1993 New Jersey Senate election

The 1993 New Jersey Senate election was held on November 2.

The election took place alongside Christine Todd Whitman's election as Governor over incumbent Jim Florio. Republicans defended the large majority they gained in the 1991 landslide elections, though Democrats did win back districts 7 and 19 that they lost in that election, and picked up the 25th district in an upset over incumbent John H. Dorsey.

This election featured in the political rises of future Governors Jim McGreevey, who flipped one of the three Democratic gains by defeating Randy Corman, and Chris Christie, who unsuccessfully challenged Senator Dorsey in the Republican primary, possibly undermining Dorsey's re-election campaign.

Contents Incumbents not running • Summary of resultsBy District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 __NOTOC__

Incumbents not running for re-election Democratic Matthew Feldman (District 37)

Republican John E. Dimon (District 30)

Summary of results by State Senate district DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty1st Legislative DistrictJames CafieroRepJames CafieroRep2nd Legislative DistrictWilliam GormleyRepWilliam GormleyRep3rd Legislative DistrictRaymond ZaneDemRaymond ZaneDem4th Legislative District John MatheussenRepJohn MatheussenRep5th Legislative DistrictWalter RandDemWalter RandDem6th Legislative DistrictJohn AdlerDemJohn AdlerDem7th Legislative DistrictBradford S. SmithRepJack CaseyDem8th Legislative District C. William HainesRep C. William HainesRep9th Legislative DistrictLeonard T. ConnorsRepLeonard T. ConnorsRep10th Legislative District Andrew R. CieslaRepAndrew R. CieslaRep11th Legislative DistrictJoseph A. PalaiaRepJoseph A. PalaiaRep12th Legislative DistrictJohn O. BennettRepJohn O. BennettRep13th Legislative DistrictJoe KyrillosRepJoe KyrillosRep14th Legislative DistrictPeter InversoRepPeter InversoRep15th Legislative DistrictDick LaRossaRepDick LaRossaRep16th Legislative DistrictJohn H. EwingRepJohn H. EwingRep17th Legislative DistrictJohn A. Lynch Jr.DemJohn A. Lynch Jr.Dem18th Legislative DistrictJack SinagraRepJack SinagraRep19th Legislative DistrictRandy CormanRepJim McGreeveyDem20th Legislative DistrictRaymond LesniakDemRaymond LesniakDem21st Legislative DistrictC. Louis BassanoRepC. Louis BassanoRep22nd Legislative DistrictDonald DiFrancescoRepDonald DiFrancescoRep23rd Legislative DistrictWilliam E. SchluterRepWilliam E. SchluterRep24th Legislative DistrictRobert LittellRepRobert LittellRep25th Legislative DistrictJohn H. DorseyRepGordon MacInnesDem26th Legislative DistrictRobert MartinRepRobert MartinRep27th Legislative DistrictRichard CodeyDemRichard CodeyDem28th Legislative DistrictRonald RiceDemRonald RiceDem29th Legislative DistrictWynona LipmanDemWynona LipmanDem30th Legislative DistrictJohn E. DimonRepRobert W. SingerRep31st Legislative DistrictEdward T. O'Connor Jr.DemEdward T. O'Connor Jr.Dem32nd Legislative DistrictThomas F. CowanDemNicholas SaccoDem33rd Legislative DistrictBernard KennyDemBernard KennyDem34th Legislative DistrictJoseph BubbaRepJoseph BubbaRep35th Legislative DistrictJohn GirgentiDemJohn GirgentiDem36th Legislative DistrictJohn P. ScottRepJohn P. ScottRep37th Legislative DistrictMatthew FeldmanDemByron BaerDem38th Legislative DistrictLouis F. KoscoRepLouis F. KoscoRep39th Legislative DistrictGerald CardinaleRepGerald CardinaleRep40th Legislative DistrictHenry McNamaraRepHenry McNamaraRep

Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

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District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

District 6

District 7

District 8

District 9

District 10

District 11

District 12

District 13

District 14

District 15

District 16

District 17

District 18

District 19

District 20

District 21

District 22

District 23

District 24

District 25 Republican primary Dorsey initially faced a primary challenge from Chris Christie, but Christie was disqualified when Dorsey challenged his nominating petition signatures as invalid, leaving Dorsey unopposed in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary Lou Calesso was nominated in the initial Democratic primary, but withdrew thereafter in favor of former Senator Gordon MacInnes.

General election

District 26

District 27

District 28

District 29

District 30

District 31

District 32

District 33

District 34

District 35

District 36

District 37

District 38

District 39

District 40

See also 1993 New Jersey General Assembly election

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