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1971Final resultsSpecial election

1971 special election for New Jersey Legislative District 9B

New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey

Elizabeth L. Cox (R) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Harry W. Foskey (D) by 22.9 points.

Elizabeth L. CoxRepublican · winner
59.1%33,825
Harry W. FoskeyDemocrat
36.2%20,712
David K. McGuireIndependent
4.6%2,649
57,186 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1971

Races before and after

EvenR+19.31969R+22.91971 special electionR+4.21971

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Elizabeth L. Cox (R)Harry W. Foskey (D)

Also on the ballot: David K. McGuire (Independent), 4.6%