1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 38
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Louis F. Kosco (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D) by 13.0 points.
Louis F. KoscoRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%30,538
Valerie Vainieri HuttleDemocrat
42.2%23,350
Denise A. RichardsonIndependent
2.5%1,390
55,278 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
The candidates
Louis F. Kosco (R)Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D)
Also on the ballot: Denise A. Richardson (Independent), 2.5%