1993 New Jersey Senate elections
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All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | | | Leader | Donald DiFrancesco | John A. Lynch Jr. | Party | Republican | Democratic | Leader's seat | 22nd | 17th | Last election | 27 | 13 | Seats won | 24 | 16 | Seat change | 3 | 3 | |
Results by district Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold |
Senate President before election Donald DiFrancesco Republican | Elected Senate President Donald DiFrancesco Republican | |
The 1993 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 2.
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.
Incumbents not running for re-election
Democratic
Republican
Summary of results by State Senate district
Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- Legislative District 4, 8.6%
- Legislative District 7, 2.2% gain
- Legislative District 15, 4.6%
- Legislative District 19, 2.5% gain
- Legislative District 25, 0.6% gain
- Legislative District 34, 4.6%
- Legislative District 36, 5.8%
District 1
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | James Cafiero (incumbent) | 36,420 | 62.0% | |
| Democratic | John Spahn | 21,446 | 36.5% | 1.5 |
| Libertarian | Joseph T. Ponczek | 957 | 1.6% | N/A |
Total votes | 58,823 | 100.00% | |
District 2
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | William Gormley (incumbent) | 32,059 | 61.6% | 8.3 |
| Democratic | Mark Roody | 19,973 | 38.4% | 8.3 |
Total votes | 52,032 | 100.00% | |
District 3
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Raymond Zane (incumbent) | 40,940 | 67.6% | 6.7 |
| Republican | Edward J. Reynolds | 19,622 | 32.4% | 0.4 |
Total votes | 60,562 | 100.00% | |
District 4
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | John J. Matheussen (incumbent) | 29,483 | 54.3% | 2.6 |
| Democratic | Bernard "Ben" Lynch | 24,799 | 45.7% | 2.6 |
Total votes | 54,282 | 100.00% | |
District 5
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Walter Rand (incumbent) | 29,152 | 69.2% | 2.1 |
| Republican | Anthony J. De Gerolamo | 12,959 | 30.8% | 2.1 |
Total votes | 42,111 | 100.00% | |
District 6
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | John Adler (incumbent) | 38,235 | 59.8% | 4.4 |
| Republican | Louise Di Renzo Donaldson | 25,752 | 40.2% | 4.4 |
Total votes | 63,987 | 100.00% | |
District 7
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Jack Casey | 27,995 | 50.4% | 4.0 |
| Republican | Bradford S. Smith (incumbent) | 26,795 | 48.2% | 5.4 |
| United Independents | James C. Lewis | 789 | 1.4% | N/A |
Total votes | 55,579 | 100.00% | |
District 8
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | C. William Haines (incumbent) | 36,767 | 61.0% | 5.3 |
| Democratic | Mary P. McKeon Stosuy | 23,480 | 39.0% | 5.3 |
Total votes | 60,247 | 100.0 | |
District 9
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Leonard T. Connors (incumbent) | 50,464 | 65.2% | 4.7 |
| Democratic | Joseph Meglino | 26,947 | 34.8% | 4.7 |
Total votes | 77,411 | 100.00% | |
District 10
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent) | 43,246 | 61.7% | 0.1 |
| Democratic | Anthony Carracino | 25,122 | 35.8% | 2.6 |
| Conservative | Louis B. Wary, Jr. | 1,766 | 2.5% | N/A |
Total votes | 70,134 | 100.00% | |
District 11
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Joseph A. Palaia (incumbent) | 40,612 | 65.6% | 0.4 |
| Democratic | Richard C. Schwartz | 19,163 | 30.9% | 0.8 |
| Conservative | Tom Appleby | 1,313 | 2.1% | 1.1 |
| Libertarian | Barbara A. Jones | 858 | 1.4% | N/A |
Total votes | 61,946 | 100.00% | |
District 12
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | John O. Bennett (incumbent) | 43,490 | 65.0% | 2.2 |
| Democratic | George E. Ball | 20,926 | 31.3% | 3.5 |
| Conservative | Rich Pezzullo | 1,609 | 2.4% | N/A |
| Libertarian | Virginia A. Flynn | 881 | 1.3% | 0.4 |
Total votes | 66,906 | 100.00% | |
District 13
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Joe Kyrillos (incumbent) | 40,140 | 64.0% | 3.8 |
| Democratic | Patrick D. Healy | 22,603 | 36.0% | 3.8 |
Total votes | 62,743 | 100.00% | |
District 14
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Peter Inverso (incumbent) | 40,638 | 59.8% | 5.2 |
| Democratic | Donald B. Dileo | 27,361 | 40.2% | 3.4 |
Total votes | 67,999 | 100.00% | |
District 15
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Dick LaRossa (incumbent) | 28,311 | 52.3% | 1.4 |
| Democratic | Gerald R. Stockman | 25,814 | 47.7% | 1.4 |
Total votes | 54,125 | 100.00% | |
District 16
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | John H. Ewing (incumbent) | 43,060 | 61.6% | 6.8 |
| Democratic | Marybeth Kohut | 26,841 | 38.4% | 6.8 |
Total votes | 69,901 | 100.00% | |
District 17
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | John A. Lynch Jr. (incumbent) | 24,806 | 56.7% | 4.7 |
| Republican | Edward R. Tiller | 14,981 | 34.2% | 13.8 |
| Independent | Valorie Caffee | 3,989 | 9.1% | N/A |
Total votes | 43,776 | 100.00% | |
District 18
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Jack Sinagra (incumbent) | 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 | 63,103 | 100.00% | |
District 19
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | James E. McGreevey | 26,721 | 47.6% | 3.2 |
| Republican | Randy Corman (incumbent) | 25,278 | 45.1% | 10.5 |
| "People's Choice" | Leonard R. Sendelsky | 4,092 | 7.3% | N/A |
Total votes | 56,091 | 100.00% | |
District 20
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) | 23,845 | 59.9 | 2.8 |
| Republican | William P. Wnuck | 15,945 | 40.1 | 2.8 |
Total votes | 39,790 | 100.00% | |
District 21
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | C. Louis Bassano (incumbent) | 45,589 | 64.3% | 7.3 |
| Democratic | Cathie Perselay Seidman | 24,267 | 34.2% | 5.8 |
| Public Servant/Leader | Linda S. Dye | 1,036 | 1.5% | N/A |
Total votes | 70,892 | 100.0 | |
District 22
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Donald DiFrancesco (incumbent) | 50,539 | 69.2% | 9.0 |
| Democratic | Eli Hoffman | 22,461 | 30.8% | N/A |
Total votes | 73,000 | 100.0 | |
District 23
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | William E. Schluter (incumbent) | 51,856 | 91.7% | 19.3 |
| Libertarian | Roger Bacon | 4,675 | 8.3% | N/A |
Total votes | 56,531 | 100.0 | |
District 24
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Robert Littell (incumbent) | 47,382 | 83.3% | 8.5 |
| 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
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Gordon MacInnes | 34,646 | 50.3% | 22.0 |
| Republican | John H. Dorsey (incumbent) | 34,291 | 49.7% | 22.0 |
Total votes | 68,937 | 100.00% | |
District 26
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Robert Martin (incumbent) | 45,217 | 69.4% | 8.8 |
| Democratic | E. Drew Britcher | 19,935 | 30.6% | 8.8 |
Total votes | 65,152 | 100.0 | |
District 27
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Richard Codey (incumbent) | 33,138 | 75.1% | 7.0 |
| Republican | Dr. Zal Velez | 10,979 | 24.9% | 7.0 |
Total votes | 44,117 | 100.0 | |
District 28
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Ronald Rice (incumbent) | 25,107 | 100.00% | 32.8 |
Total votes | 25,107 | 100.0 | |
District 29
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Wynona Lipman (incumbent) | 20,734 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 20,734 | 100.0 | |
District 30
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Robert W. Singer | 32,678 | 65.7% | 0.7 |
| Democratic | Lyle M. (Peggi) Sturmfels | 17,047 | 34.3% | 0.7 |
Total votes | 49,725 | 100.0 | |
District 31
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Edward T. O'Connor Jr. (incumbent) | 28,358 | 68.4 | 13.3 |
| Republican | Peter J. Varsalona | 13,128 | 31.6 | 13.3 |
Total votes | 41,486 | 100.0 | |
District 32
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Nicholas Sacco | 28,280 | 59.3% | 2.2 |
| Republican | James E. Humphreys | 17,509 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| Politicians Are Crooks | Herbert H. Shaw | 1,350 | 2.8% | 0.6 |
| Conservative | Patricia M. Armstrong | 560 | 1.2% | N/A |
Total votes | 47,699 | 100.0 | |
District 33
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Bernard Kenny (incumbent) | 25,510 | 63.3 | 5.6 |
| Republican | Fernando A. Alonso | 14,325 | 35.6 | 4.5 |
| Impact 93 | Carlos Chirino | 445 | 1.1 | N/A |
Total votes | 40,280 | 100.0 | |
District 34
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Joseph Bubba (incumbent) | 32,681 | 52.3% | 0.2 |
| Democratic | Patricia A. Royer | 29,845 | 47.7% | 12.7 |
Total votes | 62,526 | 100.0 | |
District 35
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | John Girgenti (incumbent) | 21,836 | 66.5% | 13.3 |
| Republican | Beltran Lopez | 10,550 | 32.1% | 14.7 |
| Independent | Vijay “Viji” Sargis | 442 | 1.3% | N/A |
Total votes | 32,828 | 100.0 | |
District 36
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | John P. Scott (incumbent) | 28,020 | 52.9% | 0.9 |
| Democratic | Gabe Ambrosio | 24,945 | 47.1% | 0.9 |
Total votes | 52,965 | 100.0 | |
District 37
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Byron Baer | 35,941 | 60.5% | 6.9 |
| Republican | Mauro A. Mecca, M.D. | 22,368 | 37.6% | 8.8 |
| Conservative | Joe Marino | 1,107 | 1.9% | N/A |
Total votes | 59,416 | 100.00% | |
District 38
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Louis F. Kosco (incumbent) | 40,276 | 63.3% | 7.9 |
| Democratic | James Krone | 23,348 | 36.7% | 4.4 |
Total votes | 63,624 | 100.00% | |
District 39
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) | 48,803 | 62.5% | 4.4 |
| Democratic | Stephen H. Jaffe | 29,268 | 37.5% | 4.4 |
Total votes | 78,071 | 100.00% | |
District 40
New Jersey general election, 1993[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Henry McNamara (incumbent) | 49,041 | 67.7% | 7.8 |
| Democratic | Bea O’ Rourke | 23,380 | 32.3% | 7.8 |
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 June 26, 2021.
- ^ Lizza, Ryan (April 14, 2014). "CROSSING CHRISTIE". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election Returns for the Office of Senate and Assembly for Election Held June 8, 1993" (PDF). Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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