1973Final results
1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 19
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
John J. Fay Jr. (D) won with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Matthew E. Hawke (R) by 57.1 points.
John J. Fay Jr.Democrat · winner
78.6%38,496
Matthew E. HawkeRepublican
21.4%10,511
49,007 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