1989 New Jersey General Assembly election

none July 2026 September 2023 1989 New Jersey General Assembly election New Jersey legislative no 60%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 13pp) 1987 New Jersey General Assembly election 1987 1991 New Jersey General Assembly election 1991 All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly 41 November 7, 1989 x150px Joe Doria Democratic 0000FF 31st (Bayonne) January 12, 1988 38 39 44 5 x150px Chuck Hardwick (stepped down) Republican FF0000 21st (Westfield) January 3, 1985 42 41 36 5 1989 New Jersey General Assembly election map.svg 350px Results:#0671B0 Democratic gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold Speaker Chuck Hardwick Republican Joe Doria Democratic The 1989 New Jersey General Assembly election was held on November 7, 1989. The elections coincided with Jim Florio's landslide election as Governor of New Jersey. As a result, Democrats won back the Assembly for the first time since 1983. Democrats flipped one seat in districts 2, 10, 11, 21, and 34. Incumbents not running for re-election Democratic Dennis L. Riley (District 4) (lost party support) Alan Karcher (District 19) (ran for Governor) Republican John T. Hendrickson Jr. (District 9) (resigned September 1) Joseph A. Palaia (District 11) (ran for State Senate) Peter J. Genova (District 21) (stepped aside after running mate lost gubernatorial primaryEdge, Wally. "Andrews invokes the Hardwick rule" https://web.archive.org/web/20110715102910/http://vip.politickernj.com/wallye/23095/andrews-invokes-hardwick-rule 2011-07-15, PolitickerNJ.com, September 3, 2008. Accessed 24 July 2021.) Summary of races Voters in each legislative district elect two members to the New Jersey General Assembly. DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedParty1st Legislative DistrictFrank LoBiondoRepFrank LoBiondoRepEdward H. SalmonDemEdward H. SalmonDem2nd Legislative DistrictJ. Edward KlineRepFred ScerniDemDolores G. CooperRepDolores G. CooperRep3rd Legislative DistrictJack CollinsRepJack CollinsRepGary StuhltragerRepGary StuhltragerRep4th Legislative DistrictAnthony S. MarsellaDemAnthony S. MarsellaDemDennis L. RileyDemAnn A. MullenDem5th Legislative DistrictJoseph J. RobertsRoberts won a July 1989 special election to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman Francis J. Gorman, who resigned due to poor health.DemJoseph J. RobertsDemWayne R. BryantDemWayne R. BryantDem6th Legislative DistrictJohn A. RoccoRepJohn A. RoccoRepThomas J. ShustedRepThomas J. ShustedRep7th Legislative DistrictBarbara KalikDemBarbara KalikDemThomas P. FoyDemThomas P. FoyDem8th Legislative DistrictHarold L. Colburn Jr.RepHarold L. Colburn Jr.RepRobert C. Shinn Jr.RepRobert C. Shinn Jr.Rep9th Legislative DistrictVacantIncumbent Assemblyman John T. Hendrickson, who was not seeking re-election, resigned on September 1.Christopher ConnorsRepJeffrey MoranRepJeffrey MoranRep10th Legislative DistrictJohn Paul DoyleDemJohn Paul DoyleDemRobert SingerRepMarlene Lynch FordDem11th Legislative DistrictJoseph A. PalaiaRepDaniel P. JacobsonDemJohn VillapianoDemJohn VillapianoDem12th Legislative DistrictClare FarragherRepClare FarragherRepMichael ArnoneRepMichael ArnoneRep13th Legislative DistrictJoe KyrillosRepJoe KyrillosRepJoann H. SmithRepJoann H. SmithRep14th Legislative DistrictJoseph D. PateroDemJoseph D. PateroDemAnthony CiminoDemAnthony CiminoDem15th Legislative DistrictJohn S. WatsonDemJohn S. WatsonDemGerald S. NaplesDemGerald S. NaplesDem16th Legislative DistrictWalter J. KavanaughRepWalter J. KavanaughRepJohn S. PennRepJohn S. PennRep17th Legislative DistrictDavid C. SchwartzDemDavid C. SchwartzDemBob SmithDemBob SmithDem18th Legislative DistrictGeorge A. SpadoroDemGeorge A. SpadoroDemFrank M. PellyDemFrank M. PellyDem19th Legislative DistrictGeorge OtlowskiDemGeorge OtlowskiDemAlan KarcherDemJim McGreeveyDem20th Legislative DistrictThomas J. DeverinDemThomas J. DeverinDemGeorge HudakDemGeorge HudakDem21st Legislative DistrictChuck HardwickRepChuck HardwickRepPeter J. GenovaRepNeil M. CohenDem22nd Legislative DistrictBob FranksRepBob FranksRepMaureen OgdenRepMaureen OgdenRep23rd Legislative DistrictBill SchluterSchluter won a July 1989 special election to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman Dick Zimmer, who was elected to the State Senate.RepBill SchluterRepDick KaminKamin won an August 1986 special election to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman Karl Weidel, who resigned to join the Department of Insurance.RepDick KaminRep24th Legislative DistrictRobert E. LittellRepRobert E. LittellRepChuck HaytaianRepChuck HaytaianRep25th Legislative DistrictRodney FrelinghuysenRepRodney FrelinghuysenRepArthur R. AlbohnRepArthur R. AlbohnRep26th Legislative DistrictRobert J. MartinRepRobert J. MartinRepAlex DeCroceDeCroce was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Assemblyman Ralph A. Loveys, who resigned to head the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.RepAlex DeCroceRep27th Legislative DistrictHarry A. McEnroeDemHarry A. McEnroeDemMildred Barry GarvinDemStephanie R. BushDem28th Legislative DistrictMichael AdubatoDemMichael AdubatoDemJames ZangariDemJames ZangariDem29th Legislative DistrictWillie B. BrownDemWillie B. BrownDemEugene H. ThompsonDemJackie MattisonDem30th Legislative DistrictJohn V. KellyRepJohn V. KellyRepMarion CreccoRepMarion CreccoRep31st Legislative DistrictJoe DoriaDemJoe DoriaDemJoseph CharlesDemJoseph CharlesDem32nd Legislative DistrictAnthony ImprevedutoDemAnthony ImprevedutoDemDavid C. KronickDemDavid C. KronickDem33rd Legislative DistrictBernard KennyDemBernard KennyDemBob MenendezDemBob MenendezDem34th Legislative DistrictGerald ZeckerRepGerald ZeckerRepNewton E. MillerRepJoseph MeccaDem35th Legislative DistrictJohn GirgentiDemJohn GirgentiDemBill PascrellDemBill PascrellDem36th Legislative DistrictLouis J. GillDemLouis J. GillDemThomas J. DuchDemThomas J. DuchDem37th Legislative DistrictD. Bennett MazurDemD. Bennett MazurDemByron BaerDemByron BaerDem38th Legislative DistrictPat SchuberRepPat SchuberRepPatrick J. RomaRepPatrick J. RomaRep39th Legislative DistrictJohn E. RooneyRepJohn E. RooneyRepElizabeth RandallRepElizabeth RandallRep40th Legislative DistrictWalter M. D. KernRepDavid C. RussoRepNicholas FeliceRepNicholas FeliceRep Incumbents not running for re-election • Summary 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 __NOTOC__ Close races Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%: red District 6, 1.16% blue District 21, 1.2% gain D red District 2, 2.0% gain D red District 9, 2.6% red District 34, 3.0% gain D red District 12, 4.2% red District 30, 5.4% blue District 19, 6.0% blue District 1, 6.4% red District 38, 7.6% red District 3, 8.4% red District 13, 8.6% District 1 1st Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989Candidates for the Office of General Assembly http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/1989-general-election-results-gen-assembly.pdf December 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203145/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/1989-general-election-results-gen-assembly.pdf March 4, 2016 dead Democratic Party (United States) Edward H. Salmon 35,715 28.4 2.5 Republican Party (United States) Frank A. LoBiondo 32,600 25.9 1.0 Democratic Party (United States) Raymond A. Batten 31,193 24.8 1.2 Republican Party (United States) Martin L. Pagliughi 26,440 21.0 2.6 125,948 100.0 District 2 2nd Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Dolores G. Cooper 27,736 26.1 6.4 Democratic Party (United States) Fred Scerni 26,833 25.2 6.2 Republican Party (United States) J. Edward Kline 26,443 24.9 8.4 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Ellen Starn 25,351 23.8 8.6 106,363 100.0 District 3 3rd Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Jack Collins 33,680 28.0 1.3 Republican Party (United States) Gary W. Stuhltrager 31,526 26.2 0.9 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas A. Pankok 27,165 22.6 0.5 Democratic Party (United States) Robert P. Wooton 26,351 21.9 1.2 Independent politician James H. Orr, Jr. 1,680 1.4 N/A 120,402 100.0 District 4 4th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Anthony S. Marsella 36,248 32.2 4.4 Democratic Party (United States) Ann A. Mullen 34,967 31.0 3.6 Republican Party (United States) Phil Donohue 21,486 19.1 3.4 Republican Party (United States) Frank J. Reed III 19,916 17.7 4.6 112,617 100.0 District 5 5th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Wayne R. Bryant 32,479 37.1 2.2 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Roberts 31,906 36.5 2.3 Republican Party (United States) Jay L. Scott 11,779 13.5 1.5 Republican Party (United States) Raymond R. Groller 11,281 12.9 3.0 87,445 100.0 District 6 6th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) John A. Rocco 33,528 25.7 3.3 Republican Party (United States) Thomas J. Shusted 32,459 24.88 3.1 Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Berman 32,425 24.86 2.9 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Ellen Talbott 32,039 24.6 3.6 130,451 100.0 District 7 7th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Faith Kalik 34,280 32.4 2.2 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas P. Foy 34,196 32.3 3.1 Republican Party (United States) Renee L. Borstad 18,709 17.7 2.3 Republican Party (United States) Vincent R. Farias 18,570 17.6 2.9 105,755 100.0 District 8 8th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Harold L. Colburn 34,090 28.9 4.6 Republican Party (United States) Robert C. Shinn, Jr. 34,007 28.8 4.3 Democratic Party (United States) Jerome A. Sweeney 25,199 21.4 4.4 Democratic Party (United States) Sanford Schneider 24,657 20.9 4.5 117,953 100.0 District 9 9th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Christopher J. Connors 38,013 25.8 5.9 Republican Party (United States) Jeffrey W. Moran 37,604 25.5 5.2 Democratic Party (United States) Lawrence J. Williams 35,933 24.4 5.3 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Meglino 35,753 24.3 5.7 147,303 100.0 District 10 10th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) John Paul Doyle 39,049 28.2 0.9 Democratic Party (United States) Marlene Lynch Ford 36,706 26.5 1.1 Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Singer 33,139 24.0 2.0 Republican Party (United States) John A. Peterson, Jr. 29,460 21.3 0.0 138,354 100.0 District 11 11th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Villapiano 36,655 30.6 9.1 Democratic Party (United States) Daniel P. Jacobson 30,282 25.2 4.9 Republican Party (United States) Paul A. Kapalko 28,100 23.4 4.7 Republican Party (United States) Dennis G. Sternberg 24,928 20.8 7.0 119,965 100.0 District 12 12th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Clare M. Farragher 34,169 26.3 3.5 Republican Party (United States) Michael J. Arnone 33,506 25.8 5.9 Democratic Party (United States) Lynn Reich 31,515 24.2 4.8 Democratic Party (United States) Frank G. Abate 30,842 23.7 4.6 130,032 100.0 District 13 13th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Joseph M. Kyrillos, Jr. 31,934 27.9 1.9 Republican Party (United States) Joann H. Smith 30,259 26.4 0.2 Democratic Party (United States) Richard A. Cooper 26,391 23.0 0.7 Democratic Party (United States) Irvin B. Beaver 25,700 22.4 1.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Claudia Montelione 345 0.3 N/A 114,629 100.0 District 14 14th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Anthony J. “Skip” Cimino 40,784 32.7 2.3 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph D. Patero 39,299 31.5 1.4 Republican Party (United States) Frank V. Ragazzo 23,620 18.9 1.1 Republican Party (United States) Calvin O. Iszard, Jr. 21,118 16.9 2.6 124,821 100.0 District 15 15th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Gerard S. Naples 32,966 33.9 0.7 Democratic Party (United States) John S. Watson 32,398 33.3 0.7 Republican Party (United States) Sharon H. Rousseau 16,005 16.5 1.0 Republican Party (United States) June C. Morreale 15,802 16.3 0.4 97,171 100.0 District 16 16th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Walter J. Kavanaugh 39,268 32.5 3.3 Republican Party (United States) John S. Penn 37,092 30.7 2.8 Democratic Party (United States) Nicholas F. Cappuccino 22,651 18.7 3.2 Democratic Party (United States) Alfred A. Wicklund 21,799 18.0 2.8 120,810 100.0 District 17 17th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Bob Smith 26,999 33.6 2.4 Democratic Party (United States) David C. Schwartz 26,720 33.3 1.4 Republican Party (United States) George B. Gore 13,155 16.4 2.2 Republican Party (United States) Csilla Soproni 12,270 15.3 2.9 Time For Change Joseph F. Scalera III 1,210 1.5 N/A 80,354 100.0 District 18 18th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Frank M. Pelly 39,017 30.3 0.1 Democratic Party (United States) George A. Spadoro 38,443 29.9 1.1 Republican Party (United States) Cheryl Ann Rickards 25,933 20.2 0.8 Republican Party (United States) Charles Eibeler 25,181 19.6 0.3 128,574 100.0 District 19 19th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) James E. McGreevey 27,726 27.7 1.1 Democratic Party (United States) George J. Otlowski 25,298 25.3 2.0 Republican Party (United States) Randy Corman 23,941 24.0 1.4 Republican Party (United States) Emery Z. Toth 22,957 23.0 0.5 99,922 100.0 District 20 20th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) George Hudak 27,871 35.8 1.4 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Deverin 27,848 35.8 2.0 Republican Party (United States) Thomas C. Cusmano 10,653 13.7 1.2 Republican Party (United States) Jeffrey B. Cohen 10,469 13.5 1.0 Populist Party (United States, 1984) Kevin F. Brown 973 1.3 N/A 77,814 100.0 District 21 21st Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Chuck Hardwick 30,795 26.3 4.0 Democratic Party (United States) Neil M. Cohen 30,622 26.2 7.1 Democratic Party (United States) Brian W. Fahey 28,608 24.4 1.8 Republican Party (United States) Ronald J. Frigerio 27,035 23.1 4.9 117,060 100.0 District 22 22nd Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Maureen Ogden 37,703 31.3 10.2 Republican Party (United States) Bob Franks 35,792 29.7 9.3 Democratic Party (United States) Peter J. DeCicco 24,007 19.9 0.5 Democratic Party (United States) William A. Carrollton 23,021 19.1 N/A 120,523 100.0 District 23 23rd Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Bill Schluter 38,345 40.3 4.0 Republican Party (United States) Dick Kamin 36,853 38.7 3.2 Democratic Party (United States) Jane L. Weller 20,032 21.0 6.6 95,230 100.0 District 24 24th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Robert E. Littell 35,117 33.4 1.5 Republican Party (United States) Garabed “Chuck” Haytaian 34,579 32.9 2.9 Democratic Party (United States) Timothy P. McCabe 15,301 14.5 0.3 Democratic Party (United States) Robert T. Davis 13,585 12.9 2.1 Reduce Insurance Rates Frederick P. Cook 6,660 6.3 N/A 105,242 100.0 District 25 25th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Rodney P. Frelinghuysen 33,658 32.8 10.3 Republican Party (United States) Arthur R. Albohn 29,645 28.9 7.5 Democratic Party (United States) Kathleen Daley 21,029 20.5 N/A Democratic Party (United States) George Stafford 18,290 17.8 2.7 102,622 100.0 District 26 26th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Robert J. Martin 32,631 32.2 2.2 Republican Party (United States) Alex DeCroce 32,583 32.2 1.6 Democratic Party (United States) Carlton W. Hansen, Jr. 18,094 17.9 1.5 Democratic Party (United States) Fred Liebhauser 17,969 17.7 2.3 101,277 100.0 District 27 27th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Stephanie R. Bush 26,536 37.1 0.9 Democratic Party (United States) Harry A. McEnroe 26,512 37.0 0.5 Republican Party (United States) Anthony Benevento 10,531 14.7 1.0 Republican Party (United States) Michael Webb 8,035 11.2 1.4 71,614 100.0 District 28 28th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Michael F. Adubato 17,518 41.5 4.7 Democratic Party (United States) James Zangari 16,895 40.0 4.4 Republican Party (United States) Michael J. Grier 3,859 9.1 1.6 Republican Party (United States) Michael Volk 3,699 8.8 1.1 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Ernest M. Mailhot 281 0.7 N/A 42,252 100.0 District 29 29th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Willie B. Brown 16,786 44.5 1.5 Democratic Party (United States) Jackie R. Mattison 15,440 40.9 1.5 Republican Party (United States) Kurt A. Culbreath 2,447 6.5 1.3 Republican Party (United States) David Blount 2,314 6.1 3.7 Independent Conservative Radical Harold J. Young 749 2.0 N/A 37,736 100.0 District 30 30th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Marion Crecco 28,990 26.5 6.3 Republican Party (United States) John V. Kelly 28,690 26.2 7.7 Democratic Party (United States) Buddy Fortunato 28,050 25.6 8.4 Democratic Party (United States) Ann C. Mega 23,787 21.7 5.5 109,517 100.0 District 31 31st Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 33,196 41.2 2.7 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Charles, Jr. 32,384 40.2 1.4 Republican Party (United States) James J. Richardson 7,499 9.3 2.9 Republican Party (United States) Theresa Lukachyk 7,413 9.2 1.2 80,492 100.0 District 32 32nd Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Anthony Impreveduto 30,047 35.6 3.4 Democratic Party (United States) David C. Kronick 28,494 33.7 3.8 Republican Party (United States) Guy Catrillo 12,418 14.7 5.3 Republican Party (United States) Octavio J. Alfonso 11,975 14.2 2.7 Car Insurance Stinks Herbert H. Shaw 1,541 1.8 1.3 84,475 100.0 District 33 33rd Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Bernard F. Kenny, Jr. 24,294 34.4 4.8 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Menendez 23,767 33.7 4.7 Republican Party (United States) Ann Clark 11,738 16.6 3.6 Republican Party (United States) Antonio Miguelez 10,800 15.3 4.6 70,599 100.0 District 34 34th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph A. Mecca 28,564 26.1 2.9 Republican Party (United States) Gerald H. Zecker 28,003 25.6 2.0 Republican Party (United States) Newton Miller 26,782 24.5 2.5 Democratic Party (United States) Robert J. Baran 24,534 22.4 0.3 Auto Insurance Reform Edward Schumacher 1,505 1.4 N/A 109,388 100.0 District 35 35th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) John A. Girgenti 24,359 37.0 1.4 Democratic Party (United States) William J. Pascrell, Jr. 23,633 35.9 1.6 Republican Party (United States) Joaquin Calcines, Jr. 9,093 13.8 2.8 Republican Party (United States) Jose L. Moore 8,707 13.2 0.3 65,792 100.0 District 36 36th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Louis J. Gill 26,871 28.1 0.4 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Duch 26,853 28.1 1.0 Republican Party (United States) Paul Di Gaetano 22,105 23.1 0.4 Republican Party (United States) William Kogut 19,764 20.7 1.0 95,593 100.0 District 37 37th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Democratic Party (United States) Byron Baer 36,657 32.8 1.6 Democratic Party (United States) D. Bennett Mazur 35,997 32.2 0.8 Republican Party (United States) Anthony J. Cassano 19,552 17.5 1.4 Republican Party (United States) Arthur V. Gallagher 19,462 17.4 1.0 111,668 100.0 District 38 38th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) William P. Schuber 29,652 27.5 0.4 Republican Party (United States) Patrick J. Roma 28,264 26.3 1.2 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Cipolla 24,983 23.2 0.9 Democratic Party (United States) Greta Kiernan 24,739 23.0 0.7 107,638 100.0 District 39 39th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Elizabeth E. Randall 36,010 30.1 2.2 Republican Party (United States) John E. Rooney 34,271 28.6 2.7 Democratic Party (United States) Gus D’Ercole 24,715 20.6 1.9 Democratic Party (United States) Robert P. Contillo 24,709 20.6 2.8 119,705 100.0 District 40 40th Legislative District (New Jersey) General election New Jersey general election, 1989 Republican Party (United States) Nicholas R. Felice 33,746 28.9 4.7 Republican Party (United States) David C. Russo 33,432 28.6 6.0 Democratic Party (United States) Paul Lief Rosengren 25,106 21.5 5.9 Democratic Party (United States) Linda Villano 24,438 20.9 5.5 116,722 100.0 Notes References 1989 New Jersey General Assembly Category:1989 New Jersey elections