1971Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 5
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Richard R. Stout (R) won with 19.4% of the vote, defeating Alfred N. Beadleston (R) by 0.1 points.
Richard R. StoutRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.4%69,067
Alfred N. BeadlestonRepublican · incumbent
19.3%68,555
Joseph AzzolinaRepublican
16.9%60,199
Vincent MillerDemocrat
15.2%53,902
William HimelmanDemocrat
15.1%53,861
Walter GehrickeDemocrat
14.1%50,201
355,785 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