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2011Final results

2011 election for New Jersey Legislative District 26

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Joe Pennacchio (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Wasim Khan (D) by 31.5 points.

Joe PennacchioRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.3%20,230
Wasim KhanDemocrat
32.8%10,317
Joseph ScafaIndependent
2.9%913
31,460 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

EvenR+31.72001R+31.92003R+32.82007R+31.52011R+30.02013R+13.02017

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

The candidates

Joe Pennacchio (R)Wasim Khan (D)

Also on the ballot: Joseph Scafa (Independent), 2.9%