DemocratNot in office · last served 1991Last on a ballot: Nov 1997
Thomas H. Paterniti
Last held office: New Jersey State Senate, District 18 (1987–1991). Ran in 7 elections between 1979 and 1997, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −17.0
- Lost 1997
- Elections
- 7
- 1979–1997
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Paterniti was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028New Jersey General Assembly, District 18New Jersey State Senate, District 18
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Paterniti has run
Margin: how far Paterniti finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | New Jersey State Senate, District 18 | General | Lost | Jack Sinagra (R) | 41.5% | R+17.0 |
| 1993 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 | General | Lost | Harriet Derman (R), Jeff Warsh (R), Matthew Vaughn (D) | 21.4% | R+8.5 |
| 1987 | New Jersey State Senate, District 18 | General | Won | Peter P. Garibaldi (R) | 59.2% | D+18.3 |
| 1985 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 | General | Won | Frank M. Pelly (D), S. Elliott Mayo (R), Michael Leibowitz (R) | 26.7% | D+0.6 |
| 1983 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 | General | Won | Frank M. Pelly (D), Doris M. Fleming (R), Donna R. Bowen (R) | 28.5% | D+0.2 |
| 1981 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 | General | Won | Frank M. Pelly (D), Barbara S. Abbott (R), Bertram Buckler (R) | 28.3% | D+0.9 |
| 1979 | New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 | General | Won | James Bornheimer (D), James R. Sheldon (R), Elias L. Schneider (R) | 30.3% | R+1.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Paterniti has held
- New Jersey State Senate, District 18 · 1987–1991
- New Jersey General Assembly, District 18 · 1979–1987
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Paterniti has run against
- Jack Sinagra (R) · 1997 election, lost
- Harriet Derman (R) · 1993 election, lost
- Peter P. Garibaldi (R) · 1987 election, won
- Frank M. Pelly (D) · 1985 election, won
- James Bornheimer (D) · 1979 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive