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2001Final results

2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 39

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Gerald Cardinale (R) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Alan Baskin (D) by 26.8 points.

Gerald CardinaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.9%42,717
Alan BaskinDemocrat
36.2%24,543
George E. SorokaIndependent
0.9%616
67,876 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+33.91991R+25.01993R+34.21997R+26.82001R+24.62003R+10.72007

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

The candidates

Gerald Cardinale (R)Alan Baskin (D)

Also on the ballot: George E. Soroka (Independent), 0.9%