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1987Final results

1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 16

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

John H. Ewing (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Frank M. Reskin (D) by 41.5 points.

John H. EwingRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%28,433
29.3%11,764
40,197 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

EvenR+30.91981R+34.81983R+41.51987R+36.91991R+23.21993R+31.21997

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET