1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 37
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Byron Baer (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Steven M. Lonegan (R) by 19.7 points.
Byron BaerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.0%30,844
Steven M. LoneganRepublican
39.3%20,543
Helen HamiltonIndependent
1.6%855
52,242 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