1973Final results

1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13

Name: 1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 13
Start: 1973-11-06
Location: New Jersey

New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey

Joseph P. Merlino (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Patrick J. Wilder (R) by 48.9 points.

Joseph P. MerlinoDemocrat · winner · incumbent

74.4%34,826

25.6%11,953

46,779 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 1973

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET