1987Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Thomas H. Paterniti (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Peter P. Garibaldi (R) by 18.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Thomas H. PaternitiDemocrat · winner
59.2%30,790
Peter P. GaribaldiRepublican · incumbent
40.8%21,253
52,043 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