The 2009 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 3, 2009, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the

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. The election coincided with a

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where Democratic incumbent Governor

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was defeated by Republican challenger

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. Democrats held a 48–32 majority in the lower house prior to the election. The members of the

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

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and

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. 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,

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* Nilsa Cruz-Perez,

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* John O'Leary,

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, District 31

Republican

* Michael J. Doherty,

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(ran for State Senate) * Rick Merkt, District 25 (ran for

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) * 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%: # gain R # # # # #

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

References

{{2009 United States elections 2009 New Jersey elections New Jersey General Assembly elections

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...