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New Jersey Senate District 2
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Vince Polistina Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Vince Polistina (Republican) won by 7.4 points, 2023
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- State Senate District 1· Mike Testa
- State Senate District 2· Vince Polistina
- State Senate District 3· John Burzichelli
- State Senate District 4· Paul Moriarty
- State Senate District 5· Nilsa Cruz-Perez
- State Senate District 6· Jim Beach
- State Senate District 7· Troy Singleton
- State Senate District 8· Latham Tiver
- State Senate District 9· Carmen Amato
- State Senate District 10· Jim Holzapfel
- State Senate District 11· Vin Gopal
- State Senate District 12· Owen Henry
- State Senate District 13· Declan O'Scanlon
- State Senate District 14· Linda Greenstein
- State Senate District 15· Shirley Turner
- State Senate District 16· Andrew Zwicker
- State Senate District 17· Bob Smith
- State Senate District 18· Patrick Diegnan
- State Senate District 19· Joe Vitale
- State Senate District 20· Joe Cryan
- State Senate District 21· Jon Bramnick
- State Senate District 22· Nick Scutari
- State Senate District 23· Doug Steinhardt
- State Senate District 24· Parker Space
- State Senate District 25· Tony Bucco
- State Senate District 26· Joe Pennacchio
- State Senate District 27· John McKeon
- State Senate District 28· Renee Burgess
- State Senate District 29· Teresa Ruiz
- State Senate District 30· Bob Singer
- State Senate District 31· Angela McKnight
- State Senate District 32· Raj Mukherji
- State Senate District 33· Brian Stack
- State Senate District 34· Britnee Timberlake
- State Senate District 35· Benjie Wimberly
- State Senate District 36· Paul Sarlo
- State Senate District 37· Gordon Johnson
- State Senate District 38· Joe Lagana
- State Senate District 39· Holly Schepisi
- State Senate District 40· Kristin Corrado
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Official results for New Jersey
History (17 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 46,976
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVince PolistinaWon(incumbent) Republican 24,51652.2% DemocraticCaren Fitzpatrick Democratic 21,04544.8% OtherShawn Peck Other 1,4153.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 60,701
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanVince PolistinaWon Republican 31,48851.9% DemocraticVince Mazzeo Democratic 29,21348.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,356
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanChris BrownWon Republican 26,95053.5% DemocraticColin Bell Democratic 23,40646.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 53,339
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim WhelanWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,33355.0% RepublicanFrank X. Balles Republican 24,00645.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,072
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim WhelanWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,07553.4% RepublicanVince Polistina Republican 20,99746.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 48,926
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames WhelanWon Democratic 27,91357.0% RepublicanJames McCullough Republican 21,01343.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,135
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. GormleyWon(incumbent) Republican 24,68060.0% DemocraticTom Swift Democratic 15,28137.1% GreenRobert Paul Gabrielsky Green 1,1742.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,197
- Election day
- November 6, 2001
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 2001, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. GormleyWon(incumbent) Republican 34,78686.5% IndependentDavid Alcantara Independent 5,41113.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 53,383
- Election day
- November 4, 1997
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1997, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. GormleyWon(incumbent) Republican 34,81465.2% DemocraticJohn R. Piatt Democratic 18,56934.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 52,032
- Election day
- November 2, 1993
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1993, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. GormleyWon(incumbent) Republican 32,05961.6% DemocraticMark Roddy Democratic 19,97338.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,639
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. GormleyWon(incumbent) Republican 22,73153.3% DemocraticMeg Worthington Democratic 19,90846.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,784
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. GormleyWon(incumbent) Republican 30,66573.4% DemocraticWilliam J. Polistina Democratic 11,11926.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 48,615
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam L. GormleyWon Republican 27,61656.8% DemocraticArlene Groch Democratic 19,93741.0% OtherJames T. Hagen Other 1,0622.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,733
- Election day
- November 3, 1981
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1981, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven P. PerskieWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,84351.7% RepublicanJoseph L. McGahn Republican 27,89048.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 66,160
- Election day
- November 8, 1977
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1977, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteven P. PerskieWon Democratic 31,71247.9% RepublicanF. Frederick Perone Republican 20,16030.5% OtherJoseph L. McGahn(incumbent) Other 14,28821.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,163
- Election day
- November 6, 1973
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1973, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph L. McGahnWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,04355.1% RepublicanIrving A. Lilienfield Republican 26,12044.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 67,606
- Election day
- November 2, 1971
- District map
- Older district map (1971 to 1972)
New Jersey Senate District 2, 1971 to 2023, 1971, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph L. McGahnWon Democratic 39,25758.1% RepublicanFrank S. Farley(incumbent) Republican 27,50940.7% IndependentCharles Ross Independent 8401.2%
- 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 2, election results 1971 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/nj/senate/2. 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:2
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse)Data as of Oct 28, 2026