2009Final results
2009 election for New Jersey Legislative District 19
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: John S. Wisniewski (D), Craig Coughlin (D) won.
2 seatsJohn S. WisniewskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.7%24,329
Craig CoughlinDemocrat · winner
26.3%22,226
Richard W. PiatkowskiRepublican
20.7%17,555
Peter KothariRepublican
19.9%16,846
Barry AdlerOther party
3.0%2,561
James C. PoeslOther party
1.3%1,116
84,633 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 2009
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John S. Wisniewski (D)Craig Coughlin (D)Richard W. Piatkowski (R)Peter Kothari (R)
Also on the ballot: Barry Adler (Other party), 3.0%; James C. Poesl (Other party), 1.3%