1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 21
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
C. Louis Bassano (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Anthony E. Russo (D) by 7.5 points.
C. Louis BassanoRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.8%28,663
Anthony E. RussoDemocrat
46.2%24,656
53,319 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