2001Final results
2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Peter J. Barnes Jr. (D), Patrick Diegnan (D) won.
2 seatsPeter J. Barnes Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
33.0%32,633
Patrick DiegnanDemocrat · winner
31.1%30,759
Norman VanhoutenRepublican
18.3%18,152
Sylvester FernandezRepublican
17.6%17,443
98,987 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 2001
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET