1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 22
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Donald Difrancesco (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Margaret Ault (D) by 36.7 points.
Donald DifrancescoRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%46,249
Margaret AultDemocrat
30.4%20,962
Frank J. Festa Jr.Independent
2.6%1,778
68,989 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