1971 New Jersey Senate election

none September 2023 1971 New Jersey Senate elections New Jersey legislative no 62%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 2pp) 1967 New Jersey State Senate election 1967 1973 New Jersey State Senate election 1973 All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate 21 November 2, 1971 Raymond Bateman Republican Party (United States) 8th (Branchburg) 31 28 24 4 J. Edward Crabiel Democratic Party (United States) 7th (Milltown) 9 9 16 7 Senate President Raymond BatemanSullivan Ronald Hudson and Essex Losing Seats in Jersey's Senate New York Times 24 March 1971 Republican Party (United States) Raymond Bateman Republican Party (United States) 919,262 902,180 The 1971 New Jersey State Senate election were held on November 2, 1971, during William T. Cahill's term as governor of New Jersey. The Democratic Party gained seven seats, breaking the Republican supermajority in the Senate and narrowing the majority significantly. Primary elections were held on June 8.Results of the Primary Election Held June 8, 1971 Secretary of State Paul J. Sherwin https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1971-primary-election.pdf August 3, 2026 Background Reapportioning Reynolds v. Sims Until 1965, the New Jersey Senate was composed of 21 senators, with each county electing one. However, the 1964 Supreme Court of the United States decision Reynolds v. Sims required state legislative districts to be approximately equal in population.JERSEY ORDERED TO REAPPORTION; Judge Finds Congressional Districts Unconstitutional New York Times 21 May 1965 https://www.nytimes.com/1965/05/22/archives/jersey-ordered-to-reapportion-judge-finds-congressional-districts.html From 1965 through 1973, New Jersey legislative districts were repeatedly modified to comply with the ruling. In 1965, the Senate was increased to 29 members, with larger counties apportioned multiple seats and smaller counties sharing one or two senators. In 1967, the Senate was increased further to 40 members, which continued to generally follow county lines. In 1971, districts were redrawn by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission to reflect population changes following the 1970 United States census. One seat was eliminated in each of Essex and Hudson, replaced by new seats in Burlington and Monmouth. District 6 (comprising Mercer and Hunterdon counties) also switched from electing its senators at-large to electing them from two single-member districts because it became composed of more than one county. The changes, which moved representation away from the urban counties and towards the suburbs, generally favored the Republican Party. The new districts were divided as follows: District Counties # 1 Cape May and Cumberland 1 2 Atlantic 1 3A Salem and Gloucester (part) 1 3B Gloucester (part) and Camden (part) 1 3C Camden (part) 1 4A Ocean (part) 1 4B Burlington (part) and Ocean (part) 1 4C Burlington (part) 1 5 Monmouth 3 6A Hunterdon and Mercer (part) 1 6B Mercer (part) 1 7 Middlesex 3 8 Somerset 1 9 Union 3 10 Morris 2 11 Essex 5 12 Hudson 3 13 Bergen 5 14 Passaic 3 15 Warren and Sussex 1 New seats District 4C was created out of Burlington County. District 5 (Monmouth County) gained one seat. Seats eliminated District 11 (Essex County) lost one seat. District 12 (Hudson County) lost one seat. Retirements A total of 15 senators (3 Democrats and 12 Republicans) retired. Democratic District 6A: Richard J. Coffee retired. District 6B: Sido L. Ridolfi retired. District 12: Frank J. Guarini retired. Republican District 1: Robert E. Kay retired. District 3A: John L. White retired. District 3B: Hugh A. Kelly Jr. retired. District 4A: William Hiering retired. District 10: Harry L. Sears retired. District 11: Gerardo Del Tufo retired to run for Essex County freeholder. District 11: Alexander Matturri retired. District 13: Fairleigh Dickinson Jr. retired. District 14: Frank Sciro retired. District 14: Ira Schoem retired. District 14: Edward Sisco retired. Resignations Republicans District 4B: Edwin B. Forsythe resigned in November 1970 following his election to the U.S. House of Representatives. District 9: Nicholas LaCorte resigned December 7, 1970 following his appointment as a tax judge.Wildstein David 2019-11-19 Dyke Pollitt, political consultant and onetime Senate candidate, dies at 87 https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/dyke-pollitt-political-consultant-and-onetime-senate-candidate-dies-at-87/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US District 11: David W. Dowd resigned November 16, 1970 to become general counsel of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Incumbents defeated In primary elections Democratic District 12: Frederick Hauser lost to James P. Dugan. In general elections Republican Two incumbent Republican senators were defeated for re-election:Results of the General Election http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/1920-1970-results/1971-general-election.pdf New Jersey Division of Elections State of New Jersey 6 December 2014 District 2: Frank S. Farley (first elected in 1941) lost to Joseph McGahn. District 11: Milton Waldor (first elected in 1967) lost to Ralph DeRose. Independent One Republican was denied party support and ran in the general election as an independent: District 13: Willard Knowlton lost to Harold C. Hollenbeck. Open seats that changed parties Republican seats won by Democrats District 3B: won by Joseph A. Maressa. District 11: won by Wynona Lipman and Frank J. Dodd. District 14: won by Joseph Lazzara, William J. Bate, and Joseph Hirkala. Democratic seats won by Republicans District 6A: won by William E. Schluter.Schluter succeeded Richard J. Coffee, who had been elected from District 6 at-large in 1967. Open seats that parties held Democratic holds District 6B: won by Joseph P. Merlino.Merlino succeeded Sido Ridolfi, who had been elected from District 6 at-large in 1967. Republican holds District 1: won by James Cafiero. District 3A: won by James M. Turner. District 4A: won by John F. Brown. District 4B: won by Barry T. Parker.Parker also won a special election to complete the remaining months of the unexpired term for the seat, which had been vacated by Edwin T. Forsythe. District 9: won by Jerome Epstein.A special election to complete the remaining months of the unexpired term for the seat, which had been vacated by Nicholas LaCorte, was won by Jerry English of the Democratic Party. District 10: won by Peter W. Thomas. District 13: won by Frederick Wendel. Newly created seats Democratic gain District 4C: Won by Edward J. Hughes Jr. Republican gain District 5: Won by Joseph Azzolina. Summary of results by district DistrictIncumbent PartyElected Senator Party District 1Robert E. Kay Rep James Cafiero RepDistrict 2 Frank S. Farley Rep Joseph McGahn Dem District 3AJohn L. White Rep James M. Turner RepDistrict 3BHugh A. Kelly Rep Joseph Maressa DemDistrict 3C John L. Miller Rep John L. Miller RepDistrict 3D Frank C. Italiano Rep Frank C. Italiano RepDistrict 4AWilliam Hiering Rep John F. Brown RepDistrict 4BVacantThe seat was left vacant by the resignation of Edwin B. Forsythe, who was sworn into the U.S. House of Representatives in January 1971. Barry T. Parker RepDistrict 4CNew seat Edward J. Hughes DemDistrict 5 Richard Stout Rep Richard Stout Rep Alfred Beadleston Rep Alfred Beadleston RepNew seat Joseph Azzolina Rep District 6Split into Districts 6A and 6B. Richard J. Coffee Dem William Schluter Rep Sido L. Ridolfi Dem Joseph P. Merlino DemDistrict 7 John A. Lynch Sr. Dem John A. Lynch Sr. Dem J. Edward Crabiel Dem J. Edward Crabiel Dem Norman Tanzman Dem Norman Tanzman DemDistrict 8 Raymond Bateman Rep Raymond Bateman RepDistrict 9 Frank X. McDermott Rep Frank X. McDermott Rep Matt Rinaldo Rep Matt Rinaldo RepVacantThe third Union seat was vacant after Nicholas LaCorte resigned in 1970. A special election was held simultaneously to complete the remainder of LaCorte's term (November 1971–January 1972) and was won by Democrat Jerry Fitzgerald English. Jerome Epstein RepDistrict 10 Joseph Maraziti Rep Joseph Maraziti RepHarry L. Sears Rep Peter W. Thomas RepDistrict 11 James Wallwork Rep James Wallwork RepVacantThe seat was left vacant by the resignation of David W. Dowd, who became general counsel of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Frank J. Dodd Dem Michael Giuliano Rep Michael Giuliano Rep Milton Waldor Rep Ralph DeRose DemGeraldo Del Tufo Rep Wynona Lipman DemAlexander Matturri RepSeat eliminatedDistrict 12 Frederick Hauser Dem James P. Dugan Dem William F. Kelly Jr. Dem William F. Kelly Jr. Dem William Musto Dem William Musto DemFrank J. Guarini DemSeat eliminatedDistrict 13 Willard Knowlton Rep Harold Hollenbeck Rep Joseph Woodcock Rep Joseph Woodcock RepFairleigh Dickinson Jr. Rep Frederick Wendel Rep Alfred Schiaffo Rep Alfred Schiaffo Rep Garrett Hagedorn Rep Garrett Hagedorn RepDistrict 14Edward Sisco Rep Joseph Hirkala DemIra Schoem Rep William J. Bate DemFrank Sciro Rep Joseph Lazzara DemDistrict 15 Wayne Dumont Jr. Rep Wayne Dumont Jr. Rep Close races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red District 1, 1.6% red District 3D, 1.6% red District 3A, 0.02% blue District 4C, 3.1% gain red District 5A, 4.2% red District 5B, 4.2% red District 5C, 2.8% gain blue District 7A, 7.2% blue District 7B, 6.8% blue District 7C, 7.0% red District 9A, 5.6% red District 9B, 2.9% red District 9C, 1.1% gain red District 13A, 2.2% red District 13B, 2.3% red District 13C, 2.1% red District 13D, 2.0% red District 13E, 2.3% blue District 14A, 6.0% gain blue District 14B, 4.9% gain blue District 14C, 4.8% gain District 1 Democratic primary Candidates Paul R. Porreca, former member of the Millville city commission and nominee for U.S. House in 1962 Results 1971 Democratic primary Paul R. Porreca Democratic Party (United States) 2,590 100.00% 2,590 100.00% Republican primary Candidates James Cafiero, assemblyman from North Wildwood Results 1971 Republican primary James Cafiero Republican Party (United States) 12,603 100.00% 12,603 100.00% General election Candidates James Cafiero, assemblyman from North Wildwood (Republican) John W. Gotsch (People's) Paul R. Porreca, former member of the Millville city commission and nominee for U.S. House in 1962 (Democratic) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate electionhttp://www.njelections.org/1920-1970-results/1971-general-election.pdf Results of the General Election Held on November 2, 1971 Secretary of State of New Jersey July 18, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150706231816/http://www.njelections.org/1920-1970-results/1971-general-election.pdf July 6, 2015 dead Republican Party (United States) James S. Cafiero 28,014 50.0 Democratic Party (United States) Paul R. Porreca 27,098 48.4 People's John W. Gotsch 867 1.5 55,979 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 2 Democratic primary Candidates Joseph McGahn, mayor of Absecon Bernice Paul, Northfield resident Results 1971 Democratic primary Joseph McGahn Democratic Party (United States) 4,408 64.06% Bernice Paul Democratic Party (United States) 2,473 35.94% 6,881 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Frank S. Farley, incumbent senator since 1941 Results 1971 Republican primary Frank S. Farley (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 12,412 100.00% 12,412 100.00% General election Candidates Frank S. Farley, incumbent senator since 1941 (Republican) Joseph McGahn, mayor of Absecon (Democratic) Charles Ross (Independent) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Democratic Party (United States) Joseph L. McGahn 39,257 58.1% Republican Party (United States) Frank S. Farley (incumbent) 27,509 40.7% Independent politician Charles Ross 840 1.2% 67,606 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 3A Democratic primary Candidates Louis J. Damminger Jr., former mayor of PaulsboroWildstein David 2018-03-18 John D. Burzichelli, former mayor, dies at 83 https://newjerseyglobe.com/local/gloucester/john-d-burzichelli-former-mayor-dies-at-83/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US Results 1971 Democratic primary Louis J. Damminger Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 3,479 100.00% 3,479 100.00% Republican primary Candidates James M. Turner, assemblyman from Woodbury Results 1971 Republican primary James M. Turner Republican Party (United States) 3,920 100.00% 3,920 100.00% General election Candidates Louis J. Damminger Jr., former mayor of Paulsboro (Democratic) James M. Turner, assemblyman from Woodbury (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) James M. Turner 26,424 50.01% Democratic Party (United States) Louis J. Damminger Jr. 26,413 49.99% 52,837 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 3B Democratic primary Candidates Joseph A. Maressa, Berlin attorney Results 1971 Democratic primary Joseph A. Maressa Democratic Party (United States) 4,102 100.00% 4,102 100.00% Republican primary Candidates George E. Lord, Bellmawr resident Results 1971 Republican primary George E. Lord Republican Party (United States) 3,723 100.00% 3,723 100.00% General election Candidates George E. Lord, Bellmawr resident (Republican) Joseph A. Maressa, Berlin attorney (Democratic) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Democratic Party (United States) Joseph A. Maressa 27,347 56.3% Republican Party (United States) George E. Lord 21,266 43.7% 48,613 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 3C Democratic primary Candidates Richard F. McCarthy, Camden County highway inspector and West Berlin tax collector (One Democrat for Tax Reforms Now) Morton H. Rappaport, Cherry Hill resident (Regular Democratic Organization) Results 1971 Democratic primary Morton H. Rappaport Democratic Party (United States) 2,019 68.21% Richard F. McCarthy Democratic Party (United States) 951 31.79% 2,960 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John L. Miller, incumbent senator since 1968 Results 1971 Republican primary John L. Miller (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 4,531 4,531 100.00% General election Candidates John L. Miller, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Morton H. Rappaport, Cherry Hill resident (Democratic) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) John L. Miller (incumbent) 28,345 57.2 Democratic Party (United States) Morton H. Rappaport 21,168 42.8 49,513 100.0 District 3D Democratic primary Candidates Thomas R. Bristow, principal of Woodrow Wilson High School Results 1971 Democratic primary Thomas R. Bristow Democratic Party (United States) 3,693 100.00% 3,693 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Frank Italiano, incumbent senator since 1968 Results 1971 Republican primary Frank Italiano (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 2,211 100.00% 2,211 100.00% General election Candidates Thomas R. Bristow, principal of Woodrow Wilson High School (Democratic) Frank C. Italiano, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Frank C. Italiano (incumbent) 22,312 50.8 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas R. Bristow 21,615 49.2 43,927 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 4A Democratic primary Candidates Wesley K. Bell, member of the Stafford Township committee (Maverick Democrat) John F. Russo, assistant Ocean County prosecutor (Regular Democratic Organization) Results 1971 Democratic primary John F. Russo Democratic Party (United States) 2,839 75.69% Wesley K. Bell Democratic Party (United States) 912 24.31% 3,751 100.00% Republican primary Candidates John F. Brown, assemblyman from Lakewood (Regular Republican) George F. Makin, Ocean County freeholder (Regular Republican Organization) Results 1971 Republican primary John F. Brown Republican Party (United States) 11,399 63.30% George F. Makin Republican Party (United States) 6,610 36.70% 18,009 100.00% General election Candidates John F. Russo, assistant Ocean County prosecutor (Democratic) John F. Brown, assemblyman from Lakewood (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) John F. Brown 30,272 53.4% Democratic Party (United States) John F. Russo 26,378 46.6% 56,650 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 4B (special) General election Candidates Walter L. Smith Jr., assemblyman from Cinnaminson (Republican) Charles B. Yates, industrialist and nominee for Assembly in 1969 and U.S. House in 1970 (Democratic) Results Special election, March 2, 1971GOP Wins N.J. Senate Race https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/492233659/ The Record March 29, 2020 6 March 3, 1971 Republican Party (United States) Walter L. Smith 10,389 60.4 Democratic Party (United States) Charles B. Yates 6,798 39.6 17,187 100.0 District 4B Democratic primary Candidates Fred M. Detrick Jr., chair of the Pemberton Township planning board Results 1971 Democratic primary Fred M. Detrick Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,449 100.00% 2,449 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Barry T. Parker, speaker of the General Assembly from Mount Holly Results 1971 Republican primary Barry T. Parker Republican Party (United States) 6,648 100.00% 6,648 100.00% General election Candidates Fred M. Detrick Jr., chair of the Pemberton Township planning board (Democratic) Barry T. Parker, speaker of the General Assembly from Mount Holly (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Barry T. Parker 22,929 62.5% Democratic Party (United States) Fred M. Detrick Jr. 13,737 37.5% 36,666 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 4C Democratic primary Candidates Edward J. Hughes Jr., Cinnaminson industrialist1974-12-22 Legislative Notes https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/22/archives/byrne-vs-county-chairmen-legislative-notes.html 2026-08-04 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Results 1971 Democratic primary Edward J. Hughes Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 4,260 100.00% 4,260 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Walter L. Smith Jr., incumbent senator since March 1971 Results 1971 Republican primary Walter L. Smith Jr. (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 5,604 5,604 100.00% General election Candidates Edward J. Hughes Jr., Cinnaminson industrialist (Democratic) Walter L. Smith Jr., incumbent senator since March 1971 (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Democratic Party (United States) Edward J. Hughes Jr. 24,043 51.1 Republican Party (United States) Walter L. Smith Jr. (incumbent) 22,580 48.0 Socialist Labor Party of America Bernardo S. Doganiero 435 0.9 47,058 100.0 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) District 5 Democratic primary Candidates William Himelman, Lincroft attorney (Democratic) Walter Gehricke, former mayor of Matawan TownshipWildstein David 2021-07-25 Chester Apy, former assemblyman and victim of 1960s redistricting, dies at 89 https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/chester-apy-former-assemblyman-and-victim-of-1960s-redistricting-dies-at-89/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US (Democratic) Vincent Miller, Long Branch resident (Democratic) Results 1971 Democratic primary William Himelman Democratic Party (United States) 6,821 33.42% Vicnent Miller Democratic Party (United States) 6,820 33.42% Walter Gehricke Democratic Party (United States) 6,766 33.16% 20,407 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Joseph Azzolina, assemblyman from Middletown Alfred N. Beadleston, incumbent senator since 1968 Richard R. Stout, incumbent senator since 1952 Results 1971 Republican primary Richard R. Stout (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 11,130 33.90% Alfred N. Beadleston (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 10,984 33.45% Joseph Azzolina Republican Party (United States) 10,721 32.65% 32,835 100.00% General election Candidates Joseph Azzolina, assemblyman from Middletown (Republican) Alfred N. Beadleston, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) William Himelman, Lincroft attorney (Democratic) Walter Gehricke, former mayor of Matawan Township (Democratic) Vincent Miller, Long Branch resident (Democratic) Richard R. Stout, incumbent senator since 1952 (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Richard R. Stout (incumbent) 69,067 19.4% Republican Party (United States) Alfred N. Beadleston (incumbent) 68,555 19.3% Republican Party (United States) Joseph Azzolina 60,199 16.9% Democratic Party (United States) Vincent Miller 53,902 15.2% Democratic Party (United States) William Himelman 53,861 15.1% Democratic Party (United States) Walter Gehricke 50,201 14.1% 355,785 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 6A Democratic primary Candidates Robert R. Klein, Mercer County administrator and former aide president Lyndon B. Johnson and aide to governor Richard J. HughesWildstein David 2020-03-07 Robert Klein, LBJ White House speechwriter, top aide to Gov. Hughes, dies at 89 https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/robert-klein-lbj-white-house-speechwriter-top-aide-to-gov-hughes-dies-at-89/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US Results 1971 Democratic primary Robert R. Klein Democratic Party (United States) 3,652 100.00% 3,652 100.00% Republican primary Candidates William E. Schluter, assemblyman from Pennington Results 1971 Republican primary William E. Schluter Republican Party (United States) 100.00% General election Candidates Robert R. Klein, Mercer County administrator and former aide president Lyndon B. Johnson and aide to governor Richard J. Hughes (Democratic) William E. Schluter, assemblyman from Pennington (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) William E. Schluter 31,072 55.3% Democratic Party (United States) Robert R. Klein 25,091 44.7% 56,163 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) District 6B Democratic primary Candidates Joseph P. Merlino, assemblyman from Trenton Results 1971 Democratic primary Joseph P. Merlino Democratic Party (United States) 4,659 100.00% 4,659 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Lee J. Millas, Trenton resident Results 1971 Republican primary Lee J. Millas Republican Party (United States) 1,030 100.00% 1,030 100.00% General election Candidates Charles A. Delehey, Trenton attorney (Republican) Joseph P. Merlino, assemblyman from Trenton (Democratic) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Democratic Party (United States) Joseph P. Merlino 29,758 70.0 Republican Party (United States) Charles A. Delehey 12,740 30.0 42,498 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 7 District 7 consisted of all of Middlesex County. Democratic primary Candidates J. Edward Crabiel, incumbent senator since 1966 John A. Lynch, incumbent senator since 1956 Norman Tanzman, incumbent senator since 1968 Results 1971 Democratic primary John A. Lynch (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 19,687 33.51% Norman Tanzman (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 19,540 33.26% J. Edward Crabiel (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 19,525 33.23% 58,752 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Francis J. Coury, Middlesex County freeholder and former assemblyman from Highland ParkWildstein David 2022-08-22 Dorothy Power, five-term Middlesex freeholder, dies at 90 https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/dorothy-power-five-term-middlesex-freeholder-dies-at-90/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US (Republican) Charles C. Griffith, Jamesburg resident (Republican) Leonard A. Tobias, South Plainfield history teacherLegacy of Leonard A. Tobias to Live on Through Renaming of Administration Building https://www.tapinto.net/towns/south-plainfield/sections/education/articles/legacy-of-leonard-a-tobias-to-live-on-through-renaming-of-administration-building 2026-08-04 TAPinto en (Republican) Results 1971 Republican primary Francis J. Coury Republican Party (United States) 5,446 33.44% Leonard A. Tobias Republican Party (United States) 5,439 33.39% Charles C. Griffith Republican Party (United States) 5,402 33.17% 16,287 100.00% General election Candidates Francis J. Coury, Middlesex County freeholder and former assemblyman from Highland Park (Republican) J. Edward Crabiel, incumbent senator since 1966 (Democratic) Edward R. Gavarny (Americans for ERG) Charles C. Griffith, Jamesburg resident (Republican) John A. Lynch, incumbent senator since 1956 (Democratic) Leonard A. Tobias, South Plainfield history teacher (Republican) Norman Tanzman, incumbent senator since 1968 (Democratic) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Democratic Party (United States) John A. Lynch (incumbent) 94,832 20.4% Democratic Party (United States) J. Edward Crabiel (incumbent) 92,637 19.9% Democratic Party (United States) Norman Tanzman (incumbent) 92,450 19.8% Republican Party (United States) Leonard A. Tobias 61,672 13.2% Republican Party (United States) Francis J. Coury 61,043 13.1% Republican Party (United States) Charles C. Griffith 59,788 12.8% Americans For ERG Edward R. Gavarny 3,547 0.8% 465,969 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 8 District 8 consisted of all of Somerset County. Democratic primary Candidates Benjamin Levine, North Plainfield attorney and former deputy attorney general of New Jersey Results 1971 Democratic primary Benjamin Levine Democratic Party (United States) 2,330 100.00% 2,330 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Raymond Bateman, incumbent senator since 1968 Results 1971 Republican primary Raymond Bateman (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 5,645 100.00% 5,645 100.00% General election Candidates Raymond Bateman, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Benjamin Levine, North Plainfield attorney and former deputy attorney general of New Jersey (Democratic) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Raymond Bateman (incumbent) 37,017 70.9% Democratic Party (United States) Benjamin Levine 15,167 29.1% 52,184 100.0 Republican Party (United States) District 9 (special) Democratic primary Candidates Jerry Fitzgerald English, Summit attorney and environmental preservation activistJanson Donald 1979-08-24 Jersey's New Environment Chief https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/24/archives/jerseys-new-environment-chief-jerry-fitzgerald-english.html 2026-08-04 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 Results 1971 Democratic primary Jerry F. English Democratic Party (United States) 8,956 100.00% 8,956 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Van Dyke J. Pollitt, member of the Fanwood borough councilWildstein David 2019-11-19 Dyke Pollitt, political consultant and onetime Senate candidate, dies at 87 https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/dyke-pollitt-political-consultant-and-onetime-senate-candidate-dies-at-87/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US Results 1971 Republican primary Van Dyke J. Pollitt Republican Party (United States) 8,128 100.00% 8,128 100.00% General election Candidates Jerry F. English, Summit attorney and environmental preservation activist (Democratic) Van Dyke J. Pollitt, member of the Fanwood borough council (Republican) Elmer L. Sullivan (Independent Coalition) Results Special election, November 2, 1971 Democratic Party (United States) Jerry F. English 73,314 50.8 Republican Party (United States) Van Dyke J. Pollitt 64,798 44.9 Independent Coalition Elmer L. Sullivan 6,305 4.4 144,417 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 9 District 9 consisted of all of Union County. Democratic primary Candidates John T. Connor Jr., Cranford attorney and son of former U.S. secretary of commerce John T. Connor (Democratic) Christopher Dietz, former assistant counsel to governor Richard J. Hughes and delegate to the 1966 New Jersey constitutional conventionWildstein David 2019-09-16 Christopher Dietz, onetime Democratic powerbroker, dies at 83 https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/christopher-dietz-onetime-democratic-powerbroker-dies-at-83/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US (Democratic) Carmine J. Liotta, Elizabeth attorney (Democratic) Results 1971 Democratic primary John T. Connor Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 9,226 34.06% Carmine J. Liotta Democratic Party (United States) 8,978 33.14% Christopher Dietz Democratic Party (United States) 8,884 32.80% 27,088 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Jerome Epstein, Union County freeholder (Republican) Francis X. McDermott, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Matt Rinaldo, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Results 1971 Republican primary Matt Rinaldo (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 8,375 33.71% Frank X. McDermott (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 8,350 33.61% Jerome Epstein Republican Party (United States) 8,122 32.69% 24,847 100.00% General election Candidates Richard Avant (Independent Coalition) John T. Connor Jr., Cranford attorney and son of former U.S. secretary of commerce John T. Connor (Democratic) Christopher Dietz, former assistant counsel to governor Richard J. Hughes and delegate to the 1966 New Jersey constitutional convention (Democratic) Jerome Epstein, Union County freeholder (Republican) Arnold Gold (Independent Coalition) Carmine J. Liotta, Elizabeth attorney (Democratic) Francis X. McDermott, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Matt Rinaldo, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Elmer L. Sullivan (Independent Coalition) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Matt Rinaldo (incumbent) 93,608 20.6% Republican Party (United States) Frank X. McDermott (incumbent) 77,536 17.1% Republican Party (United States) Jerome Epstein 68,531 15.09% Democratic Party (United States) Carmine J. Liotta 68,131 15.00% Democratic Party (United States) Christopher Dietz 64,487 14.2% Democratic Party (United States) John T. Connor Jr. 63,884 14.1% Independent Coalition Elmer L. Sullivan 6,451 1.4% Independent Coalition Arnold Gold 6,047 1.3% Independent Coalition Richard Avant 5,406 1.2% 454,081 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 10 District 10 consisted of all of Morris County. Democratic primary Candidates Garret A. Hobart IV, Morristown attorney and great-grandson of U.S. vice president Garret Hobart (Democratic) James M. Kiss, Chatham resident (Democratic) Results 1971 Democratic primary Garret A. Hobart IV Democratic Party (United States) 6,338 50.76% James M. Kiss Democratic Party (United States) 6,149 49.24% 12,487 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Charles A. Covino, candidate for Senate in 1967 (Voluntary School Prayers, No New Taxes) Thomas J. Hillery, former senator from Boonton (Regular Republican) Joseph J. Maraziti, incumbent senator since 1968 (Experienced Regular Republican) Peter W. Thomas, Chatham resident (Experienced Regular Republican) Results 1971 Republican primary Joseph J. Maraziti (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 16,763 37.44% Peter W. Thomas Republican Party (United States) 14,200 31.72% Thomas J. Hillery Republican Party (United States) 10,211 22.81% Charles A. Covino Republican Party (United States) 3,596 8.03% 44,770 100.00% General election Candidates Garret A. Hobart IV, Morristown attorney and great-grandson of U.S. vice president Garret Hobart (Democratic) Joseph J. Maraziti, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Frank J. Schweighardt (Democratic) Peter W. Thomas, Chatham resident (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Joseph J. Maraziti (incumbent) 63,773 33.3% Republican Party (United States) Peter W. Thomas 58,532 30.5% Democratic Party (United States) Garret A. Hobart IV 35,087 18.3% Democratic Party (United States) Frank J. Schweighardt 34,396 17.9% 191,788 100.0% Republican Party (United States) District 11 (special) Democratic primary Candidates Charles De Marco, Essex County clerkWildstein David 2023-04-10 The Caretakers: 18 interim N.J. legislators https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/the-caretakers-16-interim-n-j-legislators/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US Results 1971 Democratic primary Charles De Marco Democratic Party (United States) 19,140 100.00% 19,140 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Nicholas La Spina, Essex County coroner Results 1971 Republican primary Nicholas La Spina Republican Party (United States) 20,424 100.00% 20,424 100.00% General election Candidates Charles DeMarco, Essex County clerk (Democratic) Nicholas LaSpina, Essex County coroner (Republican) Frank J. Messina, operating engineer (Essex Bi-Partisan) Results Special election, November 2, 1971 Democratic Party (United States) Charles DeMarco 83,525 46.9% Republican Party (United States) Nicholas LaSpina 76,352 42.9% Essex Bi-Partisan Frank J. Messina 18,095 10.2% 177,972 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) District 11 District 11 consisted of all of Essex County. Democratic primary Candidates Michael A. Blasi, former president of the Irvington township council2001-12-06 Michael Blasi, councilman, Irvington schools manager https://www.newjerseyhills.com/michael-blasi-councilman-irvington-schools-manager/article_291a4ee3-1b16-5426-93ac-d73d80e1aaca.html 2026-08-04 New Jersey Hills enWildstein David 2022-09-08 Burgess could be the first senator from Irvington since upper house was established in 1845 https://newjerseyglobe.com/legislature/burgess-could-be-the-first-senator-from-irvington-since-upper-house-was-established-in-1845/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US (Essex Democratic Organization) Frank J. Dodd, former assemblyman from West Orange (Regular Democratic Organization) Ralph DeRose, South Orange attorney (Regular Democratic Organization) Martin L. Greenberg, former assistant Essex County prosecutor (Regular Democratic Organization) Joel R. Jacobson, South Orange labor organizerSullivan Joseph F. Times Special To the New York 1989-12-27 Joel R. Jacobson Is Dead at 71; New Jersey's First Energy Chief https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/27/obituaries/joel-r-jacobson-is-dead-at-71-new-jersey-s-first-energy-chief.html 2026-08-04 The New York Times en-US 0362-4331 (Essex Democratic Organization) Wynona Lipman, Essex County freeholder (Regular Democratic Organization) Francis X. McCarthy, Newark firefighter (Essex Democratic Organization) Henry W. Smolen, member of the Irvington township council (Regular Democratic Organization) Louis M. Turco, member of the Newark city council from the East Ward (Essex Democratic Organization) Edward Williams, former Newark police captain (Essex Democratic Organization) Results 1971 Democratic primary Wynona Lipman Democratic Party (United States) 18,754 13.98% Ralph DeRose Democratic Party (United States) 18,252 13.61% Frank J. Dodd Democratic Party (United States) 17,974 13.40% Martin L. Greenberg Democratic Party (United States) 17,655 13.16% Henry W. Smolen Democratic Party (United States) 16,381 12.21% Louis M. Turco Democratic Party (United States) 9,950 7.42% Joel R. Jacobson Democratic Party (United States) 9,174 6.84% Michael A. Blasi Democratic Party (United States) 8,869 6.61% Edward Williams Democratic Party (United States) 8,776 6.54% Francis X. McCarthy Democratic Party (United States) 8,330 6.21% 134,115 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Donald Blasi, Newark (East Ward Republicans) Matthew G. Carter, mayor of Montclair (Republican Party Organization) Frank Crisafulli, Newark (East Ward Republicans) Michael Giuliano, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican Party Organization) Elizabeth Juliano, Newark (East Ward Republicans) Sam L. Palmucci, Newark (East Ward Republicans) Michael A. Petti, Newark (East Ward Republicans) Frederic Remington, businessman and candidate for Senate in 1967 (Republican Party Organization) Milton Waldor, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican Party Organization) James Wallwork, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican Party Organization) Results 1971 Republican primary Michael Giuliano (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 21,386 18.49% James Wallwork (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 20,442 17.13% Milton Waldor (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 19,809 % Frederic Remington Republican Party (United States) 19,171 16.58% Matthew G. Carter Republican Party (United States) 19,011 16.44% Donald Blasi Republican Party (United States) 3,557 3.08% Elizabeth Juliano Republican Party (United States) 3,242 2.80% Michael A. Petti Republican Party (United States) 3,218 2.78% Sam L. Palmucci Republican Party (United States) 2,990 2.59% Frank Crisafulli Republican Party (United States) 2,830 2.45% 115,656 100.00% General election Candidates Joseph J. Bradley (Essex Bi-Partisan) Matthew G. Carter, mayor of Montclair (Republican) Sylvester L. Casta, Verona physician (Essex Bi-Partisan) Frank J. Dodd, former assemblyman from West Orange (Democratic) Ralph DeRose, South Orange attorney (Democratic) John J. Giblin, former senator from Newark and Essex County freeholder (Essex Bi-Partisan) Michael Giuliano, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Martin L. Greenberg, former assistant Essex County prosecutor (Democratic) Wynona Lipman, Essex County freeholder (Democratic) John F. Monica, former mayor of OrangeWildstein David 2020-06-08 Carmine Capone, former Orange mayor, dies at 92 https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/carmine-capone-former-orange-mayor-dies-at-92/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US (Essex Bi-Partisan) Frederic Remington, businessman and candidate for Senate in 1967 (Republican) Joseph A. Santiago (Unity-Victory-Progress) Henry W. Smolen, member of the Irvington township council (Democratic) Milton Waldor, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) James Wallwork, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Richard P. Weitzman (Essex Bi-Partisan) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Michael Giuliano (incumbent) 92,166 9.8% Democratic Party (United States) Ralph DeRose 91,380 9.7% Republican Party (United States) James Wallwork (incumbent) 88,632 9.5% Democratic Party (United States) Frank J. Dodd 86,041 9.18% Democratic Party (United States) Wynona Lipman 85,644 9.14% Republican Party (United States) Milton Waldor (incumbent) 84,736 9.04% Democratic Party (United States) Martin L. Greenberg 82,291 8.8% Republican Party (United States) Matthew G. Carter 77,418 8.3% Democratic Party (United States) Henry W. Smolen 76,190 8.1% Republican Party (United States) Frederic Remington 73,663 7.9% Essex Bi-Partisan John J. Giblin 21,688 2.3% Essex Bi-Partisan John F. Monica 21,072 2.2% Essex Bi-Partisan Sylvester L. Casta 19,015 2.0% Essex Bi-Partisan Joseph J. Bradley 16,348 1.7% Essex Bi-Partisan Richard P. Weitzman 15,733 1.7% Unity-Victory-Progress Joseph A. Santiago 5,483 0.6% 937,500 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 12 District 12 consisted of all of Hudson County. Democratic primary Candidates James P. Dugan, assemblyman from Bayonne (Regular Democratic Organization) Frederick H. Hauser, incumbent senator since 1968 (Faithful Democratic Senator) William F. Kelly Jr., incumbent senator since 1958 (Regular Democratic Organization) William Musto, incumbent senator since 1966 and former mayor of Union City (Regular Democratic Organization) Results 1971 Democratic primary William Musto (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 36,617 31.02% William F. Kelly Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 36,344 30.79% James P. Dugan Democratic Party (United States) 33,259 28.17% Frederick H. Hauser (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 11,826 10.02% 118,046 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Mario De Luca Richard L. Jarvis Nelson G. Russell Results 1971 Republican primary Nelson G. Russell Republican Party (United States) 4,322 33.87% Richard L. Jarvis Republican Party (United States) 4,225 33.11% Mario De Luca Republican Party (United States) 4,215 33.03% 12,762 100.00% General election Candidates Patrick D. Conaghan, Bayonne attorney (Save Hudson County) Anthony M. DeFino, mayor of West New YorkWildstein David 2021-12-12 James Dugan, former senator and Dem state chairman, dies at 92 https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/james-dugan-former-senator-and-dem-state-chairman-dies-at-92/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US (Save Hudson County) Mario DeLuca (Republican) James P. Dugan, assemblyman from Bayonne (Democratic) Francis X. Hayes, former assistant Jersey City corporation counsel (Save Hudson County) William F. Kelly Jr. (Democratic) Richard D. McAleer (Honesty-Efficiency-Decency) William Musto, incumbent senator since 1966 and former mayor of Union City (Democratic) Cosmo Palmitessa (Republican) Joseph J. Panepinto (Republican) Campaign In the general election, an independent slate allied with Paul T. Jordan challenged the Democratic machine. Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Democratic Party (United States) William Musto (incumbent) 81,522 17.0% Democratic Party (United States) James P. Dugan 78,293 16.3% Democratic Party (United States) William F. Kelly Jr. (incumbent) 76,177 15.9% Save Hudson County Patrick D. Conaghan 47,082 9.8% Save Hudson County Francis X. Hayes 47,036 9.8% Save Hudson County Anthony M. Defino 44,703 9.3% Republican Party (United States) Joseph J. Panepinto 33,985 7.1% Republican Party (United States) Cosmo Palmitessa 33,131 6.9% Republican Party (United States) Mario DeLuca 32,131 6.7% Honesty-Efficiency-Decency Richard D. McAleer 5,496 1.1% 479,556 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) District 13 District 13 consisted of all of Bergen County. Democratic primary Candidates Sidney Aglow, Leonia resident (Democratic) Lee M. Carlton, Gold Star father from Harrington ParkCarlton, Randall https://njvvmf.org/face/carlton-randall/ 2026-08-04 Vietnam Veterans Memorial & Museum en-US (Democratic) Raymond Garramone, mayor of Haworth (Democratic) Alfred W. Kiefer, Hasbrouck Heights attorney and perennial candidateWildstein David 2019-03-04 Some 1960s Bergen County political history https://newjerseyglobe.com/fr/some-1960s-bergen-county-political-history/ 2026-08-04 New Jersey Globe en-US (Democratic) John J. McCarthy, candidate for mayor of Old Tappan in 1969John McCarthy Obituary - Westwood, NJ https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/westwood-nj/john-mccarthy-10814373 2026-08-04 Dignity Memorial en-us (Democratic) Results 1971 Democratic primary Alfred W. Kiefer Democratic Party (United States) 12,448 20.15% Sidney Aglow Democratic Party (United States) 12,400 20.07% Raymond Garramone Democratic Party (United States) 12,349 19.99% John J. McCarthy Democratic Party (United States) 12,336 19.97% Lee M. Carlton Democratic Party (United States) 12,240 19.81% 61,773 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Garrett W. Hagedorn, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republicans for Sensible Government) Harold C. Hollenbeck, assemblyman from East Rutherford (Republicans for Sensible Government) James A. Quaremba, Ridgewood (Home-Rule Republican) James W. Ralph, Tenafly (Home-Rule Republican) Alfred D. Schiaffo, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republicans for Sensible Government) Frederick E. Wendel, mayor of Oradell (Republicans for Sensible Government) Joseph C. Woodcock, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republicans for Sensible Government) Withdrew Willard B. Knowlton, incumbent senator since 1968 (ran as independent) Results 1971 Republican primary Garrett W. Hagedorn (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 19,808 18.54% Frederick E. Wendel Republican Party (United States) 18,559 17.37% Harold C. Hollenbeck Republican Party (United States) 18,279 17.37% Joseph C. Woodcock (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 17,573 16.45% Alfred D. Schiaffo (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 16,531 15.47% James A. Quaremba Republican Party (United States) 8,772 8.21% James W. Ralph Republican Party (United States) 7,326 6.86% 106,848 100.00% General election Candidates Sidney Aglow, Leonia resident (Democratic) Lee M. Carlton, Gold Star father from Harrington Park (Democratic) Raymond Garramone, mayor of Haworth (Democratic) Garrett W. Hagedorn, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Harold C. Hollenbeck, assemblyman from East Rutherford (Republican) Alfred W. Kiefer, Hasbrouck Heights attorney and perennial candidate (Democratic) Willard B. Knowlton, incumbent senator since 1968 (Nobody's Rubber Stamp) John J. McCarthy, candidate for mayor of Old Tappan in 1969 (Democratic) Alfred D. Schiaffo, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Frederick E. Wendel, mayor of Oradell (Republican) Joseph C. Woodcock, incumbent senator since 1968 (Republican) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Harold C. Hollenbeck 158,615 11.3% Republican Party (United States) Joseph C. Woodcock Jr. (incumbent) 157,280 11.2% Republican Party (United States) Garrett W. Hagedorn (incumbent) 153,203 10.9% Republican Party (United States) Alfred D. Schiaffo (incumbent) 151,806 10.8% Republican Party (United States) Frederick E. Wendel 150,962 10.8% Democratic Party (United States) John J. McCarthy 128,109 9.1% Democratic Party (United States) Raymond Garramone 125,154 8.9% Democratic Party (United States) Alfred W. Kiefer 124,083 8.8% Democratic Party (United States) Sidney Aglow 123,857 8.8% Democratic Party (United States) Lee M. Carlton 119,262 8.5% Nobody’s Rubber Stamp Willard B. Knowlton 11,668 0.8% 1,403,999 100.00% Republican Party (United States) District 14 District 14 consisted of all of Passaic County. Democratic primary Candidates William J. Bate, Passaic County freeholder (Democratic) Joseph Hirkala, assemblyman from Passaic (Democratic) Joseph A. Lazzara, former Passaic County freeholder and candidate for Senate in 1967 and mayor of Paterson in 1969 (Democratic) Results 1971 Democratic primary Joseph Hirkala Democratic Party (United States) 7,454 33.78% William J. Bate Democratic Party (United States) 7,366 33.38% Joseph A. Lazzara Democratic Party (United States) 7,249 32.85% 22,069 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Thomas W. E. Bowdler, Little Falls resident (Passaic County Republican Organization) Walter E. Johnson, member of the Totowa board of education (Independent Republican Candidate) Henry Fette, Clifton car dealer (Passaic County Republican Organization) Alfred Fontanella, assemblyman from Paterson and nominee for U.S. House in 1970 (Passaic County Republican Organization) Results 1971 Republican primary Henry Fette Republican Party (United States) 5,577 31.52% Thomas W. E. Bowdler Republican Party (United States) 5,538 31.30% Alfred Fontanella Republican Party (United States) 5,424 30.66% Walter EPassaic County . Organization Johnson Republican Party (United States) 1,153 6.52% 17,692 100.00% General election Candidates William J. Bate, Passaic County freeholder (Democratic) Thomas W. E. Bowdler, Little Falls resident (Republican) Josephine Clement (Socialist Labor) Robert Clement (Socialist Labor) Henry Fette, Clifton car dealer (Republican) Alfred Fontanella, assemblyman from Paterson and nominee for U.S. House in 1970 (Republican) Joseph Hirkala, assemblyman from Passaic (Democratic) Joseph A. Lazzara, former Passaic County freeholder and candidate for Senate in 1967 and mayor of Paterson in 1969 (Democratic) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Hirkala 64,725 21.2 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph A. Lazzara 54,426 17.8 Democratic Party (United States) William J. Bate 54,149 17.7 Republican Party (United States) Alfred Fontanella 46,478 15.2 Republican Party (United States) Thomas W. E. Bowdler 39,545 12.9 Republican Party (United States) Henry Fette 39,406 12.9 Socialist Labor Party of America Robert Clement 3,645 1.2 Socialist Labor Party of America Josephine Clement 3,485 1.1 305,859 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 15 District 15 consisted of all of Sussex and Warren counties. Democratic primary Candidates Richard V. Laddey, Sparta attorney Results 1971 Democratic primary Richard V. Laddey Democratic Party (United States) 2,709 100.00% 2,709 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Wayne Dumont, incumbent senator since 1968 and nominee for governor in 1965 Results 1971 Republican primary Wayne Dumont (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 6,356 100.00% 6,356 100.00% General election Candidates Wayne Dumont, incumbent senator since 1968 and nominee for governor in 1965 (Republican) Richard V. Laddey (Democratic) Results 1971 New Jersey Senate election Republican Party (United States) Wayne Dumont (incumbent) 28,041 66.6% Democratic Party (United States) Richard V. Laddey 14,072 33.4% 42,113 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Notes References Category:1971 New Jersey elections New Jersey 1971 Category:November 1971 in the United States