# New Jersey's 37th legislative district

New Jersey's 37th legislative district is one of 40 in the state, covering the Bergen County municipalities of Bogota, Englewood, Englewood Cliffs, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Leonia, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park, Teaneck and Tenafly.

## Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 231,985, of whom 184,858 (79.7%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 88,331 (38.1%) White, 30,788 (13.3%) African American, 1,547 (0.7%) Native American, 57,714 (24.9%) Asian, 82 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 30,166 (13.0%) from some other race, and 23,357 (10.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 56,951 (24.5%) of the population.
The district had 158,787 registered voters as of February 4, 2025, of whom 75,885 (47.8%) were registered as Democrats, 56,995 (35.9%) were registered as unaffiliated, 24,356 (15.3%) were registered as Republicans, and 1,551 (1.0%) were registered to other parties.
African-American residents account for 16.6% of the district's population, mostly in Englewood, Hackensack, and Teaneck. The 37th has the fourth-highest percentage of Asian residents of all districts statewide, accounting for 13.4% of the population.

## Political representation

For the 2024-2025 session, the 37th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Gordon M. Johnson (D, Englewood) and in the General Assembly by Shama Haider (D, Tenafly) and Ellen Park (D, Englewood Cliffs).
The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 5th congressional district.

## Apportionment history

The 37th district was created in 1973 along with the 40-district statewide legislative map. Some municipalities in the district in the 1970s included Bergenfield, Edgewater, Englewood, Fort Lee, Teaneck, and Tenafly. After the 1981 redistricting, the only change made to the district was the addition of Fairview. In the 1991 redistricting, some of the towns at the southern end of the district as well as Tenafly and Englewood Cliffs were shifted to other districts while it expanded west to Ridgefield Park, Bogota, Hackensack, and Maywood. Changes made as a result of the 2001 redistricting including the reinstatement of Palisades Park, Tenafly, and Englewood Cliffs and the addition of Rochelle Park but Fort Lee was removed from the district at this time.
In the 2011 apportionment following the 2010 census, Bergenfield, Maywood, and Rochelle Park (to the 38th district), Ridgefield Park (to the 36th district) were removed and Alpine, Cresskill, Fort Lee, Northvale and Rockleigh were added.
As of 2023, registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by a better than 3-1 ratio in the district. The 37th has never elected any legislators other than Democrats; one of only nine districts statewide to have only sent members of one political party to Trenton.
Loretta Weinberg was chosen by Democratic committee members in March 1992 to fill the seat vacated in the Assembly by D. Bennett Mazur, who had resigned due to illness.
In February 1993, Byron Baer announced that he would run for the seat in the New Jersey State Senate being vacated by Matthew Feldman. Together with Assembly running mates Weinberg and Ken Zisa, who was on the ballot for Baer's former Assembly seat, Baer won election to the Senate.
The Bergen County Democratic Organization caucused in September 2005, to select a candidate to replace Baer in the Senate who resigned on September 8, 2005 due to health issues. In balloting to replace Baer on an interim basis, Weinberg lost by a 114-110 margin to Zisa. In a separate vote, by a 112-111 margin, Zisa was selected over Weinberg to be the party's candidate on the November ballot. Weinberg filed suit to challenger the exclusion of five ballots and in October 2005 a ruling in Weinberg's favor was issued, giving Weinberg the interim position and the ballot post. With Weinberg's victory, Bergen County Freeholder Valerie Huttle and Englewood Mayor Michael Wildes both announced their candidacy for Weinberg's Assembly seat, with Huttle outpolling Wildes in another special convention by a 121-96 margin.

## Election history

Senators and Assembly members elected from the district are as follows:
| Session | Senate | General Assembly | General Assembly |
| 1974–1975 | Matthew Feldman (D) | Albert Burstein (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1976–1977 | Matthew Feldman (D) | Albert Burstein (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1978–1979 | Matthew Feldman (D) | Albert Burstein (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1980–1981 | Matthew Feldman (D) | Albert Burstein (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1982–1983 | Matthew Feldman (D) | D. Bennett Mazur (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1984–1985 | Matthew Feldman (D) | D. Bennett Mazur (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1986–1987 | Matthew Feldman (D) | D. Bennett Mazur (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1988–1989 | Matthew Feldman (D) | D. Bennett Mazur (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1990–1991 | Matthew Feldman (D) | D. Bennett Mazur (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1992–1993 | Matthew Feldman (D) | D. Bennett Mazur (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1992–1993 | Matthew Feldman (D) | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Byron Baer (D) |
| 1994–1995 | Byron Baer (D) | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Ken Zisa (D) |
| 1996–1997 | Byron Baer (D) | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Ken Zisa (D) |
| 1998–1999 | Byron Baer (D) | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Ken Zisa (D) |
| 2000–2001 | Byron Baer (D) | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Ken Zisa (D) |
| 2002–2003 | Byron Baer (D) | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2004–2005 | Byron Baer (D) | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2004–2005 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Seat vacant | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2006–2007 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Valerie Huttle (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2008–2009 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Valerie Huttle (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2010–2011 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Valerie Huttle (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2012–2013 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Valerie Huttle (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2014–2015 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Valerie Huttle (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2016–2017 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Valerie Huttle (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2018–2019 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Valerie Huttle (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2020–2021 | Loretta Weinberg (D) | Valerie Huttle (D) | Gordon M. Johnson (D) |
| 2022–2023 | Gordon M. Johnson (D) | Shama Haider (D) | Ellen Park (D) |
| 2024–2025 | Gordon M. Johnson (D) | Shama Haider (D) | Ellen Park (D) |
* ↑ Resigned from the Assembly on February 24, 1992
* ↑ Appointed to the Assembly on March 16, 1992, won November 1992 special election to complete the unexpired term
* ↑ Resigned September 8, 2005 due to health issues
* 1 2 Won November 2005 special election to complete the term of Baer, sworn in on November 10, 2005

## Election results
### Senate

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 34,410 | 67.0 | 8.4 |
| | Republican | Michael W. Koontz | 16,155 | 31.5 | 6.9 |
| | New Directions | Glenn Coley | 759 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,324 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 33,017 | 75.4 | 6.9 |
| | Republican | Modesto Romero | 10,788 | 24.6 | 6.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,805 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 28,321 | 68.5 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | Paul A. Duggan | 13,038 | 31.5 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,359 | 100.0 | |
2011 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 23,141 | 69.9 |
| | Republican | Robert S. Lebovics | 9,980 | 30.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,121 | 100.0 |
2007 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 24,118 | 75.3 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Clara S. Nibot | 7,924 | 24.7 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,042 | 100.0 | |
Special election, November 8, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 37,677 | 73.0 | 11.1 |
| | Republican | Robert S. Lebovics | 13,942 | 27.0 | 11.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 51,619 | 100.0 | |
2003 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 22,543 | 61.9 | 4.5 |
| | Republican | Barry S. Honig | 13,860 | 38.1 | 4.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,403 | 100.0 | |
2001 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 33,650 | 66.4 |
| | Republican | Jonathan L. Bender | 17,037 | 33.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,687 | 100.0 |
1997 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 30,844 | 59.0 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Steven M. Lonegan | 20,543 | 39.3 | 1.7 |
| | Natural Law | Helen Hamilton | 855 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,242 | 100.0 | |
1993 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 35,941 | 60.5 | 6.9 |
| | Republican | Mauro A. Mecca, M.D. | 22,368 | 37.6 | 8.8 |
| | Conservative | Joe Marino | 1,107 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 59,416 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 24,309 | 53.6 |
| | Republican | Todd Caliguire | 21,045 | 46.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,354 | 100.0 |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 31,342 | 66.6 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Shel Haas | 15,731 | 33.4 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,073 | 100.0 | |
1983 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 32,645 | 64.3 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Michael L. Kingman | 18,143 | 35.7 | 2.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 50,788 | 100.0 | |
1981 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 39,299 | 61.7 |
| | Republican | Barbara L. deMare | 24,416 | 38.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,715 | 100.0 |
1977 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 31,945 | 59.0 | 0.4 |
| | Republican | William C. Clark | 21,723 | 40.1 | 0.7 |
| | Communist | Magnus Nelson | 492 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 54,160 | 100.0 | |
1973 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matthew Feldman | 36,690 | 58.6 |
| | Republican | Joseph C. Woodcock, Jr. | 25,524 | 40.8 |
| | Socialist Labor | Armand Milletari | 373 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,587 | 100.0 |

### General Assembly

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Shama A. Haider | 32,797 | 33.0 | 2.7 |
| | Democratic | Ellen J. Park | 33,532 | 33.8 | 2.1 |
| | Republican | Edward P. Durfee Jr. | 16,193 | 16.3 | 2.4 |
| | Republican | Perley V. Patrick | 15,863 | 16.0 | 2.3 |
| | Children&Seniors First | Natacha M. Pannell | 923 | 0.9 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,308 | 100.0 | |
2019 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 22,961 | 35.9 | 1.4 |
| | Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 22,852 | 35.7 | 1.7 |
| | Republican | Angela T. Hendricks | 8,893 | 13.9 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Gino Tessaro | 8,752 | 13.7 | 1.3 |
| | Libertarian | Claudio Belusic | 568 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,026 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 31,855 | 37.4 | 1.5 |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 31,798 | 37.3 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Gino P. Tessaro | 10,610 | 12.4 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | Angela Hendricks | 10,576 | 12.4 | 2.0 |
| | Libertarian | Claudio I. Belusic | 392 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 85,231 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 18,930 | 35.9 | 2.4 |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 18,869 | 35.8 | 2.5 |
| | Republican | Joseph M. Fiscella | 7,598 | 14.4 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Gino P. Tessaro | 7,338 | 13.9 | 2.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 52,735 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 26,581 | 33.5 | 0.6 |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 26,373 | 33.3 | 0.5 |
| | Republican | Gino Tessaro | 13,338 | 16.8 | 1.1 |
| | Republican | Deirdre G Paul | 12,988 | 16.4 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,280 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 22,062 | 34.1 |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 21,839 | 33.8 |
| | Republican | Keith Jensen | 10,150 | 15.7 |
| | Republican | Gregory John Aslanian | 9,929 | 15.4 |
| | Libertarian | Julian Heicklen | 675 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,655 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 32,845 | 33.8 | 0.6 |
| | Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 32,440 | 33.4 | 3.0 |
| | Republican | Barry Bellin | 16,266 | 16.7 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Wojciech Siemaszkiewicz | 15,635 | 16.1 | 1.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 97,186 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 22,488 | 36.4 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 21,228 | 34.4 | 1.1 |
| | Republican | Frank J. Cifarelli | 9,051 | 14.7 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Wojciech J. Siemaszkiewicz | 8,932 | 14.5 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,699 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 35,554 | 35.5 | 4.0 |
| | Democratic | Valerie Vainieri Huttle | 35,246 | 35.2 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | Frank J. Cifarelli | 14,496 | 14.5 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Norman Gorlyn | 13,932 | 13.9 | 2.4 |
| | Conservative | Thomas A. Phelan | 787 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,015 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 23,516 | 32.9 | 1.5 |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 22,492 | 31.5 | 1.1 |
| | Republican | John M. Long | 11,778 | 16.5 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Sanford Steinfeld | 11,690 | 16.3 | 0.1 |
| | Green | Patricia Alessandrini | 1,063 | 1.5 | N/A |
| | Green | Ruth Bauer Neustadter | 974 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 71,513 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 34,443 | 34.4 |
| | Democratic | Gordon M. Johnson | 32,687 | 32.6 |
| | Republican | Thomas F. Gaffney, Jr. | 16,737 | 16.7 |
| | Republican | Sandi Cortazzo | 16,270 | 16.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 100,137 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 19,694 | 35.2 | 2.2 |
| | Democratic | Ken Zisa | 18,971 | 33.9 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Richard J. Bohan, Sr. | 8,817 | 15.7 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Sharon Hes | 8,526 | 15.2 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 56,008 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 33,677 | 33.0 | 2.3 |
| | Democratic | Ken Zisa | 31,961 | 31.3 | 3.8 |
| | Republican | Bette O’Keefe | 17,633 | 17.3 | 2.3 |
| | Republican | John Abraham | 17,045 | 16.7 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | BettyJean Downing | 975 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| | Conservative | Gregory A. Potter | 803 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,094 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 22,106 | 30.7 | 0.8 |
| | Democratic | Ken Zisa | 19,789 | 27.5 | 1.8 |
| | Republican | John Mc Cann | 14,149 | 19.6 | 1.2 |
| | Republican | Howard Williams | 13,798 | 19.2 | 0.7 |
| | Conservative | Richard P. O’Neil | 1,148 | 1.6 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Bettyjean Downing | 1,050 | 1.5 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,040 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 33,876 | 29.9 | 3.8 |
| | Democratic | Ken Zisa | 33,188 | 29.3 | 3.4 |
| | Republican | John Abraham | 23,562 | 20.8 | 2.1 |
| | Republican | David Grobow Hahn | 22,550 | 19.9 | 2.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,176 | 100.0 | |
Special election, November 3, 1992 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Loretta Weinberg | 46,356 | 60.9 |
| | Republican | John R. Smith | 29,824 | 39.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,180 | 100.0 |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 23,456 | 26.1 |
| | Democratic | Byron Baer | 23,308 | 25.9 |
| | Republican | John R. Smith | 20,601 | 22.9 |
| | Republican | Harvey Salb | 19,955 | 22.2 |
| | Independent Party | Joseph Marino | 1,417 | 1.6 |
| | Independent Party | John Gramuglia | 1,270 | 1.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,007 | 100.0 |
1989 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Byron Baer | 36,657 | 32.8 | 1.6 |
| | Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 35,997 | 32.2 | 0.8 |
| | Republican | Anthony J. Cassano | 19,552 | 17.5 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | Arthur V. Gallagher | 19,462 | 17.4 | 1.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 111,668 | 100.0 | |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 28,801 | 31.4 | 4.4 |
| | Democratic | Byron Baer | 28,575 | 31.2 | 4.3 |
| | Republican | Anthony J. Cassano | 17,341 | 18.9 | 5.0 |
| | Republican | Barry N. Frank | 16,895 | 18.4 | 3.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 91,612 | 100.0 | |
1985 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 27,376 | 27.0 | 3.9 |
| | Democratic | Byron Baer | 27,335 | 26.9 | 4.5 |
| | Republican | Nicholas Corbiscello | 24,300 | 23.9 | 5.0 |
| | Republican | Martin Katz | 22,453 | 22.1 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,464 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Byron Baer | 31,216 | 31.4 | 2.0 |
| | Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 30,673 | 30.9 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | Eugene Babbini | 18,794 | 18.9 | 1.8 |
| | Republican | Jacqueline Stovall | 18,597 | 18.7 | 1.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 99,280 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | D. Bennett Mazur | 36,432 | 29.5 |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 36,304 | 29.4 |
| | Republican | Bart Talamini | 25,496 | 20.7 |
| | Republican | David Baslow | 24,603 | 19.9 |
| | Stop Transit Increases | Joseph J. Marion | 540 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,375 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Albert Burstein | 28,727 | 30.0 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 28,225 | 29.5 | 2.0 |
| | Republican | Bradford Menkes | 19,432 | 20.3 | 1.9 |
| | Republican | Joan Van Alstyne Johnson | 19,236 | 20.1 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,620 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 33,063 | 31.5 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Albert Burstein | 32,848 | 31.3 | 4.1 |
| | Republican | Bruce O. Baker | 19,282 | 18.4 | 3.3 |
| | Republican | Paul W. Herbst | 18,844 | 18.0 | 2.7 |
| | Libertarian | Kenneth A. Miller | 472 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
| | Libertarian | Charles H. Irwin | 395 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 104,904 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 30,796 | 27.9 | 4.1 |
| | Democratic | Albert Burstein | 29,995 | 27.2 | 4.1 |
| | Republican | Dennis M. Meehan | 23,960 | 21.7 | 2.2 |
| | Republican | Jerry J. Hersch | 22,859 | 20.7 | 3.4 |
| | Libertarian | Daniel J. Piro | 1,426 | 1.3 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labor | Armand Milletari | 703 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | "For Go-d's Sake" | Nana De Dia | 519 | 0.5 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 110,258 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Byron M. Baer | 38,387 | 32.0 |
| | Democratic | Albert Burstein | 37,520 | 31.3 |
| | Republican | Charles J. O’Dowd, Jr. | 23,398 | 19.5 |
| | Republican | Roger M. Kahn | 20,742 | 17.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,047 | 100.0 |