2019 New Jersey elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of New Jersey on November 5, 2019. Primary elections were held on June 4. The only state positions that were up in this election cycle were all 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly and one Senate special election in the 1st Legislative District. In addition to the State Legislative elections, numerous county offices and freeholders in addition to municipal offices were up for election. There were no statewide questions on the ballot in 2019, though some counties and municipalities may have had a local question asked. Non-partisan local elections, some school board elections, and some fire district elections also happened in 2019.

Elections in New Jersey
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Mayoral elections

State Senate

One special election was held in the 1st Legislative District to complete the unexpired term of Jeff Van Drew. Van Drew resigned on January 2, 2019, following his election to Congress. On January 7, Democratic committee members in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland counties selected Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak as the appointed replacement, and he was sworn in on January 15.[1][2] Andrzejczak was later defeated in the special election in November by Republican Mike Testa.[3]

An additional vacancy in the State Senate was created by the September 2019 death of Anthony Bucco. The deadline for a 2019 special election having passed,[4] a special election will be held in 2020 pending which his son Tony Bucco was appointed by a party convention to hold the seat on an interim basis.

Democratic primary
Declared
1st Legislative District Democratic Primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Andrzejczak 4,925 100
Total votes 4,925 100

Republican primary
Declared
Withdrew
1st Legislative District Republican Primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Testa 5,687 100
Total votes 5,687 100

General election
Results
1st Legislative District general election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Testa 27,163 53.5 Increase 19.5
Democratic Bob Andrzejczak 23,636 46.5 Decrease 18.3
Total votes 50,799 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

General Assembly
See also: 2019 New Jersey General Assembly election
2019 New Jersey General Assembly election
November 5, 2019
All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Dem
Leader Craig Coughlin Jon Bramnick
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 9, 2018 January 17, 2012
Leader's seat 19th (Woodbridge) 21st (Westfield)
Last election 54 seats, 58.1% 26 seats, 41.4%
Seats won 52 28
Seat change Decrease 2 Increase 2
Popular vote 1,644,511 1,312,532
Percentage 55.3% 44.1%
Swing Decrease 2.8pp Increase 2.7pp
Speaker before election

Craig Coughlin
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Craig Coughlin
Democratic

All 80 seats of the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election. Democrats held a 54–26 supermajority in the lower house prior to the election. In the elections, the Republicans gained 2 seats, failing to gain control of the chamber.

Summary of Results
Parties Candidates Seats Popular Vote
2017 2019 +/- Strength Vote  % Change
Democratic 80 54 52 Decrease 2 62.50% 1,644,511 55.3% Decrease 2.8pp
Republican 76 26 28 Increase 2 37.50% 1,312,532 44.1% Increase 2.7pp
Legalize Marijuana 2 0 0 Steady 0% 4,130 0.1% N/A
Libertarian 1 0 0 Steady 0% 568 0.02% Decrease 0.05pp
Independent 13 0 0 Steady 0% 13,189 0.4% Increase 0.1pp
Total 172 80 80 0 100.0% 2,974,930 100.0% -

References
  1. Contento, Nina (January 2, 2019). "Former State Senator Jeff Van Drew Prepares for Washington, D.C." SNJ Today. Archived from the original on January 3, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. Franklin, Chris (January 7, 2019). "It's a game of musical chairs in 1st Legislative district after Van Drew heads to Washington". NJ.com. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  3. "Official General Election Results: State Senate" (PDF). Department of State New Jersey Division of Elections. December 2, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. "With Bucco's Senate seat vacant, what happens now?". 17 September 2019.
  5. "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For PRIMARY ELECTION 06/04/2019 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  6. Hurley, Harry; Coleman, Chris (November 20, 2018). "MICHAEL TESTA TO RUN FOR NJ STATE SENATE IN DISTRICT 1". WPGG. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  7. Brunetti Post, Michelle; Barlow, Bill (January 17, 2019). "Milam to replace Andrzejczak in Assembly; Fiocchi running for Senate". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  8. Wildstein, David (March 13, 2019). "Testa wins Cape May; Fiocchi drops out". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  9. "Official List, Candidates for State Senate For GENERAL ELECTION 11/07/2017 Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of New Jersey. November 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 5, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
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