1999Final results
1999 election for New Jersey Legislative District 26
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Carol Murphy (R), Alex Decroce (R) won.
2 seatsCarol MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.1%19,150
Alex DecroceRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.0%19,054
Robert DombrowskiDemocrat
15.6%9,027
Michael J. ButchkoDemocrat
15.5%8,964
Stephen A. BauerIndependent
1.4%793
Martin J. McGrathIndependent
1.4%789
57,777 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 1999
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Carol Murphy (R)Alex Decroce (R)Robert Dombrowski (D)Michael J. Butchko (D)
Also on the ballot: Stephen A. Bauer (Independent), 1.4%; Martin J. McGrath (Independent), 1.4%