2009Final resultsSpecial election
2009 special election for New Jersey Legislative District 6
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Jim Beach (D) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph A. Adolf (R) by 16.4 points.
Jim BeachDemocrat · winner
58.2%36,582
Joseph A. AdolfRepublican
41.8%26,280
62,862 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 2009
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET