1971Final results
1971 election for New Jersey Legislative District 8
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Raymond H. Bateman (R) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Levine (D) by 41.9 points.
Raymond H. BatemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.9%37,017
Benjamin LevineDemocrat
29.1%15,167
52,184 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