1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 2
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
William L. Gormley (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating John R. Piatt (D) by 30.4 points.
William L. GormleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.2%34,814
John R. PiattDemocrat
34.8%18,569
53,383 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