Candidates 2021

Transparency and informed voters are the best ways to create accountability. Below you can find information about candidates running in the 2021 NJ primary elections. The table below lists statewide candidates (General Assembly and State Senate) for all legislative districts (LDs), organized by district, position, and party. For county-level candidates, see this page, and for state committee candidates see this page.

You can vote for up to TWO candidates in your LD and can vote for candidates in ANY COLUMN (or row) on your ballot. In the primary elections on June 8th, all candidates on your ballot are in the same party, regardless of whether they are on the “county line” or not.

Click on a candidate’s name to find more information they provided and see their endorsement page. Candidates who did not provide us information are not clickable. To download information and for more data see bluecompass.org.
Contact info: = website, = email, =facebook, = twitter

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LDOfficeNamePartyContact information
1AssemblyAntwan McClellan*Rep
1AssemblyErik Simonsen*Rep
1AssemblyChristopher C. WilsonDem
1AssemblyJohn P. Capizola Jr.Dem
1SenateMike Testa Jr.*Rep
1SenateYolanda E. Garcia BalickiDem
2AssemblyDon GuardianRep
2AssemblyJohn Armato*Dem
2AssemblyCaren FitzpatrickDem
2AssemblyClaire SwiftRep
2SenateVince PolistinaRep
2SenateSeth GrossmanRep
2SenateVince MazzeoDem
3AssemblyBethanne McCarthy PatrickRep
3SenateEdward DurrRep
3AssemblyJohn Burzichelli*Dem
3AssemblyAdam Taliaferro*Dem
3SenateSteve Sweeney*Dem
4AssemblyDenise GonzalezRep
4SenateStephen H. Pakradooni JrRep
4AssemblyPaul Moriarty*Dem
4AssemblyGabriela Mosquera*Dem
4SenateFred H. Madden*Dem
5AssemblySean SepseyRep
5AssemblySamuel DimatteoRep
5AssemblyWilliam Moen Jr.*Dem
5AssemblyWilliam Spearman*Dem
5SenateNilsa Cruz-Perez*Dem
6AssemblyEd FarmerRep
6AssemblyRichard SuperRep
6SenateJohn FoleyRep
6AssemblyLouis Greenwald*Dem
6AssemblyPamela Lampitt*Dem
6SenateJames Beach*Dem
7AssemblyDouglas DillonRep
7AssemblyJoseph JesueleRep
7SenateMichelle ArnoldRep
7AssemblyHerbert Conaway Jr.*Dem
7AssemblyCarol Murphy*Dem
7SenateTroy Singleton*Dem
8AssemblyMichael Torrissi Jr.Rep
8AssemblyBrandon UmbaRep
8SenateJean StanfieldRep
8AssemblyMark NataleDem
8AssemblyAllison EckelDem
8SenateDawn Marie Addiego*Dem
9AssemblyDianne Gove*Rep
9AssemblyBrian Rumpf*Rep
9SenateChristopher Connors*Rep
9AssemblyKristen Henninger-HollandDem
9AssemblyAlexis JacksonDem
9SenateDavid T. WrightDem
10AssemblyJohn Catalano*Rep
10AssemblyGregory McGuckin*Rep
10AssemblyGeraldine AmbrosioRep
10AssemblyBrian QuinnRep
10SenateJames Holzapfel*Rep
10SenateEmma MammanoDem
10AssemblyGarrit "Tony" KonoDem
10AssemblyMary "Sharon" QuilterDem
11AssemblyKimberly EulnerRep
11AssemblyMarilyn PipernoRep
11SenateLori L. AnnettaRep
11AssemblyJoann Downey*Dem
11AssemblyEric Houghtaling*Dem
11SenateVin Gopal*Dem
12AssemblyRonald Dancer*Rep
12AssemblyRobert Clifton*Rep
12AssemblyAhmed BasuoniRep
12SenateSamuel Thompson*Rep
12AssemblyMichael PalazzollaDem
12AssemblyRaya ArbiolDem
12SenateJoseph AltomonteDem
13AssemblySerena Dimaso*Rep
13AssemblyGerard Scharfenberger*Rep
13AssemblyVictoria FlynnRep
13SenateDeclan O'Scanlon Jr.*Rep
13AssemblyAllison FriedmanDem
13AssemblyErin HowardDem
13SenateVincent Solomeno IIIDem
14AssemblyAndrew PachutaRep
14AssemblyBina ShahRep
14SenateAdam J. EliasRep
14AssemblyDaniel Benson*Dem
14AssemblyWayne Deangelo*Dem
14SenateLinda Greenstein*Dem
15AssemblyPatricia "Pat" A. JohnsonRep
15SenateSusan GaulRep
15AssemblyVerlina Reynolds-Jackson*Dem
15AssemblyAnthony Verrelli*Dem
15SenateShirley Turner*Dem
16AssemblyJoseph A. Lukac, IIIRep
16AssemblyVincent PanicoRep
16SenateMichael PappasRep
16SenateJeffrey GrantRep
16AssemblyRoy Freiman*Dem
16AssemblySadaf JafferDem
16AssemblyFaris ZwirahnDem
16SenateAndrew ZwickerDem
17AssemblyCatherine BarrierRep
17AssemblyPeter W. GabraRep
17SenateJames A. AbateRep
17AssemblyJoseph Danielsen*Dem
17AssemblyJoseph Egan*Dem
17SenateBob Smith*Dem
18AssemblyMelanie McCann MottRep
18AssemblyAngela FamRep
18SenateVihal R. PatelRep
18AssemblyRobert Karabinchak*Dem
18AssemblySterley Stanley*Dem
18AssemblyMaurice Alfaro Sr.Dem
18AssemblyLisa SalemDem
18SenatePatrick Diegnan Jr.*Dem
18SenateMohin PatelDem
19AssemblyBruce BankoRep
19AssemblyAnthony "Tony" GalloRep
19SenateChristian OnuohaRep
19AssemblyCraig Coughlin*Dem
19AssemblyYvonne Lopez*Dem
19SenateJoseph Vitale*Dem
20AssemblyAnnette Quijano*Dem
20AssemblyReginald AtkinsDem
20AssemblyDiane Murray-ClementsDem
20AssemblyChristian VelizDem
20SenateJoseph Cryan*Dem
20SenateJamel HolleyDem
21AssemblyNancy Munoz*Rep
21AssemblyMichele MatsikoudisRep
21AssemblyJennifer MakarRep
21SenateJon BramnickRep
21AssemblyElizabeth A. GranerDem
21AssemblyAnjali MehrotraDem
21SenateJoseph Signorello IIIDem
22AssemblyHans HerbergRep
22AssemblyDavid SypherRep
22SenateWilliam H. MichelsonRep
22AssemblyLinda Carter*Dem
22AssemblyJames Kennedy*Dem
22SenateNicholas Scutari*Dem
23AssemblyJohn Dimaio*Rep
23AssemblyErik Peterson*Rep
23SenateMichael J. Doherty*Rep
23AssemblyNicholas LabelleDem
23AssemblyHope KaufmanDem
23SenateDenise T. KingDem
24AssemblyParker Space*Rep
24AssemblyHarold Wirths*Rep
24SenateSteven Oroho*Rep
24AssemblyScott P. FaddenDem
24SenateDaniel CruzRep
25AssemblyBrian Bergen*Rep
25AssemblyAura Kenny Dunn*Rep
25SenateAnthony M. Bucco*Rep
25AssemblyPatricia L. VeresDem
25AssemblyLauren BarnettDem
25SenateJeff GrayzelDem
26AssemblyJay Webber*Rep
26AssemblyBettylou Decroce*Rep
26AssemblyChristian BarrancoRep
26AssemblyThomas MastrangeloRep
26SenateJoseph Pennacchio*Rep
26AssemblyPamela FaddenDem
26AssemblyMelissa Brown BlaeuerDem
26SenateChristine ClarkeDem
27AssemblyKevin RyanRep
27AssemblyJonathan SymRep
27SenateAdam KraemerRep
27AssemblyMila Jasey*Dem
27AssemblyJohn McKeon*Dem
27SenateRichard Codey*Dem
28AssemblyMonique HeadenRep
28AssemblyAnthony D'AngeloRep
28SenateFrank ContellaRep
28AssemblyRalph Caputo*Dem
28AssemblyCleopatra Tucker*Dem
28SenateRonald Rice*Dem
28SenateQuadir SelbyDem
29AssemblyEliana Pintor Marin*Dem
29AssemblyShanique Speight*Dem
29SenateTeresa Ruiz*Dem
30AssemblySean Kean*Rep
30AssemblyEdward Thomson*Rep
30AssemblyAlter Eliezer RichterRep
30SenateRobert Singer*Rep
30AssemblyStephen DobbinsDem
30AssemblyMatthew FilosaDem
30SenateDan StingerDem
31AssemblyBrandon VilaRep
31AssemblyRose JavierRep
31SenateNeil A. SchulmanRep
31AssemblyWilliam Sampson IVDem
31AssemblyAngela McKnight*Dem
31SenateSandra Cunningham*Dem
32AssemblyMarisela RodriguezRep
32AssemblyTamara ClaudioRep
32SenateJuan BarbadilloRep
32AssemblyPedro Mejia*Dem
32AssemblyAngelica M. Jimenez*Dem
32SenateNicholas Sacco*Dem
33AssemblyJacob CurtisRep
33AssemblyMarcos MarteRep
33SenateAgha KhanRep
33AssemblyAnnette Chaparro*Dem
33AssemblyRaj Mukherji*Dem
33SenateBrian Stack*Dem
34AssemblyIrene DevitaRep
34AssemblyTafari K. AndersonRep
34SenateScott PollackRep
34AssemblyThomas Giblin*Dem
34AssemblyBritnee Timberlake*Dem
34SenateNia Gill*Dem
35AssemblyRamzi YamishaRep
35AssemblyIman MajagahRep
35SenateKenneth PengitoreRep
35AssemblyShavonda Sumter*Dem
35AssemblyBenjie Wimberly*Dem
35SenateNellie Pou*Dem
36AssemblyClinton Calabrese*Dem
36AssemblyGary Schaer*Dem
36SenatePaul Sarlo*Dem
37AssemblyEdward DurfeeRep
37SenateMichael W. KoontzRep
37AssemblyLauren DaytonDem
37AssemblyGervonn Romney-RiceDem
37AssemblyEllen ParkDem
37AssemblyShama HaiderDem
37SenateGordon JohnsonDem
37SenateValerie Vainieri HuttleDem
38AssemblyAlfonso MastrofilipoRep
38AssemblyGerard TaylorRep
38SenateRichard GarciaRep
38AssemblyLisa Swain*Dem
38AssemblyP. Christopher Tully*Dem
38SenateJoseph Lagana*Dem
39AssemblyRobert Auth*Rep
39AssemblyJohn AzzaritiRep
39AssemblyJonathan KurpisRep
39AssemblyDeanne Defuccio*Rep
39SenateHolly Schepisi*Rep
39AssemblyMelinda J. IannuzziDem
39AssemblyKarlito A. AlmedaDem
39SenateRuth DuganDem
40AssemblyChristopher Dephillips*Rep
40AssemblyKevin Rooney*Rep
40SenateKristin Corrado*Rep
40AssemblyNicole McNamaraDem
40AssemblyGenevieve AllardDem
40SenateMichael A. SedonDem
* = incumbent

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