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2011Final results

2011 election for New Jersey Legislative District 3

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Stephen M. Sweeney (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Michael M. Mulligan (R) by 11.2 points.

Stephen M. SweeneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.6%25,299
44.4%20,197
45,496 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

EvenD+3.02001D+8.12003D+17.72007D+11.22011D+9.62013D+17.52017

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