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2001Final results

2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 36

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Garry J. Furnari (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating John V. Kelly (R) by 3.0 points.

Garry J. FurnariDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.8%22,914
John V. KellyRepublican
47.8%21,571
Joseph FaralloIndependent
1.4%642
45,127 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+4.11991R+5.81993D+6.21997D+3.02001D+9.12003D+13.72007

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

The candidates

Garry J. Furnari (D)John V. Kelly (R)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Farallo (Independent), 1.4%