1985_New_Jersey_General_Assembly_election

1985 New Jersey General Assembly election

1985 New Jersey General Assembly election

General Assembly elections of the U.S. state of New Jersey


The 1985 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 5, 1985.

Quick Facts All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

The elections coincided with Governor Tom Kean's landslide re-election. The result was a historic victory for Kean's Republican Party, which gained 14 seats to retake the majority in the Assembly. As of 2024, this remains the only election since 1973 in which Republicans won any seats in the Senate or Assembly from Hudson County, where they carried four of six seats.

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Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

  • Thomas W. Long (District 20)
  • Nicholas LaRocca (District 33)

Republican

Every Republican incumbent ran for re-election.

Summary of races

Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly.

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  1. Colburn won a September 1984 special to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman Robert J. Meyer, who died of a heart attack.
  2. Shinn won a special election in February 1985 to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman C. William Haines, who had been elevated to the Senate.
  3. Rod was elected as a Republican in 1983, but switched parties on August 27, shortly before the election.
  4. Perun switched parties on March 14.
  5. Genova won a March 1985 special election to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman Edward K. Gill, who died of heart disease.
  6. Martin won a January 1985 special election to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman Dean Gallo, who resigned to join the U.S. House of Representatives.
  7. Randall won a March 1985 special election to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman John W. Markert.

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Notes


    References

    1. "Candidates for the Office of General Assembly" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2015.

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