Denise King

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Denise King

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Democratic Party

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Last election

November 7, 2023

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Denise King (Democratic Party) ran for election to the New Jersey State Senate to represent District 23. She lost in the general election on November 7, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 23

Incumbent Doug Steinhardt defeated Denise King in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Steinhardt (R)	57.7	31,066
	Submit photo	Denise King (D)	42.3	22,790

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,856
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23

Denise King defeated Roger Bacon in the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Denise King	93.2	6,685
		Roger Bacon	6.8	488

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,173
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23

Incumbent Doug Steinhardt advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on June 6, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Steinhardt	100.0	8,722

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for King in this election.

2021

See also: New Jersey State Senate elections, 2021

General election

General election for New Jersey State Senate District 23

Incumbent Michael Doherty defeated Denise King in the general election for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Doherty (R)	60.9	46,554
	Submit photo	Denise King (D)	39.1	29,830

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 76,384
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23

Denise King advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Denise King	100.0	6,677

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,677
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23

Incumbent Michael Doherty advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey State Senate District 23 on June 8, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Michael Doherty	100.0	14,472

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,472
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2019

See also: New Jersey General Assembly elections, 2019

General election

General election for New Jersey General Assembly District 23 (2 seats)

Incumbent John DiMaio and incumbent Erik Peterson defeated Denise King and Marisa Trofimov in the general election for New Jersey General Assembly District 23 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John DiMaio (R)	30.2	28,620
✔		Erik Peterson (R)	30.1	28,485
	Submit photo	Denise King (D)	20.0	18,910
	Submit photo	Marisa Trofimov (D)	19.8	18,771

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,786
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 23 (2 seats)

Marisa Trofimov and Denise King advanced from the Democratic primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 23 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Marisa Trofimov	50.1	5,269
✔	Submit photo	Denise King	49.9	5,248

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,517
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 23 (2 seats)

Incumbent John DiMaio and incumbent Erik Peterson advanced from the Republican primary for New Jersey General Assembly District 23 on June 4, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John DiMaio	50.1	9,037
✔		Erik Peterson	49.9	9,010

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,047
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Campaign themes

2023

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2021

Denise King did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

2019

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Footnotes

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Current members of the New Jersey State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Nicholas Scutari

Majority Leader:Teresa Ruiz

Minority Leader:Anthony Bucco

Senators

District 1

Mike Testa (R)

District 2

Vincent Polistina (R)

District 3

John Burzichelli (D)

District 4

Paul Moriarty (D)

District 5

Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)

District 6

James Beach (D)

District 7

Troy Singleton (D)

District 8

Latham Tiver (R)

District 9

Carmen Amato (R)

District 10

James Holzapfel (R)

District 11

Vin Gopal (D)

District 12

Owen Henry (R)

District 13

Declan O'Scanlon (R)

District 14

Linda Greenstein (D)

District 15

Shirley Turner (D)

District 16

Andrew Zwicker (D)

District 17

Bob Smith (D)

District 18

Patrick Diegnan (D)

District 19

Joseph Vitale (D)

District 20

Joseph Cryan (D)

District 21

Jon Bramnick (R)

District 22

Nicholas Scutari (D)

District 23

Doug Steinhardt (R)

District 24

Parker Space (R)

District 25

Anthony Bucco (R)

District 26

Joseph Pennacchio (R)

District 27

John McKeon (D)

District 28

Renee Burgess (D)

District 29

Teresa Ruiz (D)

District 30

Robert Singer (R)

District 31

Angela McKnight (D)

District 32

Raj Mukherji (D)

District 33

Brian Stack (D)

District 34

Britnee Timberlake (D)

District 35

Benjie Wimberly (D)

District 36

Paul Sarlo (D)

District 37

Gordon Johnson (D)

District 38

Joseph Lagana (D)

District 39

Holly Schepisi (R)

District 40

Kristin Corrado (R)

Democratic Party (25)

Republican Party (15)