# 2011 New Jersey Senate election

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The 2011 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 4. The election took place midway through Chris Christie's first term as Governor of New Jersey. No seats changed hands, though Democrats had gained one seat in a 2010 special election with Linda Greenstein's victory over Tom Goodwin.
This was the first election under maps drawn after the 2010 census. Three incumbents retired from the Senate including Sean Kean, who was redistricted into Jennifer Beck's district and ran for Assembly rather than challenge her.

## Incumbents not running for re-election
### Democratic

* John Girgenti (District 35)

### Republican

* Andrew Ciesla (District 10)
* Sean T. Kean (District 11) (ran for Assembly)

## Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Ballotpedia | Lean D | October 31, 2011 |

## Summary of results by State Senate district

| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| 1st Legislative District | Jeff Van Drew | Dem | Jeff Van Drew | Dem |
| 2nd Legislative District | Jim Whelan | Dem | Jim Whelan | Dem |
| 3rd Legislative District | Steve Sweeney | Dem | Steve Sweeney | Dem |
| 4th Legislative District | Fred Madden | Dem | Fred Madden | Dem |
| 5th Legislative District | Donald Norcross | Dem | Donald Norcross | Dem |
| 6th Legislative District | James Beach | Dem | James Beach | Dem |
| 7th Legislative District | Diane Allen | Rep | Diane Allen | Rep |
| 8th Legislative District | Dawn Addiego | Rep | Dawn Addiego | Rep |
| 9th Legislative District | Christopher Connors | Rep | Christopher Connors | Rep |
| 10th Legislative District | Andrew R. Ciesla | Rep | Jim Holzapfel | Rep |
| 11th Legislative District | Sean T. Kean | Rep | Jennifer Beck | Rep |
| 12th Legislative District | Jennifer Beck | Rep | Samuel D. Thompson | Rep |
| 13th Legislative District | Joe Kyrillos | Rep | Joe Kyrillos | Rep |
| 14th Legislative District | Linda Greenstein | Dem | Linda Greenstein | Dem |
| 15th Legislative District | Shirley Turner | Dem | Shirley Turner | Dem |
| 16th Legislative District | Kip Bateman | Rep | Kip Bateman | Rep |
| 17th Legislative District | Bob Smith | Dem | Bob Smith | Dem |
| 18th Legislative District | Barbara Buono | Dem | Barbara Buono | Dem |
| 19th Legislative District | Joe Vitale | Dem | Joe Vitale | Dem |
| 20th Legislative District | Raymond Lesniak | Dem | Raymond Lesniak | Dem |
| 21st Legislative District | Tom Kean Jr. | Rep | Tom Kean Jr. | Rep |
| 22nd Legislative District | Nicholas Scutari | Dem | Nicholas Scutari | Dem |
| 23rd Legislative District | Michael Doherty | Rep | Michael Doherty | Rep |
| 24th Legislative District | Steve Oroho | Rep | Steve Oroho | Rep |
| 25th Legislative District | Anthony Bucco | Rep | Anthony Bucco | Rep |
| 26th Legislative District | Joe Pennacchio | Rep | Joe Pennacchio | Rep |
| 27th Legislative District | Richard Codey | Dem | Richard Codey | Dem |
| 28th Legislative District | Ronald Rice | Dem | Ronald Rice | Dem |
| 29th Legislative District | Teresa Ruiz | Dem | Teresa Ruiz | Dem |
| 30th Legislative District | Robert W. Singer | Rep | Robert W. Singer | Rep |
| 31st Legislative District | Sandra Bolden Cunningham | Dem | Sandra Bolden Cunningham | Dem |
| 32nd Legislative District | Nicholas Sacco | Dem | Nicholas Sacco | Dem |
| 33rd Legislative District | Brian Stack | Dem | Brian Stack | Dem |
| 34th Legislative District | Nia Gill | Dem | Nia Gill | Dem |
| 35th Legislative District | John Girgenti | Dem | Nellie Pou | Dem |
| 36th Legislative District | Paul Sarlo | Dem | Paul Sarlo | Dem |
| 37th Legislative District | Loretta Weinberg | Dem | Loretta Weinberg | Dem |
| 38th Legislative District | Robert M. Gordon | Dem | Robert M. Gordon | Dem |
| 39th Legislative District | Gerald Cardinale | Rep | Gerald Cardinale | Rep |
| 40th Legislative District | Kevin O'Toole | Rep | Kevin O'Toole | Rep |
* ↑ Norcross was appointed to the seat after Senator Dana Redd resigned to become mayor of Camden.
* ↑ Beach was appointed to the seat after Senator John Adler resigned to take his seat in the United States House of Representatives.
* ↑ Addiego was appointed after Senator Phil Haines resigned to take a seat on the New Jersey Superior Court.
* ↑ Redistricted to District 11.
* ↑ Greenstein won a special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Bill Baroni, who resigned to become Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority. She defeated interim Senator Tom Goodwin.
* ↑ Doherty won a special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Leonard Lance, who resigned to take his seat in the United States House of Representatives. He defeated interim Senator Marcia Karrow in the Republican primary.

### Close races

* District 38, 6.07%
* District 2, 6.83%
* District 1, 8.15%
* District 16, 9.30%

## District 1

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jeff Van Drew | 24,557 | 54.1 |
| | Republican | David S. DeWeese | 20,857 | 45.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,414 | 100.0 |

## District 2

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Whelan | 24,075 | 53.4 |
| | Republican | Vince Polistina | 20,997 | 46.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,072 | 100.0 |

## District 3

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Stephen M. Sweeney | 25,299 | 55.6 |
| | Republican | Michael M. Mulligan | 20,197 | 44.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,496 | 100.0 |

## District 4

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred H. Madden | 23,868 | 62.1 |
| | Republican | Giancarlo D'Orazio | 14,569 | 37.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,437 | 100.0 |

## District 5

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Donald W. Norcross | 17,712 | 56.8 |
| | Republican | Keith Walker | 13,444 | 43.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,156 | 100.0 |

## District 6

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Beach | 25,297 | 62.1 |
| | Republican | Phil Mitsch | 15,415 | 37.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,712 | 100.0 |

## District 7

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Diane Allen | 27,011 | 57.0 |
| | Democratic | Gail Cook | 20,370 | 43.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,381 | 100.0 |

## District 8

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dawn Marie Addiego | 22,396 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,396 | 100.0 |

## District 9

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 32,027 | 64.9 |
| | Democratic | Dorothy A. Ryan | 17,320 | 35.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,347 | 100.0 |

## District 10

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jim Holzapfel | 28,675 | 64.0 |
| | Democratic | Charles P. Tivenan | 16,105 | 36.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,780 | 100.0 |

## District 11

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jennifer Beck | 20,226 | 56.6 |
| | Democratic | Raymond Santiago | 15,487 | 43.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,713 | 100.0 |

## District 12

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| 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 |

## District 13

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Kyrillos, Jr. | 24,121 | 59.9 |
| | Democratic | Christopher G. Cullen | 14,785 | 36.7 |
| | Constitution | Stephen J. Boracchia | 556 | 1.4 |
| | Keep Monmouth Green | Karen Anne Zaletel | 519 | 1.3 |
| | Jobs-Economy-Honesty | Mac Dara F. Lyden | 260 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,241 | 100.0 |

## District 14

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Linda R. Greenstein | 26,206 | 55.3 |
| | Republican | Richard J. Kanka | 21,176 | 44.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,382 | 100.0 |

## District 15

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 21,512 | 66.4 |
| | Republican | Donald J. Cox | 10,900 | 33.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,412 | 100.0 |

## District 16

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Christopher "Kip" Bateman | 21,040 | 54.6 |
| | Democratic | Maureen Vella | 17,460 | 45.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,500 | 100.0 |

## District 17

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Smith | 15,507 | 64.0 |
| | Republican | Jordan Rickards | 8,715 | 36.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,222 | 100.0 |

## District 18

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Buono | 19,631 | 60.1 |
| | Republican | Gloria S. Dittman | 13,042 | 39.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,673 | 100.0 |

## District 19

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph F. Vitale | 18,623 | 66.9 |
| | Republican | Paul Lund, Jr. | 9,232 | 33.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,855 | 100.0 |

## District 20

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Raymond J. Lesniak | 12,510 | 75.5 |
| | Republican | Helen S. Rosales | 4,052 | 24.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,562 | 100.0 |

## District 21

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | 27,750 | 67.5 |
| | Democratic | Paul Swanicke | 13,351 | 32.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,101 | 100.0 |

## District 22

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nicholas Scutari | 16,104 | 61.6 |
| | Republican | Michael W. Class | 10,024 | 38.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,128 | 100.0 |

## District 23

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Michael J. Doherty | 21,596 | 61.3 |
| | Democratic | John Graf, Jr. | 12,579 | 35.7 |
| | For State Senate | Daniel Z. Seyler | 1,040 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,215 | 100.0 |

## District 24

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steven V. Oroho | 21,044 | 66.0 |
| | Democratic | Edwin Selby | 10,837 | 34.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,881 | 100.0 |

## District 25

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Anthony R. Bucco | 19,228 | 61.0 |
| | Democratic | Rick Thoeni | 12,298 | 39.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,526 | 100.0 |

## District 26

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Joe Pennacchio | 20,230 | 64.3 |
| | Democratic | Wasim Khan | 10,317 | 32.8 |
| | Scafa For Senate | Joseph Scafa | 913 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,460 | 100.0 |

## District 27

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard J. Codey | 27,089 | 61.8 |
| | Republican | William H. Eames | 16,741 | 38.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,830 | 100.0 |

## District 28

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Ronald L. Rice | 14,781 | 76.6 |
| | Republican | Russell Mollica | 4,519 | 23.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,300 | 100.0 |

## District 29

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | M. Teresa Ruiz | 9,076 | 82.2 |
| | Republican | Aracelis Sanabria Tejada | 1,598 | 14.5 |
| | Independent | Laurie J. Taylor | 363 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,037 | 100.0 |

## District 30

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert W. Singer | 21,990 | 65.9 |
| | Democratic | Steve Morlino | 11,376 | 34.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,366 | 100.0 |

## District 31

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Sandra Bolden Cunningham | 13,275 | 80.8 |
| | Republican | Donnamarie James | 2,836 | 17.3 |
| | Eliminate Primary Elections | Louis Vernotico | 320 | 1.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,431 | 100.0 |

## District 32

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nicholas J. Sacco | 16,413 | 80.8 |
| | Republican | Edward T. O'Neill | 3,312 | 16.3 |
| | Politicians Are Crooks | Herbert H. Shaw | 588 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,313 | 100.0 |

## District 33

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Brian P. Stack | 20,223 | 86.6 |
| | Republican | Beth Hamburger | 3,136 | 13.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 23,359 | 100.0 |

## District 34

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nia H. Gill | 17,118 | 79.6 |
| | Republican | Ralph Bartnik | 4,386 | 20.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,504 | 100.0 |

## District 35

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nellie Pou | 14,386 | 74.7 |
| | Republican | Ken Pengitore | 4,867 | 25.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 19,253 | 100.0 |

## District 36

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Paul A. Sarlo | 18,582 | 62.7 |
| | Republican | Donald E. DiOrio | 11,055 | 37.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,637 | 100.0 |

## District 37

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 23,141 | 69.9 |
| | Republican | Robert S. Lebovics | 9,980 | 30.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,121 | 100.0 |

## District 38

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert M. Gordon | 22,299 | 53.0 |
| | Republican | John J. Driscoll, Jr. | 19,745 | 47.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,044 | 100.0 |

## District 39

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Gerald Cardinale | 28,041 | 63.5 |
| | Democratic | Lorraine M. Waldes | 16,097 | 36.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,138 | 100.0 |

## District 40

New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Kevin J. O'Toole | 22,821 | 62.4 |
| | Democratic | John Zunic | 13,733 | 37.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,554 | 100.0 |