2007Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2007 election for New Jersey Legislative District 12
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Jennifer Beck (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Ellen Karcher (D) by 7.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jennifer BeckRepublican · winner
53.9%26,743
Ellen KarcherDemocrat · incumbent
46.1%22,844
49,587 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