1973Final results
1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 2
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Joseph L. McGahn (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Irving A. Lilienfield (R) by 10.2 points.
Joseph L. McGahnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%32,043
Irving A. LilienfieldRepublican
44.9%26,120
58,163 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