# New Jersey's 12th legislative district

New Jersey's 12th legislative district is one of 40 in the state, covering the Burlington County municipalities of North Hanover Township; the Middlesex County municipalities of Helmetta, Old Bridge Township, and Spotswood; the Monmouth County municipalities of Allentown Borough, Englishtown Borough, Manalapan Township, Matawan Borough, Millstone Township, Roosevelt Borough and Upper Freehold Township; and the Ocean County municipalities of Jackson Township and Plumsted Township.

## Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 230,971, of whom 182,139 (78.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 167,675 (72.6%) White, 15,755 (6.8%) African American, 625 (0.3%) Native American, 19,231 (8.3%) Asian, 105 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 9,349 (4.0%) from some other race, and 18,231 (7.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27,497 (11.9%) of the population.
The district had 176,467 registered voters as of February 1, 2025, of whom 68,820 (39.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 60,269 (34.2%) were registered as Republicans, 45,288 (25.7%) were registered as Democrats, and 2,090 (1.2%) were registered to other parties.

## Political representation

For the 2024-2025 session, the 12th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Owen Henry (R, Old Bridge Township) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan) and Alex Sauickie (R, Jackson Township).
The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 3rd, 4th, 6th and 12th congressional districts.

## 1965–1973

In the interim period between the 1964 Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Sims which required the creation of state legislature districts to be made as equal in population as possible and the 1973 creation of the 40-district map, the 12th district consisted of all of Hudson County. Senators were elected at-large in the 12th district; three members of the Senate were elected in the 1965 and 1971 elections for a two-year term and four Senators were elected for the four-year term elected in the 1967 elections. From 1967 until 1971, the 12th Senate district was split into four Assembly districts with each district electing two members. For the final election held under the interim measures, the 12th Senate district was split into three Assembly districts each electing two members and an additional Assembly member elected at-large by the entire county.
The members elected to the Senate from this district are as follows:
| Session | Senators elected | | | | |
| 1966–1967 | 3 | William Musto (D) | William F. Kelly (D) | Frank Joseph Guarini (D) |
| 1968–1969 | 4 | William Musto (D) | Frank Joseph Guarini (D) | William F. Kelly (D) | Frederick H. Hauser (D) |
| 1970–1971 | 4 | William Musto (D) | Frank Joseph Guarini (D) | William F. Kelly (D) | Frederick H. Hauser (D) |
| 1972–1973 | 3 | William Musto (D) | James P. Dugan (D) | William F. Kelly (D) |
The members elected to the Assembly from each district are as follows:
| Session | District 12A | District 12B | District 12C | District 12D | District 12 at-large |
| 1968–1969 | John J. Fekety (D) | Alfred E. Suminski (D) | Michael P. Esposito (D) | Theodore DiGiammo (D) |
| 1968–1969 | Addison McLeon (D) | David Friedland (D) | Christopher Jackman (D) | Norman A. Doyle (D) |
| 1970–1971 | Joseph A. LeFante (D) | Alfred E. Suminski (D) | Frank R. Conwell (D) | Joseph M. Healey (D) |
| 1970–1971 | James P. Dugan (D) | David Friedland (D) | Michael P. Esposito (D) | Christopher Jackman (D) |
| 1972–1973 | Joseph A. LeFante (D) | Michael P. Esposito (D) | Christopher Jackman (D) | Seat eliminated | David Friedland (D) |
| 1972–1973 | David Wallace (D) | William G. Wilkerson (D) | Silvio Failla (D) | Seat eliminated | David Friedland (D) |
| 1972–1973 | David Wallace (D) | William G. Wilkerson (D) | Thomas Gallo (D) | Seat eliminated | David Friedland (D) |
* ↑ Died February 5, 1971
* ↑ Died August 10, 1971
* ↑ Murdered on September 16, 1972
* ↑ Elected in special election on January 8, 1973; seated January 15, 1973

## District composition since 1973

When the 40-district legislative map was created in 1973, the 12th district first included the Middlesex County townships of Monroe Township and Madison (now Old Bridge) and the northern Monmouth County municipalities of Matawan borough and township (the latter now Aberdeen), Keyport, Union Beach, Keansburg, Middletown Township, and Red Bank. For the 1981 redistricting, almost the entire district was changed, only retaining Red Bank from the previous map. It consisted of all of western Monmouth County and some boroughs of northeastern Monmouth including Tinton Falls, Rumson, and West Long Branch. In the 1991 redistricting, the total area of the district was reduced as the four panhandle municipalities of western Monmouth and some of the boroughs on the east side of the district were shifted to other districts. The district became a long, narrow district in an east–west fashion in the 2001 redistricting stretching from Oceanport through the central Monmouth townships, and continuing into East Windsor and Hightstown in Mercer County. Following the 2011 redistricting, the district boundaries experienced yet another major change when it became composed of municipalities from four counties, Burlington, Ocean, Monmouth, and Middlesex.

## Election history

| Session | Senate | General Assembly | General Assembly |
| 1974–1975 | Eugene J. Bedell (D) | Bill Flynn (D) | Richard Van Wagner (D) |
| 1976–1977 | Eugene J. Bedell (D) | Bill Flynn (D) | Richard Van Wagner (D) |
| 1978–1979 | Eugene J. Bedell (D) | Bill Flynn (D) | Richard Van Wagner (D) |
| 1980–1981 | Eugene J. Bedell (D) | Bill Flynn (D) | Richard Van Wagner (D) |
| 1982–1983 | S. Thomas Gagliano (R) | Marie Sheehan Muhler (R) | John O. Bennett (R) |
| 1984–1985 | S. Thomas Gagliano (R) | Marie Sheehan Muhler (R) | John O. Bennett (R) |
| 1986–1987 | S. Thomas Gagliano (R) | Marie Sheehan Muhler (R) | John O. Bennett (R) |
| 1986–1987 | S. Thomas Gagliano (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | John O. Bennett (R) |
| 1988–1989 | S. Thomas Gagliano (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | John O. Bennett (R) |
| 1988–1989 | John O. Bennett (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | Michael Arnone (R) |
| 1990–1991 | John O. Bennett (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | Michael Arnone (R) |
| 1992–1993 | John O. Bennett (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | Michael Arnone (R) |
| 1994–1995 | John O. Bennett (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | Michael Arnone (R) |
| 1996–1997 | John O. Bennett (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | Michael Arnone (R) |
| 1998–1999 | John O. Bennett (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | Michael Arnone (R) |
| 2000–2001 | John O. Bennett (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | Michael Arnone (R) |
| 2002–2003 | John O. Bennett (R) | Clare Farragher (R) | Michael Arnone (R) |
| 2004–2005 | Ellen Karcher (D) | Robert Lewis Morgan (D) | Michael J. Panter (D) |
| 2006–2007 | Ellen Karcher (D) | Jennifer Beck (R) | Michael J. Panter (D) |
| 2008–2009 | Jennifer Beck (R) | Declan O'Scanlon (R) | Caroline Casagrande (R) |
| 2010–2011 | Jennifer Beck (R) | Declan O'Scanlon (R) | Caroline Casagrande (R) |
| 2012–2013 | Samuel D. Thompson (R) | Ronald S. Dancer (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
| 2014–2015 | Samuel D. Thompson (R) | Ronald S. Dancer (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
| 2016–2017 | Samuel D. Thompson (R) | Ronald S. Dancer (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
| 2018–2019 | Samuel D. Thompson (R) | Ronald S. Dancer (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
| 2020–2021 | Samuel D. Thompson (R) | Ronald S. Dancer (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
| 2022–2023 | Samuel D. Thompson (R) | Ronald S. Dancer (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
| 2022–2023 | Samuel D. Thompson (R) | Alex Sauickie (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
| 2022–2023 | Samuel D. Thompson (D) | Alex Sauickie (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
| 2024–2025 | Owen Henry (R) | Alex Sauickie (R) | Robert D. Clifton (R) |
* ↑ Resigned October 20, 1986 to join Department of Community Affairs
* ↑ Elected in a February 3, 1987 special election, sworn in on February 19
* ↑ Resigned May 1, 1989 to become director of New Jersey Transit
* 1 2 Appointed to the Senate on May 22, 1989, elected to complete the unexpired term in November 1989 special election
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on June 15, 1989
* ↑ Died July 23, 2022
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on September 15, 2022
* ↑ Switched from Republican to Democratic on February 13, 2023

## Election results, 1973–present
### Senate

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Samuel D. Thompson | 46,897 | 64.9 | 8.2 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Altomonte | 25,321 | 35.1 | 6.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,218 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Samuel D. Thompson | 30,013 | 56.7 | 8.7 |
| | Democratic | David H. Lande | 21,888 | 41.4 | 6.8 |
| | Coach Kev | Kevin Antoine | 990 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,891 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Samuel D. Thompson | 32,911 | 65.4 | 5.5 |
| | Democratic | Raymond D. Dotard | 17,440 | 34.6 | 5.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,351 | 100.0 | |
2011 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Samuel D. Thompson | 22,578 | 59.9 |
| | Democratic | Robert "Bob" Brown | 15,125 | 40.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,703 | 100.0 |
2007 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jennifer Beck | 26,743 | 53.9 | 11.4 |
| | Democratic | Ellen Karcher | 22,844 | 46.1 | 6.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,587 | 100.0 | |
2003 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Ellen Karcher | 24,174 | 52.4 | 11.2 |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 19,600 | 42.5 | 16.3 |
| | Green | Earl Gray | 2,334 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,108 | 100.0 | |
2001 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 34,464 | 58.8 |
| | Democratic | Amy I. Aughenbaugh | 24,189 | 41.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,653 | 100.0 |
1997 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett, III | 41,171 | 62.8 | 2.2 |
| | Democratic | George E. Ball | 20,289 | 30.9 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | John P. Desmond | 2,780 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
| | Natural Law | Mary Jo Christian | 1,354 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,594 | 100.0 | |
1993 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 43,490 | 65.0 | 2.2 |
| | Democratic | George E. Ball | 20,926 | 31.3 | 3.5 |
| | Conservative | Rich Pezzullo | 1,609 | 2.4 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Virginia A. Flynn | 881 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,906 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 36,629 | 67.2 |
| | Democratic | Joseph D. Youssouf | 15,151 | 27.8 |
| | Abortion Is Murder | Pat Daly | 1,760 | 3.2 |
| | Libertarian | Helen L. Radder | 941 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,481 | 100.0 |
Special election, November 7, 1989 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 36,196 | 56.7 | 10.9 |
| | Democratic | Andrew M. Smith, Jr. | 27,661 | 43.3 | 10.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,857 | 100.0 | |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | S. Thomas Gagliano | 31,188 | 67.6 | 16.7 |
| | Democratic | Bernard B. Finan | 14,965 | 32.4 | 16.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,153 | 100.0 | |
1983 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | S. Thomas Gagliano | 24,294 | 50.9 | 8.2 |
| | Democratic | Alexander D. Lehrer | 23,414 | 49.1 | 8.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,708 | 100.0 | |
1981 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | S. Thomas Gagliano | 33,521 | 59.1 |
| | Democratic | Roger J. Kane | 23,169 | 40.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,690 | 100.0 |
1977 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Eugene J. Bedell | 28,391 | 53.6 | 5.2 |
| | Republican | Joseph Azzolina | 21,877 | 41.3 | 6.1 |
| | Independent | Eileen Lloyd | 2,435 | 4.6 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Jack Moyers | 261 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,964 | 100.0 | |
1973 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Eugene J. Bedell | 29,193 | 58.8 |
| | Republican | Joseph Azzolina | 17,492 | 35.2 |
| | United Independents | Peter P. Garibaldi | 2,967 | 6.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,652 | 100.0 |

### General Assembly

Special election, November 8, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | % |
| | Republican | Alexander Sauckie III | |
| | Democratic | Paul Sarti | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100.0 |
2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Ronald S. Dancer | 47,595 | 33.4 | 1.3 |
| | Republican | Robert D. Clifton | 46,378 | 32.5 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Michael Palazzolla | 24,642 | 17.3 | 1.5 |
| | Democratic | Raya Arbiol | 23,993 | 16.8 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 142,608 | 100.0 | |
2019 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Ronald S. Dancer | 24,577 | 32.1 | 2.8 |
| | Republican | Robert D. Clifton | 23,879 | 31.2 | 2.7 |
| | Democratic | David H. Lande | 14,449 | 18.9 | 1.8 |
| | Democratic | Malini Guha | 13,708 | 17.9 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,613 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Ronald S. Dancer | 30,348 | 29.3 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Robert D. Clifton | 29,610 | 28.5 | 0.5 |
| | Democratic | Gene Davis | 21,441 | 20.7 | 0.3 |
| | Democratic | Nirav Patel | 20,397 | 19.7 | 0.6 |
| | Libertarian | Anthony J. Storrow | 1,016 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Daniel A. Krause | 938 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,750 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Ronald S. Dancer | 15,164 | 29.5 | 3.3 |
| | Republican | Robert D. Clifton | 14,433 | 28.0 | 3.7 |
| | Democratic | David W. Merwin | 10,496 | 20.4 | 2.9 |
| | Democratic | Robert P. Kurzydlowski | 10,449 | 20.3 | 3.7 |
| | Green | Stephen N. Zielinski Sr. | 945 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,487 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Ronald S. Dancer | 32,188 | 32.8 | 2.5 |
| | Republican | Robert D. Clifton | 31,059 | 31.7 | 2.6 |
| | Democratic | Lawrence J. Furman | 17,119 | 17.5 | 2.9 |
| | Democratic | Nicholas Nellegar | 16,312 | 16.6 | 3.7 |
| | For the People | Diane Bindler | 1,354 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,032 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ronald S. Dancer | 22,345 | 30.3 |
| | Republican | Robert D. Clifton | 21,469 | 29.1 |
| | Democratic | William "Bill" Spedding | 15,077 | 20.4 |
| | Democratic | Catherine Tinney Rome | 14,969 | 20.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,860 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Declan J. O’Scanlon, Jr. | 42,932 | 31.3 | 5.7 |
| | Republican | Caroline Casagrande | 42,662 | 31.1 | 5.6 |
| | Democratic | Michelle Roth | 25,891 | 18.9 | 6.1 |
| | Democratic | John Amberg | 24,125 | 17.6 | 6.3 |
| | Green | Steven Welzer | 1,635 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,245 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Declan O'Scanlon Jr. | 24,493 | 25.6 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Caroline Casagrande | 24,352 | 25.5 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | Mike Panter | 23,842 | 25.0 | 1.0 |
| | Democratic | Amy Mallet | 22,870 | 23.9 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,557 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jennifer Beck | 31,418 | 24.8 | 0.8 |
| | Democratic | Michael J. Panter | 30,466 | 24.01 | 2.8 |
| | Republican | Declan O'Scanlon Jr. | 30,401 | 23.96 | 1.1 |
| | Democratic | Robert L. Morgan | 30,228 | 23.82 | 2.6 |
| | Green | Ann Napolitano | 2,306 | 1.8 | N/A |
| | Green | Judith Stanton | 2,052 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 126,871 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Michael Panter | 23,613 | 26.8 | 3.8 |
| | Democratic | Robert Morgan | 23,240 | 26.4 | 3.6 |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 21,098 | 24.0 | 3.3 |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 20,140 | 22.9 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,091 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 31,794 | 27.3 |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 30,476 | 26.2 |
| | Democratic | Gordon N. Gemma | 26,823 | 23.0 |
| | Democratic | William I. Scherer | 26,501 | 22.8 |
| | Natural Law | Mary Jo Christian | 865 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 116,459 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 19,236 | 28.4 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 18,564 | 27.4 | 2.7 |
| | Democratic | David M. Lerner | 13,970 | 20.6 | 2.5 |
| | Democratic | Salvatore Vitale | 12,991 | 19.2 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | Frances H. Marshall | 1,223 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | Cornelius Van Sant | 1,068 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| | Natural Law | Mary Jo Christian | 773 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,825 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 39,098 | 30.7 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 38,356 | 30.1 | 3.2 |
| | Democratic | Lillian E. Harris | 23,018 | 18.1 | 4.9 |
| | Democratic | Gayle L. Hershcopf | 22,073 | 17.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Frances H. Marshall | 1,645 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| | Conservative | Cornelius Van Sant | 1,528 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| | Natural Law | Christina M. Zegler | 913 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| | Natural Law | Joseph Parziale | 867 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 127,498 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 20,301 | 33.3 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 20,275 | 33.3 | 1.8 |
| | Democratic | Lynn Reich | 13,996 | 23.0 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative | Richard Pezzullo | 2,539 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Frances H. Marshall | 2,426 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Ronnie Dougherty | 733 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Natural Law | Gordon Smith | 676 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,946 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 41,450 | 31.8 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 41,061 | 31.5 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | Lillian Harris | 24,281 | 18.6 | 2.3 |
| | Democratic | Fred Eckhaus | 23,676 | 18.1 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,468 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 33,772 | 32.0 |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 33,657 | 31.9 |
| | Democratic | Michael A. Ferguson | 17,168 | 16.3 |
| | Democratic | Arnold Bellush | 16,625 | 15.8 |
| | Accountable Independent | James H. Dorn | 1,867 | 1.8 |
| | Libertarian | Virginia A. Flynn | 1,396 | 1.3 |
| | Libertarian | Donald W. Jamison | 971 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,456 | 100.0 |
1989 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 34,169 | 26.3 | 3.5 |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 33,506 | 25.8 | 5.9 |
| | Democratic | Lynn Reich | 31,515 | 24.2 | 4.8 |
| | Democratic | Frank G. Abate | 30,842 | 23.7 | 4.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,032 | 100.0 | |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 28,592 | 31.7 | 0.8 |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 26,931 | 29.8 | 1.8 |
| | Democratic | Dante J. Massa | 17,544 | 19.4 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Gene J. Anthony | 17,217 | 19.1 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,284 | 100.0 | |
Special election, February 3, 1987 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Clare M. Farragher | 6,321 | 54.0 |
| | Democratic | Lynn Reich | 5,392 | 46.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,713 | 100.0 |
1985 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 33,205 | 32.5 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Marie Sheehan Muhler | 32,346 | 31.6 | 2.0 |
| | Democratic | Donald M. Lomurro | 18,584 | 18.2 | 2.3 |
| | Democratic | Michael L. Detzky | 18,129 | 17.7 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,264 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 27,599 | 29.9 | 0.1 |
| | Republican | Marie Sheehan Muhler | 27,288 | 29.6 | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | Sally Ann Mollica | 18,892 | 20.5 | 0.8 |
| | Democratic | George P. Spodak | 18,410 | 20.0 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,189 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Marie Sheehan Muhler | 34,411 | 31.0 |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett | 33,263 | 30.0 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Meehan | 21,840 | 19.7 |
| | Democratic | Stephen C. Hornik | 21,540 | 19.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,054 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Richard Van Wagner | 28,325 | 29.4 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | William E. Flynn | 26,751 | 27.7 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | Robert B. Thaler | 20,597 | 21.4 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | Richard J. Dealy, Jr. | 20,054 | 20.8 | 1.0 |
| | Libertarian | Chris Toto | 740 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,467 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Richard Van Wagner | 31,681 | 30.7 | 2.1 |
| | Democratic | William E. Flynn | 29,344 | 28.4 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 21,542 | 20.8 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Richard A. Cooper | 20,417 | 19.8 | 2.4 |
| | Libertarian | Stevenson M. Enterline | 362 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,346 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Richard Van Wagner | 27,832 | 28.6 | 1.7 |
| | Democratic | William E. Flynn | 26,225 | 26.9 | 3.7 |
| | Republican | Albert E. Allen | 21,739 | 22.3 | 2.5 |
| | Republican | Peter J. Carton | 21,630 | 22.2 | 2.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,426 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William E. Flynn | 29,427 | 30.6 |
| | Democratic | Richard Van Wagner | 29,203 | 30.3 |
| | Republican | Michael J. Arnone | 19,030 | 19.8 |
| | Republican | Richard A. Cooper | 18,642 | 19.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,302 | 100.0 |

## Election results, 1965–1973
### Senate

1965 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William V. Musto | 154,183 | 24.7 |
| | Democratic | William F. Kelly, Jr. | 152,975 | 24.6 |
| | Democratic | Frank J. Guarini | 152,263 | 24.4 |
| | Republican | William Bozzuffi | 52,363 | 8.4 |
| | Republican | John J. Grossi, Jr. | 51,891 | 8.3 |
| | Republican | Victoria Borsett | 50,649 | 8.1 |
| | The New Frontier | James C. Lynch | 3,204 | 0.5 |
| | The New Frontier | Beatrice Waiss | 2,772 | 0.4 |
| | The New Frontier | Willie Mae Mason | 2,741 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 623,041 | 100.0 |
1967 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William V. Musto | 115,534 | 16.6 |
| | Democratic | Frank J. Guarini, Jr. | 111,741 | 16.0 |
| | Democratic | William F. Kelly, Jr. | 111,331 | 16.0 |
| | Democratic | Frederick H. Hauser | 110,949 | 15.9 |
| | Republican | Cresenzi Castaldo | 39,667 | 5.7 |
| | Republican | Eugene P. Kenny | 39,049 | 5.6 |
| | Republican | Norman H. Roth | 38,985 | 5.6 |
| | Republican | Geoffrey Gaulkin | 37,609 | 5.4 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Michael J. Bell | 24,777 | 3.6 |
| | No Additional Taxes | James B. Sansone | 19,713 | 2.8 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Allen Zavodnick | 19,106 | 2.7 |
| | No Additional Taxes | George Ahto | 19,046 | 2.7 |
| | Conservative | Frank Potocnie | 2,467 | 0.4 |
| | Conservative | Rita A. Bailey | 2,428 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative | Gabriel M. Masters | 2,262 | 0.3 |
| | Conservative | George A. Daum | 2,239 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 696,903 | 100.0 |
1971 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William V. Musto | 81,522 | 17.0 |
| | Democratic | James P. Dugan | 78,293 | 16.3 |
| | Democratic | William F. Kelly, Jr. | 76,177 | 15.9 |
| | Save Hudson County | Patrick D. Conaghan | 47,082 | 9.8 |
| | Save Hudson County | Francis X. Hayes | 47,036 | 9.8 |
| | Save Hudson County | Anthony M. Defino | 44,703 | 9.3 |
| | Republican | Joseph J. Panepinto | 33,985 | 7.1 |
| | Republican | Cosmo Palmitessa | 33,131 | 6.9 |
| | Republican | Mario DeLuca | 32,131 | 6.7 |
| | Honesty-Efficiency-Decency | Richard D. McAleer | 5,496 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 479,556 | 100.0 |

### General Assembly
#### District 12A

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John J. Fekety | 26,990 | 31.9 |
| | Democratic | Addison M. McLeon | 26,384 | 31.2 |
| | Republican | John C. Gallagher | 10,143 | 12.0 |
| | Republican | Oliver Timbers | 8,640 | 10.2 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Frank Gorman | 5,867 | 6.9 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Al Rinn | 5,378 | 6.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas McFadden | 648 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | Melvin A. Henderson | 622 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,672 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph A. Lefante | 38,635 | 32.9 |
| | Democratic | James P. Dugan | 37,283 | 31.8 |
| | Republican | Walter Skowronski | 20,882 | 17.8 |
| | Republican | Albert A. Sann | 19,363 | 16.5 |
| | National Conservative | Arthur F. Distler | 599 | 0.5 |
| | National Conservative | Robert W. Ragsdale | 539 | 0.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,301 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph A. LeFante | 29,702 | 26.6 |
| | Democratic | David A. Wallace | 26,585 | 23.8 |
| | Save Hudson County | Leonard R. Kantor | 14,517 | 13.0 |
| | Save Hudson County | Richard E. Morrow | 14,305 | 12.8 |
| | Republican | John W. Pettigrew | 13,575 | 12.2 |
| | Republican | Helen Payzak | 12,810 | 11.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,494 | 100.0 |

#### District 12B

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alfred E. Suminski | 28,693 | 31.3 |
| | Democratic | David Friedland | 28,151 | 30.7 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Vincent Verdiramo | 8,182 | 8.9 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Mortimer P. Cullity | 7,856 | 8.6 |
| | Republican | Andrew H. Stoma | 7,708 | 8.4 |
| | Republican | Ronald T. Hazzard | 7,632 | 8.3 |
| | A Fair Share | Arsenio V. Silvestri | 1,028 | 1.1 |
| | A Fair Share | James J. Mack | 914 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative | Dolores S. Connerty | 699 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | Alfred E. Smith | 690 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,553 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Alfred E. Suminski | 25,854 | 29.7 |
| | Democratic | David Friedland | 25,151 | 28.9 |
| | Republican | John P. Errico | 17,625 | 20.3 |
| | Republican | William X. Burke | 17,044 | 19.6 |
| | National Conservative | William A. Otto | 657 | 0.8 |
| | National Conservative | Carol Ann Borowski | 629 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 86,960 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael P. Esposito | 24,124 | 25.5 |
| | Democratic | William G. Wilkerson | 22,870 | 24.2 |
| | Save Hudson County | Anthony L. Altomonte | 12,747 | 13.5 |
| | Save Hudson County | William O. Perkins, Jr. | 11,325 | 12.0 |
| | Republican | John P. Errico | 10,893 | 11.5 |
| | Republican | John Alexander | 10,669 | 11.3 |
| | Independent | George Whaley | 1,937 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,565 | 100.0 |

#### District 12C

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Michael P. Esposito | 22,916 | 33.2 |
| | Democratic | Christopher J. Jackman | 22,533 | 32.7 |
| | Republican | Anthony Federico | 7,907 | 11.5 |
| | Republican | Walter J. Hyjek | 7,596 | 11.0 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Edward Lombardi | 3,807 | 5.5 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Katherine Bell | 3,339 | 4.8 |
| | Conservative | Joseph M. Caruso | 467 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | Carol A. Otto | 411 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,976 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Frank R. Conwell | 20,884 | 32.8 |
| | Democratic | Michael P. Esposito | 20,689 | 32.5 |
| | Republican | Anthony L. Federico | 11,093 | 17.4 |
| | Republican | Albert R. Jordan | 10,973 | 17.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,639 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Christopher J. Jackman | 22,162 | 21.5 |
| | Democratic | Silvio J. Failla | 21,637 | 21.0 |
| | Save Hudson County | John J. Duffy | 20,091 | 19.5 |
| | Save Hudson County | James E. Lagomarsino | 19,968 | 19.4 |
| | Republican | Charles E. Miller | 10,201 | 9.9 |
| | Republican | Josephine Astrauskas | 9,048 | 8.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,107 | 100.0 |
Special election, January 8, 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Thomas A. Gallo | 11,208 | 62.7 |
| | Republican | Nilo Juri | 4,124 | 23.1 |
| | Independent | Eleanor Yaschak | 1,233 | 6.9 |
| | Independent | Angelo Charles Romano | 622 | 3.5 |
| | Independent | Herbert Shaw | 293 | 1.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,880 | 100.0 |

#### District 12D

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Norman A. Doyle, Jr. | 30,833 | 31.1 |
| | Democratic | Theodore Digiammo | 30,759 | 31.0 |
| | Republican | Robert W. McCann | 14,736 | 14.8 |
| | Republican | Cosmo Palmitessa | 14,524 | 14.6 |
| | No Additional Taxes | H. Roger Gilbert | 3,656 | 3.7 |
| | No Additional Taxes | Rocco Biase | 3,293 | 3.3 |
| | Conservative | Joseph F. Jorda | 795 | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | Ernest T. Bradow | 678 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,274 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph M. Healey | 26,380 | 25.8 |
| | Democratic | Christopher J. Jackman | 25,967 | 25.4 |
| | Republican | Cosmo A. Palmitessa | 23,956 | 23.5 |
| | Republican | Marita Borzaga | 23,471 | 23.0 |
| | National Conservative | Ralph D. Cicirelli | 1,408 | 1.4 |
| | National Conservative | George S. Whateley | 873 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,055 | 100.0 |

#### District 12 At-large

New Jersey general election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Friedland | 69,970 | 46.7 |
| | Save Hudson County | Meyer Kaplan | 46,425 | 31.0 |
| | Republican | Rae S. Zalkin | 33,428 | 22.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,823 | 100.0 |