New Jersey State Senate District 16
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Andrew Zwicker Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Andrew Zwicker (Democratic) won by 14.4 points, 2023
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History (16 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 61,454
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAndrew ZwickerWon(incumbent) Democratic 34,69356.5% RepublicanMichael Pappas Republican 25,83942.0% OtherRichard J. Byrne Other 9221.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 78,469
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAndrew ZwickerWon Democratic 41,83753.3% RepublicanMichael Pappas Republican 36,63246.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 63,884
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChristopher BatemanWon(incumbent) Republican 32,22950.5% DemocraticLaurie Poppe Democratic 31,65549.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,855
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChristopher BatemanWon(incumbent) Republican 34,86560.3% DemocraticChristian R. Mastondrea Democratic 22,99039.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,500
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChristopher BatemanWon(incumbent) Republican 21,04054.6% DemocraticMaureen Vella Democratic 17,46045.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,224
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChristopher BatemanWon Republican 27,84661.6% DemocraticWayne G. Fox Democratic 17,37838.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,843
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWalter J. KavanaughWon(incumbent) Republican 28,843100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,662
- Election day
- November 6, 2001
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 2001, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWalter J. KavanaughWon(incumbent) Republican 39,07366.6% DemocraticDaniel Wartenberg Democratic 19,58933.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 69,257
- Election day
- November 4, 1997
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 1997, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWalter J. KavanaughWon Republican 44,17163.8% DemocraticMitchell E. Ignatoff Jr. Democratic 22,54532.5% IndependentRichard C. Martin Independent 2,5413.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 69,901
- Election day
- November 2, 1993
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 1993, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn H. EwingWon(incumbent) Republican 43,06061.6% DemocraticMary Beth Kohut Democratic 26,84138.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 48,314
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn H. EwingWon(incumbent) Republican 33,05968.4% DemocraticBonnie C. Sovinee Democratic 15,25531.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,197
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
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- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn H. EwingWon(incumbent) Republican 28,43370.7% DemocraticFrank M. Reskin Democratic 11,76429.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,625
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
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- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn H. EwingWon(incumbent) Republican 27,38367.4% DemocraticAlfred A. Wicklund Democratic 13,24232.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,094
- Election day
- November 3, 1981
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 1981, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn H. EwingWon(incumbent) Republican 38,02665.5% DemocraticJohn F. Guerrera Democratic 20,06834.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 59,426
- Election day
- November 8, 1977
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- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 1977, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn H. EwingWon Republican 38,77265.2% DemocraticKenneth L. Hetrick Democratic 20,65434.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 53,383
- Election day
- November 6, 1973
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 16, 1973 to 2023, 1973, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRaymond H. BatemanWon(incumbent) Republican 34,15364.0% DemocraticHerbert Koransky Democratic 19,23036.0%
- 2023: New Jersey Division of Elections official general election lists 2023 and 2025, retrieved Oct 28, 2026
- 1973 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 State Senate District 16, election results 1973 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/nj/senate/16. 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:16
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), New Jersey Division of Elections official general election lists 2023 and 2025Data as of Oct 28, 2026