2009Final results
2009 election for New Jersey Legislative District 3
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: John Burzichelli (D), Celeste M. Riley (D) won.
2 seatsJohn BurzichelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.3%35,423
Celeste M. RileyDemocrat · winner
25.5%31,888
Bob VillareRepublican
24.4%30,526
Lee LucasRepublican
21.8%27,316
125,153 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