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2001Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 38

New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey

2 seats: Rose Marie Heck (R), Matt Ahearn (D) won.

2 seats
Rose Marie HeckRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.3%27,055
Matt AhearnDemocrat · winner
25.2%26,919
Kay NestDemocrat
24.9%26,587
Nicholas R. FeliceRepublican · incumbent
24.6%26,252
106,813 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

EvenR+10.81995R+8.11997R+10.41999R+0.92001D+8.42003D+20.62005

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