1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Jack Sinagra (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas H. Paterniti (D) by 17.0 points.
Jack SinagraRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%35,400
Thomas H. PaternitiDemocrat
41.5%25,110
60,510 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