1997 New Jersey Senate election

none September 2023 1997 New Jersey Senate elections 24 Donald DiFrancesco Senate President Republican Party (United States) Donald DiFrancesco 56%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 11pp) 16 16 3x4.svg 17th (New Brunsick) John A. Lynch Jr. (retired) Democratic Party (United States) January 9, 1990 24 November 4, 1997 Bush Contact Sheet P36439 (cropped).jpg 22nd (Warren Township) Donald DiFrancesco January 14, 1992 Republican Party (United States) 21 All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 2001 2001 New Jersey State Senate election 1993 1993 New Jersey State Senate election no legislative New Jersey Republican Party (United States) 1997_New_Jersey_State_Senate_election.svg x300px Results by district#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain The 1993 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 4. The election took place alongside Christine Todd Whitman's re-election as Governor over Senator Jim McGreevey. Republicans defended the large majority they gained in the 1991 landslide elections. Four seats changed hands with no impact on the overall balance of power. Republicans Anthony R. Bucco and Diane Allen unseated incumbent Gordon MacInnes in the 25th district and gained the seat of retiring Senator Jack Casey in the 7th, respectively. Democrats Shirley Turner and Garry Furnari unseated incumbent Republicans Dick LaRossa in the 15th and John P. Scott in the 36th, respectively. One Senator, Republican Joseph Bubba, lost a primary. His challenger, Norman M. Robertson, held the 34th district for the Republicans. This remains the last time that Republicans won a Senate majority. Contents Incumbents not running • Summary of resultsBy District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 __NOTOC__ Incumbents not running for re-election Democratic Jack Casey (District 7) Jim McGreevey (District 17) (ran for Governor) Republican John H. Ewing (District 16) Summary of results by State Senate district DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty1st Legislative DistrictJames CafieroRepJames CafieroRep2nd Legislative DistrictWilliam GormleyRepWilliam GormleyRep3rd Legislative DistrictRaymond ZaneDemRaymond ZaneDem4th Legislative DistrictJohn MatheussenRepJohn MatheussenRep5th Legislative DistrictWayne R. BryantBryant was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Walter Rand, who died on January 6, 1995.DemWayne R. BryantDem6th Legislative DistrictJohn AdlerDemJohn AdlerDem7th Legislative DistrictJack CaseyDemDiane AllenRep8th Legislative DistrictMartha W. BarkBark was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator C. William Haines, who died on December 18, 1996.RepMartha W. BarkRep9th Legislative DistrictLeonard T. ConnorsRepLeonard T. ConnorsRep10th Legislative DistrictAndrew R. CieslaRepAndrew R. CieslaRep11th Legislative DistrictJoseph A. PalaiaRepJoseph A. PalaiaRep12th Legislative DistrictJohn O. BennettRepJohn O. BennettRep13th Legislative DistrictJoe KyrillosRepJoe KyrillosRep14th Legislative DistrictPeter InversoRepPeter InversoRep15th Legislative DistrictDick LaRossaRepShirley TurnerDem16th Legislative DistrictJohn H. EwingRepWalter J. KavanaughRep17th Legislative DistrictJohn A. Lynch Jr.DemJohn A. Lynch Jr.Dem18th Legislative DistrictJack SinagraRepJack SinagraRep19th Legislative DistrictJim McGreeveyDemJoe VitaleDem20th Legislative DistrictRaymond LesniakDemRaymond LesniakDem21st Legislative DistrictC. Louis BassanoRepC. Louis BassanoRep22nd Legislative DistrictDonald DiFrancescoRepDonald DiFrancescoRep23rd Legislative DistrictWilliam E. SchluterRepWilliam E. SchluterRep24th Legislative DistrictRobert LittellRepRobert LittellRep25th Legislative DistrictGordon MacInnesDemAnthony BuccoRep26th Legislative DistrictRobert MartinRepRobert MartinRep27th Legislative DistrictRichard CodeyDemRichard CodeyDem28th Legislative DistrictRonald RiceDemRonald RiceDem29th Legislative DistrictWynona LipmanDemWynona LipmanDem30th Legislative DistrictRobert W. SingerRepRobert W. SingerRep31st Legislative DistrictEdward T. O'Connor Jr.DemEdward T. O'Connor Jr.Dem32nd Legislative DistrictNicholas SaccoDemNicholas SaccoDem33rd Legislative DistrictBernard KennyDemBernard KennyDem34th Legislative DistrictJoseph BubbaRepNorman M. RobertsonRep35th Legislative DistrictJohn GirgentiDemJohn GirgentiDem36th Legislative DistrictJohn P. ScottRepGarry FurnariDem37th Legislative DistrictByron BaerDemByron BaerDem38th Legislative DistrictLouis F. KoscoRepLouis F. KoscoRep39th Legislative DistrictGerald CardinaleRepGerald CardinaleRep40th Legislative DistrictHenry McNamaraRepHenry McNamaraRep Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red Legislative District 4, 4.6% blue Legislative District 6, 8.0% red Legislative District 7, 9.3% gain red Legislative District 8, 9.8% blue Legislative District 15, 7.8% gain blue Legislative District 36, 6.2% gain District 1 1997 general electionOfficial Results, General Election Returns for the Office of State Senate for Election Held November 4, 1997 http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/1997-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf December 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012902/http://nj.gov/state/elections/election-results/1997-general-election-results-state-senate.pdf March 5, 2016 deadTHE 1997 ELECTIONS: RESULTS; The Races for New Jersey Senate https://www.nytimes.com/1997/11/05/nyregion/the-1997-elections-results-the-races-for-new-jersey-senate.html The New York Times April 20, 2016 Republican Party (United States) James Cafiero (incumbent) 35,573 60.8% 1.2 Democratic Party (United States) John Rauh 21,340 36.5% New Jersey Conservative Party Geraldine Caiafa 1,579 2.7% N/A 58,492 100.00% District 2 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) William Gormley (incumbent) 34,814 65.2% 3.6 Democratic Party (United States) John R. Piatt 18,569 34.8% 3.6 53,383 100.00% District 3 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Raymond Zane (incumbent) 46,551 84.5% 16.9 New Jersey Conservative Party Mary A. Whittam 8,121 14.7% N/A Republican Party (United States) N/A 415 0.8% 31.6 55,087 100.00% District 4 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) John J. Matheussen (incumbent) 29,429 50.7% 3.6 Democratic Party (United States) Sean F. Dalton 26,780 46.1% 0.4 New Jersey Conservative Party Jim Barber 1,872 3.2% N/A 58,081 100.00% District 5 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Wayne R. Bryant (incumbent) 29,809 71.9 3.1 Republican Party (United States) Mel Suplee 11,624 28.1 3.1 41,433 100.00% District 6 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) John Adler (incumbent) 34,073 53.0% 6.8 Republican Party (United States) John A. Rocco 28,938 45.0% 4.8 New Jersey Conservative Party Kenneth L. Mayo 1,257 2.0% N/A 64,268 100.00% District 7 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Diane Allen 30,875 53.7 5.5 Democratic Party (United States) Robert P. Broderick 25,501 44.4 6.0 New Jersey Conservative Party Norman E. Wahner 1,121 1.9 N/A 57,497 100.00% District 8 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Martha W. Bark (incumbent) 34,597 54.9 6.1 Democratic Party (United States) Marie Hall 28,401 45.1 6.1 62,998 100.00% District 9 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Leonard T. Connors (incumbent) 45,880 60.0 5.2 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Zimmermann, Jr. 28,508 37.3 2.5 New Jersey Conservative Party Leonard P. Marshall 2,139 2.8 N/A 76,527 100.00% District 10 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent) 41,409 60.6 1.1 Democratic Party (United States) Judith G. Leone 24,217 35.5 0.3 Libertarian Party (United States) Steve Nagle 1,381 2.0 N/A New Jersey Conservative Party Agnes A. James 1,015 1.5 1.0 Green Party of the United States Edith Gbur 278 0.4 N/A 68,300 100.00% District 11 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. Palaia (incumbent) 39,579 66.2 0.6 Democratic Party (United States) Eugene M. LaVergne 18,981 31.7 0.8 New Jersey Conservative Party Christian P. Olsen 1,228 2.1 0.0 59,788 100.00% District 12 1997 general electionNJ State Senate 12 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38265 Our Campaigns September 14, 2017 Republican Party (United States) John O. Bennett (incumbent) 41,171 62.8 2.2 Democratic Party (United States) George E. Ball 20,289 30.9 0.4 New Jersey Conservative Party John P. Desmond 2,780 4.2 1.8 Natural Law Party (United States) Mary Jo Christian 1,354 2.1 N/A 65,594 100.00% District 13 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Joe Kyrillos (incumbent) 36,047 63.2 0.8 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Caffrey 19,733 34.6 1.4 New Jersey Conservative Party Jerome Bowe 1,299 2.3 N/A 57,079 100.00% District 14 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Peter Inverso (incumbent) 38,195 55.3 4.5 Democratic Party (United States) Gilbert W. Lugossy 28,866 41.8 1.6 New Jersey Conservative Party Joseph Fabrizi 1,997 2.9 N/A 69,058 100.00% District 15 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Shirley Turner 29,995 53.9 6.2 Republican Party (United States) Dick LaRossa (incumbent) 25,630 46.1 6.2 55,625 100.00% District 16 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Walter J. Kavanaugh 44,171 63.8 2.2 Democratic Party (United States) Mitchell E. Ignatoff 22,545 32.6 5.8 New Jersey Conservative Party Richard C. Martin 2,541 3.7 N/A 69,257 100.00% District 17 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) John A. Lynch Jr. (incumbent) 27,748 68.0 11.3 Republican Party (United States) Timothy J. O’Brien 13,061 32.0 2.2 40,809 100.00% District 18 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Jack Sinagra (incumbent) 35,400 58.5 0.3 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas H. Paterniti 25,110 41.5 1.7 60,510 100.00% District 19 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Joe Vitale 32,454 60.2 12.6 Republican Party (United States) Stephen A. Mikulak 21,445 39.8 5.3 53,899 100.00% District 20 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) 26,699 69.1 9.2 Republican Party (United States) Gene Andre 11,928 30.9 9.2 38,627 100.00% District 21 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) C. Louis Bassano (incumbent) 43,997 100.00% 35.7 43,997 100.00% District 22 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Donald DiFrancesco (incumbent) 46,249 67.0 2.2 Democratic Party (United States) Margaret Ault 20,962 30.4 0.4 New Jersey Conservative Party Frank J. Festa, Jr. 1,778 2.6 N/A 68,989 100.00% District 23 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) William E. Schluter (incumbent) 42,221 61.3 30.4 Democratic Party (United States) Austin “Ken” Kutscher, M.D. 23,094 33.5 N/A New Jersey Conservative Party Michael P. Kelly 2,770 4.0 N/A Independent politician Daniel Z. Seyler 762 1.1 N/A 68,847 100.00% District 24 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Robert Littell (incumbent) 44,342 73.0 10.3 Democratic Party (United States) John G. Wingler 13,551 22.3 N/A New Jersey Conservative Party Ron Pondiscio 2,868 4.7 N/A 60,761 100.00% District 25 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Anthony R. Bucco 37,048 54.8 5.1 Democratic Party (United States) Gordon MacInnes (incumbent) 29,515 43.7 6.6 New Jersey Conservative Party Joseph Long 1,033 1.5 N/A 67,596 100.00% District 26 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Robert Martin (incumbent) 43,994 92.6 23.2 New Jersey Conservative Party Virginia P. Bauer 3,505 7.4 N/A 47,499 100.00% District 27 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Richard Codey (incumbent) 35,770 79.5 4.4 Republican Party (United States) Richard R. Klattenberg 9,250 20.5 4.4 45,020 100.00% District 28 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Ronald Rice (incumbent) 31,069 100.00% 0.0 31,069 100.00% District 29 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Wynona Lipman (incumbent) 27,480 86.7 13.3 Republican Party (United States) Elaine L. Guarino 4,226 13.3 N/A 31,706 100.00% District 30 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Robert Singer (incumbent) 27,837 53.7 12.0 Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth A. Kurtz 20,815 40.2 5.9 Libertarian Party (United States) Bob Mondgock 1,932 3.7 N/A New Jersey Conservative Party Fred Rasiewicz 1,208 2.3 N/A 51,792 100.00% District 31 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Edward T. O'Connor Jr. (incumbent) 30,993 77.6 9.2 Republican Party (United States) Richard Freda 8,935 22.4 9.2 39,928 100.00% District 32 1997 general electionNJ State Senate 32 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=38286 Our Campaigns October 9, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Nicholas Sacco (incumbent) 29,386 66.7 7.4 Republican Party (United States) John Pluchino 12,541 28.5 8.2 Politicians Are Crooks Herbert H. Shaw 1,569 3.6 0.8 New Jersey Conservative Party Pat Armstrong 532 1.2 0.0 44,028 100.00% District 33 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Bernard Kenny (incumbent) 27,914 72.6% 9.3 Republican Party (United States) Gerald Spike 10,517 27.4% 8.2 38,431 100.00% District 34 Republican primary 1997 Republican primaryhttps://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1997/1997-primary-election-results-state-senate.pdf Primary Election Results for office of State Senate Republican Party (United States) Norman M. Robertson 6,203 66.0% Republican Party (United States) Joseph Bubba (incumbent) 3,202 34.0% 56,451 100.00% General election 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Norman M. Robertson 30,450 53.9% 1.6 Democratic Party (United States) Joan Waks 26,001 46.1% 1.6 56,451 100.00% District 35 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) John Girgenti (incumbent) 24,552 69.8 3.3 Republican Party (United States) Brian A. Duncan 10,644 30.2 1.9 35,196 100.00% District 36 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Garry Furnari 25,844 53.1% 6.0 Republican Party (United States) John P. Scott (incumbent) 22,806 46.9% 6.0 48,650 100.00% District 37 1997 general election Democratic Party (United States) Byron Baer (incumbent) 30,844 59.0 1.5 Republican Party (United States) Steve Lonegan 20,543 39.3 1.7 Natural Law Party (United States) Helen Hamilton 855 1.6 N/A 52,242 100.00% District 38 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Louis F. Kosco (incumbent) 30,538 55.2% 8.1 Democratic Party (United States) Valerie Huttle 23,350 42.2% 5.5 New Jersey Conservative Party Denise A. Richardson 1,390 2.5% N/A 55,278 100.00% District 39 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) 46,424 66.3 3.8 Democratic Party (United States) Ilan Plawker 22,466 32.1 5.4 New Jersey Conservative Party Michael W. Koontz 1,166 1.7 N/A 70,056 100.00% District 40 1997 general election Republican Party (United States) Henry McNamara (incumbent) 42,751 67.5% 0.2 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Greenspan 20,537 32.5% 0.2 63,288 100.00% See also 1997 New Jersey General Assembly election References Category:New Jersey Senate elections New Jersey State Senate Category:1997 New Jersey elections Category:November 1997 in the United States