1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 3
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Raymond J. Zane (D) won with 85.1% of the vote, defeating Mary A. Whittam (Ind) by 70.3 points.
Raymond J. ZaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.1%46,551
Mary A. WhittamIndependent
14.9%8,121
54,672 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