1993 New Jersey State Senate election
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The 1993 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 5.
The election took place alongside Christine Todd Whitman's election as Governor over incumbent Jim Florio. Republicans defended the large majority they gained in the 1991 landslide elections, though Democrats did win back two of the seats they lost in that election, and picked up a third seat in an upset over incumbent John H. Dorsey.
This election featured in the political rises of future Governors Jim McGreevey, who flipped one of the three Democratic gains by defeating Randy Corman, and Chris Christie, who unsuccessfully challenged Senator Dorsey in the Republican primary, possibly undermining Dorsey's re-election campaign.
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[]
Democratic[]
- Matthew Feldman (District 37)
Republican[]
- John E. Dimon (District 30)
Summary of results by State Senate district[]
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Legislative District | James Cafiero | Rep | James Cafiero | Rep | ||
2nd Legislative District | William Gormley | Rep | William Gormley | Rep | ||
3rd Legislative District | Raymond Zane | Dem | Raymond Zane | Dem | ||
4th Legislative District | John Matheussen | Rep | John Matheussen | Rep | ||
5th Legislative District | Walter Rand | Dem | Walter Rand | Dem | ||
6th Legislative District | John Adler | Dem | John Adler | Dem | ||
7th Legislative District | Bradford S. Smith | Rep | Jack Casey | Dem | ||
8th Legislative District | C. William Haines | Rep | C. William Haines | Rep | ||
9th Legislative District | Leonard T. Connors | Rep | Leonard T. Connors | Rep | ||
10th Legislative District | Andrew R. Ciesla | Rep | Andrew R. Ciesla | Rep | ||
11th Legislative District | Joseph A. Palaia | Rep | Joseph A. Palaia | Rep | ||
12th Legislative District | John O. Bennett | Rep | John O. Bennett | Rep | ||
13th Legislative District | Joe Kyrillos | Rep | Joe Kyrillos | Rep | ||
14th Legislative District | Peter Inverso | Rep | Peter Inverso | Rep | ||
15th Legislative District | Dick LaRossa | Rep | Dick LaRossa | Rep | ||
16th Legislative District | John H. Ewing | Rep | John H. Ewing | Rep | ||
17th Legislative District | John A. Lynch Jr. | Dem | John A. Lynch Jr. | Dem | ||
18th Legislative District | Jack Sinagra | Rep | Jack Sinagra | Rep | ||
19th Legislative District | Randy Corman | Rep | Jim McGreevey | Dem | ||
20th Legislative District | Raymond Lesniak | Dem | Raymond Lesniak | Dem | ||
21st Legislative District | C. Louis Bassano | Rep | C. Louis Bassano | Rep | ||
22nd Legislative District | Donald DiFrancesco | Rep | Donald DiFrancesco | Rep | ||
23rd Legislative District | William E. Schluter | Rep | William E. Schluter | Rep | ||
24th Legislative District | Robert Littell | Rep | Robert Littell | Rep | ||
25th Legislative District | John H. Dorsey | Rep | Gordon MacInnes | Dem | ||
26th Legislative District | Robert Martin[a] | Rep | Robert Martin | Rep | ||
27th Legislative District | Richard Codey | Dem | Richard Codey | Dem | ||
28th Legislative District | Ronald Rice | Dem | Ronald Rice | Dem | ||
29th Legislative District | Wynona Lipman | Dem | Wynona Lipman | Dem | ||
30th Legislative District | John E. Dimon | Rep | Robert W. Singer | Rep | ||
31st Legislative District | Edward T. O'Connor Jr. | Dem | Edward T. O'Connor Jr. | Dem | ||
32nd Legislative District | Thomas F. Cowan | Dem | Nicholas Sacco | Dem | ||
33rd Legislative District | Bernard Kenny[b] | Dem | Bernard Kenny | Dem | ||
34th Legislative District | Joseph Bubba | Rep | Joseph Bubba | Rep | ||
35th Legislative District | John Girgenti | Dem | John Girgenti | Dem | ||
36th Legislative District | John P. Scott | Rep | John P. Scott | Rep | ||
37th Legislative District | Matthew Feldman | Dem | Byron Baer | Dem | ||
38th Legislative District | Louis F. Kosco | Rep | Louis F. Kosco | Rep | ||
39th Legislative District | Gerald Cardinale | Rep | Gerald Cardinale | Rep | ||
40th Legislative District | Henry McNamara | Rep | Henry McNamara | Rep |
- ^ Martin was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Leanna Brown, who was appointed to the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
- ^ Kenny was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Bob Menendez, who resigned to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
District 1[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | James Cafiero (incumbent) | 36,420 | 62.0% | ![]() | |
Democratic | John Spahn | 21,446 | 36.5% | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Joseph T. Ponczek | 957 | 1.6% | N/A | |
Total votes | 58,823 | 100.00% |
District 2[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William Gormley (incumbent) | 32,059 | 61.6% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mark Roody | 19,973 | 38.4% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 52,032 | 100.00% |
District 3[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Raymond Zane (incumbent) | 40,940 | 67.6% | ![]() | |
Republican | Edward J. Reynolds | 19,622 | 32.4% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 60,562 | 100.00% |
District 4[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John J. Matheussen (incumbent) | 29,483 | 54.3% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Bernard "Ben" Lynch | 24,799 | 45.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 54,282 | 100.00% |
District 5[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Walter Rand (incumbent) | 29,152 | 69.2% | ![]() | |
Republican | Anthony J. De Gerolamo | 12,959 | 30.8% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 42,111 | 100.00% |
District 6[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Adler (incumbent) | 38,235 | 59.8% | ![]() | |
Republican | Louise Di Renzo Donaldson | 25,752 | 40.2% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 63,987 | 100.00% |
District 7[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jack Casey | 27,995 | 50.4% | ![]() | |
Republican | Bradford S. Smith (incumbent) | 26,795 | 48.2% | ![]() | |
United Independents | James C. Lewis | 789 | 1.4% | N/A | |
Total votes | 55,579 | 100.00% |
District 8[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | C. William Haines (incumbent) | 36,767 | 61.0% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Mary P. McKeon Stosuy | 23,480 | 39.0% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 60,247 | 100.0 |
District 9[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Leonard T. Connors (incumbent) | 50,464 | 65.2% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Joseph Meglino | 26,947 | 34.8% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 77,411 | 100.00% |
District 10[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent) | 43,246 | 61.7% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Anthony Carracino | 25,122 | 35.8% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Louis B. Wary, Jr. | 1,766 | 2.5% | N/A | |
Total votes | 70,134 | 100.00% |
District 11[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph A. Palaia (incumbent) | 40,612 | 65.6% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Richard C. Schwartz | 19,163 | 30.9% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Tom Appleby | 1,313 | 2.1% | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Barbara A. Jones | 858 | 1.4% | N/A | |
Total votes | 61,946 | 100.00% |
District 12[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John O. Bennett (incumbent) | 43,490 | 65.0% | ![]() | |
Democratic | George E. Ball | 20,926 | 31.3% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Rich Pezzullo | 1,609 | 2.4% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Virginia A. Flynn | 881 | 1.3% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 66,906 | 100.00% |
District 13[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joe Kyrillos (incumbent) | 40,140 | 64.0% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Patrick D. Healy | 22,603 | 36.0% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 62,743 | 100.00% |
District 14[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Peter Inverso (incumbent) | 40,638 | 59.8% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Donald B. Dileo | 27,361 | 40.2% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 67,999 | 100.00% |
District 15[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Dick LaRossa (incumbent) | 28,311 | 52.3% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gerald R. Stockman | 25,814 | 47.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 54,125 | 100.00% |
District 16[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John H. Ewing (incumbent) | 43,060 | 61.6% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Marybeth Kohut | 26,841 | 38.4% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 69,901 | 100.00% |
District 17[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John A. Lynch Jr. (incumbent) | 24,806 | 56.7% | ![]() | |
Republican | Edward R. Tiller | 14,981 | 34.2% | ![]() | |
Independent | Valorie Caffee | 3,989 | 9.1% | N/A | |
Total votes | 43,776 | 100.00% |
District 18[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Sinagra (incumbent) | 36,736 | 58.2% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Samuel V. Convery, Jr. | 25,106 | 39.8% | ![]() | |
Voter's Independence Coalition | Kevin Michael Criss | 1,261 | 2.0% | N/A | |
Total votes | 63,103 | 100.00% |
District 19[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | James E. McGreevey | 26,721 | 47.6% | ![]() | |
Republican | Randy Corman (incumbent) | 25,278 | 45.1% | ![]() | |
"People's Choice" | Leonard R. Sendelsky | 4,092 | 7.3% | N/A | |
Total votes | 56,091 | 100.00% |
District 20[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) | 23,845 | 59.9 | ![]() | |
Republican | William P. Wnuck | 15,945 | 40.1 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 39,790 | 100.00% |
District 21[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | C. Louis Bassano (incumbent) | 45,589 | 64.3% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Cathie Perselay Seidman | 24,267 | 34.2% | ![]() | |
Public Servant/Leader | Linda S. Dye | 1,036 | 1.5% | N/A | |
Total votes | 70,892 | 100.0 |
District 22[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Donald DiFrancesco (incumbent) | 50,539 | 69.2% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Eli Hoffman | 22,461 | 30.8% | N/A | |
Total votes | 73,000 | 100.0 |
District 23[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | William E. Schluter (incumbent) | 51,856 | 91.7% | ![]() | |
Libertarian | Roger Bacon | 4,675 | 8.3% | N/A | |
Total votes | 56,531 | 100.0 |
District 24[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Littell (incumbent) | 47,382 | 83.3% | ![]() | |
Libertarian | William J. Dundas | 9,502 | 16.7% | N/A | |
Total votes | 56,884 | 100.0 |
District 25[]
Republican primary[]
Dorsey initially faced a primary challenge from Chris Christie, but Christie was disqualified when Dorsey challenged his nominating petition signatures as invalid, leaving Dorsey unopposed in the Republican primary.[2]
Democratic primary[]
Lou Calesso was nominated in the initial Democratic primary, but withdrew thereafter in favor of former Senator Gordon MacInnes.[3]
General election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gordon MacInnes | 34,646 | 50.3% | ![]() | |
Republican | John H. Dorsey (incumbent) | 34,291 | 49.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 68,937 | 100.00% |
District 26[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Martin (incumbent) | 45,217 | 69.4% | ![]() | |
Democratic | E. Drew Britcher | 19,935 | 30.6% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 65,152 | 100.0 |
District 27[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Codey (incumbent) | 33,138 | 75.1% | ![]() | |
Republican | Dr. Zal Velez | 10,979 | 24.9% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 44,117 | 100.0 |
District 28[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ronald Rice (incumbent) | 25,107 | 100.00% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 25,107 | 100.0 |
District 29[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Wynona Lipman (incumbent) | 20,734 | 100.00% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 20,734 | 100.0 |
District 30[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert W. Singer | 32,678 | 65.7% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Lyle M. (Peggi) Sturmfels | 17,047 | 34.3% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 49,725 | 100.0 |
District 31[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edward T. O'Connor Jr. (incumbent) | 28,358 | 68.4 | ![]() | |
Republican | Peter J. Varsalona | 13,128 | 31.6 | ![]() | |
Total votes | 41,486 | 100.0 |
District 32[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Nicholas Sacco | 28,280 | 59.3% | ![]() | |
Republican | James E. Humphreys | 17,509 | 36.7% | ![]() | |
Politicians Are Crooks | Herbert H. Shaw | 1,350 | 2.8% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Patricia M. Armstrong | 560 | 1.2% | N/A | |
Total votes | 47,699 | 100.0 |
District 33[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bernard Kenny (incumbent) | 25,510 | 63.3 | ![]() | |
Republican | Fernando A. Alonso | 14,325 | 35.6 | ![]() | |
Impact 93 | Carlos Chirino | 445 | 1.1 | N/A | |
Total votes | 40,280 | 100.0 |
District 34[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph Bubba (incumbent) | 32,681 | 52.3% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Patricia A. Royer | 29,845 | 47.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 62,526 | 100.0 |
District 35[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Girgenti (incumbent) | 21,836 | 66.5% | ![]() | |
Republican | Beltran Lopez | 10,550 | 32.1% | ![]() | |
Independent | Vijay “Viji” Sargis | 442 | 1.3% | N/A | |
Total votes | 32,828 | 100.0 |
District 36[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John P. Scott (incumbent) | 28,020 | 52.9% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Gabe Ambrosio | 24,945 | 47.1% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 52,965 | 100.0 |
District 37[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Byron Baer | 35,941 | 60.5% | ![]() | |
Republican | Mauro A. Mecca, M.D. | 22,368 | 37.6% | ![]() | |
Conservative | Joe Marino | 1,107 | 1.9% | N/A | |
Total votes | 59,416 | 100.00% |
District 38[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Louis F. Kosco (incumbent) | 40,276 | 63.3% | ![]() | |
Democratic | James Krone | 23,348 | 36.7% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 63,624 | 100.00% |
District 39[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) | 48,803 | 62.5% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Stephen H. Jaffe | 29,268 | 37.5% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 78,071 | 100.00% |
District 40[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Henry McNamara (incumbent) | 49,041 | 67.7% | ![]() | |
Democratic | Bea O’ Rourke | 23,380 | 32.3% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 72,421 | 100.00% |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an "Official List, General Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held November 2, 1993" (PDF). Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Lizza, Ryan (14 Apr 2014). "CROSSING CHRISTIE". The New Yorker. Retrieved 11 Nov 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held June 8, 1993" (PDF). Retrieved 11 Nov 2021.
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