1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 2
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: Steven P. Perskie (D), James A. Colasurdo (D) won.
2 seatsSteven P. PerskieDemocrat · winner
26.8%34,506
James A. ColasurdoDemocrat · winner
26.2%33,789
Samuel A. CurcioRepublican · incumbent
23.6%30,363
Howard HanemanRepublican
23.4%30,129
128,787 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