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2001Final results

2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 40

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Henry P. McNamara (R) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating John Nigro (D) by 24.5 points.

Henry P. McNamaraRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.3%39,815
John NigroDemocrat
37.7%24,122
63,937 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+51.01991R+35.41993R+35.11997R+24.52001R+28.92003R+32.42007

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