2021Final results
2021 election for New Jersey Legislative District 5
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Clyde E. Cook (R) by 15.4 points.
Nilsa Cruz-PerezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%31,246
Clyde E. CookRepublican
42.3%22,903
54,149 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