2013 New Jersey State Senate election|
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| Turnout | 40%[1] ( 13pp) |
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 Results by district Democratic hold Republican hold |
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The 2013 New Jersey Senate election coincided with Chris Christie's landslide re-election to a second term as Governor of New Jersey.
2013 was an election of remarkable stability in the Senate, as just one seat (that of gubernatorial nominee Buono) failed to return its incumbent to office. As a corollary, no seats changed party for the second consecutive election. This was the last time that the party that won the popular vote did not win the most seats.
Results
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| 24
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16
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| Democratic
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Republican
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| Parties
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Seats
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Popular Vote
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| 2011
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2013
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+/-
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Strength
|
Vote
|
%
|
Change
|
|
|
Democratic
|
24
|
24
|
|
60%
|
899,672
|
47.4%
|
0.0%
|
|
|
Republican
|
16
|
16
|
|
40%
|
988,214
|
52.1%
|
0.0%
|
|
|
Libertarian
|
0
|
0
|
|
0%
|
1,014
|
0.1%
|
0.0%
|
|
|
Independent
|
0
|
0
|
|
0%
|
8,924
|
0.5%
|
0.0%
|
| Total
|
40
|
40
|
0
|
100.0%
|
1,898,155
|
100.0%
|
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Incumbents not running for re-election
Democratic
Summary of results by State Senate district
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 14, 2.4%
- District 18, 3.8%
- District 38, 3.8%
- District 3, 9.6%
- District 2, 10.0%
District 1
Democratic primary
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Susan Adelizzi Schmidt
|
6,437
|
83.96%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Robert G. Campbell
|
1,230
|
16.04%
|
| Total votes
|
7,667
|
100.00%
|
General election
Debate
District 2
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Jim Whelan (incumbent)
|
6,687
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
6,687
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Frank X. Balles
|
6,835
|
84.11%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Marybeth Bennett
|
1,291
|
15.89%
|
| Total votes
|
8,126
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 3
Democratic primary
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Niki A. Trunk
|
4,164
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
4,164
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 4
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Fred H. Madden (incumbent)
|
4,976
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
4,976
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Giancarlo D'Orazio
|
3,681
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
3,681
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 5
Democratic primary
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Keith Walker
|
2,569
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,569
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 6
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
James Beach (incumbent)
|
5,126
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
5,126
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Sudhir Deshmukh
|
2,736
|
71.53%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Robert Shapiro
|
1,089
|
28.47%
|
| Total votes
|
3,825
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 7
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Diane Allen (incumbent)
|
6,127
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
6,127
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Gary Catrambone
|
6,137
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
6,137
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 8
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Dawn Marie Addiego (incumbent)
|
7,788
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
7,788
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Javier Vazquez
|
3,382
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
3,382
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 9
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Christopher J. Connors (incumbent)
|
10,220
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
10,220
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Anthony Mazzella
|
2,945
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,945
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 10
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
James W. Holzapfel (incumbent)
|
10,331
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
10,331
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
John Bendel
|
2,925
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,925
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 11
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Jennifer Beck (incumbent)
|
4,827
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
4,827
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Michael Brantley
|
2,980
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,980
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 12
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Samuel D. Thompson (incumbent)
|
4,593
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
4,593
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Raymond D. Dothard
|
1,959
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,959
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 13
Republican primary
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Joseph Marques
|
1,996
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,996
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 14
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Linda R. Greenstein (incumbent)
|
4,202
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
4,202
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Peter Inverso
|
4,041
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
4,041
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 15
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Shirley Turner (incumbent)
|
5,299
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
5,299
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Don Cox
|
2,524
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,524
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 16
Republican primary
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Christian R. Mastondrea
|
2,608
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,608
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 17
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bob Smith (incumbent)
|
3,949
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
3,949
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Brian D. Levine
|
1,836
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,836
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 18
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Peter J. Barnes III
|
5,068
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
5,068
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
David Stahl
|
2,937
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,937
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 19
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Joe Vitale (incumbent)
|
5,659
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
5,659
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Robert Luban
|
1,718
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,718
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 20
Democratic primary
General election
District 21
Republican primary
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Michael Komondy
|
2,839
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,839
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 22
Democratic primary
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Robert Sherr
|
2,532
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,532
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 23
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Michael J. Doherty (incumbent)
|
10,428
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
10,428
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Ben Auletta
|
2,065
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,065
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 24
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Steve Oroho (incumbent)
|
13,779
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
13,779
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Richard D. Tomko
|
1,945
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,945
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 25
Republican primary
General election
District 26
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Joe Pennacchio (incumbent)
|
10,066
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
10,066
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Avery Ann Hart
|
2,247
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,247
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 27
Democratic primary
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Lee S. Holtzman
|
5,887
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
5,887
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 28
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Ronald Rice (incumbent)
|
7,157
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
7,157
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Frank Contella
|
1,337
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,337
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 29
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Teresa Ruiz (incumbent)
|
4,781
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
4,781
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Raafat Barsoom
|
584
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
584
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 30
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Robert Singer (incumbent)
|
6,710
|
82.76%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Harold Herskowitz
|
1,398
|
17.24%
|
| Total votes
|
8,108
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
William H. Field
|
1,719
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,719
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 31
Democratic primary
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Maria Karczewski
|
962
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
962
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 32
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Nicholas Sacco (incumbent)
|
10,169
|
88.51%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Francisco E. Torres
|
1,320
|
11.49%
|
| Total votes
|
11,489
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Paul Castelli
|
1,356
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,356
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 33
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Nia Gill (incumbent)
|
10,434
|
65.25%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Mark C. Alexander
|
4,310
|
26.95%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Vernon Pullins Jr.
|
1,248
|
7.80%
|
| Total votes
|
15,992
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Joseph S. Cupoli
|
1,018
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,018
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 34
Democratic primary
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
James Saford
|
1,018
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,018
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 35
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Nellie Pou (incumbent)
|
4,625
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
4,625
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Lynda Gallashaw
|
907
|
61.49%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Hector L. Castillo
|
568
|
38.51%
|
| Total votes
|
1,475
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 36
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Paul Sarlo (incumbent)
|
3,551
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
3,551
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Brian A. Fitzhenry
|
2,412
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,412
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 37
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Loretta Weinberg (incumbent)
|
5,077
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
5,077
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Paul A. Duggan
|
2,255
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,255
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 38
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Bob Gordon (incumbent)
|
3,091
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
3,091
|
100.00%
|
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Fernando A. Alonso
|
3,841
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
3,841
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 39
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Gerald Cardinale (incumbent)
|
6,857
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
6,857
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Jan Bidwell
|
1,902
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
1,902
|
100.00%
|
General election
District 40
Republican primary
2013 Republican primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Kevin J. O'Toole (incumbent)
|
7,169
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
7,169
|
100.00%
|
Democratic primary
2013 Democratic primary[2]
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Democratic
|
William Meredith Ashley
|
2,191
|
100.00%
|
| Total votes
|
2,191
|
100.00%
|
General election
See also
- 2013 New Jersey elections
- 2013 New Jersey General Assembly election
References