2007Final results
2007 election for New Jersey Legislative District 19
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joe Vitale (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Donald H. Nelsen Jr. (R) by 32.7 points.
Joe VitaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%18,864
Donald H. Nelsen Jr.Republican
33.6%9,557
28,421 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