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1997Final results

1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Joe Kyrillos Jr. (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Caffrey (D) by 28.6 points.

Joe Kyrillos Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
63.2%36,047
Mike CaffreyDemocrat
34.6%19,733
Jerome BoweIndependent
2.3%1,299
57,079 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

EvenD+1.91987R+35.51991R+28.01993R+28.61997R+28.82001R+13.02003

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

The candidates

Joe Kyrillos Jr. (R)Mike Caffrey (D)

Also on the ballot: Jerome Bowe (Independent), 2.3%