DemocratNot in office · last served 1989Last on a ballot: Nov 1987
Dennis L. Riley
Last held office: New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 (1979–1989). Ran in 5 elections between 1979 and 1987, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −0.3
- Won 1987
- Elections
- 5
- 1979–1987
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Riley was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Riley has run
Margin: how far Riley finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | General | Won | Anthony S. Marsella (D), Wayne S. Wooster (R), John Matheussen (R) | 27.4% | R+0.3 |
| 1985 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | General | Won | Anthony S. Marsella (D), Frank F. Senatore (R), William F. Thomson (R) | 26.8% | R+0.5 |
| 1983 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | General | Won | Anthony S. Marsella (D), Jacqueline Clark (R), Ronald L. Passarella (R) | 30.2% | R+0.5 |
| 1981 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | General | Won | Anthony S. Marsella (D), John Votta (R), Richard A. Stumpf (R) | 30.6% | R+0.2 |
| 1979 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 | General | Won | Daniel J. Dalton (D), Frederick A. Busch (R), Mark J. Haas (R) | 29.4% | R+0.2 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Riley has held
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 4 · 1979–1989
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Riley has run against
- Anthony S. Marsella (D) · 1987 election, won
- Daniel J. Dalton (D) · 1979 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive