New Jersey State Senate District 37
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Gordon Johnson Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Gordon Johnson (Democratic) won by 44.3 points, 2023
- Earlier results
- Gordon Johnson (Democratic) won by 35.6 points, 2021, older linesLoretta Weinberg (Democratic) won by 50.7 points, 2017, older linesAll 16 elections
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 38,076
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGordon JohnsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,46672.1% RepublicanDierdre G. Paul Republican 10,61027.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,324
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGordon JohnsonWon Democratic 34,41067.0% RepublicanMichael W. Koontz Republican 16,15531.5% OtherGlenn Coley Other 7591.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,805
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLoretta WeinbergWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,01775.4% RepublicanModesto Romero Republican 10,78824.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,359
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLoretta WeinbergWon(incumbent) Democratic 28,32168.5% RepublicanPaul A. Duggan Republican 13,03831.5%
- 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.
All elections (16 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 38,076
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGordon JohnsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,46672.1% RepublicanDierdre G. Paul Republican 10,61027.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,324
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGordon JohnsonWon Democratic 34,41067.0% RepublicanMichael W. Koontz Republican 16,15531.5% OtherGlenn Coley Other 7591.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,805
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLoretta WeinbergWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,01775.4% RepublicanModesto Romero Republican 10,78824.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,359
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLoretta WeinbergWon(incumbent) Democratic 28,32168.5% RepublicanPaul A. Duggan Republican 13,03831.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,121
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLoretta WeinbergWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,14169.9% RepublicanRobert S. Lebovics Republican 9,98030.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,042
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLoretta WeinbergWon Democratic 24,11875.3% RepublicanClara S. Nibot Republican 7,92424.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,403
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticByron BaerWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,54361.9% RepublicanBarry S. Honig Republican 13,86038.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,687
- Election day
- November 6, 2001
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 2001, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticByron BaerWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,65066.4% RepublicanJonathan L. Bender Republican 17,03733.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 52,242
- Election day
- November 4, 1997
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 1997, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticByron BaerWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,84459.0% RepublicanSteven M. Lonegan Republican 20,54339.3% IndependentHelen Hamilton Independent 8551.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 59,416
- Election day
- November 2, 1993
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 1993, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticByron BaerWon Democratic 35,94160.5% RepublicanMauro A. Mecca Republican 22,36837.6% OtherJoseph Marion Other 1,1071.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 45,354
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMatthew FeldmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,30953.6% RepublicanTodd Caliguire Republican 21,04546.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,073
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
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- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMatthew FeldmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,34266.6% RepublicanShel Haas Republican 15,73133.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,788
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
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- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMatthew FeldmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,64564.3% RepublicanMichael L. Kingman Republican 18,14335.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 63,715
- Election day
- November 3, 1981
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 1981, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMatthew FeldmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 39,29961.7% RepublicanBarbara L. Demare Republican 24,41638.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,160
- Election day
- November 8, 1977
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 1977, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMatthew FeldmanWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,94559.0% RepublicanWilliam C. Clark Republican 21,72340.1% OtherMagnus Nelson Other 4920.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,587
- Election day
- November 6, 1973
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 37, 1973 to 2023, 1973, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMatthew FeldmanWon Democratic 36,69058.6% RepublicanJoseph C. Woodcock Jr.(incumbent) Republican 25,52440.8% OtherArmand Milletari Other 3730.6%
- 2023: New Jersey Division of Elections official general election lists 2023 and 2025, retrieved Oct 28, 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.
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