2011Final results
2011 election for New Jersey Legislative District 2
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Jim Whelan (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Vince Polistina (R) by 6.8 points.
Jim WhelanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%24,075
Vince PolistinaRepublican
46.6%20,997
45,072 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