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2017Final results

2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 21

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Thomas Kean Jr. (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Jill Anne Lazare (D) by 9.4 points.

Thomas Kean Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
54.7%37,579
45.3%31,123
68,702 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

EvenR+19.42007R+35.02011R+39.22013R+9.42017R+7.32021R+7.02023

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