1987 New Jersey Senate election

The 1987 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 3.

The election took place mid-way through the second term of Governor Thomas Kean. The elections were marked by extreme stability; only one seat, that of Peter P. Garibaldi, did not return its incumbent Senator. Multiple Senators were re-elected unopposed.

Incumbents not running for re-election
Every incumbent Senator ran for re-election.

Close races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:


 * 1) District 13, 2.0%
 * 2) District 36, 2.4%
 * 3) District 38, 5.2%
 * 4) District 25, 5.4%
 * 5) District 30, 5.9%
 * 6) District 1, 6.8%
 * 7) District 6, 6.4%
 * 8) District 21, 7.6%
 * 9) District 34, 7.8%