1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 26
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Robert J. Martin (R) won with 92.6% of the vote, defeating Virginia P. Bauer (Ind) by 85.2 points.
Robert J. MartinRepublican · winner · incumbent
92.6%43,994
Virginia P. BauerIndependent
7.4%3,505
47,499 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