The2021 New Jersey State Senate election was held on November 2, 2021.New Jersey voters elected state senators in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to theNew Jersey Senate .[ 3] 1991 where Republicans posted a net gain of state Senate seats. Democrats would later be restored to 25 seats following the party switch ofSamuel D. Thompson in 2023.
Incumbents not running for re-election [ edit ] In addition, five members who were elected in the last electionin 2017 have since left office:Robert M. Gordon (D-38th , resigned),[ 8] Jeff Van Drew (D-1st , resigned),[ 9] Anthony R. Bucco (R-25th , died in office),[ 10] Gerald Cardinale (R-39th , died in office),[ 11] Chris A. Brown , (R-2nd , resigned after previously announcing retirement).[ 12] [ 13]
Parties Candidates Seats Popular vote 2017 2021 +/- Strength Vote % Change Democratic 40 25 24 60% 1,296,465 51.9% Republican 38 15 16 40% 1,199,006 48.0% Libertarian 1 0 0 0% 403 0.02% Independent 2 0 0 0% 1,460 0.1% Total 81 40 40 100.00% 2,497,334 100.00% Turnout Registered
By State Senate District [ edit ] ^ Testa won a 2019 special election to complete the unexpired term of SenatorJeff Van Drew , who resigned to take his seat in theUnited States House of Representatives ^ SenatorChris A. Brown , who had already announced he would not stand for re-election, resigned on July 21 to join the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.Vince Polistina , the Republican nominee for the seat in the general election, won an August 4 special county convention to succeed Brown. The Senate did not convene until after Election Day. Although Polistina's election was certified by Secretary of StateTahesha Way , and he was administered the oath of office by a retired Superior Court judge, Senate PresidentStephen M. Sweeney refused to swear him in as Senator, and the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services did not consider Polistina the incumbent.[ 18] ^ Addiego switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party in January 2019. Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 8, 2.22% gainDistrict 3, 3.36% gainDistrict 2, 3.74% District 11, 3.76% District 38, 5.80% District 16, 6.64% gainDistrict 21, 7.30% District 4, 8.84% Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Yolanda E. Garcia Balicki 9,157 100.0% Total votes 9,157 100.0%
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Mike Yolanda Undecided Stockton University [ 20] September 28 – October 10, 2021 407 (RV) ± 4.8% 49% 36% 9%
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Vince Vince Undecided Stockton University [ 23] October 9–24, 2021 401 (LV) ± 4.9% 41% 48% 6%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Stephen H. Pakradooni Jr. 6,981 100.0% Total votes 6,981 100.0%
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No Republicans filed. However, Clyde Cook received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican John Foley 6,113 100.0% Total votes 6,113 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Michelle Arnold 6,571 100.0% Total votes 6,571 100.0%
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David T. Wright 7,000 100.0% Total votes 7,000 100.0%
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Emma Mammano 6,164 100.0% Total votes 6,164 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Lori L. Annetta 7,206 100.0% Total votes 7,206 100.0%
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joseph Altomonte 5,410 100.0% Total votes 5,410 100.0%
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Vincent Solomeno III 6,116 100.0% Total votes 6,116 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Adam J. Elias 6,687 100.0% Total votes 6,687 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Susan Gaul 2,979 100.0% Total votes 2,979 100.0
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Andrew Zwicker
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican James A. Abate 2,887 100.0% Total votes 2,887 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Vihal R. Patel 4,442 100.0% Total votes 4,442 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Christian Onuoha 3,271 100.0% Total votes 3,271 100.0%
Following the primary, Onuoha was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Pedro "Peter" Pisar on August 23.[ 34]
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Jason Krychiw,[ 36] [ 37] Joe Cryan
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No Republicans filed.
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Joseph Signorello III 9,756 100.0% Total votes 9,756 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican William H. Michelson 3,827 100.0% Total votes 3,827 100.0%
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Denise T. King 6,677 100.0% Total votes 6,677 100.0%
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No Democrats filed. However, Frederick P. Cook received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jeffrey Grayzel 8,487 100.0% Total votes 8,487 100.0%
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Christine Clarke 7,092 100.0% Total votes 7,092 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Adam Kraemer 6,028 100.0% Total votes 6,028 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Frank Contella 1,437 100.0% Total votes 1,437 100.0%
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No Republicans filed.
Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Write-in Total votes 100.0
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dan Stinger 4,173 100.0% Total votes 4,173 100.0
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Neil A. Schulman 979 100.0% Total votes 979 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Juan Barbadillo 1,309 100.0% Total votes 1,309 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Agha Khan 1,010 100.0% Total votes 1,010 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Scott Pollack 1,566 100.0% Total votes 1,566 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Kenneth Pengitore 1,489 100.0% Total votes 1,489 100.0%
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Republicans Chris Auriemma filed to run, withdrew, and then received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.
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Gordon Johnson
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Christopher Chung, Mayor of Palisades Park, NJ[ 46] James Dunleavy, Mayor of Teaneck, NJ[ 46] John Labrosse, Mayor of Hackensack, NJ[ 45] Mark Sokolich, Mayor of Fort Lee, NJ[ 46] Michael Wildes , Mayor of Englewood, NJ[ 45] Judah Ziegler, Mayor of Leonia, NJ[ 46] Mark Zinna, Mayor of Tenafly, NJ[ 45] State legislators
Joe Lagana, New Jersey State Senator Loretta Weinberg , Senate Majority Leader of New Jersey[ 45] Benjie E. Wimberly, New Jersey State Assemblyman[ 45] Democratic chairs
John Bang, District 37 Democratic Chair[ 47] Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff[ 48] Greta Grewal-Virk, Democratic Vice Chair of Bergen County[ 45] John Hogan, District 37 Treasurer[ 49] Lynn Hurwitz, Democratic Municipal Chair[ 49] Paul Juliano, Democratic Chairman of the Bergen County[ 50] Zonie LeSane, District 37 Vice Chair[ 49] Marc Macri, Democratic Municipal Chair Kenneth Martin, District 37 Secretary[ 49] Michelle Rupar, Democratic Municipal Chair Joan S. Voss, Bergen County Commissioner[ 45] Council people
Tom Argiro, Northvale Councilman[ 51] Lou Battaglia, Hackensack Councilman Charles Cobb, Englewood Councilman[ 52] Michael Cohen, Englewood Councilman[ 52] Lou DeLiso, Northvale Councilman[ 51] Ed Develin, Northvale Councilman[ 51] Jo Ellen Granquist, Bogota Councilwoman[ 53] Paul Kim,Palisades Park Councilman[ 54] JongChul Lee, Palisades Park Councilman[ 54] Judith Maron, Englewood Councilwoman[ 52] Andy Min, Palisades Park Councilman[ 54] Mary Ellen Murphy, Bogota Councilwoman[ 53] Michael Pagan, Teaneck Councilman Daniel Park, Tenafly Councilman[ 45] Ellen Park, Englewood Cliffs Councilwoman[ 54] Jae Park, Palisades Park Councilman[ 54] Robert Robbins, Bogota Councilman[ 53] Kenneth Rosenzweig, Englewood Councilman[ 52] Peter Suh, Fort Lee Councilman[ 54] Paul Yoon, Fort Lee Councilman[ 54] Organizations
Bergen County Building and Construction’s Trade Council[ 55] Carpenters Union (Eastern Atlantic States Council of Carpenters)[ 56] Hotel and Motel Trades Council[ 57] International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)[ 58] International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 825)[ 59] Laborer's International Union of North America (LIUNA)[ 60] Latino American Democratic Association of New Jersey[ 61] New Jersey Firefighters Union[ 62] New JerseyLeague of Conservation Voters [ 63] United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)[ 64] United Service Workers Union[ 55] Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Michael W. Koontz 1,124 100.0% Total votes 1,124 100.0%
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Republican primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Richard Garcia 5,484 100.0% Total votes 5,484 100.0%
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Ruth Dugan 6,476 100.0% Total votes 6,476 100.0%
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Democratic primary[ 19] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Michael A. Sedon 5,842 100.0% Total votes 5,842 100.0%
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