1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 1
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James R. Hurley (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Donald H. Rainear (D) by 6.9 points.
James R. HurleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%29,272
Donald H. RainearDemocrat
46.6%25,512
54,784 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1987
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET