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1997Final results

1997 election for New Jersey Legislative District 6

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

John H. Adler (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John A. Rocco (R) by 8.0 points.

John H. AdlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%34,073
John A. RoccoRepublican
45.0%28,938
Kenneth L. MayoIndependent
2.0%1,257
64,268 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+6.31987D+10.81991D+19.51993D+8.01997D+33.42001D+22.12003

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

The candidates

John H. Adler (D)John A. Rocco (R)

Also on the ballot: Kenneth L. Mayo (Independent), 2.0%