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2017Final results

2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 36

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Paul Sarlo (D) won with 65.8% of the vote, defeating Jeanine Ferrara (R) by 31.7 points.

Paul SarloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.8%24,044
Jeanine FerraraRepublican
34.2%12,482
36,526 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+13.72007D+25.42011D+19.42013D+31.72017D+13.72021D+23.32023

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