New Jersey State Senate elections, 2007

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Elections for the office of New Jersey state senators were held in New Jersey on November 6, 2007.

Campaign contributions

During the 2007 election, the total contributions to the Senate candidates was $30,156,484. The top 10 contributors were:

2007 Donors, New Jersey State Senate
Donor	Amount
Senate Democratic Majority of New Jersey	$2,274,904
Public Fund	$1,285,395
Union City First	$870,637
Choice for Change	$461,800
Hudson County Democratic Organization	$409,971
New Jersey Republican Party	$291,187
New Jersey Democratic Party	$275,591
Genovese, Gina	$235,000
Manzo, Louis M	$224,293
Steven Oroho	$213,500

Qualifications

In order to be a candidate to run for the New Jersey State Senate, a candidate must:

• Be a citizen of the United States
• Reside for no less than four years in the district the candidate plans to represent.
• Be 30 years of age or older.
• Obtain 100 signatures via petition and submit the signatures to the New Jersey Secretary of State.
• Disclose any criminal convictions.

List of candidates

District 1

Note: Incumbent lost in the General Election.

Democratic Primary:

• Jeff Van Drew 2,858 a

Republican Primary:

• Nicolas Asselta 3,967 a

General election candidates:

Jeff Van Drew 28,240

Nicolas Asselta 22,469

District 2

Note: Incumbent was defeated in General Election.

Democratic Primary:

• Jim Whelan 4,993 a

Republican Primary:

• James “Sonny” McCullough 3,502 a

General election candidates:

Jim Whelan 27,913

James “Sonny” McCullough 21,013

District 3

Democratic Primary:

• Stephen Sweeney 4,366 a Incumbent Sweeney has represented District 3 since 2003.

Republican Primary:

• Mark Cimino 3,090 a

General election candidates:

Stephen Sweeney 29,908

Mark Cimino 20,645

William Mead 1,635

District 4

Democratic Primary:

• Fred Madden 3,115 a Incumbent Madden has represented District 4 since 2004.

Republican Primary:

• John W. Jankowski 1,801 a

General election candidates:

Fred Madden 21,395

Shelley Lovett 14,364

District 5

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Dana Redd 3,866 a

Republican Primary:

• Hans Berg 850 a

General election candidates:

Dana Redd 16,918

Hans Berg 9,983

District 6

Democratic Primary:

• John Adler 3,229 a Incumbent Adler has represented District 7 since 1997.

Republican Primary:

• Joseph Adolf 1,281 a

General election candidates:

John Adler 25,737

Joseph Adolf 15,846

District 7

Democratic Primary:

• Richard S. Dennison Jr. 3,863 a

Republican Primary:

• Diane Allen 2,450 a Incumbent Allen has represented District 7 since 1998.

General election candidates:

Diane Allen 23,185

Richard Dennison Jr. 18,511

District 8

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Francis L. Bodine 2,037 a

Republican Primary:

• Phil Haines 3,019 a

General election candidates:

Phil Haines 28,148

Francis L. Bodine 18,066

District 9

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Russel K. Corby 3,872 a
• James K. LeTellier 913

Republican Primary:

• Christopher Connors 7,157 a

General election candidates:

Christopher Connors 35,504

Russell Corby 21,524

District 10

Democratic Primary:

• Britta Forberg Wenzel 2,222 a

Republican Primary:

• Andrew Ciesla 5,954 a Incumbent Ciesla has represented District 10 since 1992.

Libertarian Primary:

• Jim Miller a

General election candidates:

Andrew Ciesla 30,164

Britta Forberg Wenzel 15,712

Jim Miller 2,042

District 11

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• John Villapiano 2,201 a

Republican Primary:

• Sean Kean 2,834 a

General election candidates:

Sean Kean 28,403

John Villapiano 16,465

District 12

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Ellen Karcher 2,463 a

Republican Primary:

• Jennifer Beck 2,552 a

General election candidates:

Jennifer Beck 26,743

Ellen Karcher 22,844

District 13

Democratic Primary:

• Leonard L. Inzerillo 1,867 a

Republican Primary:

• Joseph Kyrillos 2,861 a Incumbent Kyrillos has represented District 13 since 1992.

General election candidates:

Joseph Kyrillos 25,119

Leonard L. Inzerillo 16,267

District 14

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Seema Singh 4,839 a

Republican Primary:

• Bill Baroni 2,332 a

General election candidates:

Bill Baroni 33,207

Seema Singh 20,081

District 15

Democratic Primary:

• Shirley Turner 4,007 a Incumbent Turner has represented District 15 since 1997.

Republican Primary:

• Bob Martin 1,032 a

General election candidates:

Shirley Turner 20,100

Bob Martin 11,924

District 16

Democratic Primary:

• Wayne Fox 2,003 a

Republican Primary:

• Christopher Bateman 4,444 a Incumbent Bateman has represented District 16 since 1997.

General election candidates:

Christopher Bateman 27,846

Wayne Fox 17,378

District 17

Democratic Primary:

• Bob Smith 4,431 a Incumbent Smith has represented District 17 since 2002.

Republican Primary:

• John Costello 1,002 a

General election candidates:

Bob Smith 16,898

John Costello 10,506

District 18

Democratic Primary:

• Barbara Buono 7,679 a Incumbent Buono has represented District 18 since 2002.

Republican Primary:

• Daniel Brown 1,139 a
• Andrew Tidd 621

General election candidates:

Barbara Buono 21,365

Daniel Brown 12,896

District 19

Democratic Primary:

• Joseph Vitale 4,013 a Incumbent Vitale has represented District 19 since 1998.

Republican Primary:

• Donald Nelson 765 a

General election candidates:

Joseph Vitale 18,864

Donald Nelson 9,557

District 20

Democratic Primary:

• Raymond Lesniak 4,064 a Incumbent Lesniak has represented District 20 since 1983.

Republican Primary:

• Linda Gaglione 512 a

General election candidates:

Raymond Lesniak 9,760

Linda Gaglione 4,478

District 21

Democratic Primary:

• Gina Genovese 2,229 a

Republican Primary:

• Thomas Kean 4,024 a Incumbent Kean has represented District 21 since 2003.

General election candidates:

Thomas Kean 29,795

Gina Genovese 20,092

District 22

Democratic Primary:

• Nicholas Scutari 3,563 a Incumbent Scutari has represented District 22 since 2004.
• Bill Campbell 949

Republican Primary:

• Rose McConnell 324 a

General election candidates:

Nicholas Scutari 14,711

Rose McConnell 11,139

District 23

Democratic Primary:

• Harvey Baron 180 a

Republican Primary:

• Leonard Lance 10,674 a Incumbent Lance has represented District 23 since 2001.

General election candidates:

Leonard Lance 32,198

Harvey Baron 13,124

District 24

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Edwin Selby 2,223 a

Republican Primary:

• Steven Oroho 9,538 a
• Guy Gregg 9,153

General election candidates:

Steven Oroho 31,143

Edwin Selby 13,694

District 25

Democratic Primary:

• Frank Herbert 2,712 a

Republican Primary:

• Anthony Bucco 7,502 a Incumbent Bucco has represented District 25 since 1998.

General election candidates:

Anthony Bucco 23,754

Frank Herbert 14,881

District 26

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Wasim Khan 2,215 a

Republican Primary:

• Joseph Pennacchio 11,577 a

General election candidates:

Joseph Pennacchio 26,567

Wasim Khan 13,442

District 27

Democratic Primary:

• Richard Codey 4,671 a Incumbent Codey has represented District 27 since 1982.

Republican Primary:

• Marc Cinque 997 a

General election candidates:

Richard Codey 23,631

Marc Cinque 6,368

District 28

Democratic Primary:

• Ronald Rice 6,372 a Incumbent Rice has represented District 28 since 1986.
• D. Bilai Beasley 5,897

Republican Primary:

• Herbert Glenn 715 a

General election candidates:

Ronald Rice 12,821

D. Bilai Beasley 3,838

District 29

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Teresa Ruiz 10,785 a

Republican Primary:

• Al-Samar Douglas 347 a

General election candidates:

Teresa Ruiz 10,816

Al-Samar Douglas 547

 

District 30

Democratic Primary:

• Steven Morlino 1,801 a

Republican Primary:

• Robert Singer 3,271 a Incumbent Singer has represented District 30 since 1993.

General election candidates:

Robert Singer 23,072

Steven Morlino 14,365

District 31

Democratic Primary:

• Sandra Cunningham 10,594 a Incumbent Cunningham has represented District 31 since 2007.
• Louis M. Manzo 8,385

Republican Primary:

No Republican ran for election.

General election candidates:

Sandra Cunningham 10,821

District 32

Democratic Primary:

• Nicholas Sacco 14,427 a Incumbent Sacco has represented District 32 since 1994.
• Sean Connors 2,602

Republican Primary:

• John Pluchino 959 a

General election candidates:

Nicholas Sacco 16,780

John Pluchino 3,474

District 33

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Brian Stack 19,366 a
• Silverio Vega 5,889

Republican Primary:

No Republican ran for election.

General election candidates:

Brian Stack 20,313

District 34

Democratic Primary:

• Nia Gill 7,516 a Incumbent Gill has represented District 34 since 2002.

Republican Primary:

No Republican ran for election.

General election candidates:

Nia Gill 17,178

District 35

Democratic Primary:

• John Girgenti 3,030 a Incumbent Girgenti has represented District 35 since 1990.

Republican Primary:

No Republican ran for election.

General election candidates:

John Girgenti 14,265

District 36

Democratic Primary:

• Paul Sarlo 2,474 a Incumbent Sarlo has represented District 36 since 2003.

Republican Primary:

• Michael Guarino 243 a

General election candidates:

Paul Sarlo 14,895

Michael Guarino 11,317

District 37

Democratic Primary:

• Loretta Weinberg 6,375 a Incumbent Weinberg has represented District 37 since 2005.

Republican Primary:

• Ciara Nibot 1,218 a

General election candidates:

Loretta Weinberg 24,118

Ciara Nibot 7,924

District 38

Note: Incumbent did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• Robert Gordon 5,993 a

Republican Primary:

• Robert Colletti 2,099 a

General election candidates:

Robert Gordon 22,351

Robert Colletti 14,949

District 39

Democratic Primary:

• Joseph Ariyan 2,452 a

Republican Primary:

• Gerald Cardinale 4,008 a Incumbent Cardinale has represented District 39 since 1982.

General election candidates:

Gerald Cardinale 27,623

Joseph Ariyan 22,272

District 40

Note: Incumbent Republican Gerald Cardinale did not run for re-election.

Democratic Primary:

• John Zunic 2,429 a

Republican Primary:

• Kevin O'Toole 5,392 a Incumbent O'Toole previously represented District 40 in 2001.
• Todd Caliguire 4,062
• Victor K. Rabbat 609

General election candidates:

Kevin O'Toole 26,214

John Zunic 13,395