1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 27
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Richard J. Codey (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating Richard R. Klattenberg (R) by 58.9 points.
Richard J. CodeyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.5%35,770
Richard R. KlattenbergRepublican
20.5%9,250
45,020 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