1971Final results
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 5A
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
2 seats: John I. Dawes (R), Brian T. Kennedy (R) won.
2 seatsJohn I. DawesRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.0%34,379
Brian T. KennedyRepublican · winner
28.2%33,368
Eli S. BelilDemocrat
21.9%25,921
Robert V. NoreikaDemocrat
20.9%24,780
118,448 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