2009 New Jersey General Assembly election

The 2009 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 3, 2009, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The election coincided with a gubernatorial election where Democratic incumbent Governor Jon Corzine was defeated by Republican challenger Chris Christie. Democrats held a 48–32 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 47–33 majority while losing the popular vote. Republicans were able to flip one seat in the 4th district. == Incumbents not seeking re-election == === Democratic === Sandra Love, District 4 Nilsa Cruz-Perez, District 5 Joseph J. Roberts, District 5 John O'Leary, District 19 L. Harvey Smith, District 31 === Republican === Michael J. Doherty, District 23 (ran for State Senate) Rick Merkt, District 25 (ran for Governor) John E. Rooney, District 39 == Overall results == Summary of the November 3, 2009 New Jersey General Assembly election results: == Summary of results by district == === Close races === Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%: District 4, 1.8% gain R District 18, 3.0% District 1, 5.0% District 22, 6.2% District 3, 7.6% District 14, 9.6% == 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 == 2009 New Jersey elections == References ==