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1997Final results

1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 35

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

John A. Girgenti (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Brian A. Duncan (R) by 39.5 points.

John A. GirgentiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%24,552
Brian A. DuncanRepublican
30.2%10,644
35,196 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

EvenD+48.71983D+6.41991D+34.41993D+39.51997D+37.22003D+49.42011

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