1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 2
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
William L. Gormley (R) won with 73.4% of the vote, defeating William J. Polistina (D) by 46.8 points.
William L. GormleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.4%30,665
William J. PolistinaDemocrat
26.6%11,119
41,784 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