2007Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2007 election for New Jersey Legislative District 1
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Jeff Van Drew (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Asselta (R) by 11.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jeff Van DrewDemocrat · winner
55.7%28,240
Nicholas AsseltaRepublican · incumbent
44.3%22,469
50,709 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 2007
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET