1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 10
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Andrew R. Ciesla (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Judtih G. Leone (D) by 25.2 points.
Andrew R. CieslaRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%41,409
Judtih G. LeoneDemocrat
35.5%24,217
Steve NagleIndependent
2.0%1,381
Agnes A. JamesIndependent
1.5%1,015
Edith GburIndependent
0.4%278
68,300 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
The candidates
Andrew R. Ciesla (R)Judtih G. Leone (D)
Also on the ballot: Steve Nagle (Independent), 2.0%; Agnes A. James (Independent), 1.5%; Edith Gbur (Independent), 0.4%