1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 19
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joe Vitale (D) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Stephen A. Mikulak (R) by 20.4 points.
Joe VitaleDemocrat · winner
60.2%32,454
Stephen A. MikulakRepublican
39.8%21,445
53,899 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