1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Richard Vanwagner (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph Azzolina (R) by 1.9 points.
Richard VanwagnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.0%24,155
Joseph AzzolinaRepublican
49.0%23,244
47,399 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