1997Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 15
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Shirley Turner (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Dick Larossa (R) by 7.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Shirley TurnerDemocrat · winner
53.9%29,995
Dick LarossaRepublican · incumbent
46.1%25,630
55,625 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