1971Final results
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 7
New Jersey General Assembly · New Jersey
Edwin A. Kolodziej (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Julius Belso (R) by 20.6 points.
Edwin A. KolodziejDemocrat · winner
52.9%82,526
Julius BelsoRepublican
32.3%50,446
Arthur H. StockIndependent
14.8%23,017
155,989 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