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Elections in New Jersey |
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The 1987 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 5, 1987.
The elections took place midway through Governor Tom Kean's second term in office. Democrats won back eight seats, narrowing the Republican majority to four.
Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.
See also: 1st Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank A. LoBiondo | 28,638 | 26.9 | 6.8 | |
Democratic | Edward H. Salmon | 27,561 | 25.9 | 9.4 | |
Republican | Gerald M. Thornton | 25,182 | 23.6 | 8.5 | |
Democratic | Raymond A. Batten | 25,166 | 23.6 | 5.8 | |
Total votes | '106,547' | '100.0' |
See also: 2nd Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Edward Kline | 26,754 | 33.3 | 0.8 | |
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 26,140 | 32.5 | 3.4 | |
Democratic | Alfred "Fred" Scerni | 15,234 | 19.0 | 2.2 | |
Democratic | William A. Thompson III | 12,216 | 15.2 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | '80,344' | '100.0' |
See also: 3rd Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gary W. Stuhltrager | 27,819 | 27.1 | 1.4 | |
Republican | Jack Collins | 27,411 | 26.7 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | James G. Waddington | 23,779 | 23.1 | 1.4 | |
Democratic | Paul A. Oland | 23,755 | 23.1 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | '102,764' | '100.0' |
See also: 4th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony S. Marsella | 22,942 | 27.8 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | Dennis L. Riley | 22,676 | 27.4 | 0.6 | |
Republican | Wayne S. Wooster | 18,615 | 22.5 | 0.6 | |
Republican | John Matheussen | 18,408 | 22.3 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | '82,641' | '100.0' |
See also: 5th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Wayne R. Bryant | 25,214 | 34.9 | 4.2 | |
Democratic | Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. | 24,668 | 34.2 | 3.3 | |
Republican | Raymond R. Groller | 11,483 | 15.9 | 3.7 | |
Republican | Jose DeJesus, Jr. | 10,835 | 15.0 | 3.8 | |
Total votes | '72,200' | '100.0' |
See also: 6th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John A. Rocco | 33,057 | 29.0 | 3.7 | |
Republican | Thomas J. Shusted | 31,965 | 28.0 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | John J. Tarditi, Jr. | 25,112 | 22.0 | 3.6 | |
Democratic | Patrick J. Brennan | 24,028 | 21.0 | 3.7 | |
Total votes | '114,162' | '100.0' |
See also: 7th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Barbara Faith Kalik | 25,388 | 30.2 | 0.8 | |
Democratic | Thomas P. Foy | 24,539 | 29.2 | 1.2 | |
Republican | Vincent R. Farias | 17,269 | 20.5 | 0.7 | |
Republican | Renee L. Borstad | 16,831 | 20.0 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | '84,027' | '100.0' |
See also: 8th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harold L. Colburn | 28,175 | 33.5 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Robert C. Shinn | 27,800 | 33.1 | 1.6 | |
Democratic | Thomas Long | 14,315 | 17.0 | 1.5 | |
Democratic | H.B. (Scoop) Slack | 13,741 | 16.4 | 1.7 | |
Total votes | '84,031' | '100.0' |
See also: 9th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John T. Hendrickson, Jr. | 34,525 | 31.7 | 0.7 | |
Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 33,433 | 30.7 | 0.7 | |
Democratic | Judy Anderson | 20,772 | 19.1 | 0.4 | |
Democratic | Harry F. Schmoll, Jr. | 20,288 | 18.6 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | '109,018' | '100.0' |
See also: 10th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Paul Doyle | 28,502 | 27.3 | 1.4 | |
Republican | Robert W. Singer | 27,171 | 26.0 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | Marlene Lynch Ford | 26,484 | 25.4 | 1.2 | |
Republican | Robert A. Gasser | 22,258 | 21.3 | 2.9 | |
Total votes | '104,415' | '100.0' |
See also: 11th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joseph A. Palaia | 25,973 | 28.1 | 6.3 | |
Republican | Anthony M. Villane | 25,725 | 27.8 | 6.3 | |
Democratic | John D'Amico, Jr. | 19,868 | 21.5 | 5.7 | |
Democratic | Joseph Quinn | 18,743 | 20.3 | 4.6 | |
Compulsory Education Law | Mary K. Blohm | 1,134 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Compulsory Education Law | Joshua Leinsdorf | 942 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | '92,385' | '100.0' |
See also: 12th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John O. Bennett | 28,592 | 31.7 | 0.8 | |
Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 26,931 | 29.8 | 1.8 | |
Democratic | Dante J. Massa | 17,544 | 19.4 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Gene J. Anthony | 17,217 | 19.1 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | '90,284' | '100.0' |
See also: 13th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joann H. Smith | 24,641 | 26.6 | 0.9 | |
Republican | Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. | 24,109 | 26.0 | 0.3 | |
Democratic | William E. Flynn | 22,013 | 23.7 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | Jacqueline Walker | 21,976 | 23.7 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | '92,739' | '100.0' |
See also: 14th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Anthony J. “Skip” Cimino | 28,658 | 30.4 | 3.9 | |
Democratic | Joseph D. Patero | 28,371 | 30.1 | 5.2 | |
Republican | David J. Kenny | 18,820 | 20.0 | 6.1 | |
Republican | Walt Sodie | 18,338 | 19.5 | 3.0 | |
Total votes | '94,187' | '100.0' |
See also: 15th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Gerard S. Naples | 26,923 | 33.2 | 5.3 | |
Democratic | John S. Watson | 26,484 | 32.6 | 4.4 | |
Republican | Arthur E. Frank | 14,193 | 17.5 | 4.7 | |
Republican | John S. Furlong | 13,596 | 16.7 | 5.0 | |
Total votes | '81,196' | '100.0' |
See also: 16th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Walter J. Kavanaugh | 28,325 | 35.8 | 3.1 | |
Republican | John S. Penn | 26,528 | 33.5 | 3.0 | |
Democratic | Adele Montgomery | 12,249 | 15.5 | 3.2 | |
Democratic | Alfred A. Wicklund | 12,032 | 15.2 | 3.2 | |
Total votes | '79,134' | '100.0' |
See also: 17th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | David C. Schwartz | 18,455 | 31.9 | 3.8 | |
Democratic | Robert G. Smith | 18,047 | 31.2 | 5.2 | |
Republican | Dorothy Sonnenberg | 10,780 | 18.6 | 6.8 | |
Republican | Peter J. Selesky | 10,529 | 18.2 | 2.4 | |
Total votes | '57,811' | '100.0' |
See also: 18th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 30,634 | 30.2 | 4.1 | |
Democratic | George A. Spadoro | 29,261 | 28.8 | 2.1 | |
Republican | Robert “Dr. Bob” Maurer | 21,332 | 21.0 | 3.0 | |
Republican | Doris M. Fleming | 20,234 | 19.9 | 3.3 | |
Total votes | 101,461 | 100.0 |
See also: 19th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | George J. Otlowski | 24,098 | 27.3 | 0.6 | |
Democratic | Alan J. Karcher | 23,467 | 26.6 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Emery Z. Toth | 20,767 | 23.5 | 0.6 | |
Republican | Beverly A. Samuelson | 19,986 | 22.6 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | '88,318' | '100.0' |
See also: 20th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Thomas J. Deverin | 21,702 | 37.8 | 12.3 | |
Democratic | George Hudak | 21,380 | 37.2 | 14.1 | |
Republican | William Wnuck | 7,181 | 12.5 | 6.2 | |
Republican | Peter Kobylarz | 7,155 | 12.5 | 4.3 | |
Total votes | '57,418' | '100.0' |
See also: 21st Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Chuck Hardwick | 30,607 | 30.3 | 2.6 | |
Republican | Peter Genova | 28,317 | 28.0 | 3.2 | |
Democratic | Brian W. Fahey | 22,871 | 22.6 | 4.1 | |
Democratic | Robert Blitz | 19,297 | 19.1 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | '101,092' | '100.0' |
See also: 22nd Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Maureen Ogden | 29,039 | 41.5 | 5.4 | |
Republican | Bob Franks | 27,304 | 39.0 | 3.5 | |
Democratic | Robert J. Lafferty | 13,597 | 19.4 | 5.2 | |
Total votes | '69,940' | '100.0' |
See also: 23rd Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William E. Schluter | 23,589 | 36.3 | 7.7 | |
Republican | Dick Kamin | 23,073 | 35.5 | 6.6 | |
Democratic | Edward J. Boccher | 9,344 | 14.4 | 0.5 | |
Democratic | Frederick J. Katz, Jr. | 9,012 | 13.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | '65,018' | '100.0' |
See also: 24th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Garabed “Chuck” Haytaian | 26,586 | 35.8 | 0.4 | |
Republican | Robert E. Littell | 25,942 | 34.9 | 2.4 | |
Democratic | Robert T. Davis | 11,154 | 15.0 | 0.6 | |
Democratic | Edwin C. Selby | 10,545 | 14.2 | 2.5 | |
Total votes | '74,227' | '100.0' |
See also: 25th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | 27,896 | 43.1 | 6.0 | |
Republican | Arthur R. Albohn | 23,537 | 36.4 | 2.4 | |
Democratic | George J. Stafford | 13,233 | 20.5 | 5.7 | |
Total votes | 64,666 | 100.0 |
See also: 26th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert J. Martin | 22,915 | 34.4 | 3.2 | |
Republican | Ralph A. Loveys | 22,475 | 33.8 | 3.7 | |
Democratic | Drew Britcher | 10,936 | 16.4 | 3.8 | |
Democratic | Paul E. Nagel | 10,232 | 15.4 | 3.1 | |
Total votes | '66,558' | '100.0' |
See also: 27th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Harry A. McEnroe | 15,545 | 37.5 | 6.0 | |
Democratic | Stephanie R. Bush | 15,020 | 36.2 | 4.9 | |
Republican | Lilliana Piccione | 5,697 | 13.7 | 5.0 | |
Republican | James C. Pitchford | 5,211 | 12.6 | 5.8 | |
Total votes | '41,473' | '100.0' |
See also: 28th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Michael F. Adubato | 9,680 | 36.8 | 6.4 | |
Democratic | James Zangari | 9,375 | 35.6 | 6.2 | |
Republican | Howard E. Berkeley | 2,810 | 10.7 | 10.2 | |
Republican | William P. Rutan | 2,599 | 9.9 | 9.3 | |
People's Needs First | Lawrence Hamm | 1,850 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | '26,314' | '100.0' |
See also: 29th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Willie B. Brown | 9,740 | 43.0 | 7.8 | |
Democratic | Jackie R. Mattison | 8,911 | 39.4 | 5.7 | |
Republican | Shahid S. Watson | 2,225 | 9.8 | 6.4 | |
Republican | Kurt A. Culbreath | 1,766 | 7.8 | 7.2 | |
Total votes | '22,642' | '100.0' |
See also: 30th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | John V. Kelly | 26,681 | 33.9 | 5.6 | |
Republican | Marion Crecco | 25,827 | 32.8 | 6.8 | |
Democratic | Cynthia A. DeBonis | 13,537 | 17.2 | 6.2 | |
Democratic | James A. Plaisted | 12,768 | 16.2 | 6.1 | |
Total votes | '78,813' | '100.0' |
See also: 31st Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph Charles, Jr. | 22,169 | 38.8 | 8.2 | |
Democratic | Joseph V. Doria, Jr. | 21,993 | 38.5 | 6.7 | |
Republican | James V. McNally, Jr. | 6,962 | 12.2 | 6.9 | |
Republican | Modesto Daniel Fiume | 5,947 | 10.4 | 8.2 | |
Total votes | 57,071 | 100.0 |
See also: 32nd Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Anthony Impreveduto | 25,291 | 32.2 | 9.5 | |
Democratic | David C. Kronick | 23,500 | 29.9 | 8.4 | |
Republican | Frank J. Gargiulo | 15,708 | 20.0 | 7.1 | |
Republican | Lee S. Lichtenberger | 13,310 | 16.9 | 9.8 | |
Politicians Are Crooks | Peter Galbo | 421 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
Politicians Are Crooks | Cathy Borer | 377 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | '78,607' | '100.0' |
See also: 33rd Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bernard F. Kenny, Jr. | 18,810 | 29.6 | 5.8 | |
Democratic | Robert Menendez | 18,446 | 29.0 | 7.6 | |
Republican | Angelo M. Valente | 12,888 | 20.2 | 7.7 | |
Republican | Jose O. Arango | 12,638 | 19.9 | 7.0 | |
"Pride-Responsibility" | Michael P. Dapuzzo | 557 | 0.9 | N/A | |
"Pride-Responsibility" | Wanda Morales | 312 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Total votes | '63,651' | '100.0' |
See also: 34th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gerald Zecker | 24,618 | 27.6 | 4.7 | |
Republican | Newton E. Miller | 24,106 | 27.0 | 5.1 | |
Democratic | Gloria J. Kolodziej | 20,726 | 23.2 | 5.2 | |
Democratic | William L. Kattak | 19,696 | 22.1 | 4.5 | |
Total votes | '89,146' | '100.0' |
See also: 35th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Girgenti | 18,345 | 35.6 | 5.4 | |
Democratic | Bill Pascrell | 17,670 | 34.3 | 8.0 | |
Republican | Martin G. Barnes | 8,546 | 16.6 | 5.3 | |
Republican | Robert Angele | 6,955 | 13.5 | 8.1 | |
Total votes | '51,516' | '100.0' |
See also: 36th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Louis J. Gill | 23,103 | 27.7 | 4.1 | |
Democratic | Thomas J. Duch | 22,667 | 27.1 | 5.2 | |
Republican | Frank B. Calandriello | 19,659 | 23.5 | 3.9 | |
Republican | Andrew E. Bertone | 18,085 | 21.7 | 5.5 | |
Total votes | '83,514' | '100.0' |
See also: 37th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 28,801 | 31.4 | 4.4 | |
Democratic | Byron Baer | 28,575 | 31.2 | 4.3 | |
Republican | Anthony J. Cassano | 17,341 | 18.9 | 5.0 | |
Republican | Barry N. Frank | 16,895 | 18.4 | 3.7 | |
Total votes | '91,612' | '100.0' |
See also: 38th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William P. Schuber | 23,566 | 27.1 | 3.7 | |
Republican | Patrick J. Roma | 21,791 | 25.1 | 5.1 | |
Democratic | John J. Ryan, Jr. | 20,894 | 24.1 | 4.3 | |
Democratic | Joseph Capizzi | 20,576 | 23.7 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | '86,827' | '100.0' |
See also: 39th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Elizabeth E. Randall | 29,548 | 32.3 | 1.0 | |
Republican | John E. Rooney | 28,619 | 31.3 | 0.3 | |
Democratic | William J. Daly | 17,083 | 18.7 | 1.0 | |
Democratic | Robert P. Bonanno | 16,264 | 17.8 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 91,514 | 100.0 |
See also: 40th Legislative District (New Jersey) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Walter M. D. Kern, Jr. | 27,767 | 34.6 | 1.3 | |
Republican | Nicholas R. Felice | 26,980 | 33.6 | 2.2 | |
Democratic | Michael S. Taaffe | 12,535 | 15.6 | 1.2 | |
Democratic | Edward F. Seavers, Jr. | 12,366 | 15.4 | 1.6 | |
Michael Harris Libertarian | Michael Harris | 538 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '80,186' | '100.0' |