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State House / Assembly · NJ District 31

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-31.

2025 · General election · 2025-11-04

Jerry WalkerDemocratic · won · 33,937 votes (37.5%) · VM-A2Q-MXA8 William Sampson (incumbent)Democratic · won · 32,516 votes (35.9%) · VM-GWN-75JD Anthony AcostaRepublican · lost · 12,340 votes (13.6%) · VM-FTA-EJX7 Neil A. SchulmanRepublican · lost · 11,786 votes (13.0%) · VM-K5P-EQGG

Source: nj.gov

2025 · Primary · 2025-06-10

Jerry WalkerDemocratic · won · 9,071 votes (28.8%) · VM-A2Q-MXA8 William Sampson (incumbent)Democratic · won · 7,714 votes (24.5%) · VM-GWN-75JD Barbara McCann Stamato (incumbent)Democratic · lost · 7,482 votes (23.7%) · VM-ZZ9-JBJW Jacqueline WeimmerDemocratic · lost · 7,276 votes (23.1%) · VM-3H1-7V1D Anthony AcostaRepublican · won · 2,520 votes (58.1%) · VM-FTA-EJX7 Neil A. SchulmanRepublican · won · 1,816 votes (41.9%) · VM-K5P-EQGG

Source: nj.gov

2023 · General election · 2023-11-07

Barbara McCann StamatoDemocratic · won · 13,003 votes (34.7%) · VM-ZZ9-JBJW William Sampson (incumbent)Democratic · won · 12,883 votes (34.4%) · VM-GWN-75JD Sydney J. FerreiraRepublican · lost · 4,237 votes (11.3%) · VM-786-QREB Angelique M. DiazRepublican · lost · 4,153 votes (11.1%) · VM-WS1-RX37 Mary Jane DesmondIndependent · lost · 1,724 votes (4.6%) · VM-B5X-W9RS Noemi VelazquezIndependent · lost · 1,443 votes (3.9%) · VM-KCA-XHBC

Source: nj.gov

2023 · Primary · 2023-06-06

William Sampson (incumbent)Democratic · won · 8,090 votes (42.6%) · VM-GWN-75JD Barbara McCann StamatoDemocratic · won · 7,713 votes (40.7%) · VM-ZZ9-JBJW Shanelle L. SmithDemocratic · lost · 3,166 votes (16.7%) · VM-EM7-AHSH Sydney J. FerreiraRepublican · won · 1,009 votes (50.1%) · VM-786-QREB Angelique M. DiazRepublican · won · 1,005 votes (49.9%) · VM-WS1-RX37

Source: nj.gov

2021 · General election · 2021-11-02

Angela V. McKnight (incumbent)Democratic · won · 26,187 votes (38.3%) · VM-0K2-ECAE William SampsonDemocratic · won · 24,810 votes (36.3%) · VM-GWN-75JD Rose JavierRepublican · lost · 8,817 votes (12.9%) · VM-8PS-82XA Brandon VilaRepublican · lost · 8,565 votes (12.5%) · VM-S98-38VK

Source: nj.gov

2021 · Primary · 2021-06-08

Angela V. McKnight (incumbent)Democratic · won · 7,170 votes (52.2%) · VM-0K2-ECAE William SampsonDemocratic · won · 6,576 votes (47.8%) · VM-GWN-75JD Rose JavierRepublican · won · 959 votes (50.3%) · VM-8PS-82XA Brandon VilaRepublican · won · 948 votes (49.7%) · VM-S98-38VK Nicholas A. Chiaravalloti (incumbent)Democratic · lost · 0 votes (0.0%) · VM-Z3K-ESHW

Source: nj.gov

2019 · General election · 2019-11-05

Angela V. McKnight (incumbent)Democratic · won · 19,440 votes (43.3%) · VM-0K2-ECAE Nicholas A. Chiaravalloti (incumbent)Democratic · won · 17,644 votes (39.3%) · VM-Z3K-ESHW Jason Todd MushnickRepublican · lost · 3,951 votes (8.8%) · VM-33Z-BS46 Mary Kay PalangeRepublican · lost · 3,837 votes (8.6%) · VM-W5B-NCHX

Source: nj.gov

2019 · Primary · 2019-06-04

Angela V. McKnight (incumbent)Democratic · won · 5,739 votes (52.4%) · VM-0K2-ECAE Nicholas A. Chiaravalloti (incumbent)Democratic · won · 5,210 votes (47.6%) · VM-Z3K-ESHW Jason Todd MushnickRepublican · won · 620 votes (52.3%) · VM-33Z-BS46 Mary Kay PalangeRepublican · won · 565 votes (47.7%) · VM-W5B-NCHX

Source: nj.gov