1971Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 11
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Michael A. Giuliano (R) won with 9.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph C. Derose (D) by 0.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael A. GiulianoRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.8%92,166
Ralph C. DeroseDemocrat
9.7%91,380
James H. WallworkRepublican · incumbent
9.5%88,632
Frank J. DoddDemocrat
9.2%86,041
Wynona M. LipmanDemocrat
9.1%85,644
Milton A. WaldorRepublican · incumbent
9.0%84,736
Martin L. GreenbergDemocrat
8.8%82,291
Matthew G. CarterRepublican
8.3%77,418
Henry W. SmolenDemocrat
8.1%76,190
Frederic RemingtonRepublican
7.9%73,663
John J. GiblinOther party
2.3%21,688
John F. MonicaOther party
2.2%21,072
Sylvester L. CastaOther party
2.0%19,015
Jospeh J. BradleyOther party
1.7%16,348
Richard P. WeitzmanOther party
1.7%15,733
Joseph A. SantiagoOther party
0.6%5,483
937,500 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
The candidates
Michael A. Giuliano (R)Ralph C. Derose (D)James H. Wallwork (R)Frank J. Dodd (D)Wynona M. Lipman (D)Milton A. Waldor (R)Martin L. Greenberg (D)Matthew G. Carter (R)Henry W. Smolen (D)Frederic Remington (R)
Also on the ballot: John J. Giblin (Other party), 2.3%; John F. Monica (Other party), 2.2%; Sylvester L. Casta (Other party), 2.0%; Jospeh J. Bradley (Other party), 1.7%; Richard P. Weitzman (Other party), 1.7%; Joseph A. Santiago (Other party), 0.6%