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2001Final results

2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 16

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Walter J. Kavanaugh (R) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel Wartenberg (D) by 33.2 points.

Walter J. KavanaughRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.6%39,073
33.4%19,589
58,662 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+36.91991R+23.21993R+31.21997R+33.22001R+23.12007R+9.32011

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