
Total votes			44,254	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Gerald Zecker	20,578	30.3	1.6
	Republican	Marion Crecco	19,953	29.4	1.9
	Democratic	Gerard J. "Gerry" DiStefano	14,544	21.4	2.0
	Democratic	Robert M. Ruane	12,812	18.9	0.9
Total votes			67,887	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alfred Steele	14,223	33.4	2.2
	Democratic	Nellie Pou	13,902	32.6	3.0
	Republican	William A. DeStefano	7,424	17.4	2.4
	Republican	Belinda A. Lanier	7,032	16.5	2.9
Total votes			42,581	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Paul DiGaetano	16,682	29.1	3.3
	Republican	John V. Kelly	16,281	28.4	2.5
	Democratic	Rocco Mazza	12,172	21.2	3.5
	Democratic	Kenneth M. Sorkin	12,162	21.2	2.4
Total votes			57,297	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Loretta Weinberg	19,694	35.2	2.2
	Democratic	Ken Zisa	18,971	33.9	2.6
	Republican	Richard J. Bohan, Sr.	8,817	15.7	1.6
	Republican	Sharon Hes	8,526	15.2	1.5
Total votes			56,008	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rose Marie Heck	17,734	27.5	0.5
	Republican	Guy F. Talarico	17,620	27.3	1.0
	Democratic	Helene Herbert	14,307	22.2	0.2
	Democratic	Robert Riccardella	13,972	21.7	0.5
	Independent - Progressive	Michael Perrone, Jr.	899	1.4	N/A
Total votes			64,532	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charlotte Vandervalk	26,659	30.6	2.2
	Republican	John E. Rooney	25,991	29.8	2.1
	Democratic	Michael Kasparian	16,202	18.6	1.7
	Democratic	Ilan Plawker	15,931	18.3	1.7
	Spirit of Service	Linda A. Mercurio	1,076	1.2	N/A
	Conservative	Judith Klein	394	0.5	0.2
	Conservative	Michael Koontz	349	0.4	0.3
	"Sworn to Reform"	George E. Soroka	266	0.3	N/A
	"Sworn to Reform"	Jeffrey C. Hogue	239	0.3	N/A
Total votes			87,107	100.0

New Jersey general election, 1999^[43]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Nicholas R. Felice	21,175	30.6	3.1
	Republican	David C. Russo	20,897	30.2	2.8
	Democratic	Frank Del Vecchio	13,528	19.6	3.6
	Democratic	Joshua Levine	12,820	18.5	2.8
	Conservative	Robert I. Unanue	705	1.0	0.1
Total votes			69,125	100.0

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