2017Final results
2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 15
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Shirley Turner (D) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Lee Eric Newton (R) by 48.1 points.
Shirley TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%36,624
Lee Eric NewtonRepublican
26.0%12,839
49,463 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