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1993Final results

1993 election for New Jersey Legislative District 21

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

C. Louis Bassano (R) won re-election with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Cathie Perselay Seidman (D) by 30.1 points.

C. Louis BassanoRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%45,589
Cathie Perselay SeidmanDemocrat
34.2%24,267
Linda S. DyeOther party
1.5%1,036
70,892 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+30.11993R+17.22001

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

C. Louis Bassano (R)Cathie Perselay Seidman (D)

Also on the ballot: Linda S. Dye (Other party), 1.5%