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2011Final results

2011 election for New Jersey Legislative District 39

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Gerald Cardinale (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Lorraine M. Waldes (D) by 27.1 points.

Gerald CardinaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%28,041
36.5%16,097
44,138 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+26.82001R+24.62003R+10.72007R+27.12011R+27.32013R+6.42017

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