New Jersey State Senate District 6
Next vote Tue, Nov 2, 2027 · Represented by Jim Beach Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
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- Last election
- Jim Beach (Democratic) won by 40.0 points, 2023
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History (17 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 49,858
- Election day
- November 7, 2023
- District map
- Same as today
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2023, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim BeachWon(incumbent)Name as filed: James Beach Democratic 34,91170.0% RepublicanMark Doogan Republican 14,94730.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 74,800
- Election day
- November 2, 2021
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2021, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim BeachWon(incumbent)Name as filed: James Beach Democratic 48,50864.8% RepublicanJohn Foley Republican 26,29235.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 59,625
- Election day
- November 7, 2017
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2017, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim BeachWon(incumbent)Name as filed: James Beach Democratic 41,37669.4% RepublicanRobert Shapiro Republican 18,24930.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 54,927
- Election day
- November 5, 2013
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2013, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames BeachWon(incumbent) Democratic 34,84763.4% RepublicanSudhir Deshmukh Republican 20,08036.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,712
- Election day
- November 8, 2011
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- Older district map (2011 to 2022)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2011, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames BeachWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,29762.1% RepublicanPhil Mitsch Republican 15,41537.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 62,862
- Election day
- November 3, 2009
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- Special election
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2009, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames BeachWon Democratic 36,58258.2% RepublicanJoseph A. Adolf Republican 26,28041.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 41,583
- Election day
- November 6, 2007
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2007, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn H. AdlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,73761.9% RepublicanJoseph A. Adolf Republican 15,84638.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,567
- Election day
- November 4, 2003
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2003, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn H. AdlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,03361.0% RepublicanJoseph A. Adolf Republican 18,53439.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,971
- Election day
- November 6, 2001
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- Older district map (2001 to 2010)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 2001, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn H. AdlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 39,33666.7% RepublicanJane A. Greenfogle Republican 19,63533.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 64,268
- Election day
- November 4, 1997
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 1997, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn H. AdlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 34,07353.0% RepublicanJohn A. Rocco Republican 28,93845.0% IndependentKenneth L. Mayo Independent 1,2572.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 63,987
- Election day
- November 2, 1993
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 1993, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn H. AdlerWon(incumbent) Democratic 38,23559.8% RepublicanLouis Direnzodonaldson Republican 25,75240.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 56,480
- Election day
- November 5, 1991
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- Older district map (1991 to 2000)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 1991, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn H. AdlerWon Democratic 31,28955.4% RepublicanLee B. Laskin(incumbent) Republican 25,19144.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 58,606
- Election day
- November 3, 1987
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- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 1987, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee B. LaskinWon(incumbent) Republican 31,16253.2% DemocraticMaria Barnaby Greenwald Democratic 27,44446.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,018
- Election day
- November 8, 1983
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- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 1983, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee B. LaskinWon(incumbent) Republican 29,78363.3% DemocraticFrancis J. Ward Democratic 17,23536.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 64,014
- Election day
- November 3, 1981
- District map
- Older district map (1981 to 1990)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 1981, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee B. LaskinWon(incumbent) Republican 36,27956.7% DemocraticJames Greenberg Democratic 27,73543.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 57,272
- Election day
- November 8, 1977
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- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 1977, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLee B. LaskinWon Republican 29,82352.1% DemocraticVictor Pachter Democratic 27,44947.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 51,392
- Election day
- November 6, 1973
- District map
- Older district map (1973 to 1980)
New Jersey Senate District 6, 1973 to 2023, 1973, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAlene S. AmmondWon Democratic 27,32053.2% RepublicanJohn L. Miller(incumbent) Republican 24,07246.8%
- 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 6, election results 1973 to 2023. https://www.electionwrld.com/nj/senate/6. 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:6
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