New Jersey State Senate District 3
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by John Burzichelli Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- John Burzichelli (Democratic) won by 7.2 points, 2023
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History (16 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 60,400
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn BurzichelliWon Democratic 32,38253.6% RepublicanEdward Durr(incumbent) Republican 28,01846.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 65,323
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEdward DurrWon Republican 33,76151.7% DemocraticSteve Sweeney(incumbent) Democratic 31,56248.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,158
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSteve SweeneyWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,82258.8% RepublicanFran Grenier Republican 22,33641.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 56,644
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStephen M. SweeneyWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,04554.8% RepublicanNiki A. Trunk Republican 25,59945.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,496
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStephen M. SweeneyWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,29955.6% RepublicanMichael M. Mulligan Republican 20,19744.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 52,188
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStephen M. SweeneyWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,90857.3% RepublicanMark Cimino Republican 20,64539.6% OtherWilliam F. Mead Other 1,6353.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 53,749
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStephen M. SweeneyWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,05154.0% RepublicanPhillip Rhudy Republican 24,69846.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,011
- Election day
- November 6, 2001
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 2001, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticStephen M. SweeneyWon Democratic 29,87351.5% RepublicanRaymond J. Zane(incumbent) Republican 28,13848.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,672
- Election day
- November 4, 1997
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 1997, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond J. ZaneWon(incumbent) Democratic 46,55185.2% IndependentMary A. Whittam Independent 8,12114.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 60,562
- Election day
- November 2, 1993
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 1993, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond J. ZaneWon(incumbent) Democratic 40,94067.6% RepublicanEdward J. Reynolds Republican 19,62232.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,931
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond J. ZaneWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,64860.9% RepublicanG. Erwin Sheppard Republican 16,60032.0% IndependentFrank L. Sorrentino Independent 3,6837.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,944
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
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- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond J. ZaneWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,72063.0% RepublicanJohn A. Ward Republican 19,22437.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,922
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
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- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond J. ZaneWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,17963.0% RepublicanMary Ruth Talley Republican 17,74337.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 59,516
- Election day
- November 3, 1981
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 1981, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond J. ZaneWon(incumbent) Democratic 37,61363.2% RepublicanD. Paul McMahon Jr. Republican 21,90336.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 56,527
- Election day
- November 8, 1977
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- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 1977, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond J. ZaneWon(incumbent) Democratic 37,19965.8% RepublicanRobert C. Hendrickson Jr. Republican 19,32834.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,864
- Election day
- November 6, 1973
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- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 3, 1973 to 2023, 1973, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRaymond J. ZaneWon Democratic 34,26679.9% RepublicanJames M. Turner(incumbent) Republican 8,59820.1%
- 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 3, election results 1973 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/nj/senate/3. 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:3
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