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2001Final results

2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 15

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Shirley Turner (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Norbert E. Donelly (R) by 39.4 points.

Shirley TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.1%32,289
29.7%13,871
Thomas D. AbramsIndependent
1.2%563
46,723 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+1.81991R+4.61993D+7.81997D+39.42001D+34.82003D+25.52007

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

The candidates

Shirley Turner (D)Norbert E. Donelly (R)

Also on the ballot: Thomas D. Abrams (Independent), 1.2%