Republicans Win NJ 10th District Senate, Assembly: Unofficial Results

NEW JERSEY — New Jersey's 10th District legislative seats remain under Republican control, after the GOP candidates easily defeated the Democrats, according to unofficial vote tallies.

Jim Holzapfel, who has served in the state Legislature for nearly 30 years, won re-election to the Senate seat he has held since 2012, according to the unofficial results. On the Assembly side, Gregory McGuckin won re-election to the seat he has held since 2012, and Paul Kanitra won election to the second seat, according to the unofficial tallies.

Holzapfel defeated Democrat Jeff Horn, an attorney in private practice in Toms River and head of the Toms River Democratic Club, garnering 34,845 votes to 17,252 for Horn for the four-year seat.

In the Assembly races, the vote totals were similar, with McGuckin the top vote-getter with 33,908. Kanitra received 33,228 votes, outdistancing Democrats Emma Mammano, who received 17,785 and John LaMacchia, who received 17,243 votes.

Kanitra replaces John Catalano, who stepped away from the Assembly to run for mayor in Brick Township.

The Assembly terms are two years.

The tallies remain unofficial until they are certified by the Board of Canvassers in Ocean and in Monmouth County, on Nov 22.