1971 general · November 2, 1971
1971 New Jersey State Senate election results, district by district
Every New Jersey State Senate district in the 1971 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 40 seats
After the electionD 16 · R 24
Races21
Changed party2
Unopposed0%0 races
Incumbents defeated7
Every district
D 7 · R 14
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-1 | James S. Cafiero (R) | 1.6 | |
| LD-2 | Joseph L. McGahn (D) | 17.4 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-3A | James M. Turner (R) | 0.0 | |
| LD-3B | Joseph A. Maressa (D) | 12.5 | |
| LD-3C | John L. Miller (R) | 14.5 | |
| LD-3D | Frank C. Italiano (R) | 1.6 | |
| LD-4A | John F. Brown (R) | 6.9 | |
| LD-4B | Barry T. Parker (R) | 25.1 | |
| LD-4C | Edward J. Hughes Jr. (D) | 3.1 | |
| LD-5 | Richard R. Stout (R) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-6A | William E. Schluter (R) | 10.6 | |
| LD-6B | Joseph P. Merlino (D) | 40.0 | |
| LD-7 | John A. Lynch (D) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-8 | Raymond H. Bateman (R) | 41.9 | |
| LD-9 | Matthew Rinaldo (R) | 3.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-10 | Joseph J. Maraziti (R) | 2.7 | |
| LD-11 | Michael A. Giuliano (R) | 0.1 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-12 | William V. Musto (D) | 0.7 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-13 | Harold C. Hollenbeck (R) | 0.1 | Incumbent lost |
| LD-14 | Joseph Hirkala (D) | 3.4 | |
| LD-15 | Wayne Dumont Jr. (R) | 33.2 |
New Jersey State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner