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4 elections on file (2019–2025)

From the permanent candidacy record: every candidate who has run for this office, with results where the source reports them. Race code US-NJ-STATE_HOUSE-12.

2025 · General election · 2025-11-04

Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)Republican · won · 54,756 votes (31.0%) · VM-48F-KNBF Alex Sauickie (incumbent)Republican · won · 53,704 votes (30.4%) · VM-VN6-2E0W Kyler DineenDemocratic · lost · 34,479 votes (19.5%) · VM-HJ4-PBKA Freshta TaebDemocratic · lost · 33,597 votes (19.0%) · VM-YWE-1WE1

Source: nj.gov

2025 · Primary · 2025-06-10

Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)Republican · won · 13,683 votes (53.1%) · VM-48F-KNBF Alex Sauickie (incumbent)Republican · won · 12,100 votes (46.9%) · VM-VN6-2E0W Kyler DineenDemocratic · won · 10,769 votes (52.3%) · VM-HJ4-PBKA Freshta TaebDemocratic · won · 9,831 votes (47.7%) · VM-YWE-1WE1

Source: nj.gov

2023 · General election · 2023-11-07

Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)Republican · won · 28,200 votes (32.0%) · VM-48F-KNBF Alex Sauickie (incumbent)Republican · won · 27,061 votes (30.7%) · VM-VN6-2E0W Paul SartiDemocratic · lost · 16,767 votes (19.0%) · VM-KNZ-KKAW Raya ArbiolDemocratic · lost · 16,164 votes (18.3%) · VM-QPX-SE0E

Source: nj.gov

2023 · Primary · 2023-06-06

Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)Republican · won · 5,297 votes (45.1%) · VM-48F-KNBF Alex Sauickie (incumbent)Republican · won · 5,056 votes (43.1%) · VM-VN6-2E0W Paul SartiDemocratic · won · 4,861 votes (50.4%) · VM-KNZ-KKAW Raya ArbiolDemocratic · won · 4,789 votes (49.6%) · VM-QPX-SE0E Salvatore GiordanoRepublican · lost · 1,387 votes (11.8%) · VM-8XQ-GSC9

Source: nj.gov

2021 · General election · 2021-11-02

Ronald S Dancer (incumbent)Republican · won · 47,595 votes (33.4%) · VM-1Y1-0V5T Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)Republican · won · 46,378 votes (32.5%) · VM-48F-KNBF Michael PalazzollaDemocratic · lost · 24,642 votes (17.3%) · VM-RF5-6WJC Raya ArbiolDemocratic · lost · 23,993 votes (16.8%) · VM-QPX-SE0E

Source: nj.gov

2021 · Primary · 2021-06-08

Ronald S Dancer (incumbent)Republican · won · 9,608 votes (49.2%) · VM-1Y1-0V5T Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)Republican · won · 9,312 votes (47.7%) · VM-48F-KNBF Raya ArbiolDemocratic · won · 5,250 votes (50.2%) · VM-QPX-SE0E Michael PalazzollaDemocratic · won · 5,202 votes (49.8%) · VM-RF5-6WJC Ahmed BasuoniRepublican · lost · 602 votes (3.1%) · VM-VPH-ENKE

Source: nj.gov

2019 · General election · 2019-11-05

Ronald S Dancer (incumbent)Republican · won · 24,577 votes (32.1%) · VM-1Y1-0V5T Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)Republican · won · 23,879 votes (31.2%) · VM-48F-KNBF David H LandeDemocratic · lost · 14,449 votes (18.9%) · VM-ZGH-QCG6 Malini GuhaDemocratic · lost · 13,708 votes (17.9%) · VM-T3Z-NVP5

Source: nj.gov

2019 · Primary · 2019-06-04

Ronald S Dancer (incumbent)Republican · won · 3,960 votes (51.2%) · VM-1Y1-0V5T Robert D. Clifton (incumbent)Republican · won · 3,779 votes (48.8%) · VM-48F-KNBF David H LandeDemocratic · won · 3,702 votes (51.5%) · VM-ZGH-QCG6 Malini GuhaDemocratic · won · 3,494 votes (48.5%) · VM-T3Z-NVP5

Source: nj.gov