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2003 New Jersey Senate elections

← 2001 November 4, 2003 2007 →
All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Richard Codey John O. Bennett (lost re-election) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 27th 12th Last election 20 20 Seats won 22 18 Seat change 2 2
Results by district      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold
Senate President before election John O. Bennett and Richard Codey Elected Senate President Richard Codey Democratic

The 2003 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 4.

The election took midway through Jim McGreevey's term as Governor of New Jersey. The election ended two years of split control in favor of the Democratic Party, which regained a majority for the first time since 1991. Incumbent Senate co-President John O. Bennett was unseated for re-election by Ellen Karcher. The Democrats continue to hold the majority in the Senate as of 2024.

Contents Incumbents not running • Summary of results By District: 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40

Incumbents not running for re-election

Democratic

• Joseph Suliga (District 22) (withdrew to enter rehabilitation for alcoholism)

Republican

• James Cafiero (District 1)

Additionally, Senators John J. Matheussen, Richard Bagger, and Garry Furnari, who were elected in 2001, resigned before their terms were completed. The interim appointees for each of their seats ran as incumbents.

Summary of results by State Senate district

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected Senator	Party
1st Legislative District	James Cafiero		Rep	Nicholas Asselta		Rep
2nd Legislative District	William Gormley		Rep	William Gormley		Rep
3rd Legislative District	Steve Sweeney		Dem	Steve Sweeney		Dem
4th Legislative District	George Geist[a]		Rep	Fred Madden		Dem
5th Legislative District	Wayne R. Bryant		Dem	Wayne R. Bryant		Dem
6th Legislative District	John Adler		Dem	John Adler		Dem
7th Legislative District	Diane Allen		Rep	Diane Allen		Rep
8th Legislative District	Martha W. Bark		Rep	Martha W. Bark		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	Ellen Karcher		Dem
13th Legislative District	Joe Kyrillos		Rep	Joe Kyrillos		Rep
14th Legislative District	Peter Inverso		Rep	Peter Inverso		Rep
15th Legislative District	Shirley Turner		Dem	Shirley Turner		Dem
16th Legislative District	Walter J. Kavanaugh		Rep	Walter J. Kavanaugh		Rep
17th Legislative District	Bob Smith		Dem	Bob Smith		Dem
18th Legislative District	Barbara Buono		Dem	Barbara Buono		Dem
19th Legislative District	Joe Vitale		Dem	Joe Vitale		Dem
20th Legislative District	Raymond Lesniak		Dem	Raymond Lesniak		Dem
21st Legislative District	Tom Kean Jr.[b]		Rep	Tom Kean Jr.		Rep
22nd Legislative District	Joseph Suliga		Dem	Nicholas Scutari		Dem
23rd Legislative District	Leonard Lance		Rep	Leonard Lance		Rep
24th Legislative District	Robert Littell		Rep	Robert Littell		Rep
25th Legislative District	Anthony Bucco		Rep	Anthony Bucco		Rep
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	Sharpe James		Dem	Sharpe James		Dem
30th Legislative District	Robert W. Singer		Rep	Robert W. Singer		Rep
31st Legislative District	L. Harvey Smith[c]		Dem	Glenn Cunningham		Dem
32nd Legislative District	Nicholas Sacco		Dem	Nicholas Sacco		Dem
33rd Legislative District	Bernard Kenny		Dem	Bernard Kenny		Dem
34th Legislative District	Nia Gill		Dem	Nia Gill		Dem
35th Legislative District	John Girgenti		Dem	John Girgenti		Dem
36th Legislative District	Paul Sarlo[d]		Dem	Paul Sarlo		Dem
37th Legislative District	Byron Baer		Dem	Byron Baer		Dem
38th Legislative District	Joseph Coniglio		Dem	Joseph Coniglio		Dem
39th Legislative District	Gerald Cardinale		Rep	Gerald Cardinale		Rep
40th Legislative District	Henry McNamara		Rep	Henry McNamara		Rep

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