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The 1987 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 5, 1987.
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The elections took place midway through Governor Tom Kean's second term in office. Democrats won back eight seats, narrowing the Republican majority to four.
Incumbents not running for re-election • Summary of races • District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 |
Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank A. LoBiondo | 28,638 | 26.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Edward H. Salmon | 27,561 | 25.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Gerald M. Thornton | 25,182 | 23.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Raymond A. Batten | 25,166 | 23.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '106,547' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. Edward Kline | 26,754 | 33.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Dolores G. Cooper | 26,140 | 32.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Alfred "Fred" Scerni | 15,234 | 19.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | William A. Thompson III | 12,216 | 15.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '80,344' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gary W. Stuhltrager | 27,819 | 27.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jack Collins | 27,411 | 26.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | James G. Waddington | 23,779 | 23.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Paul A. Oland | 23,755 | 23.1 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '102,764' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony S. Marsella | 22,942 | 27.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Dennis L. Riley | 22,676 | 27.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Wayne S. Wooster | 18,615 | 22.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | John Matheussen | 18,408 | 22.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '82,641' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Wayne R. Bryant | 25,214 | 34.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph J. Roberts, Jr. | 24,668 | 34.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Raymond R. Groller | 11,483 | 15.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jose DeJesus, Jr. | 10,835 | 15.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '72,200' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John A. Rocco | 33,057 | 29.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Thomas J. Shusted | 31,965 | 28.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | John J. Tarditi, Jr. | 25,112 | 22.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Patrick J. Brennan | 24,028 | 21.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '114,162' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Barbara Faith Kalik | 25,388 | 30.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Thomas P. Foy | 24,539 | 29.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Vincent R. Farias | 17,269 | 20.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Renee L. Borstad | 16,831 | 20.0 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '84,027' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Harold L. Colburn | 28,175 | 33.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert C. Shinn | 27,800 | 33.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Thomas Long | 14,315 | 17.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | H.B. (Scoop) Slack | 13,741 | 16.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '84,031' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John T. Hendrickson, Jr. | 34,525 | 31.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 33,433 | 30.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Judy Anderson | 20,772 | 19.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Harry F. Schmoll, Jr. | 20,288 | 18.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '109,018' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Paul Doyle | 28,502 | 27.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert W. Singer | 27,171 | 26.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Marlene Lynch Ford | 26,484 | 25.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert A. Gasser | 22,258 | 21.3 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '104,415' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph A. Palaia | 25,973 | 28.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Anthony M. Villane | 25,725 | 27.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | John D'Amico, Jr. | 19,868 | 21.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Quinn | 18,743 | 20.3 | ![]() | |
Compulsory Education Law | Mary K. Blohm | 1,134 | 1.2 | N/A | |
Compulsory Education Law | Joshua Leinsdorf | 942 | 1.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | '92,385' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John O. Bennett | 28,592 | 31.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 26,931 | 29.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Dante J. Massa | 17,544 | 19.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gene J. Anthony | 17,217 | 19.1 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '90,284' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joann H. Smith | 24,641 | 26.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. | 24,109 | 26.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | William E. Flynn | 22,013 | 23.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Jacqueline Walker | 21,976 | 23.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '92,739' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony J. “Skip” Cimino | 28,658 | 30.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph D. Patero | 28,371 | 30.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | David J. Kenny | 18,820 | 20.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Walt Sodie | 18,338 | 19.5 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '94,187' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gerard S. Naples | 26,923 | 33.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | John S. Watson | 26,484 | 32.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Arthur E. Frank | 14,193 | 17.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | John S. Furlong | 13,596 | 16.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '81,196' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Walter J. Kavanaugh | 28,325 | 35.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | John S. Penn | 26,528 | 33.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Adele Montgomery | 12,249 | 15.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Alfred A. Wicklund | 12,032 | 15.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '79,134' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David C. Schwartz | 18,455 | 31.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert G. Smith | 18,047 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Dorothy Sonnenberg | 10,780 | 18.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Peter J. Selesky | 10,529 | 18.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '57,811' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 30,634 | 30.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | George A. Spadoro | 29,261 | 28.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert “Dr. Bob” Maurer | 21,332 | 21.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Doris M. Fleming | 20,234 | 19.9 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 101,461 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | George J. Otlowski | 24,098 | 27.3 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Alan J. Karcher | 23,467 | 26.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Emery Z. Toth | 20,767 | 23.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Beverly A. Samuelson | 19,986 | 22.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '88,318' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Thomas J. Deverin | 21,702 | 37.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | George Hudak | 21,380 | 37.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | William Wnuck | 7,181 | 12.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Peter Kobylarz | 7,155 | 12.5 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '57,418' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chuck Hardwick | 30,607 | 30.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Peter Genova | 28,317 | 28.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Brian W. Fahey | 22,871 | 22.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert Blitz | 19,297 | 19.1 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '101,092' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Maureen Ogden | 29,039 | 41.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Bob Franks | 27,304 | 39.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert J. Lafferty | 13,597 | 19.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '69,940' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William E. Schluter | 23,589 | 36.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Dick Kamin | 23,073 | 35.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Edward J. Boccher | 9,344 | 14.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Frederick J. Katz, Jr. | 9,012 | 13.9 | N/A | |
Total votes | '65,018' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Garabed “Chuck” Haytaian | 26,586 | 35.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert E. Littell | 25,942 | 34.9 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert T. Davis | 11,154 | 15.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Edwin C. Selby | 10,545 | 14.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '74,227' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rodney P. Frelinghuysen | 27,896 | 43.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Arthur R. Albohn | 23,537 | 36.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | George J. Stafford | 13,233 | 20.5 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 64,666 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert J. Martin | 22,915 | 34.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Ralph A. Loveys | 22,475 | 33.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Drew Britcher | 10,936 | 16.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Paul E. Nagel | 10,232 | 15.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '66,558' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harry A. McEnroe | 15,545 | 37.5 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Stephanie R. Bush | 15,020 | 36.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Lilliana Piccione | 5,697 | 13.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | James C. Pitchford | 5,211 | 12.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '41,473' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Michael F. Adubato | 9,680 | 36.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | James Zangari | 9,375 | 35.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Howard E. Berkeley | 2,810 | 10.7 | ![]() | |
Republican | William P. Rutan | 2,599 | 9.9 | ![]() | |
People's Needs First | Lawrence Hamm | 1,850 | 7.0 | N/A | |
Total votes | '26,314' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Willie B. Brown | 9,740 | 43.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Jackie R. Mattison | 8,911 | 39.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Shahid S. Watson | 2,225 | 9.8 | ![]() | |
Republican | Kurt A. Culbreath | 1,766 | 7.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '22,642' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John V. Kelly | 26,681 | 33.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Marion Crecco | 25,827 | 32.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Cynthia A. DeBonis | 13,537 | 17.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | James A. Plaisted | 12,768 | 16.2 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '78,813' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph Charles, Jr. | 22,169 | 38.8 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph V. Doria, Jr. | 21,993 | 38.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | James V. McNally, Jr. | 6,962 | 12.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Modesto Daniel Fiume | 5,947 | 10.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 57,071 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Anthony Impreveduto | 25,291 | 32.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | David C. Kronick | 23,500 | 29.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Frank J. Gargiulo | 15,708 | 20.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Lee S. Lichtenberger | 13,310 | 16.9 | ![]() | |
Politicians Are Crooks | Peter Galbo | 421 | 0.5 | ![]() | |
Politicians Are Crooks | Cathy Borer | 377 | 0.5 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '78,607' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernard F. Kenny, Jr. | 18,810 | 29.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert Menendez | 18,446 | 29.0 | ![]() | |
Republican | Angelo M. Valente | 12,888 | 20.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Jose O. Arango | 12,638 | 19.9 | ![]() | |
"Pride-Responsibility" | Michael P. Dapuzzo | 557 | 0.9 | N/A | |
"Pride-Responsibility" | Wanda Morales | 312 | 0.5 | N/A | |
Total votes | '63,651' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gerald Zecker | 24,618 | 27.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Newton E. Miller | 24,106 | 27.0 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gloria J. Kolodziej | 20,726 | 23.2 | ![]() | |
Democratic | William L. Kattak | 19,696 | 22.1 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '89,146' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Girgenti | 18,345 | 35.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Bill Pascrell | 17,670 | 34.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Martin G. Barnes | 8,546 | 16.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Robert Angele | 6,955 | 13.5 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '51,516' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Louis J. Gill | 23,103 | 27.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Thomas J. Duch | 22,667 | 27.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Frank B. Calandriello | 19,659 | 23.5 | ![]() | |
Republican | Andrew E. Bertone | 18,085 | 21.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '83,514' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 28,801 | 31.4 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Byron Baer | 28,575 | 31.2 | ![]() | |
Republican | Anthony J. Cassano | 17,341 | 18.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | Barry N. Frank | 16,895 | 18.4 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '91,612' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William P. Schuber | 23,566 | 27.1 | ![]() | |
Republican | Patrick J. Roma | 21,791 | 25.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | John J. Ryan, Jr. | 20,894 | 24.1 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Capizzi | 20,576 | 23.7 | ![]() | |
Total votes | '86,827' | '100.0' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Elizabeth E. Randall | 29,548 | 32.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | John E. Rooney | 28,619 | 31.3 | ![]() | |
Democratic | William J. Daly | 17,083 | 18.7 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Robert P. Bonanno | 16,264 | 17.8 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 91,514 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Walter M. D. Kern, Jr. | 27,767 | 34.6 | ![]() | |
Republican | Nicholas R. Felice | 26,980 | 33.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Michael S. Taaffe | 12,535 | 15.6 | ![]() | |
Democratic | Edward F. Seavers, Jr. | 12,366 | 15.4 | ![]() | |
Michael Harris Libertarian | Michael Harris | 538 | 0.7 | N/A | |
Total votes | '80,186' | '100.0' |
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