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2013Final results

2013 election for New Jersey Legislative District 29

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Teresa Ruiz (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating Raafat Barsoom (R) by 60.6 points.

Teresa RuizDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.3%16,078
Raafat BarsoomRepublican
17.7%3,636
Pablo OliveraOther party
3.9%808
20,522 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 2013

Races before and after

EvenD+68.81999 specialD+54.32007D+67.82011D+60.62013D+76.42017D+70.42023

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

The candidates

Teresa Ruiz (D)Raafat Barsoom (R)

Also on the ballot: Pablo Olivera (Other party), 3.9%