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2017Final results

2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 17

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Bob Smith (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Daryl J. Kipnis (R) by 42.9 points.

Bob SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%29,816
Daryl J. KipnisRepublican
28.6%11,921
41,737 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+23.32007D+28.02011D+19.62013D+42.92017D+38.22021D+45.62023

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