1971Final resultsSpecial election
1971 special election for New Jersey Legislative District 11
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Charles Demarco (D) won with 46.9% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Laspina (R) by 4.0 points.
Charles DemarcoDemocrat · winner
46.9%83,525
Nicholas LaspinaRepublican
42.9%76,352
Frank J. MessinaOther party
10.2%18,095
177,972 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)