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1997Final results

1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 40

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Henry P. McNamara (R) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Michael Greenspan (D) by 35.1 points.

Henry P. McNamaraRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.5%42,751
32.5%20,537
63,288 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

EvenR+43.91987R+51.01991R+35.41993R+35.11997R+24.52001R+28.92003

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET