^Gormley won a September 1982 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Steven P. Perskie, who resigned to become a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court.
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The 1983 New Jersey State Senate elections were held on November 8 1983 New Jersey Senate elections 1981 November 8 1983 1987 All 40 seats in the New Jersey State Senate21 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Carmen A Orechio Donald DiFrancescoParty Democratic RepublicanLeader s seat 13th 22ndLast election 22 18Seats before 21 19Seats won 23 17Seat change 2 2Results by district Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gainSenate President before electionCarmen A OrechioDemocratic Elected Senate President Carmen A OrechioDemocraticThe election took place mid way through the first term of Governor Thomas Kean Democrats gained a net of two seats Contents Incumbents not running Summary of resultsBy 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 40Incumbents not running for re election editDemocratic edit Herman T Costello District 7 Frank E Rodgers District 32 Nicholas LaRocca District 33 ran for Assembly Summary of results by State Senate district editDistrict Incumbent Party Elected Senator Party1st Legislative District James R Hurley Rep James R Hurley Rep2nd Legislative District William Gormley a Rep William Gormley Rep3rd Legislative District Raymond Zane Dem Raymond Zane Dem4th Legislative District Daniel Dalton Dem Daniel Dalton Dem5th Legislative District Walter Rand Dem Walter Rand Dem6th Legislative District Lee Laskin Rep Lee Laskin Rep7th Legislative District Herman T Costello Dem Catherine A Costa Dem8th Legislative District Jim Saxton Rep Jim Saxton Rep9th Legislative District Leonard T Connors Rep Leonard T Connors Rep10th Legislative District John F Russo Dem John F Russo Dem11th Legislative District Brian T Kennedy Rep Frank Pallone Dem12th Legislative District S Thomas Gagliano Rep S Thomas Gagliano Rep13th Legislative District John P Gallagher Rep Richard Van Wagner Dem14th Legislative District Francis J McManimon Dem Francis J McManimon Dem15th Legislative District Gerald R Stockman Dem Gerald R Stockman Dem16th Legislative District John H Ewing Rep John H Ewing Rep17th Legislative District John A Lynch Jr Dem John A Lynch Jr Dem18th Legislative District James Bornheimer Dem Peter P Garibaldi Rep19th Legislative District Laurence Weiss Dem Laurence Weiss Dem20th Legislative District Raymond Lesniak Dem Raymond Lesniak Dem21st Legislative District C Louis Bassano Rep C Louis Bassano Rep22nd Legislative District Donald DiFrancesco Rep Donald DiFrancesco Rep23rd Legislative District Walter E Foran Rep Walter E Foran Rep24th Legislative District Wayne Dumont Rep Wayne Dumont Rep25th Legislative District John H Dorsey Rep John H Dorsey Rep26th Legislative District James P Vreeland Rep Leanna Brown Rep27th Legislative District Richard Codey Dem Richard Codey Dem28th Legislative District John P Caufield Dem John P Caufield Dem29th Legislative District Wynona Lipman Dem Wynona Lipman Dem30th Legislative District Carmen Orechio Dem Carmen Orechio Dem31st Legislative District Edward T O Connor Jr Dem Edward T O Connor Jr Dem32nd Legislative District Frank E Rodgers Dem Thomas F Cowan Dem33rd Legislative District Nicholas LaRocca Dem Christopher Jackman Dem34th Legislative District Joseph Bubba Rep Joseph Bubba Rep35th Legislative District Frank X Graves Jr Dem Frank X Graves Jr Dem36th Legislative District Joseph Hirkala Dem Joseph Hirkala Dem37th Legislative District Matthew Feldman Dem Matthew Feldman Dem38th Legislative District John Paolella Rep Paul Contillo Dem39th Legislative District Gerald Cardinale Rep Gerald Cardinale Rep40th Legislative District Garrett Hagedorn Rep Garrett Hagedorn Rep Gormley won a September 1982 special election to complete the unexpired term of Senator Steven P Perskie who resigned to become a judge of the New Jersey Superior Court Close races edit Seats where the margin of victory was under 10 District 21 1 0 District 18 1 2 District 38 1 4 District 12 1 8 District 11 1 9 District 34 2 0 District 39 2 4 District 13 8 2 District 30 9 6 District 1 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican James R Hurley incumbent 30 141 59 8 nbsp 6 0Democratic Christopher H Riley 20 232 40 2 nbsp 6 0Total votes 50 373 100 00 District 2 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican William Gormley incumbent 27 616 56 8 nbsp 15 5Democratic Arlene Groch 19 937 41 0 nbsp 16 0Senate Independent James T Hagen 1 062 2 2 nbsp 1 3Total votes 48 615 100 00 District 3 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Raymond Zane incumbent 30 179 63 0 nbsp 0 2Republican Mary Ruth Talley 17 743 37 0 nbsp 0 2Total votes 47 922 100 00 District 4 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Daniel Dalton 21 891 63 9 nbsp 0 6Republican Christopher Michaele 12 379 36 1 nbsp 0 6Total votes 34 270 100 00 District 5 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Walter Rand incumbent 23 446 66 0 nbsp 6 0Republican Gregory B Montgomery 12 090 34 0 nbsp 6 0Total votes 35 536 100 00 District 6 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Lee B Laskin incumbent 29 783 63 3 nbsp 6 6Democratic Francis J Ward 17 235 36 7 nbsp 6 6Total votes 47 018 100 00 District 7 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Catherine A Costa 26 697 63 1 nbsp 6 0Republican Henry W Metzger 15 616 36 9 nbsp 6 0Total votes 42 313 100 00 District 8 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jim Saxton incumbent 22 714 63 1 nbsp 2 6Democratic Charles H Ryan 13 303 36 9 nbsp 2 6Total votes 36 017 100 00 District 9 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Leonard T Connors incumbent 31 028 63 3 nbsp 1 1Democratic Anthony M Sellitto Jr 17 989 36 7 nbsp 1 1Total votes 49 017 100 00 District 10 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John F Russo incumbent 31 807 63 3 nbsp 4 7Republican Bob Fall 18 413 36 7 nbsp 4 7Total votes 50 220 100 00 District 11 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Frank Pallone 24 339 50 4 nbsp 9 3Republican Brian T Kennedy incumbent 23 412 48 5 nbsp 9 3Bull Moose Edgar Van Houten 508 1 1 N ATotal votes 48 259 100 00 District 12 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican S Thomas Gagliano incumbent 24 294 50 9 nbsp 8 2Democratic Alexander D Lehrer 23 414 49 1 nbsp 8 2Total votes 47 708 100 00 District 13 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Van Wagner 26 522 54 1 nbsp 5 7Republican John P Gallagher incumbent 22 508 45 9 nbsp 5 7Total votes 49 030 100 00 District 14 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Francis J McManimon incumbent 30 376 63 5 nbsp 5 8Republican Charles B W Durand 17 448 36 5 nbsp 5 8Total votes 47 824 100 00 District 15 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gerald R Stockman incumbent 29 967 67 3 nbsp 10 9Republican Robert A Gladstone 14 543 32 7 nbsp 10 9Total votes 44 510 100 00 District 16 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John H Ewing incumbent 27 383 67 4 nbsp 1 9Democratic Alfred A Wicklund 13 242 32 6 nbsp 1 9Total votes 40 625 100 00 District 17 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John A Lynch Jr incumbent 19 703 65 3 nbsp 4 7Republican Frank A Santoro 10 449 34 7 nbsp 1 2Total votes 30 152 100 00 District 18 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Peter P Garibaldi 24 397 47 9 nbsp 0 0Democratic James W Bornheimer incumbent 23 814 46 7 nbsp 5 4Independent Robert S Maurer 2 769 5 4 N ATotal votes 50 980 100 00 District 19 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Laurence S Weiss incumbent 28 251 59 0 nbsp 1 4Republican James W Inman 19 603 41 0 nbsp 1 4Total votes 47 854 100 00 District 20 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Raymond Lesniak incumbent 23 246 64 5 nbsp 0 6Republican Alfred D Palermo 11 868 32 9 nbsp 5 4Inflation Fighting Housewife Rose Zeidwerg Monyek 389 1 1 nbsp 2 4Beam the Bomb Joseph P Scanlon 305 0 8 N AIndependent Harold J Young 217 0 6 nbsp 3 3Total votes 36 025 100 00 District 21 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican C Louis Bassano incumbent 29 300 50 5 nbsp 1 4Democratic Anthony E Russo 28 734 49 5 nbsp 1 4Total votes 58 034 100 00 District 22 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Donald DiFrancesco incumbent 29 005 66 6 nbsp 1 3Democratic Thomas M McCormack 14 576 33 4 nbsp 1 3Total votes 43 581 100 00 District 23 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Walter E Foran incumbent 27 224 69 2 nbsp 5 9Democratic William Martin Jr 12 101 30 8 nbsp 5 9Total votes 39 325 100 00 District 24 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Wayne Dumont incumbent 29 279 75 6 nbsp 1 8Democratic Clarence W Sickles 9 431 24 4 nbsp 1 8Total votes 38 710 100 00 District 25 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican John H Dorsey incumbent 25 529 65 4 nbsp 2 6Democratic Allen Hantman 13 524 34 6 nbsp 2 6Total votes 39 053 100 0District 26 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Leanna Brown 24 348 68 2 nbsp 1 7Democratic Anthony Calvino 11 342 31 8 nbsp 1 7Total votes 35 690 100 00 District 27 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard Codey incumbent 18 943 75 2 nbsp 1 3Republican James J Brown 6 255 24 8 nbsp 1 3Total votes 25 198 100 00 District 28 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John P Caufield incumbent 11 829 72 9 nbsp 2 1Republican Joseph N Mastrangelo 4 392 27 1 nbsp 2 1Total votes 16 221 100 00 District 29 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Wynona Lipman incumbent 12 906 85 5 nbsp 2 8Republican Willie M Brascher 2 182 14 5 nbsp 2 8Total votes 15 088 100 00 District 30 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Carmen A Orechio incumbent 28 613 53 8 nbsp 4 4Republican Ralph J Salerno 23 523 44 2 nbsp 3 5Regular Organization Martin G Scaturo 1 061 2 0 N ATotal votes 53 197 100 00 District 31 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Edward T O Connor Jr incumbent 23 894 80 7 nbsp 5 3Republican Helen Kozak 5 698 19 3 nbsp 5 3Total votes 29 592 100 00 District 32 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Thomas F Cowan 23 510 63 8 nbsp 0 4Republican Joseph A Plonski 11 997 32 6 nbsp 1 8Politicians Are Crooks Herbert H Shaw 1 318 3 6 nbsp 1 4Total votes 36 825 100 00 District 33 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Christopher Jackman 18 916 66 5 nbsp 15 7Republican Carlos E Munoz 9 532 33 5 nbsp 15 7 nbsp 23 4 Total votes 28 448 100 00 District 34 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Joseph Bubba incumbent 23 993 51 0 nbsp 1 7Democratic James W Roe 23 019 49 0 nbsp 1 7Total votes 47 012 100 00 District 35 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Frank X Graves Jr incumbent 23 646 74 3 nbsp 0 3Republican Richard Fontanella 8 161 25 7 nbsp 0 3Total votes 31 807 100 00 District 36 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joseph Hirkala incumbent 28 325 58 3 nbsp 2 9Republican Joseph F Job 20 222 41 7 nbsp 0 3Total votes 48 547 100 00 District 37 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Matthew Feldman incumbent 32 645 64 3 nbsp 2 6Republican Michael L Kingman 18 143 35 7 nbsp 2 6Total votes 50 788 100 00 District 38 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Paul Contillo 22 422 50 7 nbsp 4 2Republican John B Paolella incumbent 21 827 49 3 nbsp 1 7Total votes 44 249 100 00 District 39 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Gerald Cardinale incumbent 27 199 51 2 nbsp 7 0Democratic Francis Herbert 25 942 48 8 nbsp 7 0Total votes 53 141 100 0District 40 edit1983 general election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican Garrett W Hagedorn incumbent 28 755 65 5 nbsp 1 3Democratic Charles F Ryan 15 152 34 5 nbsp 1 3Total votes 43 907 100 00 References edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Candidates for the Offices of State Senate and General Assembly PDF Retrieved June 26 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1983 New Jersey Senate election amp oldid 1183479175, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,