2025 New Jersey General Assembly election

The 2025 New Jersey General Assembly election will be held on November 4, 2025. New Jersey voters will elect 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.

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

John Allen, District 32
Reginald Atkins, District 20
Julio Marenco, District 33
Shavonda E. Sumter, District 35

Republican

Results

Overview

By State Legislative District

District 1

Republican primary

Declared

Antwan McClellan, incumbent Assemblymember
Erik Simonson, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Carolyn Rush, engineer and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2022 and 2024
Carol Sabo, Mayor of West Cape May
Brandon Saffold, U.S. Coast Guard veteran and candidate for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in 2024

Endorsements

Results

District 2

Republican primary

Declared

Don Guardian, incumbent Assemblymember
Claire Swift, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Lisa Bonanno, Linwood school board member
Joanne Famularo, Pleasantville Councilmember
Maureen Rowan, attorney
Bruce Weekes, former Atlantic City Councilmember

Endorsements

Results

District 3

Democratic primary

Declared

David Bailey, incumbent Assemblymember
Heather Simmons, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Chris Konawel, Gloucester County Commissioner
Lawrence Moore, Harrison Township Deputy Mayor

Withdrawn

Arthur Marchand, Cumberland County Commissioner
Ed Ramsay, Salem County Commissioner
Beth Sawyer, former Assemblymember (2022–2024) and candidate for the 3rd Senate district in 2023
Jason Witcher, attorney

Declined

Bethanne McCarthy Patrick, former Assemblymember (2022–2024) (running for Salem County Surrogate)
Mickey Ostrum, Salem County Commissioner and candidate for the 3rd Senate district in 2023 (running for Salem County Surrogate)
Tom Tedesco, Hopewell Township Committeemember and candidate for this district in 2023

Endorsements

Convention results

Primary results

District 4

Democratic primary

Declared

Brian Everett, assistant dean of Rutgers University–Camden
Vonetta Hawkins, activist
Dan Hutchison, incumbent Assemblymember
Cody Miller, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Amanda Esposito, teacher and nominee for this district in 2023
Barbara McCormick, nurse
Jerry McManus, realtor

Withdrawn

Brandon Glikas, Winslow Township Committeemember

Endorsements

Convention results

Primary results

District 5

Democratic primary

Declared

William F. Moen Jr., incumbent Assemblymember
William Spearman, incumbent Assemblymember

Withdrawn

Rashan Prailow, non-profit executive

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Constance Lee Ditzel
Nilsa Gonzalez

Results

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

Melinda Kane, Camden County Commissioner

Convention results

Democratic primary

Declared

Louis Greenwald, incumbent Assemblymember
Rebecca Holloway, former Clementon school board member
Melinda Kane, incumbent Assemblymember
Kevin Ryan, data analyst

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Jack Brangan, businessman
Peter Sykes, nurse

Results

District 7

Special replacement convention

Incumbent Assemblyman Herb Conaway will be resigning 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

Nicole Gillespie, Moorestown Councilmember
Balvir Singh, Burlington County Commissioner (2018–present)

Withdrawn

Daniel O'Connell, former Burlington County Commissioner (2019–2025)

Endorsements

Convention results

Democratic primary

Declared

Eric Holliday, Mayor of Bordentown Township (2025–present)
Carol A. Murphy, incumbent Assemblymember
Balvir Singh, incumbent Assemblymember

Withdrawn

Nicole Gillespie, Moorestown Councilmember

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

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

Results

District 8

Republican primary

Declared

Michael Torrissi, incumbent Assemblymember
Brandon Umba, former Assemblymember (2022–2024)

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Anthony Angelozzi, President of the Hammonton Education Association and nominee for this district in 2023
Eddie Freeman, Evesham Councilmember
Andrea Katz, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

District 9

Republican primary

Declared

Brian Rumpf, incumbent Assemblymember
Greg Myhre, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Lisa Bennet, paralegal
Donald Campbell, non-profit executive
Rosalee Keech, former Montville Democratic Chair

Endorsements

Results

District 10

Republican primary

Declared

Paul Kanitra, incumbent Assemblymember
Gregory McGuckin, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Janine Bauer, former Essex County Commissioner
Debra DiDonato, South Toms River Democratic Chair
Philip Nufrio, Seaside Park Democratic Chair

Endorsements

Results

District 11

Democratic primary

Declared

Margie Donlon, incumbent Assemblymember
Luanne Peterpaul, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

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

Results

District 12

Republican primary

Declared

Robert Clifton, incumbent Assemblymember
Alex Sauickie, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Kyler Daneen, entrepreneur
Freshta Taeb, activist

Endorsements

Results

District 13

Republican primary

Declared

Rich Castaldo, businessman
Vicky Flynn, incumbent Assemblymember
Gerard Scharfenberger, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Jason Corley, Long Branch High School athletic director
Vaibhav Gorige

Endorsements

Results

District 14

Democratic primary

Declared

Wayne DeAngelo, incumbent Assemblymember
Tennille McCoy, incumbent Assemblymember

Disqualified

Dave Luciano, environmental specialist

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Alisha Ferenczi, engineer
Marty Flynn, teacher

Results

District 15

Democratic primary

Declared

Verlina Reynolds-Jackson, incumbent Assemblymember
Anthony Verrelli, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

District 16

Democratic primary

Declared

Mahmoud Desouky, activist
Mitchelle Drulis, incumbent Assemblymember
Roy Freiman, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Catherine Payne, Hillsborough Deputy Mayor
Scott Sipos, Raritan Township Committeemember

Results

District 17

Democratic primary

Declared

Joseph Danielsen, incumbent Assemblymember
Kevin Egan, incumbent Assemblymember
Loretta Rivers, Piscataway school board member

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

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

Results

District 18

Democratic primary

Declared

Christopher Binetti, perennial candidate
Robert Karabinchak, incumbent Assemblymember
Sterley Stanley, incumbent Assemblymember

Withdrawn

David Tingle, U.S. Army veteran

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Eugene DeMarzo, podiatrist
Melanie Mott, South Plainfield Councilmember

Results

District 19

Democratic primary

Declared

Michelle Burwell, former New Jersey Department of Children and Families Supervisor and candidate for the 19th Senate district in 2023
Craig Coughlin, incumbent Assemblymember
Yvonne Lopez, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Republican primary

Declared

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

Results

District 20

Democratic primary

Declared

Sergio Granados, Union County Commissioner (2014–present)
Annette Quijano, incumbent Assemblymember
Eduardo Rodriguez, former Elizabeth Director of Planning and Community Development
Walter Wimbush, activist

Declined

Reginald Atkins, incumbent Assemblymember (endorsed Granados and Quijano)
Jamel Holley, former Assemblymember (2015–2022) (endorsed Granados)

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Carmen Bucco, businessman and perennial candidate

Disqualified

Richard Tabor, Army veteran

Results

District 21

Republican primary

Declared

Michele Matsikoudis, incumbent Assemblymember
Nancy Munoz, incumbent Assemblymember

Withdrawn

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

Declined

Jennifer Asay, Mayor of Bernards (endorsed Matsikoudis and Munoz)

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Vinnie Kearney, Garwood Councilmember
Andrew Macurdy, lawyer

Endorsements

Results

District 22

Democratic primary

Declared

Linda Carter, incumbent Assemblymember
James Kennedy, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

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

Results

District 23

Republican primary

Declared

John DiMaio, incumbent Assemblymember
Erik Peterson, incumbent Assemblymember

Withdrawn

Nicolas Carra, Mayor of Raritan
John-Paul Levin, former Bound Brook Councilmember
Matt Moench, Mayor of Bridgewater Township

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

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

Endorsements

Results

District 24

Republican primary

Declared

Dawn Fantasia, incumbent Assemblymember
Mike Inganamort, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Steve Barratt, activist
Eugene Grinberg, attorney

Endorsements

Results

District 25

Republican primary

Declared

Christian Barranco, incumbent Assemblymember
Aura K. Dunn, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Steve Pylypchuk, Morristown Councilmember
Marisa Sweeney, Morristown Planning Board member

Endorsements

Results

District 26

Republican primary

Declared

Brian Bergen, incumbent Assemblymember
Jay Webber, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Michael Mancuso
Walter Mielarczyk, nominee for this seat in 2023

Results

District 27

Democratic primary

Declared

Rosy Bagolie, incumbent Assemblymember
Alixon Collazos-Gill, incumbent Assemblymember
Rohit Dave, corporate development professional
Blake Michael, teacher

Withdrawn

James Spango, Mayor of Roseland

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Robert Iommazzo, consultant
Adam Kraemer, perennial candidate

Endorsements

Results

District 28

Democratic primary

Declared

Garnet Hall, incumbent Assemblymember
Chigozie Onyema, Newark West Ward Democratic Chair and former Assistant Commissioner for the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Cleopatra Tucker, incumbent Assemblymember

Disqualified

Nadirah Brown, community activist

Declined

Dupré Kelly, Newark Municipal Councilmember from the West Ward

Endorsements

Convention results

Primary results

Republican primary

Disqualified

Che Colter
Willie Jetti, nominee for this district in 2023

Withdrawn

Toye Kumolu, auditor

Endorsements

Results

District 29

Democratic primary

Eliana Pintor Marin, incumbent Assemblymember
Shanique Speight, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Daniella Almeida
Noble Milton, nominee for this district in 2023

Endorsements

Results

District 30

Republican primary

Sean T. Kean, incumbent Assemblymember
Ned Thomson, former Assemblymember (2017–2024)

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Avi Schnall, incumbent Assemblymember
Claire Deicke, former Belmar Councilmember

Endorsements

Results

District 31

Democratic primary

Declared

William Sampson, incumbent Assemblymember
Barbara McCann Stamato, incumbent Assemblymember
Jerry Walker, Hudson County Commissioner from the 3rd district (2018–present), candidate for Mayor of Jersey City in 2013, and candidate for New Jersey's 10th congressional district in 2024
Jacqueline Weimmer, Bayonne Councilmember

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Anthony Acosta, relator
Neil Schulman, nominee for the 31st Senate district in 2021

Results

District 32

Democratic primary

Declared

Ravinder Bhalla, Mayor of Hoboken (2018–present) and candidate for New Jersey's 8th congressional district in 2024
Katie Brennan, former chief of staff for the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency
Crystal Fonseca, former Newark Board of Education member
Jenny Pu, Director of the Hoboken Public Library
Jessica Ramirez, incumbent Assemblymember
Yousef Saleh, Jersey City Councilmember from Ward D

Declined

John Allen, incumbent Assemblymember (endorsed Bhalla)
Barbara Reyes, Hoboken Housing Authority Board Chair (endorsed Fonseca and Pu)

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Stephen Bishop
Kaushal Patel

Results

District 33

Democratic primary

Declared

Frank Alonso, former Union City Republican Chair
Tony Hector, former North Bergen school board member
Gabe Rodriguez, incumbent Assemblymember
Larry Wainstein, businessman

Withdrawn

Julio Marenco, incumbent Assemblymember

Declined

Cosmo Cirillo, former West New York Commissioner
Angelica M. Jimenez, former Assemblymember (2012–2024)

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Cynthia DePice, teacher
Anthony Valdes, nominee for New Jersey's 8th congressional district in 2024

Results

District 34

Democratic primary

Decalred

Brittany Claybrooks, former East Orange Councilwoman and candidate for New Jersey's 10th congressional district in the 2024 special election
Frank Vélez III, Belleville Councilmember
Carmen Morales, incumbent Assemblymember
Michael Venezia, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Demtrius Eley, activist
Lorenzo Marchese, chiropractor

Endorsements

Results

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

Al Abdelaziz, Paterson City Councilmember and Paterson Democratic Municipal Co-chair
Mohamed Khairullah, Mayor of Prospect Park and candidate for New Jersey's 9th congressional district in 2024

Withdrawn

Kenneth Simmons, Paterson School Board Vice President
Derya Taskin, Deputy Mayor of Paterson

Convention results

Democratic primary

Declared

Al Abdelaziz, incumbent Assemblymember
Orlando Cruz, Passaic County Commissioner
Romi Herrara, former Garfield Councilmember
Kenyatta Stewart, attorney

Withdrawn

Christian Khalil, social worker and Green Party nominee for U.S. Senate in 2024

Declined

Shavonda E. Sumter, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Rresults

Republican primary

Declared

Nelvin Mercado-Duran
Rawell Perez-Muñoz
Andrew Tisellano

Results

District 36

Democratic primary

Declared

Clinton Calabrese, incumbent Assemblymember
Gary Schaer, incumbent Assemblymember

Results

Republican primary

Declared

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
Diane DeBiase, Carlstadt Councilmember
Chris Musto, former Lyndhurst school board member

Declined

Joseph Viso, nominee for this district in 2021 and 2023

Results

District 37

Democratic primary

Declared

Rosemary Hernandez Carroll, realtor
Shama Haider, incumbent Assemblymember
Daniel Park, Tenafly Councilmember
Ellen Park, incumbent Assemblymember
Yitz Stern, former Deputy Mayor of Teaneck
Tamar Warburg, attorney

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Andrew Meehan, teacher (previously ran for the Bergen County Board of Commissioners)
Marco Navarro, EMT

Results

District 38

Democratic primary

Declared

Donald Bonamo, attorney and South Hackensack zoning board member
Damali Robinson, Glen Rock Board of Education President
Lisa Swain, incumbent Assemblymember
Chris Tully, incumbent Assemblymember

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Declared

Robert Kaiser, Paramus Councilmember
Jerry Taylor, nominee for this district in 2021
Barry Wilkes, businessman and nominee for this district in 2023

Withdrawn

Paul Duggan, perennial candidate
Trevor Ferrigno, independent candidate for New Jersey's 5th congressional district in 2022

Endorsements

Convention results

Primary results

District 39

Republican primary

Declared

Robert Auth, incumbent Assemblymember
John V. Azzariti, incumbent Assemblymember
Frank Pallotta, former investment banker and nominee for New Jersey's 5th congressional district in 2020 and 2022

Withdrawn

Ward Donigian, Mahwah Councilmember (endorsed Auth and Azzariti)
Jon Kurpis, Saddle River Councilmember and Republican Chair and candidate for this district in 2021 and 2023 (endorsed Auth and Azzariti)
Carlos Rendo, Mayor of Woodcliff Lake (2016–present) and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2017 (endorsed Auth and Azzariti)

Endorsements

Results

Democratic primary

Declared

Donna Abene, former Woodcliff Lake Councilmember and nominee for this district in 2013
Damon Englese, former Dumont Councilmember and nominee for this district in 2021
David Jiang, Demarest Councilmember
Andrew LaBruno, former Mayor of Dumont