1971Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 14A
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
Herbert C. Klein (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Joseph F. Scancarella (R) by 5.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Herbert C. KleinDemocrat · winner
52.7%18,563
Joseph F. ScancarellaRepublican · incumbent
47.3%16,675
35,238 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET