2017Final results
2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 18
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Nancy Pinkin (D), Robert Karabinchak (D) won.
2 seatsNancy PinkinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.0%30,301
Robert KarabinchakDemocrat · winner
31.0%29,376
April BengivengaRepublican
18.5%17,559
Zhiyu HuRepublican
17.4%16,484
Sean A. StrattonGreen
1.1%1,024
94,744 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 2017
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Nancy Pinkin (D)Robert Karabinchak (D)April Bengivenga (R)Zhiyu Hu (R)
Also on the ballot: Sean A. Stratton (Green), 1.1%