1993 New Jersey State Senate election
# 1993 New Jersey State Senate election

The 1993 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 2.

The election took place alongside Christine Todd Whitman's election as Governor over incumbent Jim Florio. Republicans defended the large majority they gained in the 1991 landslide elections, though Democrats did win back two of the seats they lost in that election, and picked up a third seat in an upset over incumbent John H. Dorsey.

This election featured in the political rises of future Governors Jim McGreevey, who flipped one of the three Democratic gains by defeating Randy Corman, and Chris Christie, who unsuccessfully challenged Senator Dorsey in the Republican primary, possibly undermining Dorsey's re-election campaign.

## Incumbents not running for re-election

### Democratic

* Matthew Feldman (District 37)

### Republican

* John E. Dimon (District 30)

## Summary of results by State Senate district

| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected Senator | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1st Legislative District | James Cafiero | Rep | James Cafiero | Rep |
| 2nd Legislative District | William Gormley | Rep | William Gormley | Rep |
| 3rd Legislative District | Raymond Zane | Dem | Raymond Zane | Dem |
| 4th Legislative District | John Matheussen | Rep | John Matheussen | Rep |
| 5th Legislative District | Walter Rand | Dem | Walter Rand | Dem |
| 6th Legislative District | John Adler | Dem | John Adler | Dem |
| 7th Legislative District | Bradford S. Smith | Rep | Jack Casey | Dem |
| 8th Legislative District | C. William Haines | Rep | C. William Haines | Rep |
| 9th Legislative District | Leonard T. Connors | Rep | Leonard T. Connors | Rep |
| 10th Legislative District | Andrew R. Ciesla | Rep | Andrew R. Ciesla | Rep |
| 11th Legislative District | Joseph A. Palaia | Rep | Joseph A. Palaia | Rep |
| 12th Legislative District | John O. Bennett | Rep | John O. Bennett | Rep |
| 13th Legislative District | Joe Kyrillos | Rep | Joe Kyrillos | Rep |
| 14th Legislative District | Peter Inverso | Rep | Peter Inverso | Rep |
| 15th Legislative District | Dick LaRossa | Rep | Dick LaRossa | Rep |
| 16th Legislative District | John H. Ewing | Rep | John H. Ewing | Rep |
| 17th Legislative District | John A. Lynch Jr. | Dem | John A. Lynch Jr. | Dem |
| 18th Legislative District | Jack Sinagra | Rep | Jack Sinagra | Rep |
| 19th Legislative District | Randy Corman | Rep | Jim McGreevey | Dem |
| 20th Legislative District | Raymond Lesniak | Dem | Raymond Lesniak | Dem |
| 21st Legislative District | C. Louis Bassano | Rep | C. Louis Bassano | Rep |
| 22nd Legislative District | Donald DiFrancesco | Rep | Donald DiFrancesco | Rep |
| 23rd Legislative District | William E. Schluter | Rep | William E. Schluter | Rep |
| 24th Legislative District | Robert Littell | Rep | Robert Littell | Rep |
| 25th Legislative District | John H. Dorsey | Rep | Gordon MacInnes | Dem |
| 26th Legislative District | Robert Martin | Rep | Robert Martin | Rep |
| 27th Legislative District | Richard Codey | Dem | Richard Codey | Dem |
| 28th Legislative District | Ronald Rice | Dem | Ronald Rice | Dem |
| 29th Legislative District | Wynona Lipman | Dem | Wynona Lipman | Dem |
| 30th Legislative District | John E. Dimon | Rep | Robert W. Singer | Rep |
| 31st Legislative District | Edward T. O'Connor Jr. | Dem | Edward T. O'Connor Jr. | Dem |
| 32nd Legislative District | Thomas F. Cowan | Dem | Nicholas Sacco | Dem |
| 33rd Legislative District | Bernard Kenny | Dem | Bernard Kenny | Dem |
| 34th Legislative District | Joseph Bubba | Rep | Joseph Bubba | Rep |
| 35th Legislative District | John Girgenti | Dem | John Girgenti | Dem |
| 36th Legislative District | John P. Scott | Rep | John P. Scott | Rep |
| 37th Legislative District | Matthew Feldman | Dem | Byron Baer | Dem |
| 38th Legislative District | Louis F. Kosco | Rep | Louis F. Kosco | Rep |
| 39th Legislative District | Gerald Cardinale | Rep | Gerald Cardinale | Rep |
| 40th Legislative District | Henry McNamara | Rep | Henry McNamara | Rep |

* ↑ Martin was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Leanna Brown, who was appointed to the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.
* ↑ Kenny was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Senator Bob Menendez, who resigned to take his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

## District 1

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | James Cafiero (incumbent) | 36,420 | 62.0% | |
| | Democratic | John Spahn | 21,446 | 36.5% | 1.5 |
| | Libertarian | Joseph T. Ponczek | 957 | 1.6% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 58,823 | 100.00% | |

## District 2

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | William Gormley (incumbent) | 32,059 | 61.6% | 8.3 |
| | Democratic | Mark Roody | 19,973 | 38.4% | 8.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,032 | 100.00% | |

## District 3

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Raymond Zane (incumbent) | 40,940 | 67.6% | 6.7 |
| | Republican | Edward J. Reynolds | 19,622 | 32.4% | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,562 | 100.00% | |

## District 4

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | John J. Matheussen (incumbent) | 29,483 | 54.3% | 2.6 |
| | Democratic | Bernard "Ben" Lynch | 24,799 | 45.7% | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,282 | 100.00% | |

## District 5

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Walter Rand (incumbent) | 29,152 | 69.2% | 2.1 |
| | Republican | Anthony J. De Gerolamo | 12,959 | 30.8% | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,111 | 100.00% | |

## District 6

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John Adler (incumbent) | 38,235 | 59.8% | 4.4 |
| | Republican | Louise Di Renzo Donaldson | 25,752 | 40.2% | 4.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,987 | 100.00% | |

## District 7

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Jack Casey | 27,995 | 50.4% | 4.0 |
| | Republican | Bradford S. Smith (incumbent) | 26,795 | 48.2% | 5.4 |
| | United Independents | James C. Lewis | 789 | 1.4% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,579 | 100.00% | |

## District 8

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | C. William Haines (incumbent) | 36,767 | 61.0% | 5.3 |
| | Democratic | Mary P. McKeon Stosuy | 23,480 | 39.0% | 5.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 60,247 | 100.0 | |

## District 9

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors (incumbent) | 50,464 | 65.2% | 4.7 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Meglino | 26,947 | 34.8% | 4.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,411 | 100.00% | |

## District 10

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Andrew R. Ciesla (incumbent) | 43,246 | 61.7% | 0.1 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Carracino | 25,122 | 35.8% | 2.6 |
| | Conservative | Louis B. Wary, Jr. | 1,766 | 2.5% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,134 | 100.00% | |

## District 11

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Joseph A. Palaia (incumbent) | 40,612 | 65.6% | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | Richard C. Schwartz | 19,163 | 30.9% | 0.8 |
| | Conservative | Tom Appleby | 1,313 | 2.1% | 1.1 |
| | Libertarian | Barbara A. Jones | 858 | 1.4% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,946 | 100.00% | |

## District 12

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | John O. Bennett (incumbent) | 43,490 | 65.0% | 2.2 |
| | Democratic | George E. Ball | 20,926 | 31.3% | 3.5 |
| | Conservative | Rich Pezzullo | 1,609 | 2.4% | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Virginia A. Flynn | 881 | 1.3% | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,906 | 100.00% | |

## District 13

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Joe Kyrillos (incumbent) | 40,140 | 64.0% | 3.8 |
| | Democratic | Patrick D. Healy | 22,603 | 36.0% | 3.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,743 | 100.00% | |

## District 14

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Peter Inverso (incumbent) | 40,638 | 59.8% | 5.2 |
| | Democratic | Donald B. Dileo | 27,361 | 40.2% | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 67,999 | 100.00% | |

## District 15

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Dick LaRossa (incumbent) | 28,311 | 52.3% | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | Gerald R. Stockman | 25,814 | 47.7% | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,125 | 100.00% | |

## District 16

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | John H. Ewing (incumbent) | 43,060 | 61.6% | 6.8 |
| | Democratic | Marybeth Kohut | 26,841 | 38.4% | 6.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,901 | 100.00% | |

## District 17

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John A. Lynch Jr. (incumbent) | 24,806 | 56.7% | 4.7 |
| | Republican | Edward R. Tiller | 14,981 | 34.2% | 13.8 |
| | Independent | Valorie Caffee | 3,989 | 9.1% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,776 | 100.00% | |

## District 18

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Jack Sinagra (incumbent) | 36,736 | 58.2% | 4.7 |
| | Democratic | Samuel V. Convery, Jr. | 25,106 | 39.8% | 6.7 |
| | Voter's Independence Coalition | Kevin Michael Criss | 1,261 | 2.0% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,103 | 100.00% | |

## District 19

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | James E. McGreevey | 26,721 | 47.6% | 3.2 |
| | Republican | Randy Corman (incumbent) | 25,278 | 45.1% | 10.5 |
| | "People's Choice" | Leonard R. Sendelsky | 4,092 | 7.3% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,091 | 100.00% | |

## District 20

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Raymond Lesniak (incumbent) | 23,845 | 59.9 | 2.8 |
| | Republican | William P. Wnuck | 15,945 | 40.1 | 2.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,790 | 100.00% | |

## District 21

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | C. Louis Bassano (incumbent) | 45,589 | 64.3% | 7.3 |
| | Democratic | Cathie Perselay Seidman | 24,267 | 34.2% | 5.8 |
| | Public Servant/Leader | Linda S. Dye | 1,036 | 1.5% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,892 | 100.0 | |

## District 22

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Donald DiFrancesco (incumbent) | 50,539 | 69.2% | 9.0 |
| | Democratic | Eli Hoffman | 22,461 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,000 | 100.0 | |

## District 23

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | William E. Schluter (incumbent) | 51,856 | 91.7% | 19.3 |
| | Libertarian | Roger Bacon | 4,675 | 8.3% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,531 | 100.0 | |

## District 24

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Robert Littell (incumbent) | 47,382 | 83.3% | 8.5 |
| | Libertarian | William J. Dundas | 9,502 | 16.7% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,884 | 100.0 | |

## District 25

### Republican primary

Dorsey initially faced a primary challenge from Chris Christie, but Christie was disqualified when Dorsey challenged his nominating petition signatures as invalid, leaving Dorsey unopposed in the Republican primary.

### Democratic primary

Lou Calesso was nominated in the initial Democratic primary, but withdrew thereafter in favor of former Senator Gordon MacInnes.

### General election

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Gordon MacInnes | 34,646 | 50.3% | 22.0 |
| | Republican | John H. Dorsey (incumbent) | 34,291 | 49.7% | 22.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 68,937 | 100.00% | |

## District 26

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Robert Martin (incumbent) | 45,217 | 69.4% | 8.8 |
| | Democratic | E. Drew Britcher | 19,935 | 30.6% | 8.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,152 | 100.0 | |

## District 27

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Richard Codey (incumbent) | 33,138 | 75.1% | 7.0 |
| | Republican | Dr. Zal Velez | 10,979 | 24.9% | 7.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 44,117 | 100.0 | |

## District 28

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Ronald Rice (incumbent) | 25,107 | 100.00% | 32.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,107 | 100.0 | |

## District 29

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Wynona Lipman (incumbent) | 20,734 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 20,734 | 100.0 | |

## District 30

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Robert W. Singer | 32,678 | 65.7% | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | Lyle M. (Peggi) Sturmfels | 17,047 | 34.3% | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,725 | 100.0 | |

## District 31

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Edward T. O'Connor Jr. (incumbent) | 28,358 | 68.4 | 13.3 |
| | Republican | Peter J. Varsalona | 13,128 | 31.6 | 13.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,486 | 100.0 | |

## District 32

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Nicholas Sacco | 28,280 | 59.3% | 2.2 |
| | Republican | James E. Humphreys | 17,509 | 36.7% | 2.7 |
| | Politicians Are Crooks | Herbert H. Shaw | 1,350 | 2.8% | 0.6 |
| | Conservative | Patricia M. Armstrong | 560 | 1.2% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,699 | 100.0 | |

## District 33

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Bernard Kenny (incumbent) | 25,510 | 63.3 | 5.6 |
| | Republican | Fernando A. Alonso | 14,325 | 35.6 | 4.5 |
| | Impact 93 | Carlos Chirino | 445 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,280 | 100.0 | |

## District 34

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Joseph Bubba (incumbent) | 32,681 | 52.3% | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | Patricia A. Royer | 29,845 | 47.7% | 12.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,526 | 100.0 | |

## District 35

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | John Girgenti (incumbent) | 21,836 | 66.5% | 13.3 |
| | Republican | Beltran Lopez | 10,550 | 32.1% | 14.7 |
| | Independent | Vijay “Viji” Sargis | 442 | 1.3% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,828 | 100.0 | |

## District 36

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | John P. Scott (incumbent) | 28,020 | 52.9% | 0.9 |
| | Democratic | Gabe Ambrosio | 24,945 | 47.1% | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,965 | 100.0 | |

## District 37

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Byron Baer | 35,941 | 60.5% | 6.9 |
| | Republican | Mauro A. Mecca, M.D. | 22,368 | 37.6% | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Joe Marino | 1,107 | 1.9% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,416 | 100.00% | |

## District 38

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Louis F. Kosco (incumbent) | 40,276 | 63.3% | 7.9 |
| | Democratic | James Krone | 23,348 | 36.7% | 4.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,624 | 100.00% | |

## District 39

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Gerald Cardinale (incumbent) | 48,803 | 62.5% | 4.4 |
| | Democratic | Stephen H. Jaffe | 29,268 | 37.5% | 4.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 78,071 | 100.00% | |

## District 40

New Jersey general election, 1993 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Henry McNamara (incumbent) | 49,041 | 67.7% | 7.8 |
| | Democratic | Bea O’ Rourke | 23,380 | 32.3% | 7.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,421 | 100.00% | |
