2017Final results
2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 16
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Christopher Bateman (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Laurie Poppe (D) by 0.9 points.
Christopher BatemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.4%32,229
Laurie PoppeDemocrat
49.6%31,655
63,884 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