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New Jersey Senate District 12
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Owen Henry Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Owen Henry (Republican) won by 26.1 points, 2023
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Official results for New Jersey
History (18 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 45,109
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanOwen HenryWon Republican 28,03862.2% DemocraticBrandon A. Rose Democratic 16,26536.1% OtherNina Jochnowitz Other 8061.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 72,218
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSamuel D. ThompsonWon(incumbent) Republican 46,89764.9% DemocraticJoseph Altomonte Democratic 25,32135.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 52,891
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSamuel D. ThompsonWon(incumbent) Republican 30,01356.8% DemocraticDavid H. Lande Democratic 21,88841.4% OtherKevin Antoine Other 9901.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,351
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSamuel D. ThompsonWon(incumbent) Republican 32,91165.4% DemocraticRaymond D. Dothard Democratic 17,44034.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,703
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSamuel D. ThompsonWon Republican 22,57859.9% DemocraticRobert Brown Democratic 15,12540.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,587
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJennifer BeckWon Republican 26,74353.9% DemocraticEllen Karcher(incumbent) Democratic 22,84446.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,108
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEllen KarcherWon Democratic 24,17452.4% RepublicanJohn O. Bennett(incumbent) Republican 19,60042.5% GreenEarl Gray Green 2,3345.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,653
- Election day
- November 6, 2001
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 2001, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn O. BennettWon(incumbent) Republican 34,46458.8% DemocraticAmy I. Aughenbaugh Democratic 24,18941.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 65,594
- Election day
- November 4, 1997
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1997, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn O. BennettWon(incumbent) Republican 41,17162.8% DemocraticGeorge E. Ball Democratic 20,28930.9% IndependentJohn P. Desmond Independent 2,7804.2% IndependentMary Jo Christian Independent 1,3542.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 66,906
- Election day
- November 2, 1993
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1993, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn O. BennettWon(incumbent) Republican 43,49065.0% DemocraticGeorge E. Ball Democratic 20,92631.3% OtherRichard Pezzullo Other 1,6092.4% LibertarianVirginia A. Flynn Libertarian 8811.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,481
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn O. BennettWon(incumbent) Republican 36,62967.2% DemocraticJoseph D. Youssouf Democratic 15,15127.8% IndependentPat Daly Independent 1,7603.2% LibertarianHelen L. Radder Libertarian 9411.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 63,857
- Election day
- November 7, 1989
- Type
- Special election
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1989, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn O. BennettWon Republican 36,19656.7% DemocraticAndrew M. Smith Jr. Democratic 27,66143.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,153
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanS. Thomas GaglianoWon(incumbent) Republican 31,18867.6% DemocraticBernard B. Finan Democratic 14,96532.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,708
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanS. Thomas GaglianoWon(incumbent) Republican 24,29450.9% DemocraticAlexander D. Lehrer Democratic 23,41449.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 56,690
- Election day
- November 3, 1981
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1981, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanS. Thomas GaglianoWon(incumbent) Republican 33,52159.1% DemocraticRoger J. Kane Democratic 23,16940.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 52,964
- Election day
- November 8, 1977
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1977, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEugene J. BedellWon(incumbent) Democratic 28,39153.6% RepublicanJoseph Azzolina Republican 21,87741.3% IndependentEileen Lloyd Independent 2,4354.6% LibertarianJack Moyers Libertarian 2610.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,652
- Election day
- November 6, 1973
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1973, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEugene J. BedellWon Democratic 29,19358.8% RepublicanJoseph Azzolina(incumbent) Republican 17,49235.2% OtherPeter P. Garibaldi Other 2,9676.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 479,556
- Election day
- November 2, 1971
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1972)
New Jersey Senate District 12, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticWilliam V. MustoWon(incumbent) Democratic 81,52217.0% DemocraticJames P. DuganWon Democratic 78,29316.3% DemocraticWilliam F. Kelly Jr.Won(incumbent) Democratic 76,17715.9% OtherPatrick D. Conaghan Other 47,0829.8% OtherFrancis X. Hayes Other 47,0369.8% OtherAnthony M. Defino Other 44,7039.3% RepublicanJoseph J. Panepinto Republican 33,9857.1% RepublicanCosmo Palmitessa Republican 33,1316.9% RepublicanMario DeLuca Republican 32,1316.7% OtherRichard D. McAleer Other 5,4961.1%
- 2023: New Jersey Division of Elections official general election lists 2023 and 2025, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
- 1971 to 2021: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2023.
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Election Wrld. (2026). New Jersey Senate District 12, election results 1971 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/nj/senate/12. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; New Jersey Division of Elections official general election lists 2023 and 2025 (US state public record), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:nj/sldu:12
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026