1991 New Jersey State Senate election

1991 New Jersey Senate elections
All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Results by district; Democratic hold Democratic gain; Republican hold Republican gain
Senate President before election; John A. Lynch Jr.; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Donald DiFrancesco; Republican

The 1991 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 5.

The election took place mid-way through the term of Governor James Florio. The results were a landslide victory for the Republican Party amidst a tax revolt by New Jersey voters. Democrats picked up only one seat, that of Senator Lee B. Laskin. Republicans picked up eleven Democrat seats, winning control of the Senate for the first time since 1978.

Contents
Incumbents not running • Summary of results
By District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40

Background[]

Redistricting[]

1982–92

1992–2002

New Jersey Legislature before (left) and after (right) the 1991 redistricting

As required, the New Jersey legislature redistricted its state legislative districts in advance of the 1991 election. Redistricting was on balance considered to have favored Republicans, reflecting a growth in the suburbs relative to the state's urban cores during the 1980s.^[1]

Tax increase[]

A centerpiece of the Florio administration's legislative agenda was the passage of a $2.8 billion tax increase. Republicans centered their 1991 campaign on opposition to the increase, as did even some incumbent Democrats, such as Senator Paul Contillo.^[1]

According to the Florio administration, the tax increase was designed to aid blue-collar workers, who were "also the people most upset by enactment of the taxes."^[1]

Gun control[]

Another major legislative achievement of the Florio administration was a strict gun control measure. The bill's passage led the National Rifle Association to spend nearly $250,000 in the 1991 elections targeting candidates in both parties who had voted in favor of the bill and supporting those who pledged to repeal it.^[2]

Incumbents not running for re-election[]

Democratic[]

Daniel Dalton (District 4)
John F. Russo (District 10)
Carmen A. Orechio (District 30)

Summary of results[]

District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
1st Legislative District	James Cafiero^[a]	Rep	James Cafiero	Rep
2nd Legislative District	William Gormley	Rep	William Gormley	Rep
3rd Legislative District	Raymond Zane	Dem	Raymond Zane	Dem
4th Legislative District	Daniel Dalton	Dem	John Matheussen	Rep
5th Legislative District	Walter Rand	Dem	Walter Rand	Dem
6th Legislative District	Lee Laskin	Rep	John Adler	Dem
7th Legislative District	Thomas P. Foy^[b]	Dem	Bradford S. Smith	Rep
8th Legislative District	C. William Haines^[c]	Rep	C. William Haines	Rep
9th Legislative District	Leonard T. Connors	Rep	Leonard T. Connors	Rep
10th Legislative District	John F. Russo	Dem	Andrew R. Ciesla	Rep
11th Legislative District	Joseph A. Palaia^[d]	Rep	Joseph A. Palaia	Rep
12th Legislative District	John O. Bennett^[e]	Rep	John O. Bennett	Rep
13th Legislative District	James T. Phillips^[f]	Dem	Joe Kyrillos	Rep
14th Legislative District	Francis J. McManimon	Dem	Peter Inverso	Rep
15th Legislative District	Gerald R. Stockman	Dem	Dick LaRossa	Rep
16th Legislative District	John H. Ewing	Rep	John H. Ewing	Rep
17th Legislative District	John A. Lynch Jr.	Dem	John A. Lynch Jr.	Dem
18th Legislative District	Thomas H. Paterniti	Dem	Jack Sinagra	Rep
19th Legislative District	Laurence Weiss	Dem	Randy Corman	Rep
20th Legislative District	Raymond Lesniak	Dem	Raymond Lesniak	Dem
21st Legislative District	C. Louis Bassano	Rep	C. Louis Bassano	Rep
22nd Legislative District	Donald DiFrancesco	Rep	Donald DiFrancesco	Rep
23rd Legislative District	William E. Schluter^[g]	Rep	William E. Schluter	Rep
24th Legislative District	Robert Littell^[h]	Rep	Robert Littell	Rep
25th Legislative District	John H. Dorsey	Rep	John H. Dorsey	Rep
26th Legislative District	Leanna Brown	Rep	Leanna Brown	Rep
27th Legislative District	Richard Codey	Dem	Richard Codey	Dem
28th Legislative District	Ronald Rice^[i]	Dem	Ronald Rice	Dem
29th Legislative District	Wynona Lipman	Dem	Wynona Lipman	Dem
30th Legislative District	Carmen Orechio^[j]	Dem	John E. Dimon	Rep
31st Legislative District	Edward T. O'Connor Jr.	Dem	Edward T. O'Connor Jr.	Dem
32nd Legislative District	Thomas F. Cowan	Dem	Thomas F. Cowan	Dem
33rd Legislative District	Bob Menendez^[k]	Dem	Bob Menendez	Dem
34th Legislative District	Joseph Bubba	Rep	Joseph Bubba	Rep
35th Legislative District	John Girgenti^[l]	Dem	John Girgenti	Dem
36th Legislative District	Gabriel M. Ambrosio	Dem	John P. Scott	Rep
37th Legislative District	Matthew Feldman	Dem	Matthew Feldman	Dem
38th Legislative District	Paul Contillo	Dem	Louis F. Kosco	Rep
39th Legislative District	Gerald Cardinale	Rep	Gerald Cardinale	Rep
40th Legislative District	Henry McNamara^[m]	Rep	Henry McNamara	Rep

^ Cafiero won a 1990 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator James R. Hurley, who resigned to join the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
^ Foy was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Catherine A. Costa, who resigned to become Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
^ Haines won a 1984 special election to complete the term of Jim Saxton, who resigned to take a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
^ Palaia won a 1989 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Frank Pallone, who resigned to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
^ Bennett won a 1989 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator S. Thomas Gagliano, who resigned to become the director of NJ Transit.
^ Phillips was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Richard Van Wagner, who resigned to join the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.
^ Schluter was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Dick Zimmer, who resigned to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in January 1991.
^ Littell won a 1990 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Wayne Dumont, who retired in July 1990.
^ Rice won a special November 1986 election to complete the unexpired term of John P. Caufield, who died in August 1986.
^ Redistricted to 36th district, declined to challenge Senator Ambrosio.
^ Menendez won a March 1991 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Christopher Jackman, who died.
^ Girgenti won a 1990 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Frank X. Graves Jr., who died.
^ McNamara won a November 1985 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Garrett Hagedorn, who died in August 1985.

Close races[]

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

District 15, 1.8% gain
District 4, 3.4% gain
District 17, 4.0%
District 36, 4.0% gain
District 35, 6.4%
District 2, 6.6%
District 18, 7.0% gain
District 7, 7.2% gain
District 37, 7.2%

District 1[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald J. Casella	3,037	100%
Total votes			3,037	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Cafiero (incumbent)	6,690	100%
Total votes			6,690	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Cafiero (incumbent)	31,624	62.0%
	Democratic	Ronald J. Casella	19,404	38.0%
Total votes			51,028	100%

District 2[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Meg Worthington	2,460	100%
Total votes			2,460	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Gormley (incumbent)	5,369	54.17%
	Republican	Domenic Cappella	4,542	45.83%
Total votes			9,911	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Gormley (incumbent)	22,731	53.3%
	Democratic	Meg Worthington	19,908	46.7%
Total votes			42,639	100%

District 3[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Zane	5,604	100%
Total votes			5,604	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	G. Erwin Sheppard (write-in)	540	100%
Total votes			540	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Zane (incumbent)	31,648	60.9%
	Republican	G. Erwin Sheppard	16,600	32.0%
	No Party Deals	Frank L. Sorrentino	3,683	7.1%
Total votes			51,931	100%

District 4[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony S. Marsella	6,294	100%
Total votes			6,294	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Matheussen	3,153	100%
Total votes			3,153	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Matheussen	21,553	51.7%
	Democratic	Anthony S. Marsella	20,118	48.3%
Total votes			41,671	100%

District 5[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter Rand (incumbent)	7,361	100%
Total votes			7,361	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rev. Edwin A. Martinez	1,811	100%
Total votes			1,811	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter Rand (incumbent)	25,834	67.1%
	Republican	Rev. Edwin A. Martinez	12,666	32.9%
Total votes			38,500	100%

District 6[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Adler	3,621	100%
Total votes			3,621	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee B. Laskin (incumbent)	4,407	100%
Total votes			4,407	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Adler	31,289	55.4%
	Republican	Lee B. Laskin (incumbent)	25,191	44.6%
Total votes			56,480	100%

District 7[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Foy (incumbent)	6,238	100%
Total votes			6,238	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradford S. Smith	3,219	100%
Total votes			3,219	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bradford S. Smith	26,892	53.6%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Foy (incumbent)	23,290	46.4%
Total votes			50,182	100%

District 8[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas P. Long	2,290	100%
Total votes			2,290	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. William Haines (incumbent)	5,528	100%
Total votes			5,528	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. William Haines (incumbent)	28,850	66.3%
	Democratic	Harvey Dinerman	14,644	33.7%
Total votes			43,494	100%

District 9[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Meglino	4,172	100%
Total votes			4,172	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard T. Connors (incumbent)	9,327	100%
Total votes			9,327	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leonard T. Connors (incumbent)	42,914	69.9%
	Democratic	Joseph Meglino	18,448	30.1%
Total votes			61,362	100%

District 10[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Paul Doyle	3,310	100%
Total votes			3,310	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew R. Ciesla	4,570	58.60%
	Republican	Tom Blomquist	3,229	41.40%
Total votes			7,799	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andrew R. Ciesla	34,711	61.6%
	Democratic	John Paul Doyle	21,643	38.4%
Total votes			56,354	100%

District 11[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria R. Filippione	2,239	88.96%
	Democratic	Irwin Zucker	278	11.04%
Total votes			2,517	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph A. Palaia	3,019	100%
Total votes			3,019	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph A. Palaia	35,349	65.2%
	Democratic	Gloria R. Filippone	16,286	30.1%
	Non Lawyer	Thomas W. Appleby, Jr.	1,738	3.2%
	Nonpartisan	Joshua Leinsdorf	819	1.5%
Total votes			54,192	100%

District 12[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph D. Youssouf	3,165	100%
Total votes			3,165	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John O. Bennett (incumbent)	4,340	100%
Total votes			4,340	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John O. Bennett (incumbent)	36,629	67.2%
	Democratic	Joseph D. Youssouf	15,151	27.8%
	Abortion Is Murder	Pat Daly	1,760	3.2%
	Libertarian	Helen L. Radder	941	1.7%
Total votes			54,481	100%

District 13[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James T. Phillips (incumbent)	3,525	100%
Total votes			3,525	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kyrillos	3,167	100%
Total votes			3,167	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Kyrillos	34,547	67.8%
	Democratic	James T. Phillips (incumbent)	16,437	32.2%
Total votes			50,984	100%

District 14[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Francis J. McManimon (incumbent)	3,654	100%
Total votes			3,654	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Inverso	2,620	100%
Total votes			2,620	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Inverso	30,367	54.6%
	Democratic	Francis J. McManimon (incumbent)	20,496	36.8%
	Independent	Peter P. Garibaldi	4,791	8.6%
Total votes			55,654	100%

District 15[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerald R. Stockman (incumbent)	7,691	82.56%
	Democratic	Richard N. Krajewski	1,625	17.44%
Total votes			9,316	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick LaRossa	2,300	100%
Total votes			2,300	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dick LaRossa	22,465	50.9%
	Democratic	Gerald R. Stockman (incumbent)	21,672	49.1%
Total votes			44,137	100%

District 16[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bonnie C. Sovinee	2,302	100%
Total votes			2,302	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Ewing	8,757	100%
Total votes			8,757	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Ewing	33,059	68.4%
	Democratic	Bonnie C. Sovinee	15,255	31.6%
Total votes			48,314	100%

District 17[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John A. Lynch Jr. (incumbent)	3,059	100%
Total votes			3,059	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward R. Tiller	1,264	100%
Total votes			1,264	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John A. Lynch Jr. (incumbent)	17,053	52.0%
	Republican	Edward R. Tiller	15,718	48.0%
Total votes			32,771	100%

District 18[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry S. Pozycki	6,963	53.21%
	Democratic	Thomas H. Paterniti (incumbent)	6,122	46.79%
Total votes			13,085	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Sinagra	2,064	100%
Total votes			2,064	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Sinagra	28,638	53.5%
	Democratic	Harry S. Pozycki	24,889	46.5%
Total votes			53,527	100%

District 19[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Laurence S. Weiss (incumbent)	7,459	100%
Total votes			7,459	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Corman	1,898	100%
Total votes			1,898	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Corman	25,536	55.6%
	Democratic	Laurence S. Weiss (incumbent)	20,396	44.4%
Total votes			45,932	100%

District 20[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Lesniak (incumbent)	7,402	100%
Total votes			7,402	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeffrey B. Cohen	1,171	100%
Total votes			1,171	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Lesniak (incumbent)	16,733	57.1%
	Republican	Jeffrey B. Cohen	12,585	42.9%
Total votes			29,318	100%

District 21[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kathy Mills	3,242	100%
Total votes			3,242	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. Louis Bassano (incumbent)	5,423	%
Total votes			5,423	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. Louis Bassano (incumbent)	38,591	71.6%
	Democratic	Elly Manov	15,311	28.4%
Total votes			53,902	100%

District 22[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	June Fischer	2,413	100%
Total votes			2,413	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald DiFrancesco (incumbent)	7,057	100%
Total votes			7,057	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald DiFrancesco (incumbent)	32,872	78.2%
	Populist	John L. Kucek	9,153	21.8%
Total votes			42,025	100%

District 23[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Goceljak	2,380	69.92%
	Democratic	Dan Seyler	1,024	30.08%
Total votes			3,404	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Schluter	8,242	100%
Total votes			8,242	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Schluter	34,936	72.4%
	Democratic	George Goceljak	13,317	27.6%
Total votes			48,253	100%

District 24[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederick J. Katz Jr.	1,937	100%
Total votes			1,937	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Littell (incumbent)	8,119	52.78%
	Republican	George T. Daggett	7,264	47.22%
Total votes			15,383	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Littell (incumbent)	31,432	74.8%
	Democratic	Frederick J. Katz, Jr.	7,216	17.2%
	Middle Class Alternative	Gary “Buzz” Howell	3,363	8.0%
Total votes			42,011	100%

District 25[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adele Montgomery	3,240	100%
Total votes			3,240	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Dorsey (incumbent)	13,696	100%
Total votes			13,696	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Dorsey (incumbent)	31,268	71.7%
	Democratic	Adele Montgomery	12,363	28.3%
Total votes			43,631	100%

District 26[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Drew Britcher	1,850	100%
Total votes			1,850	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leanna Brown (incumbent)	8,357	100%
Total votes			8,357	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leanna Brown (incumbent)	34,063	78.2%
	Democratic	Drew Britcher	9,514	21.8%
Total votes			43,577	100%

District 27[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Codey (incumbent)	8,568	60.89%
	Democratic	Mildred Barry Garvin	5,504	39.11%
Total votes			14,072	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles F. Cefalu	1,476	100%
Total votes			1,476	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Codey (incumbent)	19,677	68.1%
	Republican	Eugene J. Byrne	9,202	31.9%
Total votes			28,879	100%

District 28[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald Rice (incumbent)	6,611	100%
Total votes			6,611	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brenda Jean-Pierre	1,085	100%
Total votes			1,085	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald Rice (incumbent)	15,456	67.2%
	Republican	Brenda Jean-Pierre	6,876	29.9%
	Socialist Workers	Rachel H. Knapik	666	2.9%
Total votes			22,998	100%

District 29[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wynona Lipman (incumbent)	7,656	100%
Total votes			7,656	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wynona Lipman (incumbent)	14,911	100%
Total votes			14,911	100%

District 30[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Neil J. O'Connell	2,529	100%
Total votes			2,529	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Dimon	3,862	100%
Total votes			3,862	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Dimon	26,651	65.0%
	Democratic	Neil J. O’Connell	14,345	35.0%
Total votes			40,996	100%

District 31[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward T. O'Connor Jr. (incumbent)	8,221	100%
Total votes			8,221	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bret Schundler	738	62.60%
	Republican	Peter Varsalona	441	37.40%
Total votes			1,179	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edward T. O'Connor Jr. (incumbent)	16,719	55.1%
	Republican	Bret Schundler	13,601	44.9%
Total votes			30,320	100%

District 32[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Cowan (incumbent)	10,968	89.58%
	Democratic	Ralph Valentin	1,276	10.42%
Total votes			12,244	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Guy Catrillo	1,533	59.74%
	Republican	Esmat Zaklama	1,033	40.26%
Total votes			2,566	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas F. Cowan (incumbent)	21,128	57.1%
	Republican	Guy Catrillo	14,577	39.4%
	Politicians Are Crooks	Herbert H. Shaw	1,270	3.4%
Total votes			36,975	100%

District 33[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Menendez	8,005	100%
Total votes			8,005	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos Munoz	1,294	53.03%
	Republican	Reinaldo Fernandez	1,146	46.97%
Total votes			2,440	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Menendez (incumbent)	19,151	68.9%
	Republican	Carlos Munoz	8,652	31.1%
Total votes			27,803	100%

District 34[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph A. Mecca	2,739	100%
Total votes			2,739	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Bubba (incumbent)	3,395	100%
Total votes			3,395	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Bubba (incumbent)	25,885	52.5%
	Democratic	Joseph A. Mecca	17,237	35.0%
	Unbossed, Unbiased, Unbought	Newton E. Miller	6,193	12.6%
Total votes			49,315	100%

District 35[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Girgenti
Total votes				100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Kramer		%
Total votes				100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Girgenti	15,859	53.2%
	Republican	Pat Kramer	13,965	46.8%
Total votes			29,824	100%

District 36[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	(incumbent)	3,987	100%
Total votes			3,987	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John P. Scott	2,077	100%
Total votes			2,077	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John P. Scott	21,455	52.0%
	Democratic	Gabriel M. Ambrosio (incumbent)	19,775	48.0%
Total votes			41,230	100%

District 37[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew Feldman	3,358	100%
Total votes			3,358	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Caliguire	1,690	100%
Total votes			1,690	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matthew Feldman (incumbent)	24,309	53.6%
	Republican	Todd Caliguire	21,045	46.4%
Total votes			45,354	100%

District 38[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul Contillo	3,215	100%
Total votes			3,215	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louis F. Kosco	2,891	100%
Total votes			2,891	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Louis F. Kosco	27,748	55.4%
	Democratic	Paul Contillo (incumbent)	20,572	41.1%
	Taxpayers Only Choice	C. Fischer	1,773	3.5%
Total votes			50,093	100%

District 39[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mary Donohue	1,781	100%
Total votes			1,781	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Cardinale (incumbent)	3,066	100%
Total votes			3,066	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gerald Cardinale (incumbent)	37,135	66.9%
	Democratic	Mary Donohue	18,336	33.1%
Total votes			55,471	100%

District 40[]

Democratic primary[]

1991 Democratic primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank R. Lucas Jr.	1,560	100%
Total votes			1,560	100%

Republican primary[]

1991 Republican primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry McNamara (incumbent)	3,781	100%
Total votes			3,781	100%

General election[]

1991 general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henry McNamara (incumbent)	36,666	75.5%
	Democratic	Frank R. Lucas	11,884	24.5%
Total votes			48,550	100%

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Sullivan, Joseph F. (1 Nov 1991). "Focus Is on a Few Close Races for New Jersey Legislature". The New York Times.
^ King, Wayne (23 Aug 1992). "N.R.A. Is Politically Armed and, to Florio, Dangerous". The New York Times.
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[3] Cafiero won a 1990 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator James R. Hurley, who resigned to join the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.

[4] Foy was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Catherine A. Costa, who resigned to become Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

[5] Haines won a 1984 special election to complete the term of Jim Saxton, who resigned to take a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

[6] Palaia won a 1989 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Frank Pallone, who resigned to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

[7] Bennett won a 1989 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator S. Thomas Gagliano, who resigned to become the director of NJ Transit.

[8] Phillips was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Richard Van Wagner, who resigned to join the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.

[9] Schluter was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Dick Zimmer, who resigned to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in January 1991.

[10] Littell won a 1990 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Wayne Dumont, who retired in July 1990.

[11] Rice won a special November 1986 election to complete the unexpired term of John P. Caufield, who died in August 1986.

[12] Redistricted to 36th district, declined to challenge Senator Ambrosio.

[13] Menendez won a March 1991 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Christopher Jackman, who died.

[14] Girgenti won a 1990 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Frank X. Graves Jr., who died.

[15] McNamara won a November 1985 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Garrett Hagedorn, who died in August 1985.

[:0-1] Sullivan, Joseph F. (1 Nov 1991). "Focus Is on a Few Close Races for New Jersey Legislature". The New York Times.

[2] King, Wayne (23 Aug 1992). "N.R.A. Is Politically Armed and, to Florio, Dangerous". The New York Times.

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