2011Final results
2011 election for New Jersey Legislative District 17
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Bob Smith (D) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Jordan Rickards (R) by 28.0 points.
Bob SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.0%15,507
Jordan RickardsRepublican
36.0%8,715
24,222 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 2011
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET