1971Final results

1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 14B

New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey

William H. Hicks (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating John J. McKniff (R) by 28.1 points.

William H. HicksDemocrat · winner
64.1%13,983
John J. McKniffRepublican
35.9%7,846
21,829 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

EvenD+8.21969D+28.11971

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