2005Final results
2005 election for New Jersey Legislative District 37
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Gordon Johnson (D), Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) won.
2 seatsGordon JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.5%35,554
Valerie Vainieri HuttleDemocrat · winner
35.2%35,246
Frank J. CifarelliRepublican
14.5%14,496
Norman GorlynRepublican
13.9%13,932
Thomas A. PhelanIndependent
0.8%787
100,015 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2005
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Gordon Johnson (D)Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)Frank J. Cifarelli (R)Norman Gorlyn (R)
Also on the ballot: Thomas A. Phelan (Independent), 0.8%