1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 38
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Paul Contillo (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Louis F. Kosco (R) by 5.3 points.
Paul ContilloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%23,574
Louis F. KoscoRepublican
47.4%21,206
44,780 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