1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 4
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Daniel J. Dalton (D) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating William F. Thomson (R) by 17.8 points.
Daniel J. DaltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%24,574
William F. ThomsonRepublican
41.1%17,148
41,722 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