1971Final results
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 1
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
James S. Cafiero (R) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Paul R. Porreca (D) by 1.6 points.
James S. CafieroRepublican · winner
50.0%28,014
Paul R. PorrecaDemocrat
48.4%27,098
John W. GotschOther party
1.5%867
55,979 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