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1991 election for New Jersey Legislative District 7

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Bradford S. Smith (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas P. Foy (D) by 7.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Bradford S. SmithRepublican · winner
53.6%26,892
46.4%23,290
50,182 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

EvenD+14.31981D+26.21983D+26.71987R+7.21991D+2.21993R+9.31997

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET