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New Jersey's 7th legislative district

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New Jersey's 7th legislative district
SenatorTroy Singleton (D)
Assembly membersHerb Conaway (D)
Carol A. Murphy (D)
Registration
Demographics
Population230,129
Voting-age population181,640
Registered voters179,511

New Jersey's 7th legislative district is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature, covering the Burlington County municipalities of Beverly City, Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Burlington City, Burlington Township, Cinnaminson Township, Delanco Township, Delran Township, Edgewater Park Township, Fieldsboro Borough, Florence Township, Moorestown Township, Mount Laurel Township, Palmyra Borough, Riverside Township, Riverton Borough and Willingboro Township as of the 2021 apportionment.[1]

Demographic characteristics

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As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 230,129, of whom 181,640 (78.9%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 135,209 (58.8%) White, 51,819 (22.5%) African American, 583 (0.3%) Native American, 14,639 (6.4%) Asian, 109 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 8,935 (3.9%) from some other race, and 18,835 (8.2%) from two or more races.[2][3] Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,637 (8.5%) of the population.[4]

The district had 179,511 registered voters as of December 1, 2021, of whom 58,079 (32.4%) were registered as unaffiliated, 80,714 (45.0%) were registered as Democrats, 38,637 (21.5%) were registered as Republicans, and 2,081 (1.2%) were registered to other parties.[5]

As of the 2001 apportionment, the district includes communities in Burlington and Camden counties along the Delaware River. The district had a larger-than-average African-American community, and has low numbers of college graduates, foreign-born individuals and Hispanics. Property values per person were low and tax rates were comparatively high across the district.[6][7]

Political representation

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For the 2024-2025 session, the 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Troy Singleton (D, Palmyra) and in the General Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Moorestown) and Carol A. Murphy (D, Mount Laurel).[8]

The legislative district is almost entirely located within New Jersey's 3rd congressional district, except for Palmyra, which is in the 1st district.

1965–1973

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In the interim period between the 1964 Supreme Court decision Reynolds v. Sims which required the creation of state legislature districts to be made as equal in population as possible and the 1973 creation of the 40-district map, the 7th district consisted of all of Middlesex County.[9][10][11] Two senators were elected at-large from the district in the 1965 election, and for the next two elections, three senators were elected.[9][12][13] The Senate district was split into three districts for electing members of the Assembly for the 1967, 1969, and 1971 elections; each district elected two members to the Assembly.[10][11] In addition, the 1971 also included an additional member of the Assembly sent to Trenton elected by the county at-large.[13]

The members elected to the Senate from this district are as follows:[9][12][13]

Session Senators
elected
1966–1967 2 John A. Lynch Sr. (D) J. Edward Crabiel (D)
1968–1969 3 John A. Lynch Sr. (D) J. Edward Crabiel (D) Norman Tanzman (D)
1970–1971
1972–1973 3 John A. Lynch Sr. (D) J. Edward Crabiel (D) Norman Tanzman (D)

The members elected to the Assembly from each district are as follows:[12][14][13]

Session District 7A District 7B District 7C District 7 at-large
1968–1969 Peter P. Garibaldi (R) Robert K. Haelig (R) John J. Fay Jr. (D)
Richard A. Olsen (R) Frank J. Coury (R) Robert Wilentz (D)
1970–1971 Robert K. Haelig (R) Donald Macrae (R) John J. Fay Jr. (D)
Peter P. Garibaldi (R) Martin E. Kravarik (R) Thomas J. Deverin (D)
1972–1973 William J. Hamilton (D) James Bornheimer (D) John J. Fay Jr. (D) Edwin A. Kolodziej (D)
Peter P. Garibaldi (R) John H. Froude (D) Thomas J. Deverin (D)

District composition since 1973

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Upon the creation of the 40-district legislative map in 1973, the 7th district started out similar to how it looked throughout its modern history, encompassing the north-central Burlington County townships of Mount Laurel and Lumberton, wrapping around the west and north side of Mount Holly to Springfield Township and Wrightstown.[15] For the 1981 redistricting, the district became more narrow only including municipalities along the Delaware between Pennsauken in Camden County to Burlington Township (also including Maple Shade, Willingboro, and Westampton townships).[16] Thomas P. Foy was named in November 1990 to fill a vacancy in the Senate left by Catherine A. Costa who left office to become Director of the New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control.[17] In a party convention in January 1991, Jack Casey was chosen to fill the remaining portion of Foy's term in the General Assembly.[18]

In the 1991 redistricting, the only change made to the district's boundary was the addition of Mount Holly.[19] The district had been voting solidly Democratic until the anti-tax vote in 1991 brought in Republicans Bradford S. Smith in the Senate, who unseated Democratic incumbent Thomas P. Foy. In the Assembly race that year, Priscilla B. Anderson and José F. Sosa won the seats held by Jack Casey and Barbara Kalik.[20] In the 1993 elections, the Republicans held on to their majorities in both houses of the legislature, but Democrats were able to retake the seats in the 7th district, with Jack Casey winning in the Senate and Steven M. Petrillo and George E. Williams in the Assembly.[21] Williams would later switch parties in June 1995, after being denied support from local party leaders for re-nomination.[22] In the 1995 general election, Diane Allen and Republican running mate Carmine DeSopo were elected, defeating Democratic incumbent Steven M. Petrillo and Williams's replacement on the ticket, newcomer Joseph P. Dugan.[23] The $1.1 million spent in the 1995 Assembly race made it the first in New Jersey to cross the $1 million spending mark, as reported in the results of a study conducted by the Center for the Analysis of Public Issues of Princeton that analyzed campaign finance reports from candidates for all 80 Assembly seats.[24][25]

In the 1997 elections, Republican Diane Allen ran for and won the Senate seat. Democrats Herb Conaway and Jack Conners were the winners in the 1997 Assembly race. After eight months in office, the courts threw out the results of the 1997 election due to problems with a voting machine that affected the results for the second seat. Conners was ordered to leave office in September 1998 and have his seat declared vacant. As Republicans were the last winners of the Assembly seat, the Burlington County Republican Committee was entitled to choose a person to fill the vacant seat. Republican Ken Faulkner, the highest Republican vote-getter in the 1997 election was chosen and seated until a special election could be held.[26] In a November 1998 special election, Conners defeated Faulkner and was sworn into office for a second time that year.[27] Conaway and Connors would both be re-elected in 1999.

In the 2001 reapportionment, Camden County's Merchantville and Burlington's Florence Township were added to the 7th district.[28] Allen, Conaway, and Connors continued to win re-election through this decade's elections. As part of the 2011 reapportionment, municipalities that had been in the district since the 2001 apportionment were removed including Maple Shade, Merchantville, and Pennsauken (moved to the 6th district) and Mount Holly and Westampton townships (moved to the 8th district).[29] Added to the district starting in 2011 were Fieldsboro and the city and township of Bordentown (added from the 30th district) and Moorestown and Mount Laurel (added from the 8th district). On March 29, 2011, Conners announced that due to redistricting, he would not seek another term to the Assembly in 2011. He announced his resignation on August 26, 2011, effective immediately to accept a position with Camden County as its director of veterans' affairs.[30] Troy Singleton was selected by the Burlington and Camden County Democratic committees to fill the vacant seat in September 2011.[31] Singleton won in the November general election and was sworn in on November 21, 2011, to finish the remainder of Conners' term,[32] and was sworn into his first full term on January 10, 2012.[33]

Allen declined to run for another term in 2017 due to health concerns, ending twenty years of service in the Senate.[34] Singleton and Conaway both contemplated runs for the open Senate seat, with Singleton declaring his candidacy and Conaway later deciding to run for re-election.[35] In November, Singleton won in a landslide, turning the Senate seat Democratic, with Conaway getting re-elected and Carol A. Murphy winning Singleton's Assembly seat.

Election history

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Session Senate General Assembly
1974–1975 Edward J. Hughes Jr. (D) George H. Barbour (D) Charles B. Yates (D)
1976–1977 George H. Barbour (D)[n 1] Charles B. Yates (D)
Herman T. Costello (D)[n 2]
1978–1979 Charles B. Yates (D) Herman T. Costello (D) Barbara Kalik (D)
1980–1981 Herman T. Costello (D) Barbara Kalik (D)
1982–1983 Herman T. Costello (D) Catherine A. Costa (D) Barbara Kalik (D)
1984–1985 Catherine A. Costa (D) Thomas P. Foy (D) Barbara Kalik (D)
1986–1987 Thomas P. Foy (D) Barbara Kalik (D)
1988–1989 Catherine A. Costa (D)[n 3] Thomas P. Foy (D) Barbara Kalik (D)
1990–1991[36] Thomas P. Foy (D)[n 4] Barbara Kalik (D)
Thomas P. Foy (D)[n 4] Jack Casey (D)[n 5]
1992–1993 Bradford S. Smith (R) Priscilla B. Anderson (R) José F. Sosa (R)
1994–1995[37] Jack Casey (D) Steven M. Petrillo (D) George E. Williams (D)
George E. Williams (R)[n 6]
1996–1997 Diane Allen (R) Carmine DeSopo (R)
1998–1999[38] Diane Allen (R) Herb Conaway (D) Jack Conners (D)[n 7]
Ken Faulkner (R)[n 8]
Jack Conners (D)[n 9]
2000–2001[39] Herb Conaway (D) Jack Conners (D)
2002–2003[40] Diane Allen (R) Herb Conaway (D) Jack Conners (D)
2004–2005[41] Diane Allen (R) Herb Conaway (D) Jack Conners (D)
2006–2007 Herb Conaway (D) Jack Conners (D)
2008–2009 Diane Allen (R) Herb Conaway (D) Jack Conners (D)
2010–2011 Herb Conaway (D) Jack Conners (D)[n 10]
Troy Singleton (D)[n 11]
2012–2013 Diane Allen (R) Herb Conaway (D) Troy Singleton (D)
2014–2015 Diane Allen (R) Herb Conaway (D) Troy Singleton (D)
2016–2017 Herb Conaway (D) Troy Singleton (D)
2018–2019 Troy Singleton (D) Herb Conaway (D) Carol A. Murphy (D)
2020–2021 Herb Conaway (D) Carol A. Murphy (D)
2022–2023 Troy Singleton (D) Herb Conaway (D) Carol A. Murphy (D)
2024–2025 Troy Singleton (D) Herb Conaway (D) Carol A. Murphy (D)
  1. ^ Resigned September 26, 1976 to become a member of the Board of Public Utilities
  2. ^ Elected in November 1976 special election, sworn in November 8, 1976
  3. ^ Resigned November 19, 1990 to become director of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control
  4. ^ a b Appointed to the Senate on December 13, 1990
  5. ^ Appointed to the Assembly on January 17, 1991
  6. ^ Switched parties on June 27, 1995
  7. ^ Removed from his seat in September 1998 as a result of election irregularities in the 1997 election
  8. ^ Appointed to the Assembly on September 17, 1998
  9. ^ Elected in a November 1998 special election, sworn in on November 23, 1998
  10. ^ Resigned on August 26, 2011
  11. ^ Appointed to the Assembly on November 21, 2011

Election results, 1973–present

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Senate

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2021 New Jersey general election[42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Singleton 46,619 62.3 Decrease 3.4
Republican Michelle Arnold 28,226 37.7 Increase 3.4
Total votes 74,845 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017[43]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Troy Singleton 40,685 65.7 Increase 26.1
Republican John Browne 21,229 34.3 Decrease 26.1
Total votes 61,914 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Diane Allen 38,350 60.4 Increase 3.4
Democratic Gary Catrambone 25,106 39.6 Decrease 3.4
Total votes 63,456 100.0
2011 New Jersey general election[45]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diane Allen 27,011 57.0
Democratic Gail Cook 20,370 43.0
Total votes 47,381 100.0
2007 New Jersey general election[46]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Diane Allen 23,185 55.6 Decrease 4.7
Democratic Richard S. Dennison Jr. 18,511 44.4 Increase 4.7
Total votes 41,696 100.0
2003 New Jersey general election[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Diane Allen 26,341 60.3 Increase 6.2
Democratic Diane F. Gabriel 17,331 39.7 Decrease 6.2
Total votes 43,672 100.0
2001 New Jersey general election[48]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diane Allen 29,756 54.1
Democratic Lou Gallagher 25,293 45.9
Total votes 55,049 100.0
1997 New Jersey general election[49][50]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Diane Allen 30,875 53.7 Increase 5.5
Democratic Robert P. Broderick 25,501 44.4 Decrease 6.0
Conservative Norman E. Wahner 1,121 1.9 N/A
Total votes 57,497 100.0
1993 New Jersey general election[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John “Jack” Casey 27,995 50.4 Increase 4.0
Republican Bradford S. Smith 26,795 48.2 Decrease 5.4
United Independents James C. Lewis 789 1.4 N/A
Total votes 55,579 100.0
1991 New Jersey general election[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bradford S. Smith 26,892 53.6
Democratic Thomas P. Foy 23,290 46.4
Total votes 50,182 100.0
1987 New Jersey general election[53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Catherine A. Costa 27,244 63.4 Increase 0.3
Republican James A. Bristow 15,745 36.6 Decrease 0.3
Total votes 42,989 100.0
1983 New Jersey general election[54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Catherine A. Costa 26,697 63.1 Increase 6.0
Republican Henry W. Metzger 15,616 36.9 Decrease 6.0
Total votes 42,313 100.0
1981 New Jersey general election[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herman T. Costello 31,172 57.1
Republican Michael J. Conda 23,391 42.9
Total votes 54,563 100.0
1977 New Jersey general election[56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles B. Yates 30,793 59.5 Increase 1.6
Republican Michael J. Conda 20,971 40.5 Decrease 1.1
Total votes 51,764 100.0
1973 New Jersey general election[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edward J. Hughes, Jr. 26,863 57.9
Republican Walter L. Smith, Jr. 19,317 41.6
Socialist Labor Bernardo S. Doganiero 231 0.5
Total votes 46,411 100.0

General Assembly

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2021 New Jersey general election[58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 45,728 31.0 Decrease 6.5
Democratic Carol Murphy 45,170 30.6 Decrease 7.1
Republican Douglas Dillon 28,579 19.4 Decrease 3.3
Republican Joseph Jesuele 28,139 19.1 N/A
Total votes 147,616 100.0
2019 New Jersey general election[59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Carol Murphy 29,886 37.7 Increase 5.4
Democratic Herb Conaway 29,709 37.5 Increase 4.4
Republican Peter H. Miller 17,957 22.7 Increase 5.3
True Blue Unbossed Kathleen Cooley 1,723 2.2 N/A
Total votes 79,275 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2017[60]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 39,879 33.1 Increase 2.1
Democratic Carol Murphy 38,819 32.3 Increase 2.0
Republican Octavia Scott 20,941 17.4 Decrease 2.2
Republican Robert Thibault 20,726 17.2 Decrease 2.0
Total votes 120,365 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2015[61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 22,559 31.0 Increase 3.0
Democratic Troy Singleton 22,056 30.3 Increase 2.5
Republican Bill Conley 14,272 19.6 Decrease 2.8
Republican Rob Prisco 13,949 19.2 Decrease 2.6
Total votes 72,836 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2013[62]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 34,978 28.0 Increase 1.8
Democratic Troy Singleton 34,772 27.8 Increase 2.2
Republican Anthony Ogozalek 27,991 22.4 Decrease 1.9
Republican Jeff Banasz 27,233 21.8 Decrease 2.1
Total votes 124,974 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2011[63]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herb Conaway 23,908 26.2
Democratic Troy Singleton 23,403 25.6
Republican James "Jim" Keenan 22,144 24.3
Republican Christopher Halgas 21,828 23.9
Total votes 91,283 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2009[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 36,127 31.9 Increase 3.7
Democratic Jack Conners 35,156 31.0 Increase 3.0
Republican Leah J. Arter 21,332 18.8 Decrease 3.2
Republican Harry Adams 20,763 18.3 Decrease 3.5
Write-In Personal choice 20 0.02 N/A
Total votes 113,398 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2007[65]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 22,865 28.2 Decrease 4.6
Democratic Jack Conners 22,760 28.0 Decrease 4.2
Republican Brian Propp 17,843 22.0 Increase 4.0
Republican Nancy Griffin 17,741 21.8 Increase 4.8
Total votes 81,209 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2005[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 36,221 32.8 Increase 6.6
Democratic Jack Conners 35,562 32.2 Increase 6.1
Republican Joe Donnelly 19,902 18.0 Decrease 6.4
Republican Mike Savala 18,718 17.0 Decrease 6.3
Total votes 110,403 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2003[67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Conaway 22,161 26.2 Decrease 3.3
Democratic Jack Conners 22,059 26.1 Decrease 3.6
Republican Jean Stanfield 20,600 24.4 Increase 4.1
Republican Mike Savala 19,727 23.3 Increase 3.6
Total votes 84,547 100.0
New Jersey general election, 2001[68]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Conners 31,703 29.7
Democratic Herb Conaway 31,547 29.5
Republican Clara Ruvolo 21,740 20.3
Republican Aubrey A. Fenton 21,066 19.7
Conservative Hosey Best 850 0.8
Total votes 106,906 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1999[69]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jack Conners 20,667 27.7 Increase 3.1
Democratic Herb Conaway, MD 20,517 27.5 Increase 2.9
Republican Gary Daniels 16,086 21.6 Decrease 2.9
Republican Clara Ruvolo 15,338 20.6 Decrease 1.9
Conservative Norman E. Wahner 1,025 1.4 Increase 0.4
Conservative Hosey Best 896 1.2 Increase 0.1
Total votes 74,529 100.0
Special election, November 3, 1998[70][71]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Conners 26,272 55.0
Republican Ken Faulkner 20,634 43.2
Conservative Raymond Hellings 855 1.8
Total votes 47,761 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1997[72][38]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. 27,447 24.63 Increase 3.2
Democratic Jack Conners 27,402 24.59 Increase 3.4
Republican Ken Faulkner 27,335 24.53 Decrease 3.2
Republican George Williams 25,122 22.5 Decrease 3.0
Conservative Hosey Best 1,257 1.1 N/A
Conservative Raymond Hellings 1,091 1.0 N/A
Reform Carmen S. Zarrelli 900 0.8 N/A
Reform George Guzdek 880 0.8 Decrease 0.7
Total votes 111,434 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1995[73][74]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Diane Allen 22,242 27.7 Increase 5.6
Republican Carmine De Sopo 20,480 25.5 Increase 3.6
Democratic Steven M. Petrillo 17,129 21.4 Decrease 6.7
Democratic Joseph P. Dugan 17,014 21.2 Decrease 6.8
U.S. Taxpayers Dixie Lee Patterson 1,386 1.7 N/A
Moderate Independent George Guzdek 1,188 1.5 N/A
Natural Law Susan H. Normandin 453 0.6 N/A
Natural Law Charles L. Normandin 314 0.4 N/A
Total votes 80,206 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1993[51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Steven M. Petrillo 30,982 28.1 Increase 3.9
Democratic George E. Williams 30,896 28.0 Increase 4.5
Republican Jose F. Sosa 24,354 22.1 Decrease 4.0
Republican Priscilla B. Anderson 24,122 21.9 Decrease 4.3
Total votes 110,354 100.0
1991 New Jersey general election[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Priscilla B. Anderson 25,989 26.2
Republican Jose F. Sosa 25,925 26.1
Democratic Barbara Faith Kalik 23,953 24.2
Democratic John “Jack” Casey 23,307 23.5
Total votes 99,174 100.0
1989 New Jersey general election[75]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara Faith Kalik 34,280 32.4 Increase 2.2
Democratic Thomas P. Foy 34,196 32.3 Increase 3.1
Republican Renee L. Borstad 18,709 17.7 Decrease 2.3
Republican Vincent R. Farias 18,570 17.6 Decrease 2.9
Total votes 105,755 100.0
1987 New Jersey general election[53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara Faith Kalik 25,388 30.2 Increase 0.8
Democratic Thomas P. Foy 24,539 29.2 Increase 1.2
Republican Vincent R. Farias 17,269 20.5 Decrease 0.7
Republican Renee L. Borstad 16,831 20.0 Decrease 1.4
Total votes 84,027 100.0
1985 New Jersey general election[76]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara Faith Kalik 26,452 29.4 Decrease 1.3
Democratic Thomas P. Foy 25,217 28.0 Decrease 1.8
Republican Renee L. Borstad 19,318 21.4 Increase 0.3
Republican Charles J. Ansert 19,096 21.2 Increase 2.9
Total votes 90,083 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1983[54]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Barbara Faith Kalik 25,248 30.7 Increase 1.3
Democratic Thomas P. Foy 24,480 29.8 Decrease 1.1
Republican Michael J. Conda 17,378 21.1 Increase 1.0
Republican Betty Lou Barnard 15,075 18.3 Decrease 1.3
Total votes 82,181 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1981[55]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Catherine A. Costa 33,296 30.9
Democratic Barbara F. Kalik 31,668 29.4
Republican Bradford S. Smith 21,657 20.1
Republican Lorraine Schmierer 21,128 19.6
Total votes 107,749 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1979[77]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herman T. Costello 20,658 26.8 Decrease 3.9
Democratic Barbara F. Kalik 19,273 25.0 Decrease 1.7
Republican Henry W. Metzger 17,923 23.3 Increase 2.9
Republican C. William Haines, Jr. 17,825 23.2 Increase 1.0
Policeman-Fireman-Condominium Joseph M. Whylings, Jr. 495 0.6 N/A
Independence 7th District James Morton 453 0.6 N/A
Socialist Labor Bernardo S. Doganiero 199 0.3 N/A
Socialist Labor Andrew P. Byus 121 0.2 N/A
Total votes 76,947 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1977[56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herman T. Costello 30,543 30.7 Increase 3.4
Democratic Barbara F. Kalik 26,538 26.7 Decrease 0.5
Republican C. William Haines, Jr. 22,086 22.2 Increase 0.6
Republican Bennett E. Bozarth 20,278 20.4 Decrease 1.8
Total votes 99,445 100.0
Special election, November 2, 1976[78]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herman T. Costello 35,126 52.5
Republican Walter L. Smith 31,771 47.5
Total votes 66,897 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1975[79]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles B. Yates 22,026 27.3 Decrease 5.6
Democratic George H. Barbour 21,990 27.2 Decrease 4.5
Republican Bennett E. Bozarth 17,941 22.2 Increase 4.1
Republican John F. Vassallo, Jr. 17,466 21.6 Increase 4.3
No New Taxes Joseph Pasquariello 895 1.1 N/A
Socialist Labor Bernardo S. Doganiero 466 0.6 N/A
Total votes 80,784 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1973[57]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles B. Yates 29,733 32.9
Democratic George H. Barbour 28,578 31.7
Republican Ralph A. Skowron 16,301 18.1
Republican William R. Hawks 15,633 17.3
Total votes 90,245 100.0

Election results, 1965–1973

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Senate

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1965 New Jersey general election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Lynch 114,955 34.2
Democratic J. Edward Crabiel 111,893 33.3
Republican Edgar Hellriegel 55,154 16.4
Republican Albert L. Ichel 54,470 16.2
Total votes 336,472 100.0
1967 New Jersey general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Lynch 77,363 18.2
Democratic J. Edward Crabiel 74,784 17.6
Democratic Norman Tanzman 74,739 17.6
Republican John A. Bradley 66,876 15.7
Republican William Shelley 66,102 15.5
Republican Edgar J. Hellriegel 65,447 15.4
Total votes 425,311 100.0
1971 New Jersey general election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Lynch 94,832 20.4
Democratic J. Edward Crabiel 92,637 19.9
Democratic Norman Tanzman 92,450 19.8
Republican Leonard A. Tobias 61,672 13.2
Republican Francis J. Coury 61,043 13.1
Republican Charles C. Griffith 59,788 12.8
Americans For ERG Edward R. Gavarny 3,547 0.8
Total votes 465,969 100.0

General Assembly

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District 7A

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New Jersey general election, 1967[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter P. Garibaldi 23,514 25.5
Republican Richard A. Olsen 23,189 25.19
Democratic John P. Kozak 23,110 25.10
Democratic Frank M. Deiner, Jr. 22,241 24.2
Total votes 92,054 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1969[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert K. Haelig, Jr. 31,796 27.9
Republican Peter P. Garibaldi 31,452 27.6
Democratic Herbert M. Tanzman 26,157 23.0
Democratic Daniel W. Horgan 24,515 21.5
Total votes 113,920 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1971[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William J. Hamilton, Jr. 25,081 25.21
Republican Peter P. Garibaldi 24,972 25.11
Democratic Joseph C. Valenti, Jr. 24,857 24.99
Republican Robert K. Haelig, Jr. 24,549 24.7
Total votes 99,459 100.0

District 7B

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New Jersey general election, 1967[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert K. Haelig, Jr. 25,419 25.9
Republican Francis J. Coury 24,766 25.2
Democratic Joseph C. Doren 24,153 24.6
Democratic Edwin A. Kolodziej 23,960 24.4
Total votes 98,298 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1969[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald Macrae 35,862 27.0
Republican Martin E. Kravarik 34,888 26.3
Democratic David M. Foley 31,386 23.6
Democratic Martin A. Spritzer 30,593 23.0
Total votes 132,729 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1971[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Bornheimer 25,762 27.4
Democratic John H. Froude 24,431 26.0
Republican Martin E. Kravarik 22,916 24.4
Republican Joseph Patrick Leo 20,860 22.2
Total votes 93,969 100.0

District 7C

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New Jersey general election, 1967[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Fay, Jr. 26,540 29.3
Democratic Robert N. Wilentz 26,113 28.8
Republican Herbert Berry 19,250 21.2
Republican Daniel R. Kosteck 18,760 20.7
Total votes 90,663 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1969[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Fay, Jr. 29,758 27.9
Democratic Thomas Deverin 29,614 27.8
Republican Andrew Banick 23,665 22.2
Republican Frederick W. Richards 23,658 22.2
Total votes 106,695 100.0
New Jersey general election, 1971[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John J. Fay, Jr. 35,583 32.2
Democratic Thomas Deverin 33,746 30.5
Republican James W. Inman 21,540 19.5
Republican Kenneth Oleckna 19,697 17.8
Total votes 110,566 100.0

District 7 at-large

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New Jersey general election, 1971[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Edwin A. Kolodziej 82,526 52.9
Republican Julius Belso 50,446 32.3
Independent Candidate Arthur H. Stock 23,017 14.8
Total votes 155,989 100.0

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