1999Final results
1999 election for New Jersey Legislative District 39
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Charlotte Vandervalk (R), John Rooney (R) won.
2 seatsCharlotte VandervalkRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.6%26,659
John RooneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.8%25,991
Michael KasparianDemocrat
18.6%16,202
Ilan PlawkerDemocrat
18.3%15,931
Linda A. MercurioIndependent
1.2%1,076
Judtih KleinIndependent
0.5%394
Michael W. KoontzIndependent
0.4%349
George E. SorokaIndependent
0.3%266
Jeffrey C. HogueIndependent
0.3%239
87,107 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
Charlotte Vandervalk (R)John Rooney (R)Michael Kasparian (D)Ilan Plawker (D)
Also on the ballot: Linda A. Mercurio (Independent), 1.2%; Judtih Klein (Independent), 0.5%; Michael W. Koontz (Independent), 0.4%; George E. Soroka (Independent), 0.3%; Jeffrey C. Hogue (Independent), 0.3%