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1987 New Jersey Senate elections
← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991 →
All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate
21 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader John F. Russo
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 10th
Last election 23 17
Seats before 23 17
Seats won 24 16
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Results by district
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
Senate President before election

John F. Russo
Democratic

Elected Senate President

John F. Russo
Democratic

The 1987 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 3.

The election took place mid-way through the second term of Governor Thomas Kean. The elections were marked by extreme stability; only one seat, that of Peter P. Garibaldi, did not return its incumbent Senator. Multiple Senators were re-elected unopposed.

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

Every incumbent Senator ran for re-election.

Summary of results by State Senate district

District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party
1st Legislative District James R. Hurley Rep James R. Hurley Rep
2nd Legislative District William Gormley Rep William Gormley Rep
3rd Legislative District Raymond Zane Dem Raymond Zane Dem
4th Legislative District Daniel Dalton Dem Daniel Dalton Dem
5th Legislative District Walter Rand Dem Walter Rand Dem
6th Legislative District Lee Laskin Rep Lee Laskin Rep
7th Legislative District Catherine A. Costa Dem Catherine A. Costa 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 John F. Russo Dem John F. Russo Dem
11th Legislative District Frank Pallone Dem Frank Pallone Dem
12th Legislative District S. Thomas Gagliano Rep S. Thomas Gagliano Rep
13th Legislative District Richard Van Wagner Dem Richard Van Wagner Dem
14th Legislative District Francis J. McManimon Dem Francis J. McManimon Dem
15th Legislative District Gerald R. Stockman Dem Gerald R. Stockman Dem
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 Peter P. Garibaldi Rep Thomas H. Paterniti Dem
19th Legislative District Laurence Weiss Dem Laurence Weiss 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 Dick Zimmer Rep Dick Zimmer Rep
24th Legislative District Wayne Dumont Rep Wayne Dumont Rep
25th Legislative District John H. Dorsey Rep John H. Dorsey Rep
26th Legislative District Leanna Brown Rep Leanna Brown 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 Carmen Orechio Dem Carmen Orechio Dem
31st Legislative District Edward T. O'Connor Jr. Dem Edward T. O'Connor Jr. Dem
32nd Legislative District Thomas F. Cowan Dem Thomas F. Cowan Dem
33rd Legislative District Christopher Jackman Dem Christopher Jackman Dem
34th Legislative District Joseph Bubba Rep Joseph Bubba Rep
35th Legislative District Frank X. Graves Jr. Dem Frank X. Graves Jr. Dem
36th Legislative District Gabriel M. Ambrosio Dem Gabriel M. Ambrosio Dem
37th Legislative District Matthew Feldman Dem Matthew Feldman Dem
38th Legislative District Paul Contillo Dem Paul Contillo Dem
39th Legislative District Gerald Cardinale Rep Gerald Cardinale Rep
40th Legislative District Henry McNamara Rep Henry McNamara Rep
  1. Haines won a 1984 special election to complete the term of Jim Saxton, who resigned to take a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. Zimmer won a March special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Walter E. Foran, who died in December 1986.
  3. Rice won a special November 1986 election to complete the unexpired term of John P. Caufield, who died in August 1986.
  4. Ambrosio won a March special election to complete the unexpired term of Joseph Hirkala, who died in January.
  5. McNamara won a November 1985 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Garrett Hagedorn, who died in August 1985.

Close races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 13, 2.0%
  2. District 36, 2.4%
  3. District 38, 5.2%
  4. District 25, 5.4%
  5. District 30, 5.9%
  6. District 1, 6.8%
  7. District 6, 6.4%
  8. District 21, 7.6%
  9. District 34, 7.8%

District 1

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican James R. Hurley (incumbent) 29,272 53.4% Decrease 6.4
Democratic Donald H. Rainear 25,512 46.6% Increase 6.4
Total votes 54,784 100.00%

District 2

1987 general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William Gormley (incumbent) 30,665 73.4% Increase 16.6
Democratic William J. Polistina 11,119 26.6% Decrease 14.4
Total votes 41,784 100.00%

District 3

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Raymond Zane (incumbent) 32,720 63.0% Steady 0.0
Republican John A. Ward 19,224 37.0% Steady 0.0
Total votes 51,944 100.00%

District 4

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Daniel Dalton (incumbent) 24,574 58.9% Decrease 5.0
Republican William F. Thomson 17,148 41.1% Increase 5.0
Total votes 41,722 100.00%

District 5

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Walter Rand (incumbent) 24,784 68.3% Increase 2.3
Republican Mary Jo Tate 11,477 31.7% Decrease 2.3
Total votes 36,261 100.00%

District 6

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lee B. Laskin (incumbent) 31,162 53.2% Decrease 10.1
Democratic Maria Barnaby Greenwald 27,444 46.8% Increase 10.1
Total votes 58,606 100.00%

District 7

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Catherine A. Costa (incumbent) 27,244 63.4% Increase 0.3
Republican James A. Bristow 15,745 36.6% Decrease 0.3
Total votes 42,989 100.00%

District 8

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican C. William Haines (incumbent) 28,731 66.5% Decrease 5.2
Democratic James B. Smith 14,444 33.5% Increase 5.2
Total votes 43,175 100.00%

District 9

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leonard T. Connors (incumbent) 35,456 64.0% Increase 0.7
Democratic Joan M. Tredy 19,964 36.0% Decrease 0.7
Total votes 55,420 100.00%

District 10

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John F. Russo (incumbent) 30,655 58.4% Decrease 4.9
Republican Tom Blomquist 21,876 41.6% Increase 4.9
Total votes 52,531 100.00%

District 11

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frank Pallone (incumbent) 28,223 60.1% Increase 9.7
Republican Gerri Chappell Popkin 18,751 39.9% Decrease 8.6
Total votes 46,974 100.00%

District 12

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican S. Thomas Gagliano (incumbent) 31,188 67.6% Increase 16.7
Democratic Bernard B. Finan 14,965 32.4% Decrease 16.7
Total votes 46,153 100.00%

District 13

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Van Wagner (incumbent) 24,155 51.0% Decrease 3.1
Republican Joseph Azzolina 23,244 49.0% Increase 3.1
Total votes 47,399 100.00%

District 14

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Francis J. McManimon (incumbent) 30,873 64.2% Increase 0.7
Republican Michael S. Richmond 17,222 35.8% Decrease 0.7
Total votes 48,095 100.00%

District 15

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gerald R. Stockman (incumbent) 29,747 71.0% Increase 3.7
Republican Norbert E. Donelly 12,132 29.0% Decrease 3.7
Total votes 41,879 100.00%

District 16

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John H. Ewing (incumbent) 28,433 70.7% Increase 3.3
Democratic Frank M. Reskin 11,764 29.3% Decrease 3.3
Total votes 40,197 100.00%

District 17

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John A. Lynch Jr. (incumbent) 18,585 63.4% Decrease 1.9
Republican James J. Spera 10,729 36.6% Increase 1.9
Total votes 29,314 100.00%

District 18

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas H. Paterniti 30,790 59.2% Increase 12.5
Republican Peter P. Garibaldi (incumbent) 21,253 40.8% Decrease 7.1
Total votes 52,043 100.00%

District 19

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Laurence S. Weiss (incumbent) 25,997 58.3% Decrease 0.7
Republican John G. O’Sullivan 18,570 41.7% Increase 0.7
Total votes 44,567 100.00%

District 20

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) 23,183 100.00% Increase 35.5
Total votes 23,183 100.00%

District 21

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican C. Louis Bassano (incumbent) 28,663 53.8% Increase 3.3
Democratic Anthony E. Russo 24,656 46.2% Decrease 3.3
Total votes 53,319 100.00%

District 22

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Donald DiFrancesco (incumbent) 27,502 67.5% Increase 0.9
Democratic Thomas J. Gartland 13,267 32.5% Decrease 0.9
Total votes 40,769 100.00%

District 23

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dick Zimmer (incumbent) 27,699 100.00% Increase 19.1
Total votes 27,699 100.00%

District 24

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Wayne Dumont 34,617 100.0% Increase 24.4
Total votes 34,617 100.00%

District 25

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John H. Dorsey (incumbent) 20,463 52.7% Decrease 12.7
Democratic Gordon MacInnes 18,381 47.3% Increase 12.7
Total votes 38,844 100.00%

District 26

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Leanna Brown (incumbent) 25,260 74.1% Increase 5.9
Democratic Helen Litwin 8,839 25.9% Decrease 5.9
Total votes 34,099 100.00%

District 27

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Richard Codey (incumbent) 17,064 76.4% Increase 1.2
Republican Felix (Phil) Graziano 5,270 23.6% Decrease 1.2
Total votes 22,334 100.00%

District 28

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ronald Rice (incumbent) 10,327 77.3% Increase 3.2
Republican Michael J. Volk 3,040 22.7% Increase 11.5
Total votes 13,367 100.00%

District 29

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wynona M. Lipman (incumbent) 10,678 100.0% Increase 14.5
Total votes 10,678 100.00%

District 30

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carmen A. Orechio (incumbent) 20,949 50.1% Decrease 3.7
Republican Thomas P. Zampino 18,455 44.2% Steady 0.0
Independent John W. Kinder 2,371 5.7% N/A
Total votes 41,775 100.00%

District 31

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Edward T. O'Connor Jr. (incumbent) 22,980 78.1% Decrease 2.6
Republican William V. Connelly 6,437 21.9% Increase 2.6
Total votes 29,417 100.00%

District 32

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas F. Cowan (incumbent) 27,065 66.4% Increase 2.6
Republican Charles J. Catrillo 13,241 32.5% Decrease 0.1
Politicians Are Crooks Herbert H. Shaw 451 1.1% Decrease 2.5
Total votes 40,757 100.00%

District 33

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Christopher Jackman (incumbent) 19,944 60.6% Decrease 5.9
Republican Ronald Dario 12,668 38.5% Increase 5.0
"Pride-Responsibility" Hector Morales 282 0.9% N/A
Total votes 32,894 100.00%

District 34

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Joseph Bubba (incumbent) 24,622 53.9% Increase 2.9
Democratic Donald P. Hetchka 21,053 46.1% Decrease 2.9
Total votes 45,675 100.00%

District 35

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frank X. Graves Jr. (incumbent) 21,793 100.00% Increase 25.7
Total votes 21,793 100.00%

District 36

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Gabriel M. Ambrosio (incumbent) 22,746 51.2% Decrease 8.4
Republican Kathleen A. Donovan 21,716 48.8% Increase 8.4
Total votes 44,462 100.00%

District 37

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Matthew Feldman (incumbent) 31,342 66.6% Increase 2.3
Republican Shel Haas 15,731 33.4% Decrease 2.3
Total votes 47,073 100.00%

District 38

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paul Contillo (incumbent) 23,574 52.6% Increase 1.9
Republican Louis F. Kosco 21,206 47.4% Decrease 1.9
Total votes 44,780 100.00%

District 39

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) 31,585 67.1% Increase 15.9
Democratic Louis B. Redisch 15,499 32.9% Decrease 15.9
Total votes 47,084 100.00%

District 40

New Jersey general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry McNamara 29,365 71.9% Increase 3.2
Democratic Terry R. Driller 11,453 28.1% Decrease 3.2
Total votes 40,818 100.00%

References

  1. ^ "Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly" (PDF). Retrieved June 26, 2021.
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