2003Final results
2003 election for New Jersey Legislative District 3
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Stephen M. Sweeney (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Phillip S. Rhudy (R) by 8.1 points.
Stephen M. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%29,051
Phillip S. RhudyRepublican
46.0%24,698
53,749 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