The majority of political races in New Jersey have been decided for the 2015 election seasons.

All 80 seats in the New Jersey General Assembly were up for election.

Two incumbent assemblymen have held on to their seats in southern New Jersey's 2nd District.

Republican Chris Brown and Democrat Vince Mazzeo won the race on Tuesday.

The Democratic challenger, Atlantic County Freeholder Colin Bell, and Republican challenger Will Pauls were defeated.

The $3.6 million spent on the closely watched race made it the most expensive in the state. Much of the money came from a super political action committee supporting Democrats.

Democratic Assemblyman Bob Andrzejczak and running mate Bruce Land beat the Republican ticket in southern New Jersey's 1st District.

The victory means Democrats gain a new seat in the Assembly and incumbent Republican Assemblyman Sam Fiocchi won't be returning to the statehouse. Fiocchi's running mate, Jim Sauro, also lost his race.

Two Democratic incumbents won re-election in the northern New Jersey Assembly district where a Republican initially quit after a book with politically incorrect rants he wrote surfaced.

Tim Eustace and Joe Lagana defeated Republicans Mark DiPisa and Anthony Cappola.

DiPisa and the GOP criticized Cappola's candidacy after a book Cappola wrote more than a decade ago surfaced. It included rants against gays, Asians and breast-feeding moms.

Cappola took responsibility for the book and initially bowed out of the race, but his name remained on the ballot.

Republicans hoped to capture a seat in the district, but were weighed down by the book. Democrats ran ads referencing the book, and a super political action committee spent money to help the incumbents.

There were no statewide issues up for vote on the ballot this year. However, voters did cast ballots for a number of local positions, from town council to county executive. Various ordinances were also voted on locally.

Voter turnout was expected to be low this year due to the fact that there were no statewide races or issues to vote on.