2017Final results
2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 5
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Keith Walker (R) by 33.1 points.
Nilsa Cruz-PerezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%29,031
Keith WalkerRepublican
32.9%14,463
Moham MadkabirOther party
1.0%454
43,948 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