# New Jersey's 18th legislative district

New Jersey's 18th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. The district includes the Middlesex County municipalities of East Brunswick Township, Edison Township, Milltown, Highland Park Borough, Metuchen Borough, South Plainfield Borough and South River Borough.

## Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 230,335, of whom 179,252 (77.8%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 100,171 (43.5%) White, 16,317 (7.1%) African American, 866 (0.4%) Native American, 82,803 (35.9%) Asian, 85 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 13,413 (5.8%) from some other race, and 16,680 (7.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28,325 (12.3%) of the population.
The district had 158,255 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 59,460 (37.6%) were registered as unaffiliated, 70,920 (44.8%) were registered as Democrats, 26,137 (16.5%) were registered as Republicans, and 1,738 (1.1%) were registered to other parties.
The district had the highest percentage of Asian American residents of any district statewide, with African American, Hispanic, and elderly below statewide averages. Registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans by a better than 2 to 1 margin.

## Political representation

For the 2024-2025 session, the 18th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Patrick J. Diegnan (D, South Plainfield) and in the General Assembly by Robert Karabinchak (D, Edison) and Sterley Stanley (D, East Brunswick).
The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 6th and 12th congressional districts.

## Apportionment history

Since the creation of the 40-district legislative map in 1973, the 18th district has always been centered around central Middlesex County and has always included East Brunswick, Edison, and Metuchen in every decennial redistricting. In addition to those three municipalities, the 1973 version of the district included South Brunswick, North Brunswick, Helmetta, Spotswood, Milltown, and South River. For the 1981 redistricting, South Brunswick and South River were shifted to other districts but the 18th picked up Monroe Township and Jamesburg. Under the 1991 redistricting, Monroe, Jamesburg, Helmetta, and Spotswood were removed, but South River was restored to the district. For the 2001 redistricting, South Plainfield was added to the district for the first time, Spotswood and Helmetta returned to the district, and North Brunswick and Milltown were shifted to the 17th district.
In May 1991, five-term incumbent Frank M. Pelly was named by Governor James Florio to serve as executive director of the New Jersey Lottery, after Pelly announced that he would not be seeking re-election. In the 1991 Republican landslide, Jack Sinagra took the Senate seat vacated by Democrat Thomas H. Paterniti, while in the Assembly race, Harriet E. Derman and running mate Jeffrey A. Warsh were elected, knocking off Democratic incumbent George A. Spadoro and his running mate Michael J. Baker. Derman and Warsh won re-election in 1993, defeating former Assemblymember Thomas H. Paterniti and his running mate Matthew Vaughn.
After Christine Todd Whitman became governor in 1994, she named Derman to head the Department of Community Affairs. Republican Joanna Gregory-Scocchi was chosen by a Republican special convention to fill Derman's vacancy. In a November 1994 special election, early favorite Gregory-Scocchi was defeated by Barbara Buono, after disclosures that Gregory-Scocchi's temporary employment firm had hired illegal immigrants.
In the 1995 elections, the Assembly seats swung back to the Democrats, with Barbara Buono holding onto her seat and her running mate Peter J. Barnes Jr. winning too, defeating Republican incumbent Warsh and his running mate Jane Tousman, despite Republicans outspending the Democrats by a 2-1 margin in the bitterly fought battleground district.
In May 2001, Sinagra announced that he would not run for a fourth term, leaving Barbara Buono as the favorite to pick up the seat for the Democrats. Buono went on to win the Senate seat, and in the Assembly, Barnes Jr. won re-election together with running mate Patrick J. Diegnan, leaving all three legislative seats controlled by Democrats for the first time since 1991. Sinagra resigned from the Senate shortly before the election to become a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner; North Brunswick Township's attorney David Himelman was appointed after the election to fill the remaining weeks of Sinagra's term.
In March 2007, after Barnes Jr. was confirmed to a seat on the New Jersey State Parole Board, his son Peter J. Barnes III was chosen to fill his vacant seat in the Assembly by a convention of Democratic party delegates. Changes to the district made as part of the New Jersey Legislative redistricting in 2011, based on the results of the 2010 United States Census, removed Spotswood Borough (to the 14th legislative district) and added Highland Park (from the 17th legislative district).
In the November 2013 gubernatorial election, Barbara Buono chose not to run for re-election, choosing instead to mount an unsuccessful challenge to Chris Christie's bid for re-election as Governor of New Jersey. In the 18th district, Peter J. Barnes III moved from the Assembly to the Senate, winning Buono's seat against East Brunswick mayor David Stahl in a close race. Barnes's seat in the Assembly was won by East Brunswick Township Councilmember Nancy Pinkin.
Upon his appointment to the State Superior Court, Barnes resigned his Senate seat on April 25, 2016. On May 5, Diegnan was selected without opposition to receive an appointment to the Senate seat by the members of the Middlesex County Democratic Organization. A week later, on May 12, Edison Councilman Robert Karabinchak was selected from a ballot of four candidates to receive appointment to Diegnan's Assembly seat. Special elections held on November 8, 2016 elected Diegnan and Karabinchak to serve out the remainder of the terms in their seats. Pinkin would be elected to the position of Middlesex County Clerk in November 2020, and would resign her seat on December 31 to take the county office. Democratic committee members in Middlesex County selected East Brunswick Council President Sterley Stanley as her replacement by a 189–136 margin over Edison Council member Joe Coyle on January 12, 2021; he was sworn in on January 27.

## Election history

| Session | Senate | General Assembly | General Assembly |
| 1974–1975 | Bernard J. Dwyer (D) | James Bornheimer (D) | John H. Froude (D) |
| 1976–1977 | Bernard J. Dwyer (D) | James Bornheimer (D) | John H. Froude (D) |
| 1978–1979 | Bernard J. Dwyer (D) | James Bornheimer (D) | John H. Froude (D) |
| 1980–1981 | Bernard J. Dwyer (D) | James Bornheimer (D) | Thomas H. Paterniti (D) |
| 1980–1981 | Seat vacant | James Bornheimer (D) | Thomas H. Paterniti (D) |
| 1982–1983 | James Bornheimer (D) | Frank M. Pelly (D) | Thomas H. Paterniti (D) |
| 1984–1985 | Peter P. Garibaldi (R) | Frank M. Pelly (D) | Thomas H. Paterniti (D) |
| 1986–1987 | Peter P. Garibaldi (R) | Frank M. Pelly (D) | Thomas H. Paterniti (D) |
| 1988–1989 | Thomas H. Paterniti (D) | Frank M. Pelly (D) | George A. Spadoro (D) |
| 1990–1991 | Thomas H. Paterniti (D) | Frank M. Pelly (D) | George A. Spadoro (D) |
| 1990–1991 | Thomas H. Paterniti (D) | Michael J. Baker (D) | George A. Spadoro (D) |
| 1992–1993 | Jack Sinagra (R) | Jeffrey A. Warsh (R) | Harriet E. Derman (R) |
| 1994–1995 | Jack Sinagra (R) | Jeffrey A. Warsh (R) | Harriet E. Derman (R) |
| 1994–1995 | Jack Sinagra (R) | Jeffrey A. Warsh (R) | Joanna Gregory-Scocchi (R) |
| 1994–1995 | Jack Sinagra (R) | Jeffrey A. Warsh (R) | Barbara Buono (D) |
| 1996–1997 | Jack Sinagra (R) | Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D) | Barbara Buono (D) |
| 1998–1999 | Jack Sinagra (R) | Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D) | Barbara Buono (D) |
| 2000–2001 | Jack Sinagra (R) | Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D) | Barbara Buono (D) |
| 2000–2001 | David Himelman (R) | Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D) | Barbara Buono (D) |
| 2002–2003 | Barbara Buono (D) | Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2004–2005 | Barbara Buono (D) | Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2006–2007 | Barbara Buono (D) | Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2006–2007 | Barbara Buono (D) | Peter J. Barnes III (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2008–2009 | Barbara Buono (D) | Peter J. Barnes III (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2010–2011 | Barbara Buono (D) | Peter J. Barnes III (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2012–2013 | Barbara Buono (D) | Peter J. Barnes III (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2014–2015 | Peter J. Barnes III (D) | Nancy Pinkin (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2016–2017 | Peter J. Barnes III (D) | Nancy Pinkin (D) | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) |
| 2016–2017 | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) | Nancy Pinkin (D) | Robert Karabinchak (D) |
| 2018–2019 | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) | Nancy Pinkin (D) | Robert Karabinchak (D) |
| 2020–2021 | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) | Nancy Pinkin (D) | Robert Karabinchak (D) |
| 2020–2021 | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) | Sterley Stanley (D) | Robert Karabinchak (D) |
| 2022–2023 | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) | Sterley Stanley (D) | Robert Karabinchak (D) |
| 2024–2025 | Patrick J. Diegnan (D) | Sterley Stanley (D) | Robert Karabinchak (D) |
* ↑ Resigned January 3, 1981 upon his election to Congress
* ↑ Dwyer's seat remained vacant for the remainder of the session
* ↑ Resigned July 1, 1991 to become executive director of the New Jersey Lottery
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on July 15, 1991
* ↑ Resigned February 8, 1994 to become director of Department of Community Affairs
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on February 8, 1994, defeated in November 1994 special election
* ↑ Elected in November 1994 special election, sworn in on December 1, 1994
* ↑ Resigned October 23, 2001 to become a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner
* ↑ Appointed to the Senate on November 26, 2001
* ↑ Resigned March 14, 2007 to become chairman of the State Parole Board
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on March 15, 2007
* ↑ Resigned April 25, 2016 to become a Superior Court judge
* 1 2 Appointed to the Senate on May 9, 2016, won November 8, 2016 special election to complete the term
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on May 26, 2016, won November 8, 2016 special election to complete the term
* ↑ Resigned December 31, 2020 to become Middlesex County Clerk
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on January 27, 2021

## Election results
### Senate

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 35,637 | 60.6 | 5.0 |
| | Republican | Vihal R. Patel | 23,144 | 39.4 | 5.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,781 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 32,175 | 65.6 | 3.9 |
| | Republican | Lewis Glogower | 16,860 | 34.4 | 3.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,035 | 100.0 | |
Special election, November 8, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 50,537 | 61.7 | 9.8 |
| | Republican | Roger W. Daley | 31,321 | 38.3 | 9.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,858 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Peter Barnes | 25,063 | 51.9 | 8.2 |
| | Republican | David Stahl | 23,184 | 48.1 | 8.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,247 | 100.0 | |
2011 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Buono | 19,631 | 60.1 |
| | Republican | Gloria S. Dittman | 13,042 | 39.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,673 | 100.0 |
2007 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barbara Buono | 21,365 | 62.4 | 3.9 |
| | Republican | Daniel H. Brown | 12,896 | 37.6 | 3.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,261 | 100.0 | |
2003 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barbara Buono | 18,561 | 58.5 | 6.5 |
| | Republican | Richard F. Plechner | 13,175 | 41.5 | 6.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,736 | 100.0 | |
2001 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Buono | 33,487 | 65.0 |
| | Republican | John G. Cito | 18,064 | 35.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,551 | 100.0 |
1997 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jack G. Sinagra | 35,400 | 58.5 | 0.3 |
| | Democratic | Thomas H. Paterniti | 25,110 | 41.5 | 1.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,510 | 100.0 | |
1993 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jack Sinagra | 36,736 | 58.2 | 4.7 |
| | Democratic | Samuel V. Convery, Jr. | 25,106 | 39.8 | 6.7 |
| | Voter's Independence Coalition | Kevin Michael Criss | 1,261 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,103 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Jack Sinagra | 28,638 | 53.5 |
| | Democratic | Harry S. Pozycki | 24,889 | 46.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,527 | 100.0 |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Thomas H. Paterniti | 30,790 | 59.2 | 12.5 |
| | Republican | Peter P. Garibaldi | 21,253 | 40.8 | 7.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,043 | 100.0 | |
1983 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Peter P. Garibaldi | 24,397 | 47.9 | 0.0 |
| | Democratic | James W. Bornheimer | 23,814 | 46.7 | 5.4 |
| | Independent | Robert S. Maurer | 2,769 | 5.4 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,980 | 100.0 | |
1981 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James Bornheimer | 31,383 | 52.1 |
| | Republican | Peter P. Garibaldi | 28,853 | 47.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,236 | 100.0 |
1977 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Bernard J. Dwyer | 34,144 | 57.6 | 5.6 |
| | Republican | S. Elliott Mayo | 23,803 | 40.2 | 3.4 |
| | Independent | Edward R. Gavarny | 1,281 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,228 | 100.0 | |
1973 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bernard J. Dwyer | 36,606 | 63.2 |
| | Republican | Fuller H. Brooks | 21,301 | 36.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,907 | 100.0 |

### General Assembly

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Robert Karabinchak | 33,685 | 29.3 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | Sterley Stanley | 32,743 | 28.5 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Melanie McCann Mott | 23,940 | 20.8 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | Angela Fam | 23,248 | 20.2 | 1.0 |
| | Libertarian | David Awad | 741 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | An Inspired Advocate | Brian P. Kulas | 729 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,086 | 100.0 | |
2019 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pinkin | 20,347 | 30.8 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Robert Karabinchak | 19,597 | 29.7 | 1.3 |
| | Republican | Robert A. Bengivenga Jr. | 13,362 | 20.2 | 1.7 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey R. Brown | 12,690 | 19.2 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,996 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Nancy J. Pinkin | 30,301 | 32.0 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | Robert J. Karabinchak | 29,376 | 31.0 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | April Bengivenga | 17,559 | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| | Republican | Zhiyu "Jimmy" Hu | 16,484 | 17.4 | 0.5 |
| | Green | Sean A. Stratton | 1,024 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 94,744 | 100.0 | |
Special election, November 8, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Robert Karabinchak | 48,513 | 60.4 |
| | Republican | Camille Ferraro Clark | 31,827 | 39.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 80,340 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 16,256 | 31.9 | 4.8 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pinkin | 16,113 | 31.6 | 5.4 |
| | Republican | Teresa Rose Hutchison | 9,432 | 18.5 | 4.8 |
| | Republican | Synnove Bakke | 9,123 | 17.9 | 4.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,924 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr. | 24,996 | 27.1 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Nancy Pinkin | 24,186 | 26.2 | 2.4 |
| | Republican | Robert A. Bengivenga Jr. | 21,517 | 23.3 | 1.3 |
| | Republican | Lisa Goldhammer | 20,559 | 22.3 | 1.3 |
| | United We Stand | Sheila Angalet | 1,068 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,326 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barnes, III | 18,166 | 28.6 |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr. | 18,050 | 28.4 |
| | Republican | Joseph Sinagra | 13,996 | 22.0 |
| | Republican | Marcia Silva | 13,333 | 21.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,545 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barnes | 26,658 | 25.9 | 2.5 |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan, Jr | 26,317 | 25.6 | 3.2 |
| | Republican | Joseph Sinagra | 24,091 | 23.4 | 1.8 |
| | Republican | Robert Jones | 22,727 | 22.1 | 0.9 |
| | Defending Forgotten Taxpayers | Katherine Shkolar | 1,671 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Defending Forgotten Taxpayers | Andrew Tidd | 1,351 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,815 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr | 18,858 | 28.8 | 0.3 |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barnes III | 18,621 | 28.4 | 2.4 |
| | Republican | Joseph Sinagra | 14,121 | 21.6 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | William England | 13,921 | 21.2 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,521 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barnes Jr | 31,605 | 30.8 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr | 29,874 | 29.1 | 2.4 |
| | Republican | Daniel Epstein | 20,639 | 20.1 | 2.9 |
| | Republican | Frank J. Coury | 20,530 | 20.0 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,648 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barnes Jr | 18,032 | 29.6 | 3.4 |
| | Democratic | Patrick J. Diegnan Jr | 16,255 | 26.7 | 4.4 |
| | Republican | Robert D. Thuring | 13,994 | 23.0 | 4.7 |
| | Republican | Jasal Amin | 12,636 | 20.7 | 3.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,917 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barnes Jr | 32,633 | 33.0 |
| | Democratic | Patrick Diegnan Jr | 30,759 | 31.1 |
| | Republican | Norman J. Van Houten | 18,152 | 18.3 |
| | Republican | Sylvester Fernandez | 17,443 | 17.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 98,987 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barbara Buono | 19,327 | 31.7 | 3.1 |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barnes, Jr. | 18,068 | 29.7 | 2.4 |
| | Republican | E. Martin Davidoff | 11,853 | 19.5 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Norman Van Houten | 11,632 | 19.1 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,880 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1997 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 116,370 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Barbara A. Buono | 20,530 | 26.6 | 5.2 |
| | Democratic | Peter J. Barnes, Jr. | 19,531 | 25.3 | 4.9 |
| | Republican | Jeff Warsh | 17,941 | 23.3 | 5.0 |
| | Republican | L. Jane Tousman | 16,790 | 21.8 | 8.1 |
| | Individuals Count | Frank J. Coury | 2,351 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,143 | 100.0 | |
Special election, November 8, 1994 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Barbara Buono | 27,229 | 53.7 |
| | Republican | Joanna Gregory-Scocchi | 23,436 | 46.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,665 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Harriet Derman | 36,358 | 29.9 | 0.3 |
| | Republican | Jeff Warsh | 34,491 | 28.3 | 0.1 |
| | Democratic | Thomas H. Paterniti | 26,029 | 21.4 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | Matthew Vaughn | 24,883 | 20.4 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 121,761 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harriet Derman | 30,946 | 29.6 |
| | Republican | Jeff Warsh | 29,631 | 28.4 |
| | Democratic | George A. Spadoro | 22,132 | 21.2 |
| | Democratic | Michael Baker | 21,674 | 20.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,383 | 100.0 |
1989 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 39,017 | 30.3 | 0.1 |
| | Democratic | George A. Spadoro | 38,443 | 29.9 | 1.1 |
| | Republican | Cheryl Ann Rickards | 25,933 | 20.2 | 0.8 |
| | Republican | Charles Eibeler | 25,181 | 19.6 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 128,574 | 100.0 | |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 30,634 | 30.2 | 4.1 |
| | Democratic | George A. Spadoro | 29,261 | 28.8 | 2.1 |
| | Republican | Robert “Dr. Bob” Maurer | 21,332 | 21.0 | 3.0 |
| | Republican | Doris M. Fleming | 20,234 | 19.9 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,461 | 100.0 | |
1985 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Thomas H. Paterniti | 30,169 | 26.7 | 1.8 |
| | Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 29,490 | 26.1 | 2.2 |
| | Republican | S. Elliott Mayo | 27,101 | 24.0 | 2.1 |
| | Republican | Michael Leibowitz | 26,280 | 23.2 | 1.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,040 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Thomas H. Paterniti | 27,741 | 28.5 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 27,555 | 28.3 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Doris M. Fleming | 21,292 | 21.9 | 0.8 |
| | Republican | Donna R. Bowen | 20,759 | 21.3 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,347 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Thomas H. Paterniti | 33,295 | 28.3 |
| | Democratic | Frank M. Pelly | 32,271 | 27.4 |
| | Republican | Barbara S. Abbott | 26,731 | 22.7 |
| | Republican | Bertram Buckler | 25,437 | 21.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 117,734 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | James Bornheimer | 29,829 | 31.9 | 0.8 |
| | Democratic | Thomas H. Paterniti | 28,346 | 30.3 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | James R. Sheldon | 17,974 | 19.2 | 0.5 |
| | Republican | Elias L. Schneider | 17,264 | 18.5 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,413 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | James W. Bornheimer | 35,683 | 31.1 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | John H. Froude | 34,119 | 29.7 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | Donald R. Appleby | 22,661 | 19.7 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Glenn Berman | 22,359 | 19.5 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,822 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | James W. Bornheimer | 32,149 | 31.3 | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | John H. Froude | 31,248 | 30.4 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | S. Elliott Mayo | 21,224 | 20.6 | 3.1 |
| | Republican | Daumants Hazners | 18,239 | 17.7 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,860 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James W. Bornheimer | 37,384 | 32.7 |
| | Democratic | John H. Froude | 37,046 | 32.4 |
| | Republican | James Genecki | 20,051 | 17.5 |
| | Republican | George W. Luke | 19,487 | 17.0 |
| | American | Arthur M. Balogh | 225 | 0.2 |
| | American | Oris A. Thompson | 205 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 114,398 | 100.0 |