1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 17
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John A. Lynch (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Timothy J. Obrien (R) by 36.0 points.
John A. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%27,748
Timothy J. ObrienRepublican
32.0%13,061
40,809 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