1991Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1991 election for New Jersey Legislative District 38
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Louis F. Kosco (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Contillo (D) by 14.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Louis F. KoscoRepublican · winner
55.4%27,748
Paul ContilloDemocrat · incumbent
41.1%20,572
C. FischerIndependent
3.5%1,773
50,093 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 1991
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET