1988 Election Results for New Jersey -- RightDataUSA.com

County	Turnout	Frank Lautenberg* (D)		Pete Dawkins (R)		Joseph Job (I)		Jerry Zeldin (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Atlantic	45%	41,004	54.7%	33,417	44.6%	308	0.4%	112	0.1%	73	0.1%	7,587	74,914
Bergen	58%	199,195	52.6%	172,257	45.5%	6,473	1.7%	470	0.1%	348	0.1%	26,938	378,743
Burlington	50%	75,513	52.0%	68,657	47.3%	460	0.3%	382	0.3%	87	0.1%	6,856	145,099
Camden	52%	110,718	59.1%	75,162	40.1%	442	0.2%	604	0.3%	392	0.2%	35,556	187,318
Cape May	59%	19,720	46.6%	22,349	52.8%	132	0.3%	50	0.1%	41	0.1%	-2,629	42,292
Cumberland	46%	25,379	55.4%	19,680	42.9%	420	0.9%	137	0.3%	214	0.5%	5,699	45,830
Essex	44%	170,591	65.0%	85,169	32.4%	768	0.3%	5,507	2.1%	580	0.2%	85,422	262,615
Gloucester	53%	46,247	53.4%	39,232	45.3%	589	0.7%	401	0.5%	65	0.1%	7,015	86,534
Hudson	41%	108,355	61.7%	65,092	37.0%	661	0.4%	519	0.3%	1,090	0.6%	43,263	175,717
Hunterdon	57%	18,281	41.1%	25,615	57.6%	327	0.7%	159	0.4%	58	0.1%	-7,334	44,440
Mercer	53%	80,569	61.8%	49,122	37.7%	283	0.2%	346	0.3%	95	0.1%	31,447	130,415
Middlesex	50%	141,067	55.1%	112,182	43.8%	2,105	0.8%	353	0.1%	338	0.1%	28,885	256,045
Monmouth	57%	117,063	50.8%	111,318	48.3%	1,118	0.5%	511	0.2%	277	0.1%	5,745	230,287
Morris	58%	79,237	43.0%	103,843	56.4%	491	0.3%	345	0.2%	221	0.1%	-24,606	184,137
Ocean	58%	84,812	46.0%	98,161	53.2%	620	0.3%	761	0.4%	131	0.1%	-13,349	184,485
Passaic	43%	77,827	52.7%	66,440	45.0%	2,997	2.0%	205	0.1%	310	0.2%	11,387	147,779
Salem	54%	12,585	49.0%	12,562	48.9%	409	1.6%	96	0.4%	29	0.1%	23	25,681
Somerset	57%	47,648	46.4%	53,969	52.5%	265	0.3%	758	0.7%	115	0.1%	-6,321	102,755
Sussex	54%	19,035	38.4%	29,909	60.4%	461	0.9%	107	0.2%	45	0.1%	-10,874	49,557
Union	52%	109,852	55.0%	88,027	44.1%	547	0.3%	442	0.2%	786	0.4%	21,825	199,654
Warren	50%	15,307	45.8%	17,774	53.2%	215	0.6%	89	0.3%	52	0.2%	-2,467	33,437
TOTAL	53%	1,599,905	53.6%	1,349,937	45.2%	20,091	0.7%	12,354	0.4%	5,347	0.2%	249,968	2,987,634
Total R vote: 1,349,937 (45.2%) Total D vote: 1,599,905 (53.6%) Total Other vote: 37,792 (1.3%)
* incumbent

Campaign finance data for this election:**

Total Disbursements:		$8,090,446		$7,616,249		$10,209		$0
Total Receipts:		$8,070,254		$7,766,535		$10,210		$0
Cash on Hand:		$40,146		$150,286		$0		$0
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$0		$0		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$330,000		$736,290		$5,000		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$5,282,138		$6,074,119		$5,210		$0
Party Contributions:		$17,500		$30,670		$0		$0
Other Committee Contributions:		$1,479,110		$855,144		$0		$0
Transfers from Other Committees:		$31,000		$0		$0		$0

Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$5,851		$92,272		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$9,251		$0		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$-3,400		$92,272		$0		$0
Net Spending:		$8,087,046		$7,708,521		$10,209		$0

1988 Senate class 1, Atlantic County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

41,004

54.7%

Pete Dawkins (R)

33,417

44.6%

Joseph Job (I)

308

0.4%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

112

0.1%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.1%

TOTAL

74,914

Turnout: 45%

1988 Senate class 1, Bergen County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

199,195

52.6%

Pete Dawkins (R)

172,257

45.5%

Joseph Job (I)

6,473

1.7%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

470

0.1%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

348

0.1%

TOTAL

378,743

Turnout: 58%

1988 Senate class 1, Burlington County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

75,513

52.0%

Pete Dawkins (R)

68,657

47.3%

Joseph Job (I)

460

0.3%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

382

0.3%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.1%

TOTAL

145,099

Turnout: 50%

1988 Senate class 1, Camden County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

110,718

59.1%

Pete Dawkins (R)

75,162

40.1%

Joseph Job (I)

442

0.2%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

604

0.3%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

392

0.2%

TOTAL

187,318

Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Cape May County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

19,720

46.6%

Pete Dawkins (R)

22,349

52.8%

Joseph Job (I)

132

0.3%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

0.1%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.1%

TOTAL

42,292

Turnout: 59%

1988 Senate class 1, Cumberland County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

25,379

55.4%

Pete Dawkins (R)

19,680

42.9%

Joseph Job (I)

420

0.9%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

137

0.3%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

214

0.5%

TOTAL

45,830

Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Essex County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

170,591

65.0%

Pete Dawkins (R)

85,169

32.4%

Joseph Job (I)

768

0.3%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

5,507

2.1%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

580

0.2%

TOTAL

262,615

Turnout: 44%

1988 Senate class 1, Gloucester County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

46,247

53.4%

Pete Dawkins (R)

39,232

45.3%

Joseph Job (I)

589

0.7%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

401

0.5%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.1%

TOTAL

86,534

Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Hudson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

108,355

61.7%

Pete Dawkins (R)

65,092

37.0%

Joseph Job (I)

661

0.4%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

519

0.3%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

1,090

0.6%

TOTAL

175,717

Turnout: 41%

1988 Senate class 1, Hunterdon County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

18,281

41.1%

Pete Dawkins (R)

25,615

57.6%

Joseph Job (I)

327

0.7%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

159

0.4%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.1%

TOTAL

44,440

Turnout: 57%

1988 Senate class 1, Mercer County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

80,569

61.8%

Pete Dawkins (R)

49,122

37.7%

Joseph Job (I)

283

0.2%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

346

0.3%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.1%

TOTAL

130,415

Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Middlesex County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

141,067

55.1%

Pete Dawkins (R)

112,182

43.8%

Joseph Job (I)

2,105

0.8%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

353

0.1%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

338

0.1%

TOTAL

256,045

Turnout: 50%

1988 Senate class 1, Monmouth County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

117,063

50.8%

Pete Dawkins (R)

111,318

48.3%

Joseph Job (I)

1,118

0.5%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

511

0.2%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

277

0.1%

TOTAL

230,287

Turnout: 57%

1988 Senate class 1, Morris County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

79,237

43.0%

Pete Dawkins (R)

103,843

56.4%

Joseph Job (I)

491

0.3%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

345

0.2%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

221

0.1%

TOTAL

184,137

Turnout: 58%

1988 Senate class 1, Ocean County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

84,812

46.0%

Pete Dawkins (R)

98,161

53.2%

Joseph Job (I)

620

0.3%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

761

0.4%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

131

0.1%

TOTAL

184,485

Turnout: 58%

1988 Senate class 1, Passaic County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

77,827

52.7%

Pete Dawkins (R)

66,440

45.0%

Joseph Job (I)

2,997

2.0%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

205

0.1%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

310

0.2%

TOTAL

147,779

Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Salem County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

12,585

49.0%

Pete Dawkins (R)

12,562

48.9%

Joseph Job (I)

409

1.6%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

0.4%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.1%

TOTAL

25,681

Turnout: 54%

1988 Senate class 1, Somerset County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

47,648

46.4%

Pete Dawkins (R)

53,969

52.5%

Joseph Job (I)

265

0.3%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

758

0.7%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

115

0.1%

TOTAL

102,755

Turnout: 57%

1988 Senate class 1, Sussex County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

19,035

38.4%

Pete Dawkins (R)

29,909

60.4%

Joseph Job (I)

461

0.9%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

107

0.2%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.1%

TOTAL

49,557

Turnout: 54%

1988 Senate class 1, Union County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

109,852

55.0%

Pete Dawkins (R)

88,027

44.1%

Joseph Job (I)

547

0.3%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

442

0.2%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

786

0.4%

TOTAL

199,654

Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Warren County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Frank Lautenberg* (D)

15,307

45.8%

Pete Dawkins (R)

17,774

53.2%

Joseph Job (I)

215

0.6%

Jerry Zeldin (Lbt)

0.3%

Thomas Fiske (SW)

0.2%

TOTAL

33,437

Turnout: 50%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Frank Lautenberg*
Total Disbursements:	$8,090,446
Total Receipts:	$8,070,254
Cash on Hand:	$40,146
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$330,000
Individual Contributions:	$5,282,138
Party Contributions:	$17,500
Other Committee Contributions:	$1,479,110
Other Committee Transfers:	$31,000

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$5,851
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$9,251
Net Independent Expenditures:	$-3,400
Net Spending:	$8,087,046

Pete Dawkins
Total Disbursements:	$7,616,249
Total Receipts:	$7,766,535
Cash on Hand:	$150,286
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$736,290
Individual Contributions:	$6,074,119
Party Contributions:	$30,670
Other Committee Contributions:	$855,144
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$92,272
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$92,272
Net Spending:	$7,708,521

Joseph Job
Total Disbursements:	$10,209
Total Receipts:	$10,210
Cash on Hand:	$0
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$5,000
Individual Contributions:	$5,210
Party Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Contributions:	$0
Other Committee Transfers:	$0

Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$10,209

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/NJ/1988

Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election:	No Yes
State:
Congressional District: (House elections)


Map Data to Display:	Vote Margin Winner Vote Margin % Total Votes District Boundaries

Republican Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Pete Dawkins	155,886	100.0%	$7,616,249
TOTAL VOTES		155,886

Democrat Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Frank Lautenberg*	362,072	79.5%	$8,090,446
2	Elnardo Webster	51,938	11.4%
3	Harold Young	41,303	9.1%
TOTAL VOTES		455,313

1988-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for New Jersey (Class 1)