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 in the 18th district, 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 • 40 __NOTOC__
Incumbents not running for re-election Every incumbent Senator ran for re-election.
Summary of results by State Senate district DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty1st Legislative DistrictJames R. HurleyRepJames R. HurleyRep2nd Legislative DistrictWilliam GormleyRepWilliam GormleyRep3rd Legislative DistrictRaymond ZaneDemRaymond ZaneDem4th Legislative DistrictDaniel DaltonDemDaniel DaltonDem5th Legislative DistrictWalter RandDemWalter RandDem6th Legislative DistrictLee LaskinRepLee LaskinRep7th Legislative DistrictCatherine A. CostaDem Catherine A. Costa Dem8th Legislative District C. William HainesRep C. William HainesRep9th Legislative DistrictLeonard T. ConnorsRepLeonard T. ConnorsRep10th Legislative DistrictJohn F. RussoDemJohn F. RussoDem11th Legislative DistrictFrank PalloneDemFrank PalloneDem12th Legislative DistrictS. Thomas GaglianoRepS. Thomas GaglianoRep13th Legislative DistrictRichard Van WagnerDemRichard Van WagnerDem14th Legislative DistrictFrancis J. McManimonDemFrancis J. McManimonDem15th Legislative DistrictGerald R. StockmanDemGerald R. StockmanDem16th Legislative DistrictJohn H. EwingRepJohn H. EwingRep17th Legislative DistrictJohn A. Lynch Jr.DemJohn A. Lynch Jr.Dem18th Legislative DistrictPeter P. GaribaldiRepThomas H. PaternitiDem19th Legislative DistrictLaurence WeissDemLaurence WeissDem20th Legislative DistrictRaymond LesniakDemRaymond LesniakDem21st Legislative DistrictC. Louis BassanoRepC. Louis BassanoRep22nd Legislative DistrictDonald DiFrancescoRepDonald DiFrancescoRep23rd Legislative DistrictDick ZimmerRepDick ZimmerRep24th Legislative DistrictWayne DumontRepWayne DumontRep25th Legislative DistrictJohn H. DorseyRepJohn H. DorseyRep26th Legislative DistrictLeanna BrownRepLeanna BrownRep27th Legislative DistrictRichard CodeyDemRichard CodeyDem28th Legislative DistrictRonald RiceDemRonald RiceDem29th Legislative DistrictWynona LipmanDemWynona LipmanDem30th Legislative DistrictCarmen OrechioDemCarmen OrechioDem31st Legislative DistrictEdward T. O'Connor Jr.DemEdward T. O'Connor Jr.Dem32nd Legislative DistrictThomas F. CowanDemThomas F. CowanDem33rd Legislative DistrictChristopher JackmanDemChristopher JackmanDem34th Legislative DistrictJoseph BubbaRepJoseph BubbaRep35th Legislative DistrictFrank X. Graves Jr.DemFrank X. Graves Jr.Dem36th Legislative DistrictGabriel M. AmbrosioDemGabriel M. AmbrosioDem37th Legislative DistrictMatthew FeldmanDemMatthew FeldmanDem38th Legislative DistrictPaul ContilloDemPaul ContilloDem39th Legislative DistrictGerald CardinaleRepGerald CardinaleRep40th Legislative DistrictHenry McNamaraRepHenry McNamaraRep
Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
See also 1987 New Jersey General Assembly election
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