2007 New Jersey General Assembly election

The 2007 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 6, 2007, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The election occurred midway through Democratic Governor Jon Corzine's term. Democrats held a 49–31 majority in the lower house prior to the election. 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. The Democratic Party won a 48–32 majority. Republicans were able to flip one seat in the 2nd, 8th (after a Republican switched to the Democrats) and 12th districts, while Democrats flipped one seat in the 14th. == Incumbents not seeking re-election == === Democratic === Jeff Van Drew, District 1 Jim Whelan, District 2 David R. Mayer, District 4 Michael J. Panter, District 12 Mims Hackett, District 27 William D. Payne, District 29 Charles Epps, District 31 Louis Manzo, District 31 Albio Sires, District 33 Brian Stack, District 33 Alfred Steele, District 35 Robert Gordon, District 38 === Republican === Francis J. Blee, District 2 Larry Chatzidakis, District 8 Francis Bodine, District 8 Christopher J. Connors, District 9 Steve Corodemus, District 11 Sean Kean, District 11 Jennifer Beck, District 12 Bill Baroni, District 14 Christopher Bateman, District 16 Guy Gregg, District 24 Joseph Pennacchio, District 26 Kevin J. O'Toole, District 40 == Summary of results by district == === Close races === Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%: District 1, 8.3% District 12, 2.2% gain R District 14, 2.2% gain D District 22, 9.2% == 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 === == See also == 2007 New Jersey Senate election == References ==