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1987Final results

1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 25

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

John H. Dorsey (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Gordon A. Macinnes (D) by 5.4 points.

John H. DorseyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.7%20,463
47.3%18,381
38,844 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+36.01981R+30.71983R+5.41987R+43.31991D+0.51993R+11.11997

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