2003 New Jersey Senate election
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The 2003 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 4.
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The election took midway through Jim McGreevey's term as Governor of New Jersey. The election ended two years of split control in favor of the Democratic Party, which regained a majority for the first time since 1991. Incumbent Senate co-President John O. Bennett was unseated for re-election by Ellen Karcher. The Democrats continue to hold the majority in the Senate as of 2024.
Contents Incumbents not running • Summary of results By 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 |
Incumbents not running for re-election edit
Democratic edit
- Joseph Suliga (District 22) (withdrew to enter rehabilitation for alcoholism)
Republican edit
- James Cafiero (District 1)
Additionally, Senators John J. Matheussen, Richard Bagger, and Garry Furnari, who were elected in 2001, resigned before their terms were completed. The interim appointees for each of their seats ran as incumbents.
Summary of results by State Senate district edit
- ^ Geist was appointed to the seat after Senator John Matheussen resigned to become head of the Delaware River Port Authority.
- ^ Kean was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Richard Bagger, who resigned to pursue private business interests.
- ^ Smith was appointed to the seat after the resignation of Senator Joseph Charles on August 13.
- ^ Sarlo was appointed to the seat after Senator Garry Furnari resigned to join the New Jersey Superior Court.
Close races edit
- District 4, 0.16% gain
- District 3, 8.10%
- District 3, 9.07%
- District 12, 9.92% gain
District 1 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Nicholas Asselta | 31,112 | 80.9% | 30.5 | |
HealthCare For All | Steven Fenichel | 5,986 | 15.6% | N/A | |
English Language Only | George Cecola | 1,341 | 3.5% | N/A | |
Total votes | 38,439 | 100.0% |
District 2 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | William Gormley (incumbent) | 24,680 | 60.0% | 26.5 | |
Democratic | Tom Swift | 15,281 | 37.1% | N/A | |
Green | Robert "Gabe" Gabrielsky | 1,174 | 2.9% | 10.6 | |
Total votes | 41,135 | 100.0% |
District 3 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Stephen M. Sweeney (incumbent) | 29,051 | 54.0% | 2.5 | |
Republican | Phillip S. Rhudy | 24,698 | 46.0% | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 53,749 | 100.0% |
District 4 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Fred H. Madden | 20,752 | 50.08% | 8.3 | |
Republican | George Geist (incumbent) | 20,689 | 49.92% | 8.3 | |
Total votes | 41,441 | 100.0% |
District 5 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Wayne R. Bryant (incumbent) | 21,442 | 64.9% | 4.4 | |
Republican | Ali Sloan El | 11,589 | 35.1% | 4.4 | |
Total votes | 33,031 | 100.0% |
District 6 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Adler (incumbent) | 29,033 | 61.0% | 5.7 | |
Republican | Joseph A. Adolf | 18,534 | 39.0% | 5.7 | |
Total votes | 47,567 | 100.0% |
District 7 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Diane Allen (incumbent) | 26,341 | 60.3 | 6.2 | |
Democratic | Diane F. Gabriel | 17,331 | 39.7 | 6.2 | |
Total votes | '43,672' | '100.0' |
District 8 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Martha W. Bark (incumbent) | 28,047 | 66.9% | 6.2 | |
Democratic | Thomas J. Price | 13,865 | 33.1% | 6.2 | |
Total votes | '41,912' | '100.0' |
District 9 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Leonard T. Connors (incumbent) | 36,539 | 65.6% | 6.9 | |
Democratic | Aviva Twersky-Glasner | 18,995 | 34.4% | 6.1 | |
Total votes | '55,534' | '100.0' |
District 10 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent) | 29,752 | 65.1% | 8.3 | |
Democratic | James M. Blaney | 15,960 | 34.9% | 8.3 | |
Total votes | '45,712' | '100.0' |
District 11 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joseph A. Palaia | 23,643 | 58.7% | 3.3 | |
Democratic | Paul X. Escandon | 11,045 | 27.4% | 10.6 | |
Green | Brian Unger | 4,759 | 11.8% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Emerson Ellett | 831 | 2.1% | N/A | |
Total votes | '40,278' | '100.0' |
District 12 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ellen Karcher | 24,174 | 52.4% | 11.2 | |
Republican | John O. Bennett (incumbent) | 19,600 | 42.5% | 16.3 | |
Green | Earl Gray | 2,334 | 5.1% | N/A | |
Total votes | 46,108 | 100.0% |
District 13 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Joe Kyrillos (incumbent) | 23,459 | 54.1% | 10.3 | |
Democratic | William E. Flynn | 17,828 | 41.1% | 5.5 | |
Green | Greg Orr | 1,419 | 3.3% | N/A | |
Conservative | Mac Dara Lyden | 649 | 1.5% | N/A | |
Total votes | 43,355 | 100.0% |
District 14 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Peter Inverso (incumbent) | 29,499 | 58.6% | 6.5 | |
Democratic | Anthony J. "Skip" Cimino | 19,613 | 38.9% | 9.0 | |
Libertarian | Ray Cragle | 1,249 | 2.5% | N/A | |
Total votes | 50,361 | 100.0% |
District 15 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Shirley Turner (incumbent) | 24,053 | 67.4% | 1.7 | |
Republican | Calvin O. Iszard | 11,638 | 32.6% | 2.9 | |
Total votes | 35,691 | 100.0% |
District 16 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Walter J. Kavanaugh (incumbent) | 28,843 | 100.0% | 33.4 | |
Total votes | 28,843 | 100.0% |
District 17 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 17,438 | 61.0% | 7.9 | |
Republican | Jeffrey M. Orbach | 11,168 | 39.0% | 7.9 | |
Total votes | 28,606 | 100.0% |
District 18 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Barbara Buono (incumbent) | 18,561 | 58.5% | 6.5 | |
Republican | Richard F. Plechner | 13,175 | 41.5% | 6.5 | |
Total votes | 31,736 | 100.0% |
District 19 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joe Vitale (incumbent) | 22,643 | 65.5% | 11.9 | |
Republican | Paul Danielczyk | 11,949 | 34.5% | 11.9 | |
Total votes | 34,592 | 100.0% |
District 20 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) | 12,361 | 62.2% | 17.8 | |
Republican | Daniel M. Nozza | 7,217 | 36.3% | 16.3 | |
Restore NJ State | Shawn P. Gianella | 298 | 1.5% | N/A | |
Total votes | 19,876 | 100.0% |
District 21 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Tom Kean Jr. (incumbent) | 32,058 | 67.4% | 8.8 | |
Democratic | Francis D. McIntyre | 14,470 | 30.4% | 11.0 | |
Green | Teresa Migliore-DiMatteo | 1,055 | 2.2% | N/A | |
Total votes | 47,583 | 100.0% |
District 22 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nicholas Scutari | 16,658 | 55.0% | 4.1 | |
Republican | Martin Marks | 13,609 | 45.0% | 4.1 | |
Total votes | 30,267 | 100.0% |
District 23 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Leonard Lance (incumbent) | 29,775 | 68.0% | 1.3 | |
Democratic | Frederick P. Cook | 13,994 | 32.0% | 1.3 | |
Total votes | 43,769 | 100.0% |
District 24 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert E. Littell (incumbent) | 23,106 | 68.1% | 6.3 | |
Democratic | James D. Morrison | 10,810 | 31.9% | 6.3 | |
Total votes | 33,916 | 100.0% |
District 25 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Anthony R. Bucco (incumbent) | 22,163 | 55.1% | 10.4 | |
Democratic | Blair B. MacInnes | 18,060 | 44.9% | 10.4 | |
Total votes | 40,223 | 100.0% |
District 26 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert J. Martin (incumbent) | 21,733 | 66.0 | 0.1 | |
Democratic | Daniel L. Grant | 11,216 | 34.0 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | '32,949' | '100.0' |
District 27 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Richard Codey (incumbent) | 17,220 | 65.8% | 1.1 | |
Republican | Bobbi Joan Bennett | 8,958 | 34.2% | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 26,178 | 100.0% |
District 28 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Ronald Rice (incumbent) | 10,068 | 73.4% | 4.0 | |
Republican | Jean LaMothe | 3,137 | 22.9% | 6.7 | |
Green | Beresford Jones | 518 | 3.8% | N/A | |
Total votes | 13,723 | 100.0% |
District 29 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sharpe James (incumbent) | 7,919 | 82.7% | 17.3 | |
Green | Toy-Ling Washington | 1,187 | 12.4% | N/A | |
Socialist Workers | Abigail D. Tilsner | 470 | 4.9% | N/A | |
Total votes | 9,576 | 100.0% |
District 30 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Robert W. Singer (incumbent) | 24,637 | 62.6% | 0.9 | |
Democratic | Steven Morlino | 14,713 | 37.4% | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 39,350 | 100.0 |
District 31 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Glenn Cunningham | 15,838 | 79.0% | 4.9 | |
Republican | Carmen E. Mendiola | 3,214 | 16.0% | 9.9 | |
Green | Eric Olsen | 1,005 | 5.0% | N/A | |
Total votes | 20,057 | 100.0% |
District 32 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nicholas Sacco (incumbent) | 17,269 | 76.9% | 7.9 | |
Republican | Louis S. Lusquinos Jr | 4,085 | 18.2% | 11.2 | |
Time For Change | Denis Jaslow | 928 | 4.1% | N/A | |
Eliminate Primary Elections | Louis Vernotico | 160 | 0.7% | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 22,442 | 100.0% |
District 33 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bernard Kenny (incumbent) | 20,809 | 80.9% | 5.6 | |
Republican | Rafael Fraguela | 4,904 | 19.1% | 5.6 | |
Total votes | 25,713 | 100.0% |
District 34 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Nia Gill (incumbent) | 19,161 | 69.7% | 4.8 | |
Republican | Frank C. Fusco | 8,325 | 30.3% | 4.1 | |
Total votes | 27,486 | 100.0% |
District 35 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John Girgenti (incumbent) | 16,243 | 68.6% | 31.4 | |
Republican | David R. Troast | 7,434 | 31.4% | N/A | |
Total votes | 23,677 | 100.0% |
District 36 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Paul Sarlo (incumbent) | 18,035 | 53.3% | 2.5 | |
Republican | John V. Kelly | 14,964 | 44.2% | 3.6 | |
Tax the Rich | Richard DelaRosa | 496 | 1.5% | N/A | |
Real Pro-Choice | Maximo Moscoso | 348 | 1.0% | N/A | |
Total votes | 33,843 | 100.0% |
District 37 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Byron Baer (incumbent) | 22,543 | 61.9% | 4.5 | |
Republican | Barry S. Honig | 13,860 | 38.1% | 4.5 | |
Total votes | 36,403 | 100.0% |
District 38 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Joseph Coniglio (incumbent) | 23,077 | 55.7% | 2.5 | |
Republican | Rose Marie Heck | 18,321 | 44.3% | 2.5 | |
Total votes | 41,398 | 100.0% |
District 39 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) | 30,718 | 62.3% | 0.6 | |
Democratic | Richard Muti | 18,605 | 37.7% | 1.5 | |
Total votes | 49,323 | 100.0% |
District 40 edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Henry McNamara (incumbent) | 24,478 | 64.5% | 2.2 | |
Democratic | Matt Rogers | 13,493 | 35.5% | 2.2 | |
Total votes | 37,971 | 100.0% |