2021Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2021 election for New Jersey Legislative District 16
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Andrew Zwicker (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Michael Pappas (R) by 6.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Andrew ZwickerDemocrat · winner
53.3%41,837
Michael PappasRepublican
46.7%36,632
78,469 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET