New Jersey State Senate District 38
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Joe Lagana Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
We don’t have the candidate list for this race. See the official list at the New Jersey Division of Elections
- Last election
- Joe Lagana (Democratic) won by 14.2 points, 2023
More about this seat
All State Senate districts
- Democratic
- Republican
- Independent
- Nonpartisan
- More than one party
- No member listed
Map settings
Vote in New Jersey
Trouble voting? Election Protection hotline: 866-OUR-VOTE. A nonpartisan coalition of civil-rights and voting-rights groups, not a government service. 866ourvote.org
Official results for New Jersey
History (16 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 49,808
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe LaganaWon(incumbent)Name as filed: Joseph A. Lagana Democratic 28,44757.1% RepublicanMicheline B. Attieh Republican 21,36142.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 65,964
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoe LaganaWonName as filed: Joseph A. Lagana Democratic 34,89552.9% RepublicanRichard Garcia Republican 31,06947.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,119
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBob GordonWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,88157.1% RepublicanKelly Langschultz Republican 23,23842.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 53,546
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticBob GordonWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,77951.9% RepublicanFernando A. Alonso Republican 25,76748.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,044
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
- District map
- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert M. GordonWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,29953.0% RepublicanJohn J. Driscoll Jr. Republican 19,74547.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,300
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRobert M. GordonWon Democratic 22,35159.9% RepublicanRobert Colletti Republican 14,94940.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,398
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph CongilioWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,07755.7% RepublicanRose Marie Heck Republican 18,32144.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 55,089
- Election day
- November 6, 2001
- District map
- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 2001, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJoseph CongilioWon Democratic 29,31653.2% RepublicanLouis F. Kosco(incumbent) Republican 25,77346.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 55,278
- Election day
- November 4, 1997
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 1997, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLouis F. KoscoWon(incumbent) Republican 30,53855.2% DemocraticValerie Vainieri Huttle Democratic 23,35042.2% IndependentDenise A. Richardson Independent 1,3902.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 63,624
- Election day
- November 2, 1993
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 1993, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLouis F. KoscoWon(incumbent) Republican 40,27663.3% DemocraticJames Krone Democratic 23,34836.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,093
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
- District map
- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLouis F. KoscoWon Republican 27,74855.4% DemocraticPaul Contillo(incumbent) Democratic 20,57241.1% IndependentC. Fischer Independent 1,7733.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,780
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul ContilloWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,57452.6% RepublicanLouis F. Kosco Republican 21,20647.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,249
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul ContilloWon Democratic 22,42250.7% RepublicanJohn B. Paolella(incumbent) Republican 21,82749.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 60,111
- Election day
- November 3, 1981
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 1981, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJohn B. PaolellaWon Republican 30,67051.0% DemocraticJohn M. Skevin(incumbent) Democratic 27,96846.5% OtherBernard J. Focarino Other 1,4732.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,918
- Election day
- November 8, 1977
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 1977, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn M. SkevinWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,62956.1% RepublicanFrank A. Buono Jr. Republican 19,28943.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,984
- Election day
- November 6, 1973
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 38, 1973 to 2023, 1973, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn M. SkevinWon Democratic 31,67757.6% RepublicanFrederick E. Wendel(incumbent) Republican 23,30742.4%
- 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.
Download and cite
Cite this page
Election Wrld. (2026). New Jersey State Senate District 38, election results 1973 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/nj/senate/38. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
Embed this seat
<iframe src="https://www.electionwrld.com/embed/nj/senate/38" title="New Jersey Senate District 38" width="100%" height="400" style="border:0;max-width:640px" loading="lazy"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:13px">Data: <a href="https://www.electionwrld.com">Election Wrld</a>, CC BY 4.0</p>Sources
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:38
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