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2021Final results

2021 election for New Jersey Legislative District 12

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Samuel D. Thompson (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Joseph Altomonte (D) by 29.9 points.

Samuel D. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%46,897
35.1%25,321
72,218 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 2021

Races before and after

EvenR+7.92007R+19.82011R+30.72013R+15.42017R+29.92021R+26.62023

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