1997Final results
1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 4
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John Matheussen (R) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Sean F. Dalton (D) by 4.6 points.
John MatheussenRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%29,429
Sean F. DaltonDemocrat
46.1%26,780
Jim BarberIndependent
3.2%1,872
58,081 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