1973Final results
1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 17
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John A. Lynch (D) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Dominic R. Ciardi (R) by 42.3 points.
John A. LynchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.7%30,912
Dominic R. CiardiRepublican
28.4%12,434
John GiammarcoOther party
0.9%381
43,727 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET