1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 2
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joseph L. McGahn (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Frank S. Farley (R) by 17.4 points.
Joseph L. McGahnDemocrat · winner
58.1%39,257
Frank S. FarleyRepublican · incumbent
40.7%27,509
Charles RossIndependent
1.2%840
67,606 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