1973Final results
1973 election for New Jersey Legislative District 23
New Jersey State Senate · New Jersey
Stephen B. Wiley (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Josephine S. Margetts (R) by 6.1 points.
Stephen B. WileyDemocrat · winner
53.1%27,303
Josephine S. MargettsRepublican
46.9%24,157
51,460 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