2025 New Jersey General Assembly election


The 2025 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 4, 2025. New Jersey voters elected two Assembly members in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey General Assembly. Democrats have held a majority in the chamber since 2002, and further expanded their majority in 2023 by 6 seats. Primary elections took place on June 10, 2025. The in-person early voting period for the general election ran from October 25 to November 2, 2025.
The June primary was the first election to be held since a new ballot law went into effect. The new law was intended to replace the "county line" ballot design, which gave favorable ballot placement to party-endorsed primary candidates and which was declared unconstitutional by a federal court in 2024. While the elimination of the "county line" resulted in a highly competitive Democratic primary in the 32nd district, in other districts, party-endorsed Democratic and Republican candidates still prevailed. In the 9th and 10th districts, the Democratic primary resulted in a split between party-endorsed and insurgent candidates.
The election resulted in a Democratic supermajority, as they won the largest majority since 1973 by flipping both seats in the 21st district, and one apiece in the 2nd, 8th, and 25th.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Democratic

In general election

Republican

Results

Close races

Districts where the difference of total votes between the top two parties was under 10%:
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District 1

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

District 2

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

  • Joanne Famularo, Pleasantville Councilmember
  • Maureen Rowan, attorney

Eliminated in primary

District 3

Democratic primary

Nominees

Republican primary

Nominees

Withdrawn

Declined

District 4

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Amanda Esposito, teacher and nominee for this district in 2023
  • Jerry McManus, realtor

Eliminated in primary

  • Barbara McCormick, nurse

Withdrawn

District 5

Democratic primary

Nominees

Withdrawn

  • Rashan Prailow, non-profit executive

Republican primary

  • Constance Lee Ditzel
  • Nilsa Gonzalez

District 6

Special replacement convention

Incumbent Assemblymember Pamela Rosen Lampitt resigned in order to become the Camden County Clerk. Under the state constitution, vacancies must be filled within 35 days by the members of the county committee of the political party that the outgoing member was a part of. On January 11, 2025, Camden County Commissioner Melinda Kane was chosen unopposed to fill the vacancy.

Declared

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

  • Rebecca Holloway, former Clementon school board member
  • Kevin Ryan, data analyst

Nominees

  • Jack Brangan, businessman
  • Peter Sykes, nurse

District 7

Special replacement convention

Incumbent Assemblyman Herb Conaway resigned in order to take his seat in Congress, after winning his election in the 3rd congressional district in 2024. Under the state constitution, vacancies must be filled within 35 days by the members of the county committee of the political party that the outgoing member was a part of. Burlington County Democratic Chair Matt Riggins originally proposed a "caretaker" proposal, where there would be an interim caretaker who would finish Conaway's term but pledge not to run for the full term in order to not give an "incumbency advantage." Gillespie backed the plan and pledged not to run to fill the remainder of Conaway's term, while Singh saying he would run in the special replacement convention. Outgoing County Commissioner Daniel O'Connell entered the replacement convention while pledging not to run for the full term in the June primary. After the Democratic county committee members voted down the caretaker plan proposed by Riggins, Gillespie entered the replacement convention while O'Connell withdrew. On January 25, Singh defeated Gillespie to fill the vacancy.

Declared

Withdrawn


Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Doug Dillon, former Moorestown Zoning Board member nominee for this seat in 2021 and 2023
  • Dione Johnson, psychologist

District 8

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

  • Eddie Freeman, Evesham Councilmember

District 9

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

  • Lisa Bennet, paralegal
  • Rosalee Keech, former Montville Democratic Chair

Eliminated in primary

  • Donald Campbell, non-profit executive

District 10

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

Withdrawn

Eliminated in primary

District 11

Democratic primary

Nominees

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Jessica Ford, realtor
  • Andrew Wardell, former mayor of Neptune City

District 12

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

  • Kyler Daneen, entrepreneur
  • Freshta Taeb, activist

District 13

Republican primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

  • Rich Castaldo, businessman

Democratic primary

Nominees

District 14

Democratic primary

Nominees

Disqualified

  • Dave Luciano, environmental specialist

Republican primary

Nominees

District 15

Democratic primary

Nominees

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

District 16

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

  • Mahmoud Desouky, activist

Republican primary

Nominees

District 17

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Patricia Badovinac, nominee for this district in 2019
  • Susan Hucko, nominee for this district in 2023

District 18

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

  • Christopher Binetti, perennial candidate

Withdrawn

Republican primary

Nominees

District 19

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Marilyn Colon, nominee for this district in 2023
  • Maria Garcia, nominee for the 19th Senate district in 2023

District 20

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Republican primary

Nominee

  • Carmen Bucco, businessman and perennial candidate

Disqualified

  • Richard Tabor, Army veteran

District 21

Republican primary

Nominees

Withdrawn

  • Steve Spurr, former Summit Republicans Chair and candidate for this district in 2021

Declined

Democratic primary

Nominees

District 22

Democratic primary

Nominees

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Jermaine Caulder
  • Lisa Fabrizio, Linden Republican Municipal Chair and nominee for this district in 2023

District 23

Republican primary

Nominees

Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Nominees

  • Guy Citron, nominee for this district in 2023
  • Tyler Powell, nominee for this district in 2023

District 24

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

  • Steve Barratt, activist
  • Eugene Grinberg, attorney

District 25

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

District 26

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees

  • Michael Mancuso
  • Walter Mielarczyk, nominee for this seat in 2023

District 27

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Robert Iommazzo, consultant
  • Adam Kraemer, perennial candidate

District 28

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Disqualified

  • Nadirah Brown, community activist

Declined

Republican primary

Disqualified

  • Che Colter
  • Willie Jetti, nominee for this district in 2023

Withdrawn

  • Toye Kumolu, auditor

District 29

Democratic primary

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Daniella Almeida
  • Noble Milton, nominee for this district in 2023

District 30

Republican primary

Democratic primary

Nominees

  • Joanne DeBenedicts, retired teacher
  • Avi Schnall, incumbent Assemblymember

Withdrawn

  • Claire Deicke, former Belmar Councilmember ''''

District 31

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominees

District 32

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Declined

  • John Allen, incumbent Assemblymember
  • Barbara Reyes, Hoboken Housing Authority Board Chair ''''

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Stephen Bishop
  • Kaushal Patel

District 33

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican primary

Nominees

District 34

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Demtrius Eley, activist
  • Lorenzo Marchese, chiropractor

District 35

Special replacement convention

Incumbent Assemblymember Benjie Wimberly resigned in after being appointed to the New Jersey Senate to fill the vacant seat previously occupied by Nellie Pou. Under the state constitution, vacancies must be filled within 35 days by the members of the county committee of the political party that the outgoing member was a part of. On January 16, 2025, Paterson City Councilmember Al Abdelaziz defeated Prospect Park Mayor Mohamed Khairullah to fill the vacancy.

Declared

Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Nelvin Mercado-Duran
  • Rawell Perez-Muñoz

Eliminated in primary

  • Andrew Tisellano

District 36

Democratic primary

Nominees

Republican primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

  • Chris Auriemma, veteran and nominee for the 36th Senate district in 2021 and 2023
  • Craig Auriemma, veteran and nominee for this district in 2021 and 2023

Declined

  • Joseph Viso, nominee for this district in 2021 and 2023

District 37

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

  • Rosemary Hernandez Carroll, realtor
  • Daniel Park, Tenafly Councilmember
  • Yitz Stern, former Deputy Mayor of Teaneck
  • Tamar Warburg, attorney

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Andrew Meehan, teacher
  • Marco Navarro, EMT

District 38

Democratic primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Republican primary

Nominees

  • Robert Kaiser, Paramus Councilmember
  • Barry Wilkes, businessman and nominee for this district in 2023

Eliminated in primary

  • Jerry Taylor, nominee for this district in 2021

Withdrawn

District 39

Republican primary

Nominees

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Democratic primary

Nominees

  • Donna Abene, former Woodcliff Lake Councilmember and nominee for this district in 2013
  • Andrew LaBruno, former Mayor of Dumont

Eliminated in primary

  • Damon Englese, former Dumont Councilmember and nominee for this district in 2021
  • David Jiang, Demarest Councilmember

District 40

Republican primary

Nominees

Democratic primary

Nominees