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.
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The 1987 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 3 1987 New Jersey Senate elections 1983 November 3 1987 1991 All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate21 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader John F RussoParty Democratic RepublicanLeader s seat 10thLast election 23 17Seats before 23 17Seats won 24 16Seat change 1 1Results by district Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican holdSenate President before electionJohn F RussoDemocratic Elected Senate President John F RussoDemocraticThe 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 resultsBy 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 40Incumbents not running for re election editEvery incumbent Senator ran for re election Summary of results by State Senate district editDistrict Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party1st Legislative District James R Hurley Rep James R Hurley Rep2nd Legislative District William Gormley Rep William Gormley Rep3rd Legislative District Raymond Zane Dem Raymond Zane Dem4th Legislative District Daniel Dalton Dem Daniel Dalton Dem5th Legislative District Walter Rand Dem Walter Rand Dem6th Legislative District Lee Laskin Rep Lee Laskin Rep7th Legislative District Catherine A Costa Dem Catherine A Costa Dem8th Legislative District C William Haines a Rep C William Haines Rep9th Legislative District Leonard T Connors Rep Leonard T Connors Rep10th Legislative District John F Russo Dem John F Russo Dem11th Legislative District Frank Pallone Dem Frank Pallone Dem12th Legislative District S Thomas Gagliano Rep S Thomas Gagliano Rep13th Legislative District Richard Van Wagner Dem Richard Van Wagner Dem14th Legislative District Francis J McManimon Dem Francis J McManimon Dem15th Legislative District Gerald R Stockman Dem Gerald R Stockman Dem16th Legislative District John H Ewing Rep John H Ewing Rep17th Legislative District John A Lynch Jr Dem John A Lynch Jr Dem18th Legislative District Peter P Garibaldi Rep Thomas H Paterniti Dem19th Legislative District Laurence Weiss Dem Laurence Weiss Dem20th Legislative District Raymond Lesniak Dem Raymond Lesniak Dem21st Legislative District C Louis Bassano Rep C Louis Bassano Rep22nd Legislative District Donald DiFrancesco Rep Donald DiFrancesco Rep23rd Legislative District Dick Zimmer b Rep Dick Zimmer Rep24th Legislative District Wayne Dumont Rep Wayne Dumont Rep25th Legislative District John H Dorsey Rep John H Dorsey Rep26th Legislative District Leanna Brown Rep Leanna Brown Rep27th Legislative District Richard Codey Dem Richard Codey Dem28th Legislative District Ronald Rice c Dem Ronald Rice Dem29th Legislative District Wynona Lipman Dem Wynona Lipman Dem30th Legislative District Carmen Orechio Dem Carmen Orechio Dem31st Legislative District Edward T O Connor Jr Dem Edward T O Connor Jr Dem32nd Legislative District Thomas F Cowan Dem Thomas F Cowan Dem33rd Legislative District Christopher Jackman Dem Christopher Jackman Dem34th Legislative District Joseph Bubba Rep Joseph Bubba Rep35th Legislative District Frank X Graves Jr Dem Frank X Graves Jr Dem36th Legislative District Gabriel M Ambrosio d Dem Gabriel M Ambrosio Dem37th Legislative District Matthew Feldman Dem Matthew Feldman Dem38th Legislative District Paul Contillo Dem Paul Contillo Dem39th Legislative District Gerald Cardinale Rep Gerald Cardinale Rep40th Legislative District Henry McNamara e Rep Henry McNamara Rep 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 Zimmer won a March special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Walter E Foran who died in December 1986 Rice won a special November 1986 election to complete the unexpired term of John P Caufield who died in August 1986 Ambrosio won a March special election to complete the unexpired term of Joseph Hirkala who died in January McNamara won a November 1985 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Garrett Hagedorn who died in August 1985 Close races edit Seats where the margin of victory was under 10 District 13 2 0 District 36 2 4 District 38 5 2 District 25 5 4 District 30 5 9 District 1 6 8 District 6 6 4 District 21 7 6 District 34 7 8 District 1 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican James R Hurley incumbent 29 272 53 4 nbsp 6 4Democratic Donald H Rainear 25 512 46 6 nbsp 6 4Total votes 54 784 100 00 District 2 edit1987 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican William Gormley incumbent 30 665 73 4 nbsp 16 6Democratic William J Polistina 11 119 26 6 nbsp 14 4Total votes 41 784 100 00 District 3 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Raymond Zane incumbent 32 720 63 0 nbsp 0 0Republican John A Ward 19 224 37 0 nbsp 0 0Total votes 51 944 100 00 District 4 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Daniel Dalton incumbent 24 574 58 9 nbsp 5 0Republican William F Thomson 17 148 41 1 nbsp 5 0Total votes 41 722 100 00 District 5 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Walter Rand incumbent 24 784 68 3 nbsp 2 3Republican Mary Jo Tate 11 477 31 7 nbsp 2 3Total votes 36 261 100 00 District 6 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lee B Laskin incumbent 31 162 53 2 nbsp 10 1Democratic Maria Barnaby Greenwald 27 444 46 8 nbsp 10 1Total votes 58 606 100 00 District 7 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Catherine A Costa incumbent 27 244 63 4 nbsp 0 3Republican James A Bristow 15 745 36 6 nbsp 0 3Total votes 42 989 100 00 District 8 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican C William Haines incumbent 28 731 66 5 nbsp 5 2Democratic James B Smith 14 444 33 5 nbsp 5 2Total votes 43 175 100 00 District 9 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Leonard T Connors incumbent 35 456 64 0 nbsp 0 7Democratic Joan M Tredy 19 964 36 0 nbsp 0 7Total votes 55 420 100 00 District 10 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John F Russo incumbent 30 655 58 4 nbsp 4 9Republican Tom Blomquist 21 876 41 6 nbsp 4 9Total votes 52 531 100 00 District 11 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Frank Pallone incumbent 28 223 60 1 nbsp 9 7Republican Gerri Chappell Popkin 18 751 39 9 nbsp 8 6Total votes 46 974 100 00 District 12 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican S Thomas Gagliano incumbent 31 188 67 6 nbsp 16 7Democratic Bernard B Finan 14 965 32 4 nbsp 16 7Total votes 46 153 100 00 District 13 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Van Wagner incumbent 24 155 51 0 nbsp 3 1Republican Joseph Azzolina 23 244 49 0 nbsp 3 1Total votes 47 399 100 00 District 14 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Francis J McManimon incumbent 30 873 64 2 nbsp 0 7Republican Michael S Richmond 17 222 35 8 nbsp 0 7Total votes 48 095 100 00 District 15 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gerald R Stockman incumbent 29 747 71 0 nbsp 3 7Republican Norbert E Donelly 12 132 29 0 nbsp 3 7Total votes 41 879 100 00 District 16 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John H Ewing incumbent 28 433 70 7 nbsp 3 3Democratic Frank M Reskin 11 764 29 3 nbsp 3 3Total votes 40 197 100 00 District 17 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John A Lynch Jr incumbent 18 585 63 4 nbsp 1 9Republican James J Spera 10 729 36 6 nbsp 1 9Total votes 29 314 100 00 District 18 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas H Paterniti 30 790 59 2 nbsp 12 5Republican Peter P Garibaldi incumbent 21 253 40 8 nbsp 7 1Total votes 52 043 100 00 District 19 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Laurence S Weiss incumbent 25 997 58 3 nbsp 0 7Republican John G O Sullivan 18 570 41 7 nbsp 0 7Total votes 44 567 100 00 District 20 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Raymond Lesniak incumbent 23 183 100 00 nbsp 35 5Total votes 23 183 100 00 District 21 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican C Louis Bassano incumbent 28 663 53 8 nbsp 3 3Democratic Anthony E Russo 24 656 46 2 nbsp 3 3Total votes 53 319 100 00 District 22 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Donald DiFrancesco incumbent 27 502 67 5 nbsp 0 9Democratic Thomas J Gartland 13 267 32 5 nbsp 0 9Total votes 40 769 100 00 District 23 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Dick Zimmer incumbent 27 699 100 00 nbsp 19 1Total votes 27 699 100 00 District 24 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Wayne Dumont 34 617 100 0 nbsp 24 4Total votes 34 617 100 00 District 25 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John H Dorsey incumbent 20 463 52 7 nbsp 12 7Democratic Gordon MacInnes 18 381 47 3 nbsp 12 7Total votes 38 844 100 00 District 26 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Leanna Brown incumbent 25 260 74 1 nbsp 5 9Democratic Helen Litwin 8 839 25 9 nbsp 5 9Total votes 34 099 100 00 District 27 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Codey incumbent 17 064 76 4 nbsp 1 2Republican Felix Phil Graziano 5 270 23 6 nbsp 1 2Total votes 22 334 100 00 District 28 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Ronald Rice incumbent 10 327 77 3 nbsp 3 2Republican Michael J Volk 3 040 22 7 nbsp 11 5Total votes 13 367 100 00 District 29 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wynona M Lipman incumbent 10 678 100 0 nbsp 14 5Total votes 10 678 100 00 District 30 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Carmen A Orechio incumbent 20 949 50 1 nbsp 3 7Republican Thomas P Zampino 18 455 44 2 nbsp 0 0Independent John W Kinder 2 371 5 7 N ATotal votes 41 775 100 00 District 31 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Edward T O Connor Jr incumbent 22 980 78 1 nbsp 2 6Republican William V Connelly 6 437 21 9 nbsp 2 6Total votes 29 417 100 00 District 32 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas F Cowan incumbent 27 065 66 4 nbsp 2 6Republican Charles J Catrillo 13 241 32 5 nbsp 0 1Politicians Are Crooks Herbert H Shaw 451 1 1 nbsp 2 5Total votes 40 757 100 00 District 33 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Christopher Jackman incumbent 19 944 60 6 nbsp 5 9Republican Ronald Dario 12 668 38 5 nbsp 5 0 Pride Responsibility Hector Morales 282 0 9 N ATotal votes 32 894 100 00 District 34 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joseph Bubba incumbent 24 622 53 9 nbsp 2 9Democratic Donald P Hetchka 21 053 46 1 nbsp 2 9Total votes 45 675 100 00 District 35 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Frank X Graves Jr incumbent 21 793 100 00 nbsp 25 7Total votes 21 793 100 00 District 36 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gabriel M Ambrosio incumbent 22 746 51 2 nbsp 8 4Republican Kathleen A Donovan 21 716 48 8 nbsp 8 4Total votes 44 462 100 00 District 37 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Matthew Feldman incumbent 31 342 66 6 nbsp 2 3Republican Shel Haas 15 731 33 4 nbsp 2 3Total votes 47 073 100 00 District 38 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Paul Contillo incumbent 23 574 52 6 nbsp 1 9Republican Louis F Kosco 21 206 47 4 nbsp 1 9Total votes 44 780 100 00 District 39 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gerald Cardinale incumbent 31 585 67 1 nbsp 15 9Democratic Louis B Redisch 15 499 32 9 nbsp 15 9Total votes 47 084 100 00 District 40 editNew Jersey general election 1987 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Henry McNamara 29 365 71 9 nbsp 3 2Democratic Terry R Driller 11 453 28 1 nbsp 3 2Total votes 40 818 100 00 References edit 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 Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly PDF Retrieved June 26 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1987 New Jersey Senate election amp oldid 1182395019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
