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1997Final results

1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 24

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Robert E. Littel (R) won with 73.0% of the vote, defeating John G. Wingler (D) by 50.7 points.

Robert E. LittelRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.0%44,342
22.3%13,551
Ron PondiscioIndependent
4.7%2,868
60,761 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

EvenR+54.81981R+51.31983R+57.61991R+50.71997R+48.82001R+36.32003

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Robert E. Littel (R)John G. Wingler (D)

Also on the ballot: Ron Pondiscio (Independent), 4.7%