2001Final results
2001 election for New Jersey Legislative District 7
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Diane Allen (R) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Lou Gallagher (D) by 8.1 points.
Diane AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.1%29,756
Lou GallagherDemocrat
45.9%25,293
55,049 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