New Jersey's 15th legislative district

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New Jersey's 15th legislative district
New Jersey Legislative Districts Map (2023) D15 hl.svg
Senator Shirley Turner (D)
Assembly members Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)
Anthony Verrelli (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population224,002
Voting-age population174,477
Registered voters149,156

New Jersey's 15th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature, covering the Hunterdon County municipalities of Delaware Township, East Amwell Township, Frenchtown, Kingwood, Lambertville City Stockton, and West Amwell Township; and the Mercer County municipalities of Ewing Township, Hopewell Borough, Hopewell Township, Lawrence Township, Pennington Borough, Trenton City and West Windsor Township. [1]

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Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 224,002, of whom 174,477 (77.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 86,762 (38.7%) White, 57,461 (25.7%) African American, 1,700 (0.8%) Native American, 26,345 (11.8%) Asian, 139 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 32,929 (14.7%) from some other race, and 18,666 (8.3%) from two or more races. [2] [3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53,100 (23.7%) of the population. [4]

The district had 149,156 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 53,472 (35.8%) were registered as unaffiliated, 73,283 (49.1%) were registered as Democrats, 20,031 (13.4%) were registered as Republicans, and 2,370 (1.6%) were registered to other parties. [5]

The district includes New Jersey's capital, Trenton and a number of its comparatively wealthier suburbs to the north. The district has the smallest population of any district in the state, and has a comparatively higher percentage of African-American residents and a notable percentage of children in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by an almost 3 to 1 margin. [6] [7]

Political representation

For the 2024-2025 session , the 15th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Shirley Turner ( D , Lawrence Township ) and in the General Assembly by Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, Trenton ) and Anthony Verrelli (D, Hopewell Township ). [8]

It overlaps with New Jersey's 7th and 12th congressional districts.

1967–1973

In the interim period after the 1964 Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Sims which required the creation of state legislature districts to be made as equal in population as possible and the 1973 creation of the 40-district map, the 15th district was based in the rural northwestern counties of the state. In the 1967 and 1969 elections, the district consisted of all of Hunterdon, Warren, and Sussex counties which sent one senator and two Assembly members to the legislature, elected at-large. [9] [10] For the 1971 election, the district was made up of only Warren and Sussex counties, again electing one senator and two Assembly members. [11] Republican Wayne Dumont won both Senate elections for the 15th district in this period. [12] [13] In the Assembly elections, Republican Robert Littell won one seat in each of the three Assembly elections in the 15th district. Incumbent Republican assemblyman from Hunterdon County Douglas E. Gimson won re-election to the Assembly in 1967 from this district but died on May 15, 1969. [12] [14] Republicans chose Walter E. Foran to be the other Republican candidate in 1969's general election resulting in a lawsuit from third-place finisher Walter C. Keogh-Dwyer. Foran was elected to the other seat in 1969 and served one term until his home county was moved to the 6th district in 1971. [10] [11] Keogh-Dwyer sought election to the Assembly again in 1971 but was successful in this election. [13]

Election history since 1973

In the 40-district legislative map created in 1973, the 15th district consisted of all of Warren and Sussex counties and West Milford and Ringwood in Passaic County. [15] With the exception of the district electing one Democrat to the Assembly in the 1973 general election, the district had been solidly Republican until 1982. When redistricting following the 1980 United States census shifted the district to the Trenton area, the 15th district became a strongly Democratic district. The new 15th district consisted of Trenton, Ewing, Lawrence Township, West Windsor, Princeton Township and Princeton Borough. [16] The 1981 elections brought in Democrats Gerald R. Stockman in the Senate, along with Gerard S. Naples and John S. Watson in the Assembly. The trio remained together in office for a decade.

No changes were made to the district boundaries following the 1990 census and 1991 redistricting. [17] New Jersey Lottery television host Dick LaRossa ran as a Republican in 1991, having registered with the party only five days before that year's filing deadline. He defeated incumbent Gerald R. Stockman by a narrow 50.9%-49.1% margin. [18] His Republican running mate John W. Hartmann knocked off Naples, while Democrat Watson was narrowly re-elected to a sixth term in office. Hartmann, a 24-year-old student at the Seton Hall University School of Law, became the youngest Republican ever elected to the Assembly. [19]

In the 1993 elections, Democrats sought to recoup their losses suffered in the 1991 Republican landslide. In the Assembly, Shirley Turner and Joseph Yuhas ran for office, winning back Hartmann's seat from the Republicans. LaRossa faced Stockman for a second time in 1993, with the incumbent receiving endorsements from the AFL-CIO, locals of the Communication Workers of America and the New Jersey State Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. [20] LaRossa won re-election despite the challenge. [21] Yuhas stepped down after a single term in office and was replaced on the ballot in 1995 by Reed Gusciora. [22] In the next election, Turner defeated LaRossa in the Senate election while Bonnie Watson Coleman replaced her in the Assembly.

Following the 2000 census and the 2001 legislative redistricting, West Windsor was shifted to the 14th district but added were Hopewell Township and its two enclave boroughs, Pennington and Hopewell. [23] This addition led to longtime Republican legislator and Pennington resident William E. Schluter to retire from the state senate and run as an independent in the gubernatorial election that year. [24] For the entire decade, Turner, Gusciora, and Watson Coleman were all reelected to their seats. In the 2011 redistricting, the 15th regained West Windsor and picked up East Amwell, West Amwell, and Lambertville in Hunterdon County, but lost the Princetons to the Republican-leaning 16th district. Gusciora, then a Princeton Township resident, moved to a house in Trenton to continue representing the district. [25] The trio were elected twice more but Watson Coleman was elected to Congress in 2014. To replace Watson Coleman, Mercer and Hunterdon County Democrats chose Mercer County Democratic Party Chair and former Freeholder Elizabeth Maher Muoio. [26]

Muoio was nominated by Governor Phil Murphy to serve as the Treasurer of New Jersey. She resigned from office effective January 15, 2018, as well as from her position as director of economic development for Mercer County in order to begin work in the executive branch, in advance of her April 12 confirmation by the New Jersey Senate; her resignation came less than a week after being sworn into office for her second full term in the Assembly. [27] [28] Trenton Councilwoman and Mercer County Democratic Committee chair Verlina Reynolds-Jackson was chosen at a February 10 convention on the second ballot from a field of three candidates to succeed Muoio until a November 2018 special election, and was sworn in on February 15. [29] [30]

Gusciora was elected Mayor of Trenton on June 12, 2018. [31] Prior to being sworn in, he resigned from the Assembly on June 30. Mercer County Freeholder Anthony Verrelli, who finished runner-up to Reynolds-Jackson at the previous convention, was chosen at a special convention held on July 26 on the second ballot from a field of four candidates to fill Gusciora's seat; he was sworn in on August 6. Both Reynolds-Jackson and Verrelli will compete in a November 2018 special election to complete the unexpired terms. [32] [33]

Election history

SessionSenateGeneral Assembly
1974–1975 Wayne Dumont (R) Robert C. Shelton Jr. (D) Robert Littell (R)
1976–1977 Donald J. Albanese (R) Robert Littell (R)
1978–1979 Wayne Dumont (R) Donald J. Albanese (R) Robert Littell (R)
1980–1981 Donald J. Albanese (R) Robert Littell (R)
1982–1983 Gerald R. Stockman (D) Gerard S. Naples (D) John S. Watson (D)
1984–1985 Gerald R. Stockman (D) Gerard S. Naples (D) John S. Watson (D)
1986–1987 Gerard S. Naples (D) John S. Watson (D)
1988–1989 Gerald R. Stockman (D) Gerard S. Naples (D) John S. Watson (D)
1990–1991 [34] Gerard S. Naples (D) John S. Watson (D)
1992–1993 Dick LaRossa (R) John W. Hartmann (R) John S. Watson (D)
1994–1995 [21] Dick LaRossa (R) Joseph Yuhas (D) Shirley Turner (D)
1996–1997 Reed Gusciora (D) Shirley Turner (D)
1998–1999 [35] Shirley Turner (D) Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
2000–2001 [36] Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
2002–2003 [37] Shirley Turner (D) Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
2004–2005 [38] Shirley Turner (D) Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
2006–2007 Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
2008–2009 Shirley Turner (D) Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
2010–2011 Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
2012–2013 Shirley Turner (D) Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D)
2014–2015 Shirley Turner (D) Reed Gusciora (D) Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) [n 1]
Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D) [n 2]
2016–2017 Reed Gusciora (D) Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D)
2018–2019 Shirley Turner (D) Reed Gusciora (D) [n 3] Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D) [n 4]
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) [n 5]  
Anthony Verrelli (D) [n 6]
2020–2021 Anthony Verrelli (D) Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)
2022–2023 Shirley Turner (D) Anthony Verrelli (D) Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)
2024–2025 Shirley Turner (D) Anthony Verrelli (D) Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)
  1. ↑ Resigned on January 3, 2015, to take seat in U.S. House of Representatives
  2. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on February 5, 2015
  3. ↑ Resigned on June 30, 2018 to become Mayor of Trenton
  4. ↑ Resigned on January 15, 2018 to become State Treasurer
  5. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on February 15, 2018
  6. ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on August 6, 2018

Election results, 1973–present

Senate

2021 New Jersey general election [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 38,627 72.2 Decrease2.svg 1.8
Republican Susan Gaul14,88627.8Increase2.svg 1.8
Total votes53,513 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017 [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 36,624 74.0 Increase2.svg 10.7
Republican Lee Eric Newton12,83926.0Decrease2.svg 10.7
Total votes49,463 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013 [41]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 30,250 63.3 Decrease2.svg 3.1
Republican Don Cox17,50736.7Increase2.svg 3.1
Total votes47,757 100.0
2011 New Jersey general election [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 21,512 66.4
Republican Donald J. Cox10,90033.6
Total votes32,412 100.0
2007 New Jersey general election [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 20,100 62.8 Decrease2.svg 4.6
Republican Bob Martin11,92437.2Increase2.svg 4.6
Total votes32,024 100.0
2003 New Jersey general election [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 24,053 67.4 Decrease2.svg 1.7
Republican Calvin O. Iszard11,63832.6Increase2.svg 2.9
Total votes35,691 100.0
2001 New Jersey general election [45]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 32,289 69.1
Republican Norbert E. Donelly13,87129.7
Libertarian Thomas D. Abrams5631.2
Total votes46,723 100.0
1997 New Jersey general election [46]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 29,995 53.9 Increase2.svg 6.2
Republican Dick LaRossa 25,63046.1Decrease2.svg 6.2
Total votes55,625 100.0
1993 New Jersey general election [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Dick LaRossa 28,311 52.3 Increase2.svg 1.4
Democratic Gerald R. Stockman 25,81447.7Decrease2.svg 1.4
Total votes54,125 100.0
1991 New Jersey general election [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dick LaRossa 22,465 50.9
Democratic Gerald R. Stockman 21,67249.1
Total votes44,137 100.0
1987 New Jersey general election [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gerald R. Stockman 29,747 71.0 Increase2.svg 3.7
Republican Norbert E. Donelly12,13229.0Decrease2.svg 3.7
Total votes41,879 100.0
1983 New Jersey general election [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gerald R. Stockman 29,967 67.3 Increase2.svg 10.9
Republican Robert A. Gladstone14,54332.7Decrease2.svg 10.9
Total votes44,510 100.0
1981 New Jersey general election [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gerald R. Stockman 30,243 56.4
Republican Carmen J. Armenti 23,41043.6
Total votes53,653 100.0
1977 New Jersey general election [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Wayne Dumont, Jr. 35,268 60.7 Increase2.svg 5.7
Democratic Joseph J. Keslo22,81539.3Decrease2.svg 5.7
Total votes58,083 100.0
1973 New Jersey general election [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Dumont, Jr. 29,861 55.0
Democratic Martin F. Murphy24,44545.0
Total votes54,306 100.0

General Assembly

2021 New Jersey general election [54]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Anthony S. Verrelli 37,507 40.7 Increase2.svg 2.7
Democratic Verlina Reynolds-Jackson 37,214 40.3 Increase2.svg 1.1
Republican Patricia "Pat" A. Johnson15,49216.8Increase2.svg 0.8
Vote For PedroPedro M. Reyes2,0422.2N/A
Total votes92,255 100.0
2019 New Jersey general election [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Verlina Reynolds-Jackson 23,715 39.2 Increase2.svg 2.2
Democratic Anthony S. Verrelli 23,029 38.0 Increase2.svg 1.6
Republican Jennifer Williams9,69816.0Increase2.svg 2.4
Legalize Marijuana Edward “NJ Weedman” Forchion 2,5374.2N/A
Legalize Marijuana Dioh Williams1,5932.6N/A
Total votes60,572 100.0
Special election, November 6, 2018 [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Anthony Verrelli 48,404 71.5
Republican Justin Tibbetts17,23025.5
Integrity Transparency AccountabilityAlex Bethea2,0443.0
Total votes67,678 100.0
Special election, November 6, 2018 [56]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Verlina Reynolds-Jackson 49,294 72.0
Republican Tracy R. Sinatra18,06126.4
Repeal Bail Reform Edward Forchion 1,1071.6
Total votes68,462 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017 [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Reed Gusciora 35,481 37.0 Increase2.svg 1.2
Democratic Elizabeth Maher Muoio 34,937 36.4 Increase2.svg 2.3
Republican Emily Rich13,07713.6Decrease2.svg 1.6
Republican Rimma Yakobovich12,42813.0Decrease2.svg 1.9
Total votes95,923 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015 [58]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Reed Gusciora 17,657 35.8 Increase2.svg 4.7
Democratic Elizabeth Maher Muoio 16,845 34.1 Increase2.svg 2.7
Republican Anthony L. Giordano7,50215.2Decrease2.svg 3.6
Republican Peter Mendonez Jr.7,34514.9Decrease2.svg 3.8
Total votes49,349 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013 [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 29,109 31.4 Decrease2.svg 1.4
Democratic Reed Gusciora 28,848 31.1 Decrease2.svg 1.4
Republican Anthony Giordano17,42918.8Increase2.svg 1.4
Republican Kim Taylor17,31018.7Increase2.svg 1.4
Total votes92,696 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011 [60]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 20,505 32.8
Democratic Reed Gusciora 20,350 32.5
Republican Kathy Kilcommons10,91417.4
Republican Peter M. Yull10,81717.3
Total votes62,586 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009 [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 29,713 32.7 Increase2.svg 0.7
Democratic Reed Gusciora 29,215 32.1 Increase2.svg 0.9
Republican Kim Taylor15,41817.0Decrease2.svg 0.1
Republican Werner Graf14,78116.3Decrease2.svg 0.6
Libertarian Daryl Mikell Brooks9391.0N/A
Libertarian Charles Green8841.0N/A
Total votes90,950 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007 [62]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 19,619 32.0 Decrease2.svg 2.7
Democratic Reed Gusciora 19,096 31.2 Decrease2.svg 2.3
Republican Norbert E. Donelly10,48917.1Increase2.svg 0.9
Republican Sylvester Bobby Bryant10,33116.9Increase2.svg 1.4
Green Nicholas Mellis1,6862.8N/A
Total votes61,221 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005 [63]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 31,929 34.7 Increase2.svg 3.6
Democratic Reed Gusciora 30,773 33.5 Increase2.svg 3.7
Republican Robert McCready14,93216.2Decrease2.svg 1.5
Republican Tom Mavis14,28015.5Decrease2.svg 1.7
Total votes91,914 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003 [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 21,550 31.1 Decrease2.svg 2.9
Democratic Reed Gusciora 20,639 29.8 Decrease2.svg 3.8
Republican Brian McKeon12,23917.7Increase2.svg 1.5
Republican Donald Addison11,91417.2Increase2.svg 1.7
Green Jill Penn1,5042.2N/A
Green Russell Cullen1,3582.0N/A
Total votes69,204 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001 [65]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 30,816 34.0
Democratic Reed Gusciora 30,505 33.6
Republican Thomas Dallessio14,65716.2
Republican Rosanna Dovgala14,07615.5
Libertarian Christopher C. Toto6160.7
Total votes90,670 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999 [66]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 21,465 32.7 Increase2.svg 0.5
Democratic Reed Gusciora 21,309 32.5 Increase2.svg 2.0
Republican Sidney Goldfarb, M.D.11,50517.5Decrease2.svg 2.3
Republican Sheldon Leitner10,42215.9Decrease2.svg 1.6
Conservative Len Grzywacz9481.4N/A
Total votes65,649 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997 [67]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bonnie Watson Coleman 31,976 32.2 Increase2.svg 4.0
Democratic Reed Gusciora 30,235 30.5 Increase2.svg 4.2
Republican Wanda Webster Stansbury19,63919.8Decrease2.svg 1.1
Republican Channell Wilkins17,34217.5Decrease2.svg 2.5
Total votes99,192 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995 [68] [69]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 20,681 28.2 Increase2.svg 2.5
Democratic Reed Gusciora 19,294 26.3 Increase2.svg 2.6
Republican Joe Constance15,31920.9Decrease2.svg 2.6
Republican Gloria S. Teti14,67520.0Increase2.svg 1.0
Conservative George E. Borchers1,1311.5N/A
Libertarian Robert D. Figueroa1,1051.5N/A
Conservative Beverly Kidder1,0291.4N/A
Total votes73,234 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993 [47]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Shirley K. Turner 25,759 25.7 Increase2.svg 4.4
Democratic Joseph Yuhas 23,714 23.7 Increase2.svg 4.2
Republican John Hartmann 23,49523.5Decrease2.svg 1.7
Republican Donald C. Addison, Jr.19,06219.0Decrease2.svg 2.2
Independent Carl J. Mayer 6,5316.5N/A
For the PeopleTony Belardo1,3611.4N/A
Constitutional EnforcerClinton C. Barlow2350.2N/A
Total votes100,157 100.0
1991 New Jersey general election [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Hartmann 22,091 25.2
Democratic John S. Watson 18,713 21.33
Republican Channell Wilkins18,57821.18
Democratic Gerard S. Naples 17,08119.5
Making Government WorkSteven Schlossstein5,1485.9
Making Government WorkW. Oliver “Bucky” Leggett4,6555.3
Coalition of OneRobert Gunderman1,4481.7
Total votes87,714 100.0
1989 New Jersey general election [70]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gerard S. Naples 32,966 33.9 Increase2.svg 0.7
Democratic John S. Watson 32,398 33.3 Increase2.svg 0.7
Republican Sharon H. Rousseau16,00516.5Decrease2.svg 1.0
Republican June C. Morreale15,80216.3Decrease2.svg 0.4
Total votes97,171 100.0
1987 New Jersey general election [49]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gerard S. Naples 26,923 33.2 Increase2.svg 5.3
Democratic John S. Watson 26,484 32.6 Increase2.svg 4.4
Republican Arthur E. Frank14,19317.5Decrease2.svg 4.7
Republican John S. Furlong13,59616.7Decrease2.svg 5.0
Total votes81,196 100.0
1985 New Jersey general election [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John S. Watson 25,173 28.2 Decrease2.svg 3.0
Democratic Gerald S. Naples 24,893 27.9 Decrease2.svg 3.0
Republican Barbara Marrow19,81822.2Increase2.svg 3.0
Republican Mary Ann McKee19,41321.7Increase2.svg 3.0
Total votes89,297 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983 [50]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John S. Watson 27,413 31.2 Increase2.svg 3.7
Democratic Gerard S. Naples 27,210 30.9 Increase2.svg 3.8
Republican Joseph P. Teti16,93119.2Decrease2.svg 4.4
Republican Herman W. Hanssler16,44918.7Decrease2.svg 3.1
Total votes88,003 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981 [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John S. Watson 27,608 27.5
Democratic Gerard S. Naples 27,270 27.1
Republican Clifford W. Snedeker 23,72023.6
Republican Richard C. Woodbridge21,91621.8
Total votes100,514 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979 [72]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald J. Albanese 27,803 33.9 Increase2.svg 2.5
Republican Robert E. Littell 26,879 32.7 Increase2.svg 4.0
Democratic David Bogert12,78215.6Decrease2.svg 4.8
Democratic Joseph T. Srholez III11,02213.4Decrease2.svg 6.1
Independent Mary D. Blohm3,5894.4N/A
Total votes82,075 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977 [52]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Donald J. Albanese 32,423 31.4 Increase2.svg 6.5
Republican Robert E. Littell 29,548 28.7 Decrease2.svg 0.2
Democratic George R. Zoffinger21,05120.4Decrease2.svg 3.6
Democratic Paul E. Nagel20,09519.5Decrease2.svg 2.7
Total votes103,117 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975 [73]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Robert E. Littell 29,126 28.9 Increase2.svg 1.6
Republican Donald J. Albanese 25,106 24.9 Increase2.svg 1.4
Democratic Martin F. Murphy24,14124.0Decrease2.svg 3.2
Democratic Peter J. Barry22,33322.2Increase2.svg 0.2
Total votes100,706 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1973 [53]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert E. Littell 28,397 27.3
Democratic Robert C. Shelton, Jr. 28,254 27.2
Republican Walter C. Keogh-Dwyer24,45723.5
Democratic Peter Karis22,88222.0
Total votes103,990 100.0

Election results, 1967–1973

Senate

1967 New Jersey general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Dumont, Jr. 42,292 69.6
Democratic William R. Stem18,45030.4
Total votes60,742 100.0
1971 New Jersey general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Wayne Dumont, Jr. 28,041 66.6
Democratic Richard V. Laddey14,07233.4
Total votes42,113 100.0

General Assembly

New Jersey general election, 1967 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Douglas E. Gimson 37,121 31.8
Republican Robert E. Littell 36,590 31.4
Democratic Harold J. Curry22,71019.5
Democratic Raymond C. McPeek20,20917.3
Total votes116,630 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1969 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Walter E. Foran 41,445 30.7
Republican Robert E. Littell 41,177 30.5
Democratic Barry L. Gardner26,92320.0
Democratic Richard V. Laddey25,30118.8
Total votes134,846 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1971 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert E. Littell 23,683 29.7
Republican Walter C. Keogh-Dwyer 20,721 26.0
Democratic Michael P. Martin18,48023.2
Democratic David H. Clauss16,81621.1
Total votes79,700 100.0

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