2001Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 3
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Stephen M. Sweeney (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Raymond J. Zane (R) by 3.0 points.
Stephen M. SweeneyDemocrat · winner
51.5%29,873
Raymond J. ZaneRepublican · incumbent
48.5%28,138
58,011 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