2003 New Jersey Senate election

none September 2023 June 2021 2003 New Jersey Senate elections 27th (West Orange) Richard Codey Senate President John O. Bennett and Richard Codey 2 18 20 12th (Marlboro) John O. Bennett(lost re-election) January 11, 1994 File:3x4.svg Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Richard Codey January 12, 1998 File:Codey2011 (cropped).jpg 150x150px 22 20 2 New Jersey legislative no 2001 New Jersey State Senate election 2001 2007 New Jersey State Senate election 2007 All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 21 November 4, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) 34%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 15pp) 2003_New_Jersey_State_Senate_election.svg x300px Results by district#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold The 2003 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 4. The election took midway through Jim McGreevey's term as Governor of New Jersey. The election ended two years of split control in favor of the Democratic Party, which regained a majority for the first time since 1991. Incumbent Senate co-president John O. Bennett was unseated for re-election by Ellen Karcher in the 12th district, and Democrats also flipped a seat in the 4th. The Democrats continue to hold the majority in the Senate as of . Contents Incumbents not running • Summary of resultsBy District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 __NOTOC__ Incumbents not running for re-election Democratic Joseph Suliga (District 22) (withdrew to enter rehabilitation for alcoholism) Republican James Cafiero (District 1) Additionally, Senators John J. Matheussen, Richard Bagger, and Garry Furnari, who were elected in 2001, resigned before their terms were completed. The interim appointees for each of their seats ran as incumbents. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The CookPolitical ReportJacobson Louis October 4, 2002 2002 State Legislature Ratings https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 bot: unknown The Cook Political Report 149–150 subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20250118164903/https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/cpr-archives/cook-political-report-october-4-2002 January 18, 2025 Harvard Dataverse March 1, 2025 | Tossup October 4, 2002 Summary of results by State Senate district DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty1st Legislative DistrictJames CafieroRepNicholas AsseltaRep2nd Legislative DistrictWilliam GormleyRepWilliam GormleyRep3rd Legislative DistrictSteve SweeneyDemSteve SweeneyDem4th Legislative DistrictGeorge GeistGeist was appointed to the seat after Senator John Matheussen resigned to become head of the Delaware River Port Authority.RepFred MaddenDem5th Legislative DistrictWayne R. BryantDemWayne R. BryantDem6th Legislative DistrictJohn AdlerDemJohn AdlerDem7th Legislative DistrictDiane AllenRepDiane AllenRep8th Legislative DistrictMartha W. BarkRepMartha W. BarkRep9th Legislative DistrictLeonard T. ConnorsRepLeonard T. ConnorsRep10th Legislative DistrictAndrew R. CieslaRepAndrew R. CieslaRep11th Legislative DistrictJoseph A. PalaiaRepJoseph A. PalaiaRep12th Legislative DistrictJohn O. BennettRepEllen KarcherDem13th Legislative DistrictJoe KyrillosRepJoe KyrillosRep14th Legislative DistrictPeter InversoRepPeter InversoRep15th Legislative DistrictShirley TurnerDemShirley TurnerDem16th Legislative DistrictWalter J. KavanaughRepWalter J. KavanaughRep17th Legislative DistrictBob SmithDemBob SmithDem18th Legislative DistrictBarbara BuonoDemBarbara BuonoDem19th Legislative DistrictJoe VitaleDemJoe VitaleDem20th Legislative DistrictRaymond LesniakDemRaymond LesniakDem21st Legislative District Tom Kean Jr.Kean was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Richard Bagger, who resigned to pursue private business interests.RepTom Kean Jr.Rep22nd Legislative DistrictJoseph SuligaDemNicholas ScutariDem23rd Legislative DistrictLeonard LanceRepLeonard LanceRep24th Legislative DistrictRobert LittellRepRobert LittellRep25th Legislative DistrictAnthony BuccoRepAnthony BuccoRep26th Legislative DistrictRobert MartinRepRobert MartinRep27th Legislative DistrictRichard CodeyDemRichard CodeyDem28th Legislative DistrictRonald RiceDemRonald RiceDem29th Legislative DistrictSharpe JamesDemSharpe JamesDem30th Legislative DistrictRobert W. SingerRepRobert W. SingerRep31st Legislative DistrictL. Harvey SmithSmith was appointed to the seat after the resignation of Senator Joseph Charles on August 13.DemGlenn CunninghamDem32nd Legislative DistrictNicholas SaccoDemNicholas SaccoDem33rd Legislative DistrictBernard KennyDemBernard KennyDem34th Legislative DistrictNia GillDemNia GillDem35th Legislative DistrictJohn GirgentiDemJohn GirgentiDem36th Legislative DistrictPaul SarloSarlo was appointed to the seat after Senator Garry Furnari resigned to join the New Jersey Superior Court.DemPaul SarloDem37th Legislative DistrictByron BaerDemByron BaerDem38th Legislative DistrictJoseph ConiglioDemJoseph ConiglioDem39th Legislative DistrictGerald CardinaleRepGerald CardinaleRep40th Legislative DistrictHenry McNamaraRepHenry McNamaraRep Close races blue District 4, 0.16% gain blue District 3, 8.1% blue District 36, 9.07% blue District 12, 9.92% gain District 1 New Jersey general election, 2003Official List, Candidate Returns for State Senate for November 2003 General Election http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2003gen-elect-st_senate_candidate_tally.pdf December 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012807/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/2003gen-elect-st_senate_candidate_tally.pdf March 5, 2016 dead Republican Party (United States) Nicholas Asselta 31,112 80.9% 30.5 HealthCare For All Steven Fenichel 5,986 15.6% N/A English Language Only George Cecola 1,341 3.5% N/A 38,439 100.0% District 2 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) William Gormley (incumbent) 24,680 60.0% 26.5 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Swift 15,281 37.1% N/A Green Party of the United States Robert "Gabe" Gabrielsky 1,174 2.9% 10.6 41,135 100.0% District 3 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Stephen M. Sweeney (incumbent) 29,051 54.0% 2.5 Republican Party (United States) Phillip S. Rhudy 24,698 46.0% 2.5 53,749 100.0% District 4 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Fred H. Madden 20,752 50.08% 8.3 Republican Party (United States) George Geist (incumbent) 20,689 49.92% 8.3 41,441 100.0% District 5 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Wayne R. Bryant (incumbent) 21,442 64.9% 4.4 Republican Party (United States) Ali Sloan El 11,589 35.1% 4.4 33,031 100.0% District 6 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) John Adler (incumbent) 29,033 61.0% 5.7 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. Adolf 18,534 39.0% 5.7 47,567 100.0% District 7 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Diane Allen (incumbent) 26,341 60.3 6.2 Democratic Party (United States) Diane F. Gabriel 17,331 39.7 6.2 43,672 100.0 District 8 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Martha W. Bark (incumbent) 28,047 66.9% 6.2 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Price 13,865 33.1% 6.2 41,912 100.0 District 9 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Leonard T. Connors (incumbent) 36,539 65.6% 6.9 Democratic Party (United States) Aviva Twersky-Glasner 18,995 34.4% 6.1 55,534 100.0 District 10 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent) 29,752 65.1% 8.3 Democratic Party (United States) James M. Blaney 15,960 34.9% 8.3 45,712 100.0 District 11 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. Palaia 23,643 58.7% 3.3 Democratic Party (United States) Paul X. Escandon 11,045 27.4% 10.6 Green Party of the United States Brian Unger 4,759 11.8% N/A Libertarian Party (United States) Emerson Ellett 831 2.1% N/A 40,278 100.0 District 12 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Ellen Karcher 24,174 52.4% 11.2 Republican Party (United States) John O. Bennett (incumbent) 19,600 42.5% 16.3 Green Party of the United States Earl Gray 2,334 5.1% N/A 46,108 100.0% District 13 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Joe Kyrillos (incumbent) 23,459 54.1% 10.3 Democratic Party (United States) William E. Flynn 17,828 41.1% 5.5 Green Party of the United States Greg Orr 1,419 3.3% N/A New Jersey Conservative Party Mac Dara Lyden 649 1.5% N/A 43,355 100.0% District 14 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Peter Inverso (incumbent) 29,499 58.6% 6.5 Democratic Party (United States) Anthony J. "Skip" Cimino 19,613 38.9% 9.0 Libertarian Party (United States) Ray Cragle 1,249 2.5% N/A 50,361 100.0% District 15 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Shirley Turner (incumbent) 24,053 67.4% 1.7 Republican Party (United States) Calvin O. Iszard 11,638 32.6% 2.9 35,691 100.0% District 16 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Walter J. Kavanaugh (incumbent) 28,843 100.0% 33.4 28,843 100.0% District 17 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Smith (incumbent) 17,438 61.0% 7.9 Republican Party (United States) Jeffrey M. Orbach 11,168 39.0% 7.9 28,606 100.0% District 18 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Buono (incumbent) 18,561 58.5% 6.5 Republican Party (United States) Richard F. Plechner 13,175 41.5% 6.5 31,736 100.0% District 19 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Vitale (incumbent) 22,643 65.5% 11.9 Republican Party (United States) Paul Danielczyk 11,949 34.5% 11.9 34,592 100.0% District 20 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) 12,361 62.2% 17.8 Republican Party (United States) Daniel M. Nozza 7,217 36.3% 16.3 Restore NJ State Shawn P. Gianella 298 1.5% N/A 19,876 100.0% District 21 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Tom Kean Jr. (incumbent) 32,058 67.4% 8.8 Democratic Party (United States) Francis D. McIntyre 14,470 30.4% 11.0 Green Party of the United States Teresa Migliore-DiMatteo 1,055 2.2% N/A 47,583 100.0% District 22 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Nicholas Scutari 16,658 55.0% 4.1 Republican Party (United States) Martin Marks 13,609 45.0% 4.1 30,267 100.0% District 23 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Leonard Lance (incumbent) 29,775 68.0% 1.3 Democratic Party (United States) Frederick P. Cook 13,994 32.0% 1.3 43,769 100.0% District 24 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Robert E. Littell (incumbent) 23,106 68.1% 6.3 Democratic Party (United States) James D. Morrison 10,810 31.9% 6.3 33,916 100.0% District 25 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Anthony R. Bucco (incumbent) 22,163 55.1% 10.4 Democratic Party (United States) Blair B. MacInnes 18,060 44.9% 10.4 40,223 100.0% District 26 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Robert J. Martin (incumbent) 21,733 66.0 0.1 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel L. Grant 11,216 34.0 0.1 32,949 100.0 District 27 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Codey (incumbent) 17,220 65.8% 1.1 Republican Party (United States) Bobbi Joan Bennett 8,958 34.2% 1.4 26,178 100.0% District 28 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Rice (incumbent) 10,068 73.4% 4.0 Republican Party (United States) Jean LaMothe 3,137 22.9% 6.7 Green Party of the United States Beresford Jones 518 3.8% N/A 13,723 100.0% District 29 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Sharpe James (incumbent) 7,919 82.7% 17.3 Green Party of the United States Toy-Ling Washington 1,187 12.4% N/A Socialist Workers Party (United States) Abigail D. Tilsner 470 4.9% N/A 9,576 100.0% District 30 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Singer (incumbent) 24,637 62.6% 0.9 Democratic Party (United States) Steven Morlino 14,713 37.4% 0.9 39,350 100.0 District 31 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Glenn Cunningham 15,838 79.0% 4.9 Republican Party (United States) Carmen E. Mendiola 3,214 16.0% 9.9 Green Party of the United States Eric Olsen 1,005 5.0% N/A 20,057 100.0% District 32 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Nicholas Sacco (incumbent) 17,269 76.9% 7.9 Republican Party (United States) Louis S. Lusquinos Jr 4,085 18.2% 11.2 Time For Change Denis Jaslow 928 4.1% N/A Eliminate Primary Elections Louis Vernotico 160 0.7% 0.2 22,442 100.0% District 33 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Bernard Kenny (incumbent) 20,809 80.9% 5.6 Republican Party (United States) Rafael Fraguela 4,904 19.1% 5.6 25,713 100.0% District 34 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Nia Gill (incumbent) 19,161 69.7% 4.8 Republican Party (United States) Frank C. Fusco 8,325 30.3% 4.1 27,486 100.0% District 35 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) John Girgenti (incumbent) 16,243 68.6% 31.4 Republican Party (United States) David R. Troast 7,434 31.4% N/A 23,677 100.0% District 36 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Paul Sarlo (incumbent) 18,035 53.3% 2.5 Republican Party (United States) John V. Kelly 14,964 44.2% 3.6 Tax the Rich Richard DelaRosa 496 1.5% N/A Real Pro-Choice Maximo Moscoso 348 1.0% N/A 33,843 100.0% District 37 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Byron Baer (incumbent) 22,543 61.9% 4.5 Republican Party (United States) Barry S. Honig 13,860 38.1% 4.5 36,403 100.0% District 38 New Jersey general election, 2003 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Coniglio (incumbent) 23,077 55.7% 2.5 Republican Party (United States) Rose Marie Heck 18,321 44.3% 2.5 41,398 100.0% District 39 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) 30,718 62.3% 0.6 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Muti 18,605 37.7% 1.5 49,323 100.0% District 40 New Jersey general election, 2003 Republican Party (United States) Henry McNamara (incumbent) 24,478 64.5% 2.2 Democratic Party (United States) Matt Rogers 13,493 35.5% 2.2 37,971 100.0% See also 2003 New Jersey General Assembly election References Category:New Jersey Senate elections New Jersey State Senate Category:2003 New Jersey elections Category:November 2003 in the United States