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2017Final results

2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 35

New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey

2 seats: Benjie Wimberly (D), Shavonda E. Sumter (D) won.

2 seats
Benjie WimberlyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
40.0%21,406
Shavonda E. SumterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.8%21,275
Ibrahim MahmoudRepublican
10.2%5,435
Nihad YounesRepublican
10.0%5,366
53,482 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

EvenD+44.02011D+44.62013D+44.92015D+59.32017D+53.62019D+37.62021

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