RepublicanNot in office · last served 2001Last on a ballot: Nov 1997

C. Louis Bassano

Last held office: New Jersey State Senate, District 21 (1981–2001). Ran in 11 elections between 1971 and 1997, winning 10.

Last office: New Jersey State Senate, District 21

Last margin: +30.1; Won 1993
Elections: 11; 1971–1997

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Bassano was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Jersey General Assembly, District 9BNew Jersey General Assembly, District 20 New Jersey State Senate, District 21Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Bassano has run

Margin: how far Bassano finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1997	New Jersey State Senate, District 21	General	Won	Unopposed	100%	—
1993	New Jersey State Senate, District 21	General	Won	Cathie Perselay Seidman (D), Linda S. Dye (I)	64.3%	R+30.1
1991	New Jersey State Senate, District 21	General	Won	Elly Manov (D)	71.6%	R+43.2
1987	New Jersey State Senate, District 21	General	Won	Anthony E. Russo (D)	53.8%	R+7.5
1983	New Jersey State Senate, District 21	General	Won	Anthony E. Russo (D)	50.5%	R+1.0
1981	New Jersey State Senate, District 21	General	Won	Anthony E. Russo (D)	51.9%	R+3.8
1979	New Jersey General Assembly, District 20	General	Won	Chuck Hardwick (R), Edward Jonathan Bell (D), William A. Cambria (D)	31.7%	R+1.0
1977	New Jersey General Assembly, District 20	General	Won	Chuck Hardwick (R), Vincent P. Baldassano (D), Daniel J. Mason (D)	27.9%	R+2.0
1975	New Jersey General Assembly, District 20	General	Won	Francis X. McDermott (R), Joseph L. Garrubbo (D), Brian W. Fahey (D)	25.7%	D+0.9
1973	New Jersey General Assembly, District 20	General	Lost	Joseph L. Garrubbo (D), John J. McCarthy (D), Charles S. Tracy (R)	23.1%	D+5.4
1971	New Jersey General Assembly, LD-9B	General	Won	Herbert H. Kiehn (R), Henry F. Gavan (D), Donald Lan (D)	25%	R+0.3

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Bassano has held

New Jersey State Senate, District 21 · 1981–2001
New Jersey General Assembly, District 20 · 1975–1981
New Jersey General Assembly, District 9B · 1971–1973

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Bassano has run against

Cathie Perselay Seidman (D) · 1993 election, won
Elly Manov (D) · 1991 election, won
Anthony E. Russo (D) · 1987 election, won
Chuck Hardwick (R) · 1979 election, won
Francis X. McDermott (R) · 1975 election, won
Joseph L. Garrubbo (D) · 1973 election, lost
Herbert H. Kiehn (R) · 1971 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive