2001Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Barbara A. Buono (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating John G. Cito (R) by 29.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Barbara A. BuonoDemocrat · winner
65.0%33,487
John G. CitoRepublican
35.0%18,064
51,551 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