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2017Final results

2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 7

New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey

2 seats: Herb Conaway (D), Carol Murphy (D) won.

2 seats
Herb ConawayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.1%39,879
Carol MurphyDemocrat · winner
32.3%38,819
Octavia ScottRepublican
17.4%20,941
Robert ThibaultRepublican
17.2%20,726
120,365 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+2.82011D+10.82013D+21.42015D+29.92017D+24.72019D+22.52021

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