1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 22
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Donald Difrancesco (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Gartland (D) by 34.9 points.
Donald DifrancescoRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%27,502
Thomas J. GartlandDemocrat
32.5%13,267
40,769 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