2017Final results
2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 39
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Gerald Cardinale (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Linda H. Schwager (D) by 6.4 points.
Gerald CardinaleRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.8%33,752
Linda H. SchwagerDemocrat
46.3%29,631
James TosoneLibertarian
0.9%574
63,957 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