1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 34
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joseph Bubba (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Donald P. Hetchka (D) by 7.8 points.
Joseph BubbaRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%24,622
Donald P. HetchkaDemocrat
46.1%21,053
45,675 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