2005Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2005 election for New Jersey Legislative District 1
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Jeff Van Drew (D), Nelson Albano (D) won.
2 seatsJeff Van DrewDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.8%41,381
Nelson AlbanoDemocrat · winner
28.1%32,500
John C. GibsonRepublican · incumbent
21.9%25,324
George CecolaRepublican
14.1%16,338
115,543 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 2005
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET