1993 New Jersey Senate election

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1993 New Jersey Senate elections

← 1991 November 2, 1993 1997 →
All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 21 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Donald DiFrancesco John A. Lynch Jr. Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 22nd 17th Last election 27 13 Seats won 24 16 Seat change 3 3
Results by district      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold
Senate President before election Donald DiFrancesco Republican Elected Senate President Donald DiFrancesco Republican

The 1993 New Jersey Senate election was 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.