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2001Final results

2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Joe Kyrillos Jr. (R) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Kiran Desai (D) by 28.8 points.

Joe Kyrillos Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
64.4%38,089
Kiran DesaiDemocrat
35.6%21,066
59,155 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+35.51991R+28.01993R+28.61997R+28.82001R+13.02003R+21.42007

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