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2001Final results

2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 21

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Richard H. Bagger (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Ellen Steinberg (D) by 17.2 points.

Richard H. BaggerRepublican · winner
58.6%41,539
41.4%29,342
70,881 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+7.51987R+43.21991R+30.11993R+17.22001R+37.02003R+19.42007

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