The 1995 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 7, 1995, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Republicans held a 52-28 majority in the lower house prior to the election, as Democrats flipped a seat in the 18th district in a 1994 special election.Edge, Wally. PolitickerNJ How Buono got to Trenton, PolitickerNJ.com, January 12, 2010. Accessed July 4, 2010. The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one state senator and two State Assembly members. New Jersey uses coterminous legislative districts for both its State Senate and General Assembly.
Republicans were able to flip one seat in the 2nd and both in the 7th. Democrats flipped one seat in the 6th, 18th, 35th, and both in the 19th.
Incumbents not seeking re-election Democratic Wayne R. Bryant, District 5 George E. Williams, District 7 Joseph Yuhas, District 15 Harry A. McEnroe, District 28 James Zangari, District 28
Republican John F. Gaffney, District 2 C. William Haines, District 8 Maureen Ogden, District 21 Chuck Haytaian, District 23 Arthur R. Albohn, District 25
Summary of results by district Legislative DistrictPositionIncumbent PartyElected Assembly Member Party1st1st 1 Nicholas Asselta Republican Nicholas Asselta Republican 2 John C. Gibson Republican John C. Gibson Republican2nd2nd 1 Kenneth LeFevre Republican Kenneth LeFevre Republican 2 John F. Gaffney Republican Francis J. BleeDemocratic3rd3rd 1 Jack Collins Republican Jack Collins Republican 2 Gary Stuhltrager Republican Gary Stuhltrager Republican4th4th 1 Sean F. Dalton Democrat Sean F. Dalton Democrat 2 George Geist Republican George Geist Republican5th5th 1 Wayne R. Bryant Democrat Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat 2 Joseph J. Roberts Democrat Joseph J. Roberts Democrat6th6th 1 Lee A. Solomon Republican Louis Greenwald Democrat 2 John A. Rocco Republican John A. Rocco Republican7th7th 1 George E. Williams Democrat Diane Allen Republican 2 Steven M. Petrillo Democrat Carmine DeSopo Republican8th8th 1 Francis Bodine Republican Francis Bodine Republican 2 C. William Haines Republican Larry Chatzidakis Republican9th9th 1 Jeffrey Moran Republican Jeffrey Moran Republican 2 Christopher J. Connors Republican Christopher J. Connors Republican10th10th 1 James W. Holzapfel Republican James W. Holzapfel Republican 2 David W. Wolfe Republican David W. Wolfe Republican11th11th 1 Thomas S. Smith Republican Thomas S. Smith Republican 2 Steve Corodemus Republican Steve Corodemus Republican12th12th 1 Clare Farragher Republican Clare Farragher Republican 2 Michael Arnone Republican Michael Arnone Republican13th13th 1 Joann H. Smith Republican Joann H. Smith Republican 2 Joseph Azzolina Republican Joseph Azzolina Republican14th14th 1 Paul Kramer Republican Paul Kramer Republican 2 Barbara W. Wright Republican Barbara W. Wright Republican15th15th 1 Shirley Turner Democrat Shirley Turner Democrat 2 Joseph Yuhas Democrat Reed Gusciora Democrat16th16th 1 Walter J. Kavanaugh Republican Walter J. Kavanaugh Republican 2 Christopher Bateman Republican Christopher Bateman Republican17th17th 1 Bob Smith Democrat Bob Smith Democrat 2 Jerry Green Democrat Jerry Green Democrat18th18th 1 Jeffrey A. Warsh Republican Peter Barnes Democrat 2 Barbara Buono Democrat Barbara Buono Democrat19th19th 1 Stephen A. Mikulak Republican Arline Friscia Democrat 2 Ernest L. Oros Republican John Wisniewski Democrat20th20th 1 Neil M. Cohen Democrat Neil M. Cohen Democrat 2 Joseph Suliga Democrat Joseph Suliga Democrat21st21st 1 Monroe Jay Lustbader Republican Monroe Jay Lustbader Republican 2 Maureen Ogden Republican Kevin J. O'Toole Republican22nd22nd 1 Richard Bagger Republican Richard Bagger Republican 2 Alan Augustine Republican Alan Augustine Republican23rd23rd 1 Leonard Lance Republican Leonard Lance Republican 2 Chuck Haytaian Republican Connie Myers Republican24th24th 1 Guy Gregg Republican Guy Gregg Republican 2 Scott Garrett Republican Scott Garrett Republican25th25th 1 Anthony R. Bucco Republican Anthony R. Bucco Republican 2 Arthur R. Albohn Republican Michael Patrick Carroll Republican26th26th 1 Alex DeCroce Republican Alex DeCroce Republican 2 Carol J. Murphy Republican Carol J. Murphy Republican27th27th 1 LeRoy J. Jones Jr. Democrat LeRoy J. Jones Jr. Democrat 2 Nia Gill Democrat Nia Gill Democrat28th28th 1 Harry A. McEnroe Democrat Craig A. Stanley Democrat 2 James Zangari Democrat Wilfredo Caraballo Democrat29th29th 1 Willie B. Brown Democrat Willie B. Brown Democrat 2 Jackie Mattison Democrat Jackie Mattison Democrat30th30th 1 Joseph Malone Republican Joseph Malone Republican 2 Melvin Cottrell Republican Melvin Cottrell Republican31st31st 1 Joseph Doria Democrat Joseph Doria Democrat 2 Joseph Charles Democrat Joseph Charles Democrat32nd32nd 1 Joan M. Quigley Democrat Joan Quigley Democrat 2 Anthony Impreveduto Democrat Anthony Impreveduto Democrat33rd33rd 1 Louis Romano Democrat Louis Romano Democrat 2 Raul Garcia Democrat Raul Garcia Democrat34th34th 1 Marion Crecco Republican Marion Crecco Republican 2 Gerald H. Zecker Republican Gerald H. Zecker Republican35th35th 1 Bill Pascrell Democrat Bill Pascrell Democrat 2 Donald Hayden Republican Alfred Steele Democrat36th36th 1 Paul DiGaetano Republican Paul DiGaetano Republican 2 John V. Kelly Republican John V. Kelly Republican37th37th 1 Ken Zisa Democrat Ken Zisa Democrat 2 Loretta Weinberg Democrat Loretta Weinberg Democrat38th38th 1 Patrick J. Roma Republican Patrick J. Roma Republican 2 Rose Marie Heck Republican Rose Marie Heck Republican39th39th 1 Charlotte Vandervalk Republican Charlotte Vandervalk Republican 2 John E. Rooney Republican John E. Rooney Republican40th40th 1 Nicholas Felice Republican Nicholas Felice Republican 2 David C. Russo Republican David Russo Republican
Close races Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%: +DistrictMarginResult19.8%Republican hold42.1%Democratic hold61.4%Democratic gain136.7%Republican hold145.6%Republican hold186.8%Democratic gain348.6%Republican hold369.1%Republican hold
List 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__NOTOC__
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