1997 New Jersey General Assembly election

1997 New Jersey General Assembly election
November 4, 1997 (1997-11-04)
All 80 seats to the General Assembly
41 seats needed for a majority
Turnout56%[1] ( 18pp)
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Jack Collins Joseph Doria
(stepped down)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 9, 1996 January 12, 1988
Leader's seat 3rd (Gloucester City) 31st (Bayonne)
Last election 50 30
Seats won 48 32
Seat change 2 2
Results:
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker before election

Jack Collins
Republican

Elected Speaker

Jack Collins
Republican

The 1997 New Jersey General Assembly elections were held on November 4, 1997, for all 80 seats in the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. The election coincided with a gubernatorial election where Republican Christine Todd Whitman won. Republicans held a 50-30 majority in the lower house prior to the election. The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one state senator and two State Assembly members. New Jersey uses coterminous legislative districts for both its State Senate and General Assembly.

Republicans flipped one seat in the 4th. Democrats were able to flip one seat in the 6th and both in the 7th. After eight months in office, the courts threw out the results of the 1997 election in the 7th district for Democrat Jack Conners due to problems with 160 uncounted ballots from a voting machine that affected the results for the second seat. Conners was ordered to leave office in September 1998, and Republican Ken Faulkner was seated in his place.[2] In a November 1998 special election, Conners defeated Faulkner by 5,500 votes and was sworn into office for a second time that year.[3]

Incumbents not seeking re-election

Democratic

Republican

[4]

Summary of results by district

Legislative District Position Incumbent Party Elected Assembly Member Party
1st[5] 1 Nicholas Asselta Republican Nicholas Asselta Republican
2 John C. Gibson Republican John C. Gibson Republican
2nd[6] 1 Kenneth LeFevre Republican Kenneth LeFevre Republican
2 Francis J. Blee Republican Francis J. Blee Republican
3rd[7] 1 Jack Collins Republican Jack Collins Republican
2 Gary Stuhltrager Republican Gary Stuhltrager Republican
4th[8] 1 Sean F. Dalton Democrat Gerald Luongo Republican
2 George Geist Republican George Geist Republican
5th[9] 1 Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat Nilsa Cruz-Perez Democrat
2 Joseph J. Roberts Democrat Joseph J. Roberts Democrat
6th[10] 1 Louis Greenwald Democrat Louis Greenwald Democrat
2 Mary Previte Democrat Mary Previte Democrat
7th[11] 1 Diane Allen Republican Herb Conaway Democrat
2 Carmine DeSopo Republican Jack Conners Democrat
8th[12] 1 Francis Bodine Republican Francis Bodine Republican
2 Larry Chatzidakis Republican Larry Chatzidakis Republican
9th[13] 1 Jeffrey Moran Republican Jeffrey Moran Republican
2 Christopher J. Connors Republican Christopher J. Connors Republican
10th[14] 1 James W. Holzapfel Republican James W. Holzapfel Republican
2 David W. Wolfe Republican David W. Wolfe Republican
11th[15] 1 Thomas S. Smith Republican Thomas S. Smith Republican
2 Steve Corodemus Republican Steve Corodemus Republican
12th[16] 1 Clare Farragher Republican Clare Farragher Republican
2 Michael Arnone Republican Michael Arnone Republican
13th[17] 1 Joann H. Smith Republican Samuel D. Thompson Republican
2 Joseph Azzolina Republican Joseph Azzolina Republican
14th[18] 1 Paul Kramer Republican Paul Kramer Republican
2 Barbara W. Wright Republican Barbara W. Wright Republican
15th[19] 1 Shirley Turner Democrat Shirley Turner Democrat
2 Reed Gusciora Democrat Reed Gusciora Democrat
16th[20] 1 Walter J. Kavanaugh Republican Peter Biondi Republican
2 Christopher Bateman Republican Christopher Bateman Republican
17th[21] 1 Bob Smith Democrat Bob Smith Democrat
2 Jerry Green Democrat Jerry Green Democrat
18th[22] 1 Peter Barnes Democrat Peter Barnes Democrat
2 Barbara Buono Democrat Barbara Buono Democrat
19th[23] 1 Arline Friscia Democrat Arline Friscia Democrat
2 John Wisniewski Democrat John Wisniewski Democrat
20th[24] 1 Neil M. Cohen Democrat Neil M. Cohen Democrat
2 Joseph Suliga Democrat Joseph Suliga Democrat
21st[25] 1 Joel Weingarten Republican Joel Weingarten Republican
2 Kevin J. O'Toole Republican Kevin J. O'Toole Republican
22nd[26] 1 Richard Bagger Republican Richard Bagger Republican
2 Alan Augustine Republican Alan Augustine Republican
23rd[27] 1 Leonard Lance Republican Leonard Lance Republican
2 Connie Myers Republican Connie Myers Republican
24th[28] 1 Guy Gregg Republican Guy Gregg Republican
2 Scott Garrett Republican Scott Garrett Republican
25th[29] 1 Anthony R. Bucco Republican Rick Merkt Republican
2 Michael Patrick Carroll Republican Michael Patrick Carroll Republican
26th[30] 1 Alex DeCroce Republican Alex DeCroce Republican
2 Carol J. Murphy Republican Carol J. Murphy Republican
27th[31] 1 LeRoy J. Jones Jr. Democrat LeRoy J. Jones Jr. Democrat
2 Nia Gill Democrat Nia Gill Democrat
28th[32] 1 Craig A. Stanley Democrat Craig A. Stanley Democrat
2 Wilfredo Caraballo Democrat Wilfredo Caraballo Democrat
29th[33] 1 Willie B. Brown Democrat William D. Payne Democrat
2 Alberto Coutinho Democrat Donald Kofi Tucker Democrat
30th[34] 1 Joseph Malone Republican Joseph Malone Republican
2 Melvin Cottrell Republican Melvin Cottrell Republican
31st[35] 1 Joseph Doria Democrat Joseph Doria Democrat
2 Joseph Charles Democrat Joseph Charles Democrat
32nd[36] 1 Joan M. Quigley Democrat Joan Quigley Democrat
2 Anthony Impreveduto Democrat Anthony Impreveduto Democrat
33rd[37] 1 Louis Romano Democrat Louis Romano Democrat
2 Raul Garcia Democrat Raul Garcia Democrat
34th[38] 1 Marion Crecco Republican Marion Crecco Republican
2 Gerald H. Zecker Republican Gerald H. Zecker Republican
35th[39] 1 Nellie Pou Democrat Nellie Pou Democrat
2 Alfred Steele Democrat Alfred Steele Democrat
36th[40] 1 Paul DiGaetano Republican Paul DiGaetano Republican
2 John V. Kelly Republican John V. Kelly Republican
37th[41] 1 Ken Zisa Democrat Ken Zisa Democrat
2 Loretta Weinberg Democrat Loretta Weinberg Democrat
38th[42] 1 Guy Talarico Republican Guy Talarico Republican
2 Rose Marie Heck Republican Rose Marie Heck Republican
39th[43] 1 Charlotte Vandervalk Republican Charlotte Vandervalk Republican
2 John E. Rooney Republican John E. Rooney Republican
40th[44] 1 Nicholas Felice Republican Nicholas Felice Republican
2 David C. Russo Republican David Russo Republican

Close races

Districts where the difference of total votes between the top-two parties was under 10%:

  1. District 4, 5.3% gain R
  2. District 7, 2.19% gain
  3. District 14, 8.3%
  4. District 36, 3.4%
  5. District 38, 9.7%

List of races

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40

District 1

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John C. Gibson 32,699 27.6 1.6
Republican Nicholas Asselta 32,032 27.0 1.3
Democratic Jeff Van Drew 30,221 25.5 2.3
Democratic Rob O'Donnell 21,278 17.9 3.9
Conservative Rosemary Garrison 1,325 1.1 N/A
Conservative Marie Pellecchia 1,127 0.9 N/A
Total votes 118,682 100.0

District 2

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kenneth C. Le Fevre 33,430 32.2 3.7
Republican Frank Blee 32,698 31.5 4.3
Democratic John Di Maria 19,132 18.4 4.9
Democratic E. Iris Hernandez 18,651 17.9 1.7
Total votes 103,911 100.0

District 3

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jack Collins 39,046 36.3 5.3
Republican Gary W. Stuhltrager 36,686 34.1 3.8
Democratic Harry L. Rink 22,350 20.8 3.4
Conservative Bob McFetridge 4,160 3.9 2.2
Conservative Jan McFetridge 3,982 3.7 2.1
Democratic No nomination made 1,376 1.3 16.7
Total votes 107,600 100.0

District 4

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican George F. Geist 28,114 25.8 0.2
Republican Gerald J. Luongo 26,535 24.3 3.4
Democratic Anthony S. Marsella 25,310 23.2 2.6
Democratic John "Jack" Luby 23,538 21.6 1.2
Conservative J. Edw. Gormley 3,213 2.9 0.3
Conservative Cynthia A. Merckx 2,394 2.2 0.0
Total votes 109,104 100.0

District 5

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joe Roberts 31,898 43.5 9.3
Democratic Nilsa Cruz-Perez 28,918 39.4 7.9
Republican Joe Smiriglio 11,744 16.0 1.6
Republican No nomination made 777 1.1 15.5
Total votes 73,337 100.0

District 6

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Louis D. Greenwald 35,883 29.0 2.7
Democratic Mary T. Previte 34,105 27.6 3.2
Republican Thomas Shusted, Jr. 27,236 22.0 2.9
Republican Susan R. Rose 26,453 21.4 3.1
Total votes 123,677 100.0

District 7

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. 27,447 24.63 3.2
Democratic Jack Conners 27,402 24.59 3.4
Republican Ken Faulkner 27,335 24.53 3.2
Republican George Williams 25,122 22.5 3.0
Conservative Hosey Best 1,257 1.1 N/A
Conservative Raymond Hellings 1,091 1.0 N/A
Reform Carmen S. Zarrelli 900 0.8 N/A
Reform George Guzdek 880 0.8 0.7
Total votes 111,434 100.0

District 8

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Francis L. Bodine 35,865 28.8 2.9
Republican Larry Chatzidakis 33,871 27.2 1.5
Democratic James B. Smith 26,463 21.3 0.1
Democratic Robert S. Shestack 25,947 20.8 0.3
Libertarian Janice Presser, PhD. 2,385 1.9 0.7
Total votes 124,531 100.0

District 9

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeffrey W. Moran 47,232 31.9 0.5
Republican Christopher J. Connors 47,205 31.9 0.8
Democratic Sharon Fumei 25,398 17.1 2.5
Democratic Michael G. Carrig 24,298 16.4 1.8
Conservative James W. Eissing 2,015 1.4 1.4
Conservative Nancy L. Eissing 2,009 1.4 1.5
Total votes 148,157 100.0

District 10

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David W. Wolfe 41,746 31.2 2.3
Republican James W. Holzapfel 41,117 30.8 2.0
Democratic Regina Calandrillo 23,538 17.6 0.9
Democratic Jim Margetis 22,239 16.6 0.9
Libertarian Betty Florentine 1,381 1.0 N/A
Libertarian Christopher Kawa 1,317 1.0 N/A
Conservative Edward C. Mueller 1,292 1.0 2.1
Conservative J. Morgan Strong 1,068 0.8 2.3
Total votes 133,698 100.0

District 11

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steve Corodemus 36,447 31.4 4.6
Republican Tom Smith 36,379 31.4 4.8
Democratic Matthew Donovan 21,673 18.7 2.1
Democratic James Famularo 19,381 16.7 4.9
Conservative Tom Holthausen 1,080 0.9 0.9
Conservative Art Post 1,000 0.9 0.7
Total votes 115,960 100.0

District 12

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael J. Arnone 39,098 30.7 2.6
Republican Clare M. Farragher 38,356 30.1 3.2
Democratic Lillian E. Harris 23,018 18.1 4.9
Democratic Gayle L. Hershcopf 22,073 17.3 N/A
Conservative Frances H. Marshall 1,645 1.3 2.7
Conservative Cornelius Van Sant 1,528 1.2 3.0
Natural Law Christina M. Zegler 913 0.7 0.5
Natural Law Joseph Parziale 867 0.7 0.4
Total votes 127,498 100.0

District 13

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joe Azzolina 33,976 30.6 5.1
Republican Sam Thompson 30,108 27.1 1.9
Democratic Dennis M. Maher 22,162 20.0 3.1
Democratic Nicholas Minutolo 21,712 19.6 1.8
Conservative Leonard T. Skoblar 1,504 1.4 1.1
Conservative Sylvia Kuzmak 1,456 1.3 1.0
Total votes 110,918 100.0

District 14

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46][48]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Paul R. Kramer 34,996 26.2 1.0
Republican Barbara W. Wright 34,725 26.0 1.8
Democratic Janice S. Mironov 30,870 23.1 0.6
Democratic Diana Segarra-Smith 30,534 22.8 1.5
Conservative Bruce C. Macdonald 2,586 1.9 1.6
Total votes 133,711 100.0

District 15

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 31,976 32.2 4.0
Democratic Reed Gusciora 30,235 30.5 4.2
Republican Wanda Webster Stansbury 19,639 19.8 1.1
Republican Channell Wilkins 17,342 17.5 2.5
Total votes 99,192 100.0

District 16

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Christopher “Kip” Bateman 43,458 31.8 3.1
Republican Peter J. Biondi 41,008 30.0 1.4
Democratic Amedeo D’Adamo, Jr. 23,920 17.5 1.3
Democratic Harold Weber 22,921 16.8 0.6
Conservative Robert Kowal 2,758 2.0 1.4
Conservative Howard Manella 2,432 1.8 1.3
Total votes 136,497 100.0

District 17

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Smith 27,802 34.5 0.9
Democratic Jerry Green 26,135 32.4 0.3
Republican Phyllis A. Mason 13,310 16.5 2.0
Republican Daniel N. Epstein 11,803 14.6 0.7
Conservative Pat M. Iurilli 802 1.0 1.8
Conservative Joy Norsworthy 778 1.0 1.4
Total votes 80,630 100.0

District 18

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara Buono 33,248 28.6 2.0
Democratic Peter J. Barnes, Jr. 31,781 27.3 2.0
Republican Wendy L. Wiebalk 25,729 22.1 1.2
Republican Thomas J. Toto 25,612 22.0 0.2
Total votes 116,370 100.0

District 19

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John S. Wisniewski 36,099 34.4 5.5
Democratic Arline M. Friscia 34,006 32.4 5.1
Republican Kennedy O’Brien 17,605 16.8 4.3
Republican Debbie Bialowarczuk 17,356 16.5 2.3
Total votes 105,066 100.0

District 20

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph S. Suliga 26,348 35.0 0.5
Democratic Neil M. Cohen 26,242 34.8 0.0
Republican Daniel B. Levine 11,380 15.1 1.7
Republican Richard A. Revilla 11,366 15.1 1.7
Total votes 75,336 100.0

District 21

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kevin O’Toole 38,169 31.3 2.7
Republican Joel M. Weingarten 37,915 31.1 2.5
Democratic John M. Mazziotti 22,292 18.3 3.4
Democratic John C. Shaw 21,511 17.6 2.0
Conservative Alfonso J. Adinolfi 1,207 1.0 N/A
Conservative Thomas J. Mooney 883 0.7 N/A
Total votes 121,977 100.0

District 22

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard H. Bagger 43,421 32.5 3.3
Republican Alan M. Augustine 42,479 31.8 3.3
Democratic Andrew Baron 22,368 16.7 2.5
Democratic Norman Albert 22,110 16.5 2.6
Conservative Douglas Lawless 1,688 1.3 0.8
Conservative Norman A. Ross 1,635 1.2 0.8
Total votes 133,701 100.0

District 23

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leonard Lance 41,880 32.7 0.8
Republican Connie Myers 37,852 29.6 0.1
Democratic Sharon B. Ransavage 25,237 19.7 2.6
Democratic John Patrick Barnes 19,798 15.5 N/A
Conservative Paul Wallace 3,242 2.5 3.8
Total votes 128,009 100.0

District 24

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican E. Scott Garrett 43,066 39.7 3.1
Republican Guy R. Gregg 40,170 37.1 1.4
Democratic Frederick J. Katz, Jr. 14,878 13.7 2.0
Conservative Marilyn McCann 4,015 3.7 3.7
Libertarian Jeffrey Polachek 3,654 3.4 N/A
Conservative Ed De Mott 2,622 2.4 2.3
Total votes 108,405 100.0

District 25

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Patrick Carroll 37,935 31.8 3.2
Republican Rick Merkt 36,649 30.7 0.1
Democratic Chris Evangel 20,968 17.6 0.7
Democratic Harriet Lerner 20,967 17.6 0.5
Conservative James Spinosa 1,630 1.4 0.7
Conservative Stephen Spinosa 1,296 1.1 1.0
Total votes 119,445 100.0

District 26

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Carol J. Murphy 41,044 34.6 1.0
Republican Alex DeCroce 40,469 34.1 0.6
Democratic Daniel L. Grant 16,891 14.2 1.3
Democratic Michael B. McGlynn 16,787 14.1 1.1
Conservative Stephen A. Bauer 1,793 1.5 0.6
Conservative Martin J. McGrath 1,729 1.5 N/A
Total votes 118,713 100.0

District 27

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic LeRoy J. Jones, Jr. 34,377 49.0 14.5
Democratic Nia H. Gill 34,176 48.7 13.1
Socialist John Winter 1,051 1.5 0.4
Natural Law Jeffrey M. Levine 601 0.9 N/A
Total votes 70,205 100.0

District 28

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wilfredo Caraballo 28,673 40.1 5.0
Democratic Craig A. Stanley 28,261 39.6 5.5
Republican Mary Devon O’Brien 7,754 10.9 1.1
Republican Eugene Brenycz 6,044 8.5 3.6
Conservative Barbara M. Hester 368 0.5 1.0
Conservative Richard S. Hester, Sr. 335 0.5 0.7
( 1.3)
Total votes 71,435 100.0

District 29

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic William D. Payne 27,250 42.8 4.2
Democratic Donald Tucker 27,188 42.7 8.8
Republican Efrain Colon, Jr. 4,113 6.5 3.4
Republican Rita MacGonigle 3,873 6.1 3.7
Independent D. Kim Thompson-Gaddy 615 1.0 N/A
Independent Tharien Arnold 334 0.5 N/A
Socialist Workers Megan Arney 206 0.3 3.9
Socialist Workers Brock Satter 156 0.2 3.5
Total votes 63,735 100.0

District 30

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joseph R. Malone, III 28,550 28.6 5.0
Republican Melvin Cottrell 28,236 28.3 3.5
Democratic Arthur F. Conway 20,375 20.4 0.4
Democratic Richard Borys 18,673 18.7 N/A
Conservative Stephen Mognancki 2,028 2.0 4.7
Conservative Sal Duscio 1,961 2.0 2.4
Total votes 99,823 100.0

District 31

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph V. Doria, Jr. 31,129 39.6 1.1
Democratic Joseph Charles, Jr. 30,479 38.8 0.4
Republican David J. Longenhagen 8,561 10.9 0.6
Republican Mofalc Olei Meinga 8,415 10.7 0.5
Total votes 78,584 100.0

District 32

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46][49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Anthony Impreveduto 28,834 33.6 1.0
Democratic Joan Quigley 28,519 33.3 0.0
Republican Michael Padovano 12,965 15.1 0.6
Republican Kevin Canessa, Jr. 12,201 14.2 0.1
Politicians Are Crooks Frank X. Landrigan 1,434 1.7 0.7
Conservative Yvonne Battaglia 634 0.7 0.1
Conservative Charles W. Joyce 500 0.6 0.2
Natural Law Barbara Ebel 425 0.5 N/A
Natural Law Kenneth Ebel 224 0.3 N/A
Total votes 85,736 100.0

District 33

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Raul “Rudy” Garcia 28,335 36.9 3.0
Democratic Louis A. Romano 27,440 35.7 2.8
Republican Micaela M. Alvarez 10,608 13.8 3.5
Republican Freddy Gomez 10,447 13.6 3.3
Total votes 76,830 100.0

District 34

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gerald H. Zecker 32,584 28.7 1.7
Republican Marion Crecco 31,125 27.5 2.0
Democratic Joseph A. Mecca 26,507 23.4 1.1
Democratic J. Martin Comey 22,454 19.8 0.4
Conservative Joe Bukowski 710 0.6 1.7
Total votes 113,380 100.0

District 35

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Alfred Steele 23,253 31.2 4.6
Democratic Nellie Pou 22,112 29.6 3.7
Republican Karole A. Graves 14,785 19.8 1.8
Republican Frank Catania, Jr. 14,465 19.4 0.9
Total votes 74,615 100.0

District 36

New Jersey general election, 1997[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John V. Kelly 24,140 25.9 1.0
Republican Paul DiGaetano 24,037 25.8 1.9
Democratic David Sivella 23,009 24.7 4.1
Democratic Kenneth M. Sorkin 21,992 23.6 3.4
Total votes 93,178 100.0

District 37

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Loretta Weinberg 33,677 33.0 2.3
Democratic Ken Zisa 31,961 31.3 3.8
Republican Bette O’Keefe 17,633 17.3 2.3
Republican John Abraham 17,045 16.7 2.5
Conservative BettyJean Downing 975 1.0 0.5
Conservative Gregory A. Potter 803 0.8 0.8
Total votes 102,094 100.0

District 38

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rose Marie Heck 29,987 28.0 1.6
Republican Guy F. Talarico 28,157 26.3 1.9
Democratic Michael Paul De Marse 23,956 22.4 1.1
Democratic Fred Dressel 23,738 22.2 1.6
Conservative Bernard C. Sobolewski 1,259 1.2 0.5
Total votes 107,097 100.0

District 39

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charlotte Vandervalk 44,522 32.8 2.2
Republican John E. Rooney 43,203 31.9 2.6
Democratic Sherri Lippman 22,847 16.9 2.7
Democratic Eric S. Aronson 22,446 16.6 2.1
Conservative Pasquale Salimone 951 0.7 0.0
Conservative Cynthia Soroka 926 0.7 0.0
Libertarian Thomas Fischetti 666 0.5 N/A
Total votes 135,561 100.0

District 40

New Jersey general election, 1997[45][46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Nicholas R. Felice 42,207 33.7 0.0
Republican David C. Russo 41,261 33.0 1.1
Democratic Dawn Savarese 20,013 16.0 1.2
Democratic Peter Goetz 19,680 15.7 0.6
Conservative Mike Best 1,088 0.9 1.2
Conservative Walter Renninghoff 961 0.8 N/A
Total votes 125,210 100.0

See also

Notes

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