# New Jersey's 9th legislative district

New Jersey's 9th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature, covering the Ocean County municipalities of Barnegat Township, Barnegat Light Borough, Beach Haven Borough, Beachwood Borough, Berkeley Township, Eagleswood Township, Harvey Cedars Borough, Lacey Township, Lakehurst, New Jersey, Little Egg Harbor Township, Long Beach Township, Manchester, Ocean Township, Ocean Gate Borough, Pine Beach Borough, Ship Bottom Borough, Stafford Township, Surf City Borough and Tuckerton Borough.

## Demographic characteristics

As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 235,539, of whom 194,652 (82.6%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 195,976 (83.2%) White, 9,031 (3.8%) African American, 564 (0.2%) Native American, 6,500 (2.8%) Asian, 71 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 7,247 (3.1%) from some other race, and 16,150 (6.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21,473 (9.1%) of the population.
The district had 193,047 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 73,377 (38.0%) were registered as unaffiliated, 70,287 (36.4%) were registered as Republicans, 46,730 (24.2%) were registered as Democrats, and 2,653 (1.4%) were registered to other parties.

## Political representation

For the 2024-2025 session, the 9th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Carmen Amato (R, Lacey Township) and in the General Assembly by Greg Myhre (R, Stafford Township) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township).
The legislative district overlaps with New Jersey's 2nd and New Jersey's 4th congressional districts.

## 1965–1973

During the period of time after the 1964 Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Sims and before the establishment of a 40-district legislature in 1973, the 9th district encompassed the entirety of Union County. Two Senators were elected in the 1965 election (Republican Nelson Stamler and Democrat Mildred Barry Hughes) while three were elected in the 1967 and 1971 elections. Republicans Nicholas S. LaCorte, Frank X. McDermott, and Matthew John Rinaldo won the 1967 election though LaCorte would resign on December 7, 1970 to become a tax appeals judge. Democrat Jerry Fitzgerald English would win a 1971 special election to complete LaCorte's term. Republicans would win the three seats in the regular 1971 election with Rinaldo, McDermott, and Jerome Epstein receiving the most votes in that election. Following Rinaldo's election to Congress in 1972 elections, Democrat William J. McCloud would be elected to complete Rinaldo's term in the Senate.
In the Assembly, for the 1967, 1969, and 1971 elections, Union County was divided into three districts (9A, 9B, and 9C) that each elected two members of the Assembly. In addition, in the 1967 and 1969 elections, one additional member of the Assembly was elected county-wide.
The members elected to the Assembly from each district are as follows:
| Session | District 9A | District 9B | District 9C | District 9 at-large |
| 1968–1969 | Joseph J. Higgins (D) | Herbert J. Heilmann (R) | Peter McDonough (R) | Charles J. Irwin (R) |
| 1968–1969 | Henry F. Gavan (D) | Herbert H. Kiehn (R) | Hugo Pfaltz (R) | Charles J. Irwin (R) |
| 1970–1971 | Joseph J. Higgins (D) | Herbert J. Heilmann (R) | Peter McDonough (R) | Charles J. Irwin (R) |
| 1970–1971 | Joseph J. Higgins (D) | Elizabeth Cox (R) | Peter McDonough (R) | Charles J. Irwin (R) |
| 1970–1971 | Henry F. Gavan (D) | Hugo Pfaltz (R) | Herbert H. Kiehn (R) | Charles J. Irwin (R) |
| 1972–1973 | Joseph J. Higgins (D) | C. Louis Bassano (R) | Peter McDonough (R) | Seat eliminated |
| 1972–1973 | Alexander J. Menza (D) | Herbert H. Kiehn (R) | Arthur Manner (R) | Seat eliminated |
* ↑ Resigned to become Assistant Commissioner of Labor on December 1, 1970
* ↑ Resigned April 5, 1971 to become executive director of the New Jersey Office of Consumer Protection
* ↑ Elected in 1971 special election to complete Heilmann's unexpired term

## District composition since 1973

Since the creation of 40 equal-population districts statewide in 1973, the 9th district has been based in and around Ocean County. For the 1973 district, the 9th consisted of most of Ocean County (all municipalities except Little Egg Harbor Township, Tuckerton, Manchester Township, Lakehurst, Point Pleasant, and Point Pleasant Beach), Woodland Township in Burlington County, and Millstone Township in Monmouth County. In the 1981 redistricting, the large townships of Lakewood, Brick, and Dover and other nearby small boroughs were removed but the remainder of Ocean County municipalities were added as well as Bass River Township and Burlington County's New Hanover Township, Wrightstown, and North Hanover. Jackson Township and Plumsted Township and the northern Burlington municipalities were shifted out of the 9th in the 1991 redistricting; more of southern Burlington was added including Tabernacle, Woodland, Washington, and Bass River townships and Egg Harbor City in Atlantic County were also added to the district for this decade. In the 2001 redistricting, the Ocean County portion of the district barely changed but only Washington and Bass River townships remained in Burlington County and the municipalities that made up the Atlantic County portion of the district were Hammonton and Folsom.

## Election history

| Session | Senate | General Assembly | General Assembly |
| 1974–1975 | John F. Russo (D) | John Paul Doyle (D) | Daniel F. Newman (D) |
| 1976–1977 | John F. Russo (D) | John Paul Doyle (D) | Daniel F. Newman (D) |
| 1978–1979 | John F. Russo (D) | John Paul Doyle (D) | Daniel F. Newman (D) |
| 1980–1981 | John F. Russo (D) | John Paul Doyle (D) | Hazel Gluck (R) |
| 1982–1983 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | John T. Hendrickson Jr. (R) | Jorge A. Rod (R) |
| 1984–1985 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | John T. Hendrickson Jr. (R) | Jorge A. Rod (R) |
| 1984–1985 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | John T. Hendrickson Jr. (R) | Jorge A. Rod (D) |
| 1986–1987 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | John T. Hendrickson Jr. (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 1988–1989 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | John T. Hendrickson Jr. (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 1990–1991 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 1992–1993 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 1994–1995 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 1996–1997 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 1998–1999 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 2000–2001 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 2002–2003 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Jeffrey Moran (R) |
| 2002–2003 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2004–2005 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2006–2007 | Leonard T. Connors (R) | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2008–2009 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | Daniel Van Pelt (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2008–2009 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | DiAnne Gove (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2010–2011 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | DiAnne Gove (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2012–2013 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | DiAnne Gove (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2014–2015 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | DiAnne Gove (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2016–2017 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | DiAnne Gove (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2018–2019 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | DiAnne Gove (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2020–2021 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | DiAnne Gove (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2022–2023 | Christopher J. Connors (R) | DiAnne Gove (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
| 2024–2025 | Carmen Amato (R) | Greg Myhre (R) | Brian E. Rumpf (R) |
* ↑ Switched parties on August 27, 1985
* ↑ Resigned September 1, 1989 to become part of the Department of Community Affairs
* ↑ Resigned June 17, 2003 to become Ocean County Surrogate
* ↑ Appointed June 23, 2003
* ↑ Resigned on July 31, 2009 following his arrest in relation to Operation Bid Rig
* ↑ Appointed December 7, 2009

## Election results, 1973–present
### Senate

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 62,401 | 69.4 | 4.8 |
| | Democratic | David T. Wright | 26,818 | 29.8 | 5.6 |
| | Unaffiliated Best Choice | Regina C. Discenza | 701 | 0.8 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 89,920 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 41,438 | 64.6 | 6.2 |
| | Democratic | Brian Corley White | 22,717 | 35.4 | 6.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,155 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 46,949 | 70.8 | 5.9 |
| | Democratic | Anthony Mazzella | 19,365 | 29.2 | 5.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 66,314 | 100.0 | |
2011 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 32,027 | 64.9 |
| | Democratic | Dorothy A. Ryan | 17,320 | 35.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,347 | 100.0 |
2007 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 35,504 | 62.3 | 3.3 |
| | Democratic | Russell K. Corby | 21,524 | 37.7 | 3.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,028 | 100.0 | |
2003 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors, Jr. | 36,539 | 65.6 | 6.9 |
| | Democratic | Aviva Twersky-Glasner | 18,995 | 34.4 | 6.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,534 | 100.0 | |
2001 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors, Jr. | 43,303 | 58.7 |
| | Democratic | Peter A. Terranova | 29,885 | 40.5 |
| | Common Sense Independent | Mark Schreckenstein | 588 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,776 | 100.0 |
1997 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors, Jr. | 45,880 | 60.0 | 5.2 |
| | Democratic | Bill Zimmermann, Jr. | 28,508 | 37.3 | 2.5 |
| | Conservative | Leonard P. Marshall | 2,139 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,527 | 100.0 | |
1993 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors, Jr. | 50,464 | 65.2 | 4.7 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Meglino | 26,947 | 34.8 | 4.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 77,411 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors, Jr. | 42,914 | 69.9 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Meglino | 18,448 | 30.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,362 | 100.0 |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors, Jr. | 35,456 | 64.0 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | Joan M. Tredy | 19,964 | 36.0 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 55,420 | 100.0 | |
1983 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors, Jr. | 31,028 | 63.3 | 1.1 |
| | Democratic | Anthony M. Sellitto, Jr. | 17,989 | 36.7 | 1.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 49,017 | 100.0 | |
1981 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Leonard T. Connors, Jr. | 40,656 | 64.4 |
| | Democratic | Wesley K. Bell | 22,441 | 35.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,097 | 100.0 |
1977 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John F. Russo | 53,309 | 63.7 | 9.2 |
| | Republican | James J. Mancini | 28,673 | 34.3 | 11.2 |
| | Libertarian | Leonard T. Flynn | 1,153 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | Independent | Donald Knause | 494 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,629 | 100.0 | |
1973 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John F. Russo | 38,388 | 54.5 |
| | Republican | Benjamin H. Mabie | 32,010 | 45.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 70,398 | 100.0 |

### General Assembly

2021 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 61,980 | 35.1 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 60,798 | 34.5 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | Alexis Jackson | 26,975 | 15.3 | 1.1 |
| | Democratic | Kristen Henninger-Holland | 26,700 | 15.1 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 176,453 | 100.0 | |
2019 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 36,537 | 34.5 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 35,808 | 33.8 | 2.4 |
| | Democratic | Sarah J. Collins | 17,320 | 16.4 | 2.3 |
| | Democratic | Wayne Lewis | 16,247 | 15.3 | 2.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 105,912 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 40,158 | 31.9 | 1.5 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 39,523 | 31.4 | 1.1 |
| | Democratic | Jill Dobrowansky | 23,534 | 18.7 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Ryan Young | 22,721 | 18.0 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 125,936 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 24,325 | 33.4 | 2.1 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 23,676 | 32.5 | 1.5 |
| | Democratic | Fran Zimmer | 12,638 | 17.4 | 1.6 |
| | Democratic | John Bingham | 12,171 | 16.7 | 2.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 72,810 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2013 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 45,690 | 35.5 | 3.2 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 43,695 | 34.0 | 2.8 |
| | Democratic | Christopher J. McManus | 20,354 | 15.8 | 2.6 |
| | Democratic | Peter Ferwerda III | 18,872 | 14.7 | 3.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 128,611 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 30,896 | 32.3 |
| | Republican | DiAnne C. Gove | 29,898 | 31.2 |
| | Democratic | Carla Kearney | 17,648 | 18.4 |
| | Democratic | Bradley Billhimer | 17,338 | 18.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,780 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 54,311 | 34.2 | 3.9 |
| | Republican | DiAnne Gove | 52,667 | 33.2 | 4.7 |
| | Democratic | Richard P. Visotcky | 26,482 | 16.7 | 4.2 |
| | Democratic | Robert E. Rue | 25,365 | 16.0 | 4.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,825 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 33,281 | 30.3 | 0.3 |
| | Republican | Daniel M. Van Pelt | 31,321 | 28.5 | 3.6 |
| | Democratic | Michele F. Rosen | 22,954 | 20.9 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | William Coulter | 22,295 | 20.3 | 2.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,851 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 47,863 | 32.1 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 44,761 | 30.0 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Dolores J. Coulter | 29,365 | 19.7 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | James Den Uyl | 27,060 | 18.2 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,049 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 35,580 | 32.7 | 2.6 |
| | Republican | Brian E. Rumpf | 31,307 | 28.7 | 0.9 |
| | Democratic | Dolores J. Coulter | 21,282 | 19.5 | 1.3 |
| | Democratic | Peter A. Terranova | 20,763 | 19.1 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 108,932 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 2001 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 44,004 | 30.1 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 43,178 | 29.6 |
| | Democratic | John F. Ryan | 30,385 | 20.8 |
| | Democratic | Robert DiBella | 28,521 | 19.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,088 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1999 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 31,492 | 30.6 | 1.3 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 31,182 | 30.3 | 1.6 |
| | Democratic | S. Karl Mohel | 18,698 | 18.2 | 1.1 |
| | Democratic | Jack Ryan | 18,640 | 18.1 | 1.7 |
| | Conservative | John N. Cardello | 1,548 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| | Conservative | James W. Eissing | 1,335 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,895 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1997 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 47,232 | 31.9 | 0.5 |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 47,205 | 31.9 | 0.8 |
| | Democratic | Sharon Fumei | 25,398 | 17.1 | 2.5 |
| | Democratic | Michael G. Carrig | 24,298 | 16.4 | 1.8 |
| | Conservative | James W. Eissing | 2,015 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| | Conservative | Nancy L. Eissing | 2,009 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 148,157 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1995 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 33,394 | 32.7 | 0.2 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 33,113 | 32.4 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | Miriam Wolkofsky | 14,979 | 14.6 | 3.0 |
| | Democratic | Matt Cutano | 14,959 | 14.6 | 3.0 |
| | Conservative | Nancy L. Eissing | 2,992 | 2.9 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Leonard P. Marshall | 2,835 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,272 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1993 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 49,885 | 32.5 | 2.2 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 49,363 | 32.2 | 2.4 |
| | Democratic | Thomas Woolsey | 27,046 | 17.6 | 2.1 |
| | Democratic | Robert K. Smith | 26,979 | 17.6 | 2.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,273 | 100.0 | |
1991 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 41,977 | 34.7 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 41,928 | 34.6 |
| | Democratic | Len Morano | 18,821 | 15.5 |
| | Democratic | Edward W. Frydendahl, Jr. | 18,388 | 15.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 121,114 | 100.0 |
1989 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Christopher J. Connors | 38,013 | 25.8 | 5.9 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 37,604 | 25.5 | 5.2 |
| | Democratic | Lawrence J. Williams | 35,933 | 24.4 | 5.3 |
| | Democratic | Joseph Meglino | 35,753 | 24.3 | 5.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 147,303 | 100.0 | |
1987 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John T. Hendrickson, Jr. | 34,525 | 31.7 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 33,433 | 30.7 | 0.7 |
| | Democratic | Judy Anderson | 20,772 | 19.1 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | Harry F. Schmoll, Jr. | 20,288 | 18.6 | 2.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 109,018 | 100.0 | |
1985 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John T. Hendrickson, Jr. | 39,031 | 32.4 | 0.9 |
| | Republican | Jeffrey W. Moran | 37,877 | 31.4 | 1.2 |
| | Democratic | Jorge A. Rod | 23,470 | 19.5 | 0.4 (10.7) |
| | Democratic | Warren E. Hickman | 19,420 | 16.1 | 2.2 |
| | "Time for Change" | Paul David Hedrich | 708 | 0.6 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 120,506 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1983 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | John T. Hendrickson, Jr. | 30,427 | 31.5 | 0.0 |
| | Republican | Jorge A. Rod | 29,206 | 30.2 | 0.3 |
| | Democratic | Lawrence Scott Reynolds | 18,501 | 19.1 | 0.2 |
| | Democratic | Joseph J. Bloom, Jr. | 17,656 | 18.3 | 0.4 |
| | Equality for All | Donald J. Knause | 875 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 96,665 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1981 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John T. Hendrickson, Jr. | 38,908 | 31.5 |
| | Republican | Jorge A. Rod | 36,890 | 29.9 |
| | Democratic | Charles Goodman | 23,303 | 18.9 |
| | Democratic | Anges A. Gill | 23,085 | 18.7 |
| | "Equality For All" | Donald J. Knause | 818 | 0.7 |
| | Libertarian | Milos Formanek | 227 | 0.2 |
| | Libertarian | Charlene Gaudette | 225 | 0.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,456 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1979 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John Paul Doyle | 37,238 | 24.9 | 5.8 |
| | Republican | Hazel Gluck | 37,221 | 24.9 | 6.3 |
| | Democratic | Daniel F. Newman | 36,524 | 24.4 | 6.0 |
| | Republican | H. George Buckwald | 34,503 | 23.0 | 4.6 |
| | Libertarian | Virginia A. Flynn | 1,560 | 1.0 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | Cindy Kretchman | 1,317 | 0.9 | N/A |
| | Down With Lawyers | Bill Gahres | 872 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| | True Justice | Elizabeth Ann Silverstein | 250 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | True Justice | Marc David Silverstein | 220 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 149,705 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1977 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John Paul Doyle | 49,960 | 30.7 | 5.3 |
| | Democratic | Daniel F. Newman | 49,387 | 30.4 | 5.3 |
| | Republican | Stephen A. Pepe | 30,173 | 18.6 | 5.0 |
| | Republican | John T. Hendrickson, Jr. | 29,858 | 18.4 | 5.0 |
| | Independents for Independence | William A. Hall | 1,285 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Independents for Independence | John J. Conard | 1,199 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| | Right To Die | Bill Gahres | 688 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 162,550 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1975 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | John Paul Doyle | 35,707 | 25.4 | 0.4 |
| | Democratic | Daniel F. Newman | 35,337 | 25.1 | 0.0 |
| | Republican | Franklin V. Fischer | 33,174 | 23.6 | 0.6 |
| | Republican | James M. Havey | 32,847 | 23.4 | 0.4 |
| | Very Independent Candidate | Bill Gahres | 1,693 | 1.2 | N/A |
| | Libertarian | John J. Conard | 603 | 0.4 | N/A |
| | Independent Non-Political | Donna Serber | 437 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | David Lyon | 291 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Jeffersonian | Albert Shaia | 238 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Service To Mankind | Arthur John Ahrens, Jr. | 188 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 140,515 | 100.0 | |
New Jersey general election, 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John Paul Doyle | 35,319 | 25.8 |
| | Democratic | Daniel F. Newman | 34,381 | 25.1 |
| | Republican | Joseph E. Buckelew | 33,097 | 24.2 |
| | Republican | Franklin H. Berry, Jr. | 32,579 | 23.8 |
| | American | John L. Deckert | 758 | 0.6 |
| | Independent | Patrick R. McKee | 590 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,724 | 100.0 |

## Election results, 1965–1973
### Senate

1965 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nelson F. Stamler | 99,327 | 27.4 |
| | Democratic | Mildred Barry Hughes | 92,102 | 25.4 |
| | Republican | Peter J. McDonough | 90,261 | 24.9 |
| | Democratic | William P. Hourihan | 81,226 | 22.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 362,916 | 100.0 |
1967 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Nicholas S. LaCorte | 89,036 | 20.0 |
| | Republican | Frank X. McDermott | 88,378 | 19.8 |
| | Republican | Matthew J. Rinaldo | 86,656 | 19.4 |
| | Democratic | Mildred Barry Hughes | 65,999 | 14.8 |
| | Democratic | Lester Weiner | 54,364 | 12.2 |
| | Democratic | James J. Kinneally, Sr. | 52,347 | 11.7 |
| | No Unnecessary Taxes | Alexander G. Wrigley | 5,508 | 1.2 |
| | Union Conservative | Kenneth Allardice | 3,854 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 446,142 | 100.0 |
Special election, November 2, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jerry F. English | 73,314 | 50.8 |
| | Republican | Van Dyke J. Pollitt | 64,798 | 44.9 |
| | Independent Coalition | Elmer L. Sullivan | 6,305 | 4.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 144,417 | 100.0 |
1971 New Jersey general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Matthew J. Rinaldo | 93,608 | 20.6 |
| | Republican | Francis X. McDermott | 77,536 | 17.1 |
| | Republican | Jerome M. Epstein | 68,531 | 15.09 |
| | Democratic | Carmine J. Liotta | 68,131 | 15.00 |
| | Democratic | Christopher Dietz | 64,487 | 14.2 |
| | Democratic | 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 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 454,081 | 100.0 |
Special election, November 6, 1973 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William J. McCloud | 86,071 | 58.7 |
| | Republican | Elizabeth L. Cox | 60,679 | 41.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,750 | 100.0 |

### General Assembly
#### District 9A

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph J. Higgins | 24,191 | 28.9 |
| | Democratic | Henry F. Gavan | 22,306 | 26.6 |
| | Republican | Jacqueline Paterson | 17,926 | 21.4 |
| | Republican | Valentino D. Imbriaco | 16,979 | 20.3 |
| | Union Conservative | Elizabeth Anne Dering | 1,178 | 1.4 |
| | Union Conservative | Jerome M. Acquisto, Jr. | 1,120 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 83,700 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph J. Higgins | 31,654 | 31.1 |
| | Democratic | Henry F. Gavan | 31,004 | 30.4 |
| | Republican | Joseph P. Locascio | 20,327 | 19.9 |
| | Republican | Alan Coen | 17,291 | 17.0 |
| | National Conservative | William J. O’Grady | 866 | 0.8 |
| | National Conservative | James J. Molloy | 771 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,913 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph J. Higgins | 23,497 | 28.4 |
| | Democratic | Alexander J. Menza | 22,457 | 27.2 |
| | Republican | Leonard Genova | 17,177 | 20.8 |
| | Republican | Thomas T. Buckley | 15,019 | 18.2 |
| | Independent Coalition | Wilbert Blackshear | 1,909 | 2.3 |
| | Independent Coalition | Richard Mathisen | 1,783 | 2.2 |
| | No New Taxes | Philip R. Nicolaus | 753 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 82,595 | 100.0 |

#### District 9B

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Herbert J. Heilmann | 31,542 | 29.6 |
| | Republican | Herbert H. Kiehn | 31,490 | 29.5 |
| | Democratic | Albert S. Parsonnet | 21,410 | 20.1 |
| | Democratic | Herbert Blaustein | 20,618 | 19.3 |
| | Union Conservative | Alexander E. Maleski | 1,605 | 1.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 106,665 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Herbert J. Heilmann | 40,376 | 29.9 |
| | Republican | Hugo M. Pfaltz, Jr. | 40,093 | 29.7 |
| | Democratic | Michael J. Mehr | 27,106 | 20.1 |
| | Democratic | Peter G. Humanik | 26,636 | 19.7 |
| | National Conservative | Forster G. Ruhl | 918 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 135,129 | 100.0 |
Special election, November 2, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Elizabeth L. Cox | 33,825 | 59.1 |
| | Democratic | Harry W. Foskey | 20,712 | 36.2 |
| | Independent Coalition | David K. McGuire | 2,649 | 4.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57,186 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | C. Louis Bassano | 28,419 | 25.0 |
| | Republican | Herbert H. Kiehn | 28,115 | 24.8 |
| | Democratic | Henry F. Gavan | 25,847 | 22.8 |
| | Democratic | Donald Lan | 25,798 | 22.7 |
| | Independent Coalition | David K. McGuire | 3,191 | 2.8 |
| | Independent Coalition | Melvin Charles | 2,089 | 1.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,459 | 100.0 |

#### District 9C

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter J. McDonough | 39,390 | 38.5 |
| | Republican | Hugo M. Pfaltz | 36,738 | 35.9 |
| | Democratic | George Perselay | 13,750 | 13.4 |
| | Democratic | Joseph A. Gannon | 12,411 | 12.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 102,289 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter J. McDonough | 36,116 | 30.2 |
| | Republican | Herbert H. Kiehn | 34,165 | 28.6 |
| | Democratic | Thomas H. Hannen | 24,684 | 20.6 |
| | Democratic | John F. Allaire, Jr. | 24,647 | 20.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,612 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1971 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Peter J. McDonough | 32,463 | 33.9 |
| | Republican | Arthur A. Manner | 28,913 | 30.2 |
| | Democratic | Eugene Campbell | 17,559 | 18.3 |
| | Democratic | A. Charles Walano | 16,893 | 17.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 95,828 | 100.0 |

#### District 9 at-large

New Jersey general election, 1967 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles J. Irwin | 84,750 | 58.3 |
| | Democratic | Everett C. Lattimore | 57,427 | 39.5 |
| | No Unnecessary Taxes | Eugene Daddio | 3,188 | 2.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 145,365 | 100.0 |
New Jersey general election, 1969 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles J. Irwin | 88,195 | 49.7 |
| | Democratic | John T. Connor, Jr. | 87,061 | 49.0 |
| | National Conservative | Harold J. Kauffmann | 2,311 | 1.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,567 | 100.0 |