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Douglas F. Dillon (Republican Party) ran for election to theNew Jersey General Assembly to representDistrict 7. He lost in the general election onNovember 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2025

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

IncumbentCarol Murphy and incumbentBalvir Singh defeatedDouglas F. Dillon andDione Johnson in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carol Murphy (D)	33.8	58,846
✔		Balvir Singh (D)	32.7	57,022
	Submit photo	Douglas F. Dillon (R)	16.9	29,396
	Submit photo	Dione Johnson (R)	16.6	28,998

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 174,262
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

IncumbentCarol Murphy and incumbentBalvir Singh defeatedEric Holliday in the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Carol Murphy	46.0	21,242
✔		Balvir Singh	27.8	12,805
	Submit photo	Eric Holliday	26.2	12,084

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,131
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nicole Gillespie (D)
• Curtis Green (D)
• Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

Douglas F. Dillon andDione Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on June 10, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Douglas F. Dillon	51.7	8,736
✔	Submit photo	Dione Johnson	48.3	8,159

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,895
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Endorsements

2023

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

IncumbentHerbert C. Conaway Jr. and incumbentCarol Murphy defeatedDouglas F. Dillon andEileen Bleistine in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (D)	33.5	32,608
✔		Carol Murphy (D)	32.8	31,936
	Submit photo	Douglas F. Dillon (R)	16.8	16,368
	Submit photo	Eileen Bleistine (R)	16.8	16,350

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 97,262
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

IncumbentHerbert C. Conaway Jr. and incumbentCarol Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Herbert C. Conaway Jr.	50.3	12,412
✔		Carol Murphy	49.7	12,261

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,673
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

Douglas F. Dillon andEileen Bleistine advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Douglas F. Dillon	50.2	4,132
✔	Submit photo	Eileen Bleistine	49.8	4,098

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,230
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Endorsements

2021

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

IncumbentHerbert C. Conaway Jr. and incumbentCarol Murphy defeatedDouglas F. Dillon andJoseph Jesuele in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Herbert C. Conaway Jr. (D)	31.0	45,728
✔		Carol Murphy (D)	30.6	45,170
	Submit photo	Douglas F. Dillon (R)	19.4	28,579
	Submit photo	Joseph Jesuele (R)	19.1	28,139

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 147,616
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

IncumbentHerbert C. Conaway Jr. and incumbentCarol Murphy advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Herbert C. Conaway Jr.	50.6	14,529
✔		Carol Murphy	49.4	14,183

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,712
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 (2 seats)

Douglas F. Dillon andJoseph Jesuele advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 7 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Douglas F. Dillon	50.6	6,599
✔	Submit photo	Joseph Jesuele	49.4	6,441

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,040
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Campaign themes

2025

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2023

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2021

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