1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 39
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Gerald Cardinale (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Ilan Plawker (D) by 34.2 points.
Gerald CardinaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%46,424
Ilan PlawkerDemocrat
32.1%22,466
Michael W. KoontzIndependent
1.7%1,166
70,056 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