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2017Final results

2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 31

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Sandra Bolden Cunningham (D) won with 83.9% of the vote, defeating Herminio Mendoza (R) by 67.8 points.

Sandra Bolden CunninghamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.9%25,437
16.1%4,874
30,311 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+62.92003D+63.52011D+46.22013D+67.82017D+50.62021D+51.72023

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