# New Jersey's 15th legislative district

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.

## 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 53,100 (23.7%) of the population.
The district had 161,759 registered voters as of February 1, 2025, of whom 59,691 (36.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 75,232 (46.5%) were registered as Democrats, 24,639 (15.2%) were registered as Republicans, and 1,997 (1.2%) were registered to other parties.
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.

## 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).
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. For the 1971 election, the district was made up of only Warren and Sussex counties, again electing one senator and two Assembly members. Republican Wayne Dumont won both Senate elections for the 15th district in this period. 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. 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. Keogh-Dwyer sought election to the Assembly again in 1971 but was successful in this election.

## 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. LaRossa won re-election despite the challenge. Yuhas stepped down after a single term in office and was replaced on the ballot in 1995 by Reed Gusciora. 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. 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. 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. 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.
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. 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.
Gusciora was elected Mayor of Trenton on June 12, 2018. 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.

## Election history

| Session | Senate | General Assembly | General Assembly |
| 1974–1975 | Wayne Dumont (R) | Robert C. Shelton Jr. (D) | Robert Littell (R) |
| 1976–1977 | Wayne Dumont (R) | Donald J. Albanese (R) | Robert Littell (R) |
| 1978–1979 | Wayne Dumont (R) | Donald J. Albanese (R) | Robert Littell (R) |
| 1980–1981 | Wayne Dumont (R) | 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 | Gerald R. Stockman (D) | Gerard S. Naples (D) | John S. Watson (D) |
| 1988–1989 | Gerald R. Stockman (D) | Gerard S. Naples (D) | John S. Watson (D) |
| 1990–1991 | Gerald R. Stockman (D) | Gerard S. Naples (D) | John S. Watson (D) |
| 1992–1993 | Dick LaRossa (R) | John W. Hartmann (R) | John S. Watson (D) |
| 1994–1995 | Dick LaRossa (R) | Joseph Yuhas (D) | Shirley Turner (D) |
| 1996–1997 | Dick LaRossa (R) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Shirley Turner (D) |
| 1998–1999 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) |
| 2000–2001 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) |
| 2002–2003 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) |
| 2004–2005 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) |
| 2006–2007 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) |
| 2008–2009 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Bonnie Watson Coleman (D) |
| 2010–2011 | Shirley Turner (D) | 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) |
| 2014–2015 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D) |
| 2016–2017 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D) |
| 2018–2019 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Elizabeth Maher Muoio (D) |
| 2018–2019 | Shirley Turner (D) | Reed Gusciora (D) | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) |
| 2018–2019 | Shirley Turner (D) | Anthony Verrelli (D) | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D) |
| 2020–2021 | Shirley Turner (D) | 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) |
* ↑ Resigned on January 3, 2015, to take seat in U.S. House of Representatives
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on February 5, 2015
* ↑ Resigned on June 30, 2018 to become Mayor of Trenton
* ↑ Resigned on January 15, 2018 to become State Treasurer
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on February 15, 2018
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on August 6, 2018

## Election results, 1973–present
### Senate

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 38,627 | 72.2 | 1.8 |
| | Republican | Susan Gaul | 14,886 | 27.8 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,513 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 36,624 | 74.0 | 10.7 |
| | Republican | Lee Eric Newton | 12,839 | 26.0 | 10.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,463 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 30,250 | 63.3 | 3.1 |
| | Republican | Don Cox | 17,507 | 36.7 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,757 | 100.0 | |
2011 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 21,512 | 66.4 |
| | Republican | Donald J. Cox | 10,900 | 33.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,412 | 100.0 |
2007 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 20,100 | 62.8 | 4.6 |
| | Republican | Bob Martin | 11,924 | 37.2 | 4.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,024 | 100.0 | |
2003 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 24,053 | 67.4 | 1.7 |
| | Republican | Calvin O. Iszard | 11,638 | 32.6 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,691 | 100.0 | |
2001 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 32,289 | 69.1 |
| | Republican | Norbert E. Donelly | 13,871 | 29.7 |
| | Libertarian | Thomas D. Abrams | 563 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,723 | 100.0 |
1997 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 29,995 | 53.9 | 6.2 |
| | Republican | Dick LaRossa | 25,630 | 46.1 | 6.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,625 | 100.0 | |
1993 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Dick LaRossa | 28,311 | 52.3 | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | Gerald R. Stockman | 25,814 | 47.7 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,125 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Dick LaRossa | 22,465 | 50.9 |
| | Democratic | Gerald R. Stockman | 21,672 | 49.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,137 | 100.0 |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gerald R. Stockman | 29,747 | 71.0 | 3.7 |
| | Republican | Norbert E. Donelly | 12,132 | 29.0 | 3.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,879 | 100.0 | |
1983 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gerald R. Stockman | 29,967 | 67.3 | 10.9 |
| | Republican | Robert A. Gladstone | 14,543 | 32.7 | 10.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,510 | 100.0 | |
1981 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Gerald R. Stockman | 30,243 | 56.4 |
| | Republican | Carmen J. Armenti | 23,410 | 43.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,653 | 100.0 |
1977 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Wayne Dumont, Jr. | 35,268 | 60.7 | 5.7 |
| | Democratic | Joseph J. Keslo | 22,815 | 39.3 | 5.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,083 | 100.0 | |
1973 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Wayne Dumont, Jr. | 29,861 | 55.0 |
| | Democratic | Martin F. Murphy | 24,445 | 45.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,306 | 100.0 |

### General Assembly

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Anthony S. Verrelli | 37,507 | 40.7 | 2.7 |
| | Democratic | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | 37,214 | 40.3 | 1.1 |
| | Republican | Patricia "Pat" A. Johnson | 15,492 | 16.8 | 0.8 |
| | Vote For Pedro | Pedro M. Reyes | 2,042 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,255 | 100.0 | |
2019 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | 23,715 | 39.2 | 2.2 |
| | Democratic | Anthony S. Verrelli | 23,029 | 38.0 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Jennifer Williams | 9,698 | 16.0 | 2.4 |
| | Legalize Marijuana | Edward “NJ Weedman” Forchion | 2,537 | 4.2 | N/A |
| | Legalize Marijuana | Dioh Williams | 1,593 | 2.6 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,572 | 100.0 | |
Special election, November 6, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Anthony Verrelli | 48,404 | 71.5 |
| | Republican | Justin Tibbetts | 17,230 | 25.5 |
| | Integrity Transparency Accountability | Alex Bethea | 2,044 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,678 | 100.0 |
Special election, November 6, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Verlina Reynolds-Jackson | 49,294 | 72.0 |
| | Republican | Tracy R. Sinatra | 18,061 | 26.4 |
| | Repeal Bail Reform | Edward Forchion | 1,107 | 1.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,462 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 35,481 | 37.0 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Elizabeth Maher Muoio | 34,937 | 36.4 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Emily Rich | 13,077 | 13.6 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Rimma Yakobovich | 12,428 | 13.0 | 1.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,923 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 17,657 | 35.8 | 4.7 |
| | Democratic | Elizabeth Maher Muoio | 16,845 | 34.1 | 2.7 |
| | Republican | Anthony L. Giordano | 7,502 | 15.2 | 3.6 |
| | Republican | Peter Mendonez Jr. | 7,345 | 14.9 | 3.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,349 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 29,109 | 31.4 | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 28,848 | 31.1 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | Anthony Giordano | 17,429 | 18.8 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | Kim Taylor | 17,310 | 18.7 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,696 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 20,505 | 32.8 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 20,350 | 32.5 |
| | Republican | Kathy Kilcommons | 10,914 | 17.4 |
| | Republican | Peter M. Yull | 10,817 | 17.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,586 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 29,713 | 32.7 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 29,215 | 32.1 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Kim Taylor | 15,418 | 17.0 | 0.1 |
| | Republican | Werner Graf | 14,781 | 16.3 | 0.6 |
| | Libertarian | Daryl Mikell Brooks | 939 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Charles Green | 884 | 1.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,950 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 19,619 | 32.0 | 2.7 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 19,096 | 31.2 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Norbert E. Donelly | 10,489 | 17.1 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Sylvester Bobby Bryant | 10,331 | 16.9 | 1.4 |
| | Green | Nicholas Mellis | 1,686 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,221 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 31,929 | 34.7 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 30,773 | 33.5 | 3.7 |
| | Republican | Robert McCready | 14,932 | 16.2 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Tom Mavis | 14,280 | 15.5 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,914 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 21,550 | 31.1 | 2.9 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 20,639 | 29.8 | 3.8 |
| | Republican | Brian McKeon | 12,239 | 17.7 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Donald Addison | 11,914 | 17.2 | 1.7 |
| | Green | Jill Penn | 1,504 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Green | Russell Cullen | 1,358 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,204 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 30,816 | 34.0 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 30,505 | 33.6 |
| | Republican | Thomas Dallessio | 14,657 | 16.2 |
| | Republican | Rosanna Dovgala | 14,076 | 15.5 |
| | Libertarian | Christopher C. Toto | 616 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,670 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bonnie Watson Coleman | 21,465 | 32.7 | 0.5 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 21,309 | 32.5 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Sidney Goldfarb, M.D. | 11,505 | 17.5 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Sheldon Leitner | 10,422 | 15.9 | 1.6 |
| | Conservative | Len Grzywacz | 948 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,649 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 99,192 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 20,681 | 28.2 | 2.5 |
| | Democratic | Reed Gusciora | 19,294 | 26.3 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Joe Constance | 15,319 | 20.9 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Gloria S. Teti | 14,675 | 20.0 | 1.0 |
| | Conservative | George E. Borchers | 1,131 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Robert D. Figueroa | 1,105 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Beverly Kidder | 1,029 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,234 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shirley K. Turner | 25,759 | 25.7 | 4.4 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Yuhas | 23,714 | 23.7 | 4.2 |
| | Republican | John Hartmann | 23,495 | 23.5 | 1.7 |
| | Republican | Donald C. Addison, Jr. | 19,062 | 19.0 | 2.2 |
| | Independent | Carl J. Mayer | 6,531 | 6.5 | N/A |
| | For the People | Tony Belardo | 1,361 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Constitutional Enforcer | Clinton C. Barlow | 235 | 0.2 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,157 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Hartmann | 22,091 | 25.2 |
| | Democratic | John S. Watson | 18,713 | 21.33 |
| | Republican | Channell Wilkins | 18,578 | 21.18 |
| | Democratic | Gerard S. Naples | 17,081 | 19.5 |
| | Making Government Work | Steven Schlossstein | 5,148 | 5.9 |
| | Making Government Work | W. Oliver “Bucky” Leggett | 4,655 | 5.3 |
| | Coalition of One | Robert Gunderman | 1,448 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 87,714 | 100.0 |
1989 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gerard S. Naples | 32,966 | 33.9 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | John S. Watson | 32,398 | 33.3 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | Sharon H. Rousseau | 16,005 | 16.5 | 1.0 |
| | Republican | June C. Morreale | 15,802 | 16.3 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,171 | 100.0 | |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gerard S. Naples | 26,923 | 33.2 | 5.3 |
| | Democratic | John S. Watson | 26,484 | 32.6 | 4.4 |
| | Republican | Arthur E. Frank | 14,193 | 17.5 | 4.7 |
| | Republican | John S. Furlong | 13,596 | 16.7 | 5.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,196 | 100.0 | |
1985 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John S. Watson | 25,173 | 28.2 | 3.0 |
| | Democratic | Gerald S. Naples | 24,893 | 27.9 | 3.0 |
| | Republican | Barbara Marrow | 19,818 | 22.2 | 3.0 |
| | Republican | Mary Ann McKee | 19,413 | 21.7 | 3.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,297 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John S. Watson | 27,413 | 31.2 | 3.7 |
| | Democratic | Gerard S. Naples | 27,210 | 30.9 | 3.8 |
| | Republican | Joseph P. Teti | 16,931 | 19.2 | 4.4 |
| | Republican | Herman W. Hanssler | 16,449 | 18.7 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,003 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John S. Watson | 27,608 | 27.5 |
| | Democratic | Gerard S. Naples | 27,270 | 27.1 |
| | Republican | Clifford W. Snedeker | 23,720 | 23.6 |
| | Republican | Richard C. Woodbridge | 21,916 | 21.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,514 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Donald J. Albanese | 27,803 | 33.9 | 2.5 |
| | Republican | Robert E. Littell | 26,879 | 32.7 | 4.0 |
| | Democratic | David Bogert | 12,782 | 15.6 | 4.8 |
| | Democratic | Joseph T. Srholez III | 11,022 | 13.4 | 6.1 |
| | Independent | Mary D. Blohm | 3,589 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 82,075 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Donald J. Albanese | 32,423 | 31.4 | 6.5 |
| | Republican | Robert E. Littell | 29,548 | 28.7 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | George R. Zoffinger | 21,051 | 20.4 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Paul E. Nagel | 20,095 | 19.5 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,117 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Robert E. Littell | 29,126 | 28.9 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Donald J. Albanese | 25,106 | 24.9 | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | Martin F. Murphy | 24,141 | 24.0 | 3.2 |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barry | 22,333 | 22.2 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,706 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert E. Littell | 28,397 | 27.3 |
| | Democratic | Robert C. Shelton, Jr. | 28,254 | 27.2 |
| | Republican | Walter C. Keogh-Dwyer | 24,457 | 23.5 |
| | Democratic | Peter Karis | 22,882 | 22.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 103,990 | 100.0 |

## Election results, 1967–1973
### Senate

1967 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Wayne Dumont, Jr. | 42,292 | 69.6 |
| | Democratic | William R. Stem | 18,450 | 30.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,742 | 100.0 |
1971 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Wayne Dumont, Jr. | 28,041 | 66.6 |
| | Democratic | Richard V. Laddey | 14,072 | 33.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,113 | 100.0 |

### General Assembly

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Douglas E. Gimson | 37,121 | 31.8 |
| | Republican | Robert E. Littell | 36,590 | 31.4 |
| | Democratic | Harold J. Curry | 22,710 | 19.5 |
| | Democratic | Raymond C. McPeek | 20,209 | 17.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 116,630 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Walter E. Foran | 41,445 | 30.7 |
| | Republican | Robert E. Littell | 41,177 | 30.5 |
| | Democratic | Barry L. Gardner | 26,923 | 20.0 |
| | Democratic | Richard V. Laddey | 25,301 | 18.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,846 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Robert E. Littell | 23,683 | 29.7 |
| | Republican | Walter C. Keogh-Dwyer | 20,721 | 26.0 |
| | Democratic | Michael P. Martin | 18,480 | 23.2 |
| | Democratic | David H. Clauss | 16,816 | 21.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,700 | 100.0 |