1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 39
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Gerald Cardinale (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Louis B. Redisch (D) by 34.2 points.
Gerald CardinaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%31,585
Louis B. RedischDemocrat
32.9%15,499
47,084 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