2001Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 38
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joseph Congilio (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Louis F. Kosco (R) by 6.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Joseph CongilioDemocrat · winner
53.2%29,316
Louis F. KoscoRepublican · incumbent
46.8%25,773
55,089 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