2021Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2021 election for New Jersey Legislative District 3
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Edward Durr Jr. (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen M. Sweeney (D) by 3.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Edward Durr Jr.Republican · winner
51.7%33,761
Stephen M. SweeneyDemocrat · incumbent
48.3%31,562
65,323 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