2003Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2003 election for New Jersey Legislative District 12
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Ellen Karcher (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating John O. Bennett (R) by 9.9 points.
Ellen KarcherDemocrat · winner
52.4%24,174
John O. BennettRepublican · incumbent
42.5%19,600
Earl GrayGreen
5.1%2,334
46,108 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 2003
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET