1987Final results
1987 election for New Jersey Legislative District 7
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Catherine A. Costa (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating James A. Bristow (R) by 26.7 points.
Catherine A. CostaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%27,244
James A. BristowRepublican
36.6%15,745
42,989 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