2001Final results
2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 19
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joe Vitale (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Naresh G. Gidwani (R) by 54.7 points.
Joe VitaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.4%37,322
Naresh G. GidwaniRepublican
22.6%10,928
48,250 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