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2017Final results

2017 election for New Jersey Legislative District 6

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Jim Beach (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Robert Shapiro (R) by 38.8 points.

Jim BeachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%41,376
Robert ShapiroRepublican
30.6%18,249
59,625 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+16.42009 specialD+24.32011D+26.92013D+38.82017D+29.72021D+40.02023

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