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1997Final results

1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 14

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Peter Inverso (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Gilbert W. Lugossy (D) by 13.5 points.

Peter InversoRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.3%38,195
41.8%28,866
Joseph FabriziIndependent
2.9%1,997
69,058 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+28.41987R+17.71991R+19.51993R+13.51997R+4.22001R+19.62003

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

The candidates

Peter Inverso (R)Gilbert W. Lugossy (D)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Fabrizi (Independent), 2.9%