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2007 election for New Jersey Legislative District 2

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Jim Whelan (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating James McCullough (R) by 14.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Jim WhelanDemocrat · winner
57.1%27,913
42.9%21,013
48,926 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

EvenR+23.21993R+30.41997R+22.82003D+14.12007D+6.82011D+10.02013

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET