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1993Final results

1993 election for New Jersey Legislative District 12

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

John O. Bennett (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating George E. Ball (D) by 33.7 points.

John O. BennettRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.0%43,490
31.3%20,926
Richard PezzulloOther party
2.4%1,609
1.3%881
66,906 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 1993

Races before and after

EvenR+35.21987R+13.41989 specialR+39.41991R+33.71993R+31.81997R+17.52001

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

The candidates

John O. Bennett (R)George E. Ball (D)

Also on the ballot: Richard Pezzullo (Other party), 2.4%; Virginia A. Flynn (Libertarian), 1.3%