1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 1
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James S. Cafiero (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating John R. Rauh (D) by 24.3 points.
James S. CafieroRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.8%35,573
John R. RauhDemocrat
36.5%21,340
Geraldine CaiafaIndependent
2.7%1,579
58,492 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 1997
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET