2021 New Jersey Senate election

2021 New Jersey State Senate election
All 40 seats in the New Jersey Senate; 21 seats needed for a majority
	Republican gain Republican hold; Democratic gain Democratic hold
Senate President before election; Steve Sweeney; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Nicholas Scutari; Democratic

The 2021 New Jersey State Senate election was held on November 2, 2021. New Jersey voters elected state senators in all of the state's legislative districts for a two-year term to the New Jersey Senate.^[2] This was the first election since 1991 where Republicans net gained state Senate seats. Democrats would later be restored to 25 seats following the party switch of Samuel D. Thompson in 2023.

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

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

Loretta Weinberg, District 37^[3]

Republican

Kip Bateman, District 16^[4]
Thomas Kean Jr., District 21 (running for NJ-07 in 2022)^[5]^[6]

In addition, five members who were elected in the last election in 2017 have since left office: Robert M. Gordon (D-38th, resigned),^[7] Jeff Van Drew (D-1st, resigned),^[8] Anthony R. Bucco (R-25th, died in office),^[9] Gerald Cardinale (R-39th, died in office),^[10] and Chris A. Brown, (R-2nd, resigned after previously announcing retirement).^[11]^[12]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Safe D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

Overview

Parties		Candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Parties		Candidates	2017	2021	+/-	Strength	Vote	%	Change
	Democratic	40	25	24	1	60%	1,296,465	51.9%	7.2
	Republican	38	15	16	1	40%	1,199,006	48.0%	7.3
	Libertarian	1	0	0	0	0%	403	0.02%	0.01
	Independent	2	0	0	0	0%	1,460	0.1%	0.0
Total		81	40	40		100.00%	2,497,334	100.00%
Turnout
Registered

By State Senate District

Senate District^[15]	Incumbent		Elected Senator
District 1	Mike Testa^[a]	Rep	Mike Testa	Rep
District 2	Vacant^[b]		Vincent J. Polistina	Rep
District 3	Stephen M. Sweeney	Dem	Edward Durr	Rep
District 4	Fred H. Madden	Dem	Fred H. Madden	Dem
District 5	Nilsa Cruz-Perez	Dem	Nilsa Cruz-Perez	Dem
District 6	James Beach	Dem	James Beach	Dem
District 7	Troy Singleton	Dem	Troy Singleton	Dem
District 8	Dawn Addiego	Dem^[c]	Jean Stanfield	Rep
District 9	Christopher J. Connors	Rep	Christopher J. Connors	Rep
District 10	James W. Holzapfel	Rep	James W. Holzapfel	Rep
District 11	Vin Gopal	Dem	Vin Gopal	Dem
District 12	Samuel D. Thompson	Rep	Samuel D. Thompson	Rep
District 13	Declan O'Scanlon	Rep	Declan O'Scanlon	Rep
District 14	Linda R. Greenstein	Dem	Linda R. Greenstein	Dem
District 15	Shirley Turner	Dem	Shirley Turner	Dem
District 16	Kip Bateman	Rep	Andrew Zwicker	Dem
District 17	Bob Smith	Dem	Bob Smith	Dem
District 18	Patrick J. Diegnan	Dem	Patrick J. Diegnan	Dem
District 19	Joe F. Vitale	Dem	Joe F. Vitale	Dem
District 20	Joseph Cryan	Dem	Joseph Cryan	Dem
District 21	Thomas Kean Jr.	Rep	Jon Bramnick	Rep
District 22	Nicholas Scutari	Dem	Nicholas Scutari	Dem
District 23	Michael J. Doherty	Rep	Michael J. Doherty	Rep
District 24	Steve Oroho	Rep	Steve Oroho	Rep
District 25	Anthony M. Bucco	Rep	Anthony M. Bucco	Rep
District 26	Joseph Pennacchio	Rep	Joseph Pennacchio	Rep
District 27	Richard Codey	Dem	Richard Codey	Dem
District 28	Ronald Rice	Dem	Ronald Rice	Dem
District 29	Teresa Ruiz	Dem	Teresa Ruiz	Dem
District 30	Robert W. Singer	Rep	Robert W. Singer	Rep
District 31	Sandra Bolden Cunningham	Dem	Sandra Bolden Cunningham	Dem
District 32	Nicholas Sacco	Dem	Nicholas Sacco	Dem
District 33	Brian P. Stack	Dem	Brian P. Stack	Dem
District 34	Nia Gill	Dem	Nia Gill	Dem
District 35	Nellie Pou	Dem	Nellie Pou	Dem
District 36	Paul Sarlo	Dem	Paul Sarlo	Dem
District 37	Loretta Weinberg	Dem	Gordon M. Johnson	Dem
District 38	Joseph Lagana	Dem	Joseph Lagana	Dem
District 39	Holly Schepisi	Rep	Holly Schepisi	Rep
District 40	Kristin Corrado	Rep	Kristin Corrado	Rep

^ Testa won a 2019 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Jeff Van Drew, who resigned to take his seat in the United States House of Representatives
^ Senator Chris A. Brown, who had already announced he would not stand for re-election, resigned on July 21 to join the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Vince Polistina, the Republican nominee for the seat in the general election, won an August 4 special county convention to succeed Brown. The Senate did not convene until after Election Day. Although Polistina's election was certified by Secretary of State Tahesha Way, and he was administered the oath of office by a retired Superior Court judge, Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney refused to swear him in as Senator, and the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services did not consider Polistina the incumbent.^[16]
^ Addiego switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party in January 2019.

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

District 8, 2.22% gain
District 3, 3.36% gain
District 2, 3.74%
District 11, 3.76%
District 38, 5.80%
District 16, 6.64% gain
District 21, 7.30%
District 4, 8.84%

District 1

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Testa (incumbent)	13,845	100.0%
Total votes			13,845	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Yolanda E. Garcia Balicki	9,157	100.0%
Total votes			9,157	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Testa (R)	Yolanda Garcia Balicki (D)	Undecided
Stockton University	September 28 – October 10, 2021	407 (RV)	± 4.8%	49%	36%	9%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Likely R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

1st Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Testa (incumbent)	42,438	64.59
	Democratic	Yolanda E. Garcia Balicki	23,269	35.41
Total votes			65,707	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Republican primary

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Seth Grossman	Vince Polistina
Neighborhood Research (R)^{[A 1]}	?	? (LV)	± 5.9%	22%	17%

^ Internal poll for the Seth Grossman campaign

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vince Polistina	7,479	69.5%
	Republican	Seth Grossman	3,277	30.5%
Total votes			10,756	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vince Mazzeo	9,408	100.0%
Total votes			9,408	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Vince Polistina (R)	Vince Mazzeo (D)	Undecided
Stockton University	October 9–24, 2021	401 (LV)	± 4.9%	41%	48%	6%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Tossup	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Lean D (flip)	November 1, 2021

Results

2nd Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vince Polistina	31,488	51.87
	Democratic	Vince Mazzeo	29,213	48.13
Total votes			60,701	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Sweeney (incumbent)	8,595	100.0%
Total votes			8,595	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Durr	8,393	100.0%
Total votes			8,393	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Likely D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Likely D	November 1, 2021

Results

3rd Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Durr	33,761	51.68
	Democratic	Steve Sweeney (incumbent)	31,562	48.32
Total votes			65,323	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 4

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fred H. Madden (incumbent)	12,428	100.0%
Total votes			12,428	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephen H. Pakradooni Jr.	6,981	100.0%
Total votes			6,981	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

4th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fred H. Madden (incumbent)	38,062	54.42
	Republican	Stephen H. Pakradooni Jr.	31,878	45.58
Total votes			69,940	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (incumbent)	12,719	100.0%
Total votes			12,719	100.0%

Republican primary

No Republicans filed. However, Clyde Cook received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.

Republican primary^[17]^[19]^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clyde Cook (write-in)	158	55.6
	Republican	Other write-ins	126	44.4
Total votes			284	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

5th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (incumbent)	31,246	57.70
	Republican	Clyde Cook	22,903	42.30
Total votes			54,149	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Beach (incumbent)	17,758	100.0%
Total votes			17,758	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Foley	6,113	100.0%
Total votes			6,113	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

6th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Beach (incumbent)	48,508	64.85
	Republican	John Foley	26,292	35.15
Total votes			74,800	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Singleton (incumbent)	14,694	100.0%
Total votes			14,694	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michelle Arnold	6,571	100.0%
Total votes			6,571	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

7th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Singleton (incumbent)	46,619	62.29
	Republican	Michelle Arnold	28,226	37.71
Total votes			74,845	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dawn Marie Addiego (incumbent)	9,759	100.0%
Total votes			9,759	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Stanfield	10,149	100.0%
Total votes			10,149	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Tossup	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Lean R (flip)	November 1, 2021

Results

8th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jean Stanfield	39,648	51.11
	Democratic	Dawn Marie Addiego (incumbent)	37,927	48.89
Total votes			77,575	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 9

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher J. Connors (incumbent)	17,194	100.0%
Total votes			17,194	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David T. Wright	7,000	100.0%
Total votes			7,000	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

9th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher J. Connors (incumbent)	62,401	69.40
	Democratic	David T. Wright	26,818	29.82
	Unaffiliated Best Choice	Regina Discenza	701	0.78
Total votes			89,920	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Holzapfel (incumbent)	15,285	100.0%
Total votes			15,285	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emma Mammano	6,164	100.0%
Total votes			6,164	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

10th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Holzapfel (incumbent)	57,021	68.99
	Democratic	Emma Mammano	25,635	31.01
Total votes			82,656	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vin Gopal (incumbent)	8,011	100.0%
Total votes			8,011	100.0%

Endorsements

Vin Gopal

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lori L. Annetta	7,206	100.0%
Total votes			7,206	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Likely D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Likely D	November 1, 2021

Results

11th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vin Gopal (incumbent)	36,978	51.88
	Republican	Lori L. Annetta	34,296	48.12
Total votes			71,274	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements

Vin Gopal (D)

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

District 12

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel D. Thompson (incumbent)	9,563	100.0%
Total votes			9,563	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Altomonte	5,410	100.0%
Total votes			5,410	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

12th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samuel D. Thompson (incumbent)	46,897	64.94
	Democratic	Joseph Altomonte	25,321	35.06
Total votes			72,218	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Declan O'Scanlon (incumbent)	11,058	100.0%
Total votes			11,058	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vincent Solomeno III	6,116	100.0%
Total votes			6,116	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

13th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Declan O'Scanlon (incumbent)	53,599	61.45
	Democratic	Vincent Solomeno III	33,627	38.55
Total votes			87,226	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda R. Greenstein (incumbent)	10,609	100.0%
Total votes			10,609	100.0%

Endorsements

Linda R. Greenstein

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam J. Elias	6,687	100.0%
Total votes			6,687	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

14th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda R. Greenstein (incumbent)	40,735	55.16
	Republican	Adam J. Elias	33,116	44.84
Total votes			73,851	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements

Linda R. Greenstein (D)

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

District 15

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley K. Turner (incumbent)	12,254	100.0%
Total votes			12,254	100.0%

Endorsements

Shirley K. Turner

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Gaul	2,979	100.0%
Total votes			2,979	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

15th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Shirley K. Turner (incumbent)	38,627	72.18
	Republican	Susan Gaul	14,886	27.82
Total votes			53,513	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements

Shirley K. Turner (D)

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

District 16

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Pappas	7,146	64.5%
	Republican	Jeffrey E. Grant	3,934	35.5%
Total votes			11,080	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Zwicker	10,984	100.0%
Total votes			10,984	100.0%

Endorsements

Andrew Zwicker

Labor unions

SEIU 32BJ^[22]

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]
Working Families Party^[23]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Michael Pappas (R)	Andrew Zwicker (D)
3D Strategic Research (R)^{[B 1]}	?	300 (LV)	± 5.7%	44%	44%

^ Internal poll for the New Jersey Senate Republican Campaign Committee

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Lean D (flip)	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Lean D (flip)	November 1, 2021

Results

16th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andrew Zwicker	41,837	53.32
	Republican	Michael Pappas	36,632	46.68
Total votes			78,469	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

Endorsements

Andrew Zwicker (D)

Labor unions

SEIU 32BJ^[22]

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]
Working Families Party^[23]

District 17

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Smith (incumbent)	9,158	100.0%
Total votes			9,158	100.0%

Endorsements

Bob Smith

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James A. Abate	2,887	100.0%
Total votes			2,887	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

17th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Smith (incumbent)	32,455	69.11
	Republican	James A. Abate	14,505	30.89
Total votes			46,960	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements

Bob Smith (D)

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

District 18

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick J. Diegnan (incumbent)	12,509	75.4%
	Democratic	Mohin K. Patel	4,071	24.6%
Total votes			16,580	100.0%

Endorsements

Patrick J. Diegnan

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Vihal R. Patel	4,442	100.0%
Total votes			4,442	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

18th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick J. Diegnan (incumbent)	35,637	60.63
	Republican	Vihal R. Patel	23,144	39.37
Total votes			58,781	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements

Patrick J. Diegnan (D)

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

District 19

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph F. Vitale (incumbent)	7,906	100.0%
Total votes			7,906	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christian Onuoha	3,271	100.0%
Total votes			3,271	100.0%

Following the primary, Onuoha was replaced on the ballot for the general election by Pedro "Peter" Pisar on August 23.^[24]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

19th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph F. Vitale (incumbent)	27,767	59.90
	Republican	Pedro "Peter" Pisar	18,585	40.10
Total votes			46,352	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

Democratic primary

Candidates

Joseph Cryan, incumbent state senator since 2018
Jamel Holley, state assemblyman from Roselle since 2015^[25]

Withdrew

Jason Krychiw,^[26] suspended campaign on April 23, 2021^[27]

Results

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan (incumbent)	7,804	62.5%
	Democratic	Jamel C. Holley	4,176	33.5%
	Democratic	Jason F. Krychiw	502	4.0%
Total votes			12,482	100.0%

Endorsements

Joe Cryan

Labor unions

SEIU 32BJ^[22]

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]
Working Families Party^[23]

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Republican primary^[17]^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-in	35	100.0
Total votes			35	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

20th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Cryan (incumbent)	26,603	100.0
Total votes			26,603	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements

Joe Cryan (D)

Labor unions

SEIU 32BJ^[22]

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]
Working Families Party^[23]

District 21

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Bramnick	9,571	100.0%
Total votes			9,571	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Signorello III	9,756	100.0%
Total votes			9,756	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Lean R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Lean R	November 1, 2021

Results

21st Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jon Bramnick	44,254	53.65
	Democratic	Joseph Signorello III	38,237	46.35
Total votes			82,491	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicholas P. Scutari (incumbent)	10,041	100.0%
Total votes			10,041	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William H. Michelson	3,827	100.0%
Total votes			3,827	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

22nd Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicholas P. Scutari (incumbent)	32,044	61.45
	Republican	William H. Michelson	20,100	38.55
Total votes			52,144	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 23

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael J. Doherty (incumbent)	14,472	100.0%
Total votes			14,472	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denise T. King	6,677	100.0%
Total votes			6,677	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

23rd Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael J. Doherty (incumbent)	46,554	60.95
	Democratic	Denise T. King	29,830	39.05
Total votes			76,384	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

Republican primary

Candidates

Daniel Cruz, member of the Andover Township Board of Education^{[citation needed]}
Steve Oroho, incumbent senator since 2008

Results

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven V. Oroho (incumbent)	14,721	82.6%
	Republican	Daniel Cruz	3,105	17.4%
Total votes			17,826	100.0%

Democratic primary

No Democrats filed. However, Frederick P. Cook received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.

Democratic primary^[17]^[29]^[30]^[31]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederick P. Cook (write-in)	483	69.0
	Democratic	Other write-ins	217	31.0
Total votes			700	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

24th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven V. Oroho (incumbent)	52,628	69.37
	Democratic	Frederick P. Cook	23,240	30.63
Total votes			75,868	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony M. Bucco (incumbent)	12,520	100.0%
Total votes			12,520	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeffrey Grayzel	8,487	100.0%
Total votes			8,487	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Likely R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Likely R	November 1, 2021

Results

25th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony M. Bucco (incumbent)	43,758	57.47
	Democratic	Jeffrey Grayzel	32,381	42.53
Total votes			76,139	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Pennacchio (incumbent)	12,964	100.0%
Total votes			12,964	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Clarke	7,092	100.0%
Total votes			7,092	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

26th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Pennacchio (incumbent)	46,057	58.94
	Democratic	Christine Clarke	32,087	41.06
Total votes			78,144	100.0
	Republican hold

District 27

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Codey (incumbent)	12,111	100.0%
Total votes			12,111	100.0%

Endorsements

Richard J. Codey

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kraemer	6,028	100.0%
Total votes			6,028	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

27th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard J. Codey (incumbent)	50,604	64.87
	Republican	Adam Kraemer	27,409	35.13
Total votes			78,013	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements

Richard J. Codey (D)

Organizations

New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[21]

District 28

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald L. Rice (incumbent)	8,425	91.8%
	Democratic	Quadir Selby	750	8.2%
Total votes			9,175	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Contella	1,437	100.0%
Total votes			1,437	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

28th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ronald L. Rice (incumbent)	33,104	77.92
	Republican	Frank Contella	9,383	22.08
Total votes			42,487	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 29

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. Teresa Ruiz (incumbent)	6,289	100.0%
Total votes			6,289	100.0%

Republican primary

No Republicans filed.

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

29th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. Teresa Ruiz (incumbent)	20,706	100.0
Total votes			20,706	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 30

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert W. Singer (incumbent)	9,747	100.0%
Total votes			9,747	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Stinger	4,173	100.0%
Total votes			4,173	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

30th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert W. Singer (incumbent)	53,130	71.19
	Democratic	Dan Stinger	21,506	28.81
Total votes			74,636	100.0
	Republican hold

District 31

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra B. Cunningham (incumbent)	7,239	100.0%
Total votes			7,239	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Neil A. Schulman	979	100.0%
Total votes			979	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

31st Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra B. Cunningham (incumbent)	26,699	75.28
	Republican	Neil A. Schulman	8,769	24.72
Total votes			35,468	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 32

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nicholas Sacco, incumbent senator since 1994 and Mayor of North Bergen

Results

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicholas J. Sacco (incumbent)	9,819	100.0%
Total votes			9,819	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Juan Barbadillo	1,309	100.0%
Total votes			1,309	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

32nd Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicholas J. Sacco (incumbent)	23,839	71.17
	Republican	Juan Barbadillo	9,659	28.83
Total votes			33,498	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian P. Stack (incumbent)	15,515	100.0%
Total votes			15,515	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Agha Khan	1,010	100.0%
Total votes			1,010	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

33rd Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brian P. Stack (incumbent)	37,059	85.14
	Republican	Agha Khan	6,466	14.86
Total votes			43,525	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nia H. Gill (incumbent)	11,621	100.0%
Total votes			11,621	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Pollack	1,566	100.0%
Total votes			1,566	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

34th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nia H. Gill (incumbent)	37,239	78.73
	Republican	Scott Pollack	10,060	21.27
Total votes			47,299	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelida Pou (incumbent)	4,548	100.0%
Total votes			4,548	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kenneth Pengitore	1,489	100.0%
Total votes			1,489	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

35th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nelida Pou (incumbent)	20,464	68.59
	Republican	Kenneth Pengitore	9,372	31.41
Total votes			29,836	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul A. Sarlo (incumbent)	4,627	100.0%
Total votes			4,627	100.0%

Republican primary

Republicans Chris Auriemma filed to run, withdrew, and then received enough write-in votes to qualify for the general election.

Republican primary^[17]^[32]^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Auriemma (write-in)	115	71.0
	Republican	Other write-ins	47	29.0
Total votes			162	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

36th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul A. Sarlo (incumbent)	25,373	56.86
	Republican	Chris Auriemma	19,252	43.14
Total votes			44,625	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 37

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gordon M. Johnson	10,404	72.2
	Democratic	Valerie Vainieri Huttle	4,011	27.8
Total votes			14,415	100.0%

Endorsements

Gordon Johnson

Governors

Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey^[34]
Sheila Oliver, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey^[34]

Congressmen

Josh Gottheimer, U.S. Congressman from New Jersey’s 5th District^[34]
Bill Pascrell, U.S. Congressman from New Jersey’s 9th district^[34]

Mayors

Christopher Chung, Mayor of Palisades Park, NJ^[35]
James Dunleavy, Mayor of Teaneck, NJ^[35]
John Labrosse, Mayor of Hackensack, NJ^[34]
Mark Sokolich, Mayor of Fort Lee, NJ^[35]
Michael Wildes, Mayor of Englewood, NJ^[34]
Judah Ziegler, Mayor of Leonia, NJ^[35]
Mark Zinna, Mayor of Tenafly, NJ^[34]

State legislators

Joe Lagana, New Jersey State Senator
Loretta Weinberg, Senate Majority Leader of New Jersey^[34]
Benjie E. Wimberly, New Jersey State Assemblyman^[34]

Democratic chairs

John Bang, District 37 Democratic Chair^[36]
Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff^[37]
Greta Grewal-Virk, Democratic Vice Chair of Bergen County^[34]
John Hogan, District 37 Treasurer^[38]
Lynn Hurwitz, Democratic Municipal Chair^[38]
Paul Juliano, Democratic Chairman of the Bergen County^[39]
Zonie LeSane, District 37 Vice Chair^[38]
Marc Macri, Democratic Municipal Chair
Kenneth Martin, District 37 Secretary^[38]
Michelle Rupar, Democratic Municipal Chair
Joan S. Voss, Bergen County Commissioner^[34]

Council people

Tom Argiro, Northvale Councilman^[40]
Lou Battaglia, Hackensack Councilman
Charles Cobb, Englewood Councilman^[41]
Michael Cohen, Englewood Councilman^[41]
Lou DeLiso, Northvale Councilman^[40]
Ed Develin, Northvale Councilman ^[40]
Jo Ellen Granquist, Bogota Councilwoman^[42]
Paul Kim, Palisades Park Councilman^[43]
JongChul Lee, Palisades Park Councilman^[43]
Judith Maron, Englewood Councilwoman^[41]
Andy Min, Palisades Park Councilman^[43]
Mary Ellen Murphy, Bogota Councilwoman^[42]
Michael Pagan, Teaneck Councilman
Daniel Park, Tenafly Councilman^[34]
Ellen Park, Englewood Cliffs Councilwoman^[43]
Jae Park, Palisades Park Councilman^[43]
Robert Robbins, Bogota Councilman^[42]
Kenneth Rosenzweig, Englewood Councilman^[41]
Peter Suh, Fort Lee Councilman^[43]
Paul Yoon, Fort Lee Councilman^[43]

Organizations

Bergen County Building and Construction’s Trade Council^[44]
Carpenters Union (Eastern Atlantic States Council of Carpenters)^[45]
Hotel and Motel Trades Council^[46]
International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)^[47]
International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 825)^[48]
Laborer's International Union of North America (LIUNA)^[49]
Latino American Democratic Association of New Jersey^[50]
New Jersey Firefighters Union^[51]
New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[52]
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)^[53]
United Service Workers Union^[44]

Valerie Vainieri Huttle

Organizations

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael W. Koontz	1,124	100.0%
Total votes			1,124	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

37th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gordon M. Johnson	34,410	67.04
	Republican	Michael W. Koontz	16,155	31.48
	New Directions	Glenn Coley	759	1.48
Total votes			51,324	100.0
	Democratic hold

Endorsements

Gordon Johnson (D)

Governors

Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey^[34]
Sheila Oliver, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey^[34]

Congressmen

Josh Gottheimer, U.S. Congressman from New Jersey’s 5th District^[34]
Bill Pascrell, U.S. Congressman from New Jersey’s 9th district^[34]

Mayors

Christopher Chung, Mayor of Palisades Park, NJ^[35]
James Dunleavy, Mayor of Teaneck, NJ^[35]
John Labrosse, Mayor of Hackensack, NJ^[34]
Mark Sokolich, Mayor of Fort Lee, NJ^[35]
Michael Wildes, Mayor of Englewood, NJ^[34]
Judah Ziegler, Mayor of Leonia, NJ^[35]
Mark Zinna, Mayor of Tenafly, NJ^[34]

State legislators

Joe Lagana, New Jersey State Senator
Loretta Weinberg, Senate Majority Leader of New Jersey^[34]
Benjie E. Wimberly, New Jersey State Assemblyman^[34]

Democratic chairs

John Bang, District 37 Democratic Chair^[36]
Greta Grewal-Virk, Democratic Vice Chair of Bergen County^[34]
Lynn Hurwitz, Democratic Municipal Chair^[38]
Paul Juliano, Democratic Chairman of the Bergen County^[39]
Zonie LeSane, District 37 Vice Chair^[38]
Marc Macri, Democratic Municipal Chair
Michelle Rupar, Democratic Municipal Chair
John Hogan, District 37 Treasurer^[38]
Kenneth Martin, District 37 Secretary^[38]
Anthony Cureton, Bergen County Sheriff^[37]
Joan S. Voss, Bergen County Commissioner^[34]

Council people

Tom Argiro, Northvale Councilman^[40]
Lou Battaglia, Hackensack Councilman
Charles Cobb, Englewood Councilman^[41]
Michael Cohen, Englewood Councilman^[41]
Lou DeLiso, Northvale Councilman^[40]
Ed Develin, Northvale Councilman ^[40]
Jo Ellen Granquist, Bogota Councilwoman^[42]
Paul Kim, Palisades Park Councilman^[43]
JongChul Lee, Palisades Park Councilman^[43]
Judith Maron, Englewood Councilwoman^[41]
Andy Min, Palisades Park Councilman^[43]
Mary Ellen Murphy, Bogota Councilwoman^[42]
Michael Pagan, Teaneck Councilman
Daniel Park, Tenafly Councilman^[34]
Ellen Park, Englewood Cliffs Councilwoman^[43]
Jae Park, Palisades Park Councilman^[43]
Robert Robbins, Bogota Councilman^[42]
Kenneth Rosenzweig, Englewood Councilman^[41]
Peter Suh, Fort Lee Councilman^[43]
Paul Yoon, Fort Lee Councilman^[43]

Organizations

Bergen County Building and Construction’s Trade Council^[44]
Carpenters Union (Eastern Atlantic States Council of Carpenters)^[45]
Hotel and Motel Trades Council^[46]
International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)^[47]
International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 825)^[48]
Laborer's International Union of North America (LIUNA)^[49]
Latino American Democratic Association of New Jersey^[50]
New Jersey Firefighters Union^[51]
New Jersey League of Conservation Voters^[52]
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)^[53]
United Service Workers Union^[44]

District 38

Democratic primary

Candidates

Joseph Lagana, incumbent senator since 2018

Results

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph A. Lagana (incumbent)	6,564	100.0%
Total votes			6,564	100.0%

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Garcia	5,484	100.0%
Total votes			5,484	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid D	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe D	November 1, 2021

Results

38th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph A. Lagana (incumbent)	34,895	52.90
	Republican	Richard Garcia	31,069	47.10
Total votes			65,964	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

Republican primary

Candidates

Holly Schepisi, incumbent senator since 2021^[56]

Results

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Holly Schepisi (incumbent)	9,212	100.0%
Total votes			9,212	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruth Dugan	6,476	100.0%
Total votes			6,476	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Likely R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Likely R	November 1, 2021

Results

39th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Holly Schepisi (incumbent)	45,985	57.16
	Democratic	Ruth Dugan	34,065	42.34
	Libertarian	James Tosone	403	0.50
Total votes			80,453	100.0
	Republican hold

District 40

Republican primary

Republican primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado (incumbent)	9,726	100.0%
Total votes			9,726	100.0%

Democratic primary

Democratic primary^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael A. Sedon	5,842	100.0%
Total votes			5,842	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
New Jersey Globe^[13]	Solid R	October 28, 2021
Elections Daily^[14]	Safe R	November 1, 2021

Results

40th Legislative District general election, 2021^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kristin M. Corrado (incumbent)	47,230	60.97
	Democratic	Michael A. Sedon	30,237	39.03
Total votes			77,467	100.0
	Republican hold

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "32BJ SEIU is proud to endorse the following candidates who are committed to fighting for working people in New Jersey".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Our Candidates". Working Families Party.
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^ ^a ^b "Cureton endorses Johnson for State Senate". February 21, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "District 37 Democratic leaders endorse Gordon Johnson". January 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "To boost Juliano, McCabe hosts fundraiser for Johnson". May 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Johnson gets Northvale endorsements for Senate run". January 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Englewood councilmembers back Johnson for Senate". January 21, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Johnson wins endorsements from Bogota Democratic leaders". January 22, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Korean American local officials back Johnson". January 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bergen Building Trades, Service Workers Union back Johnson for Senate". March 4, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Carpenters union endorses Gordon Johnson". March 9, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Hotel workers' union backs Johnson for Senate". March 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Longshoremen's union endorses Gordon Johnson". March 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Operating Engineers Local 825 endorses Gordon Johnson". March 31, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "LIUNA goes with Gordon Johnson in Bergen Senate primary". April 27, 2021.
^ ^a ^b hudsontv.com/latino-american-democratic-association-of-nj-endorses-assemblyman-gordon-johnson-to-succeed-senator-weinberg/
^ ^a ^b "Firefighters take sides in 37th district Senate primary, endorsing Johnson". March 11, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "District 37: Gordon Johnson".
^ ^a ^b "UFCW District Council of New York and New Jersey Endorses Assemblyman Gordon Johnson". Associated Press. March 10, 2021.
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[18] Senator Chris A. Brown, who had already announced he would not stand for re-election, resigned on July 21 to join the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Vince Polistina, the Republican nominee for the seat in the general election, won an August 4 special county convention to succeed Brown. The Senate did not convene until after Election Day. Although Polistina's election was certified by Secretary of State Tahesha Way, and he was administered the oath of office by a retired Superior Court judge, Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney refused to swear him in as Senator, and the non-partisan Office of Legislative Services did not consider Polistina the incumbent.^[16]

[19] Addiego switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party in January 2019.

[22] Internal poll for the Seth Grossman campaign

[28] Internal poll for the New Jersey Senate Republican Campaign Committee

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