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1997Final results

1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 34

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Norman Robertson (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Joan Waks (D) by 7.9 points.

Norman RobertsonRepublican · winner
53.9%30,450
Joan WaksDemocrat
46.1%26,001
56,451 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+7.81987R+17.51991R+4.51993R+7.91997D+30.52001D+39.42003

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