2009Final results
2009 election for New Jersey Legislative District 36
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Frederick Scalera (D), Gary Schaer (D) won.
2 seatsFrederick ScaleraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.5%23,353
Gary SchaerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.9%22,089
Carmen Pio CostaRepublican
21.5%17,035
Donald E. DiorioRepublican
21.1%16,691
79,168 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