2003Final results
2003 election for New Jersey Legislative District 17
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Bob Smith (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey M. Orbach (R) by 21.9 points.
Bob SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%17,438
Jeffrey M. OrbachRepublican
39.0%11,168
28,606 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