Harry A. McEnroe

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Harry A. McEnroe
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
January 8, 1980 – January 9, 1996
Preceded byMary Scanlon
Succeeded byCraig A. Stanley
Constituency28th district (1980–82)
27th district (1982–94)
28th district (1994–96)
Member of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
In office
1973–1979
Personal details
Born(1931-01-25)January 25, 1931
Newark, New Jersey
DiedFebruary 8, 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 90)
Mantoloking, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

Harry A. McEnroe (January 25, 1931 – February 8, 2021) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey.

He made his first bid for public office in 1971, running for the New Jersey General Assembly in Essex County District 11E. McEnroe and his running mate, Gerald Simons, were defeated by the Republican incumbents, Thomas Kean (the future Governor) and Philip Kaltenbacher.[1]

McEnroe was elected to the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders in 1973, and was re-elected in 1976. He did not seek another term in 1978 when Essex County changed its form of government. He was elected to the State Assembly in 1979, and was re-elected in 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, and 1993.[2] He lost his bid for re-election to a 9th term in 1995 when he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Craig A. Stanley by 612 votes.[3] His defeat came after the powerful Essex County Democratic Organization withdrew their support of his re-election.[4] In 2000, he endorsed Republican Bob Franks for U.S. Senate against the Democratic candidate, Jon Corzine.[5] He served many years as the South Orange Democratic Party Chairman.[6]

He died on February 8, 2021, at age 90, in Mantoloking, New Jersey.[7]

Electoral History

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New Jersey General Assembly

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28th Legislative District general election, 1993[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry A. McEnroe (incumbent) 23,128 38.47
Democratic James Zangari (incumbent) 21,357 35.52
Republican Phyllis C. Cedola 8,354 13.9
Republican Eugene L. Brenycz 7,282 12.11
Total votes 60,121 100
Democratic hold

Democratic Primaries

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28th Legislative District Democratic Primary election, 1995[9]
Candidate Votes %
Wilfredo Caraballo 6,641 28.08
Craig A. Stanley 6,172 26.1
Harry A. McEnroe 5,550 23.47
Michael G. Steele 5,289 22.36
Total votes 23,652 100
28th Legislative District Democratic Primary election, 1993[10]
Candidate Votes %
James Zangari (incumbent) 5,898 48.68
Harry A. McEnroe (incumbent) 4,074 33.62
David Hammonds 1,136 9.38
Alan Morton 1,008 8.32
Total votes 12,116 100

References

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  1. ^ "1971 General Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  2. ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. 1995.
  3. ^ "1995 Primary Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Joseph (8 June 1995). "Democratic Organization Ousts Eight-Term Legislator in Essex". New York Times.
  5. ^ "Federal Election Commission". Federal Election Commission. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  6. ^ Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual of New Jersey. 1995.
  7. ^ "Harry McEnroe, 8-Term Essex Assemblyman, Dies At 90". Newjerseyglobe.com. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  8. ^ "GENERAL ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE OFFICE OF SENATE AND ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTION HELD NOVEKBER 2, 1993" (PDF). November 24, 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  9. ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE OFFICE OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTION HELD JUNE 6, 1995" (PDF). July 6, 1995. p. 28. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  10. ^ "PRIMARY ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE OFFICE OF SENATE AND ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTION HELD JUNE 8, 1993" (PDF). August 3, 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 1 November 2025.