1997Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 36
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Garry J. Furnari (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating John P. Scott (R) by 6.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Garry J. FurnariDemocrat · winner
53.1%25,844
John P. ScottRepublican · incumbent
46.9%22,806
48,650 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